Mary Perri
Mary Perri, PhD is the Senior Director, Academic and Student Affairs at the John Molson School of Business. In this role she leads change and improvement initiatives that support students and staff.
Prior to joining JMSB, she worked in the pharmaceutical industry in Canada and abroad and has experience in mergers, acquisitions, strategy development and commercial excellence. Mary is proud to serve in this multi-discipline case competition.
Audrey Landry
Audrey Landry joined the Board of ENGCOMM in 2017 and has been very involved since. She is a partner in audit at KPMG and specializes in the insurance industries but also works in various aspects of financial services. Through her Bachelor of Commerce with a major in accounting followed by the CPA program at Concordia, Audrey was involved in all aspects of student life ranging from Co-Op program, exchange program to the UK, assisting teacher, and case competitions (both as a participant and organizer). Combining this experience with the experience gained through her career enables Audrey to have a good knowledge of how to run a case competition and the benefits to all the stakeholders. Case competitions have numerous benefits including applying knowledge to factual case scenarios, meeting with the top students from around the word and networking with industry experts and could even lead to scoring a job. I am excited for this year’s edition to see this unique competition continue to grow with the arrival of new schools along with new sponsors and new events.
Rui Lopes
With over 20 years of experience in leading companies in aerospace, telecom and medical equipment, Rui brings to the table a wealth of knowledge in product development, operations, marketing and global commercialization.
As someone with both a degree in physics and an MBA, Rui is keenly aware of the value of this unique competition and is proud to serve on the board. He's hoping that this year’s competition will expand their international outreach, cementing ENGCOMM’s place as the most important global competition of its kind.
Eva Lagou
Eva Lagou is a Faculty Senior Lecturer and the Director of the CPA Program at John Molson School of Business. Prior to joining John Molson School of Business, she acquired over 25 years of industry experience in the disciplines of information technology, change management and performance management. Her industry career was spent both in management consulting firms and large organizations, taking on leadership roles in large business transformation and ERP solution implementation projects. Eva holds a Bachelor of Commerce (IT and Management Science track) degree from McGill University, a Graduate degree in Management Accounting, and an MBA degree from Concordia University. She is a member of the Ordre des CPA du Québec (CPA), the Ordre des administrateurs agréés du Québec (Adm.A), and the Certified Management Consulting (CMC) Institute.
Eva has been Treasurer and Board of Directors member of various non profit organizations. She is very proud to be part of ENGCOMM and guide the Executive Team to deliver a world class ENGCOMM Case Competition.
Maira Malhi
After tackling the challenge of presidency and graduating with distinction in software engineering at Concordia University in 2023, Maira joined the Board of Directors at ENGCOMM. She enjoys taking part in motivating the team and working in this fast paced environment to help deliver another amazing year in the partnerships department and in supporting the presidents.
She currently works as a software developer and looks to grow into the field of technical management and increase her involvement in solution architecture and design. She enjoys collaborating with other inquisitive thinkers who look for new challenges and believes that case competitions are a great place to begin these opportunities.
Mai-Gee Hum
Mai-Gee Hum is Senior National Manager – University Relations & Early Careers at AtkinsRéalis, a fully integrated professional services and project management company headquartered in Montreal and serving 60 countries worldwide. Prior to AtkinsRéalis, she worked at Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business for over 15 years with her most recent role as Director of Career Management Services. Mai-Gee holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from McGill University and a Master of Science degree in Management from HEC-Montreal. She is most passionate about enabling students to reach their career aspirations and full professional potential. In her free time, Mai-Gee enjoys spinning, skiing, and spending time with her family.
Joe Gazalé
Joe has over 42 years of experience in Aerospace and Defence industries, with Canadair, Bombardier and L3Harris. Joe has worked in positions of increasing responsibilities in Contract Management; Program Management, Industrial Security and most recently Business Development & Industrial Participation. He also served as L3Harris’ In-Country Representative in Newcastle, Australia where he supervised a team of L3Harris engineers and technicians supporting our Royal Australian Air Force contract. As L3Harris’ Manager, Business Development and Industrial Participation, he is responsible for developing the division’s proposal process and offset strategies (both in Canada and International) Joe is also the President of the Industrial Participation Association of Canada (IPAC), a non-profit Canadian association operated by seasoned industry offset professionals. In 2022, Joe joined the ENGCOMM Board of Directors, as a business representative and provides mentorship to ENGCOMM’s Corporate Relations team.
Christina Palmeri
Christina has graduated from Concordia with a major in Business Technology Management, and a minor in Data Intelligence.
She has been involved with ENGCOMM first as VP Operations for the 2019-2020 edition, then as President for the 2020-2021 edition. Christina is honored to bring her experience and knowledge of the competition in guiding the Executive Team and to continue enhancing the future and vision of ENGCOMM. She is excited to continue spreading our mission of bridging the gap between the business and engineering industries.
June Svetlovsky
June Svetlovsky began her journey with ENGCOMM in 2020 as a judge and immediately was hooked. Following her many years as participant, coach and judge of commerce case competitions while studying at Concordia, ENGCOMM struck a chord with its positioning that is much closer to the real world: Commerce never works in a vacuum, business cases are always a collaboration between Engineering and Commerce. Following 3 years as judge June joined the ENGCOMM BOD in 2023. Her years experience working in Finance in manufacturing, consulting and now tech industries allows June to bring a real-world edge to this competition, so that it continues to bring value to the students and the sponsors. ENGCOMM offers up a unique experience of collaboration across specializations and schools and the exchange of deeply creative ideas - an experience worth protecting and sharing with others!
Charbel Khoury
Charbel has 20 years of experience covering engineering, project and program management, business development, innovation strategies, and client interfacing roles in the telecommunication, aerospace and defense, and construction sectors for local and international customers and governments. With his recent experience in the economic development sector, Charbel is currently leading a program to push digital transformation in the construction sector.
As a PMP certified software engineer with an MBA, he can dive into the technical details of a project while understanding its big picture and business impact. Combining engineering with business is what attracted him to ENGCOMM, and, after being involved as a judge, he is proud to serve on the board.
Ali Jannatpour
Ali Jannatpour is an Assistant Professor with the department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Concordia University.
Ali received his B.Eng. in Software Engineering in 1995, his M.Eng. in Machine Intelligence and Robotics in 1998, and his Ph.D. in Computer Science in 2013. His areas of expertise are in Software Engineering, Programming Languages, Machine Learning, and Signal Processing.
Ali joined Concordia University in 2014. He is currently focused on teaching, as well as collaborating with Software Engineering researchers at Concordia.
Ali is a practicing engineer with the province of Ontario. With more than 25 years of experience, Ali has helped develop a wide range of software applications from System Software, to Information Systems, Web, and Enterprise Applications.
