Class Notes

Lara Victoria has been appointed as a member of the Delta Police Board by the province of British Columbia. As a provincial appointee and resident of the community, she joins the board in duties related to the governance of the Delta Police department. Lara wishes to bring greater awareness to matters related to equity, diversity, inclusion, belonging and indigeneity within the department as well as the community it serves. She believes that the leadership skills learned at Smith School of Business during her MBA program, along with the Certificate of Social Impact, has well-prepared her to execute the responsibilities of this role. 

I began working at Toronto Research Chemicals as an analytical chemist where I, alongside others including fellow Queen’s graduates, help ensure the quality of compounds produced, including many vital to ongoing COVID-19 research.

I joined Statistics Canada as a senior analyst. In addition, as a co-founder of ENAAF Inc., I opened a branded footwear and clothing store in Scarborough, Toronto. I continue the footwear and clothing wholesale and import business as a co-founder.

After graduating from the BMus program at Queen’s, I now currently work as a centre rep for the Royal Conservatory of Music in Pickering, Ont., and manage a music school called The Song Spot in Whitby, Ont. We have almost 300 students and continue to grow each year. I am currently enrolled in the Music Business Management course at Durham College and cannot wait to expand my career from there! I continue to play music regularly in the GTA with various classical and contemporary groups. I hope my fellow alumni have continued their passion for music!

Victoria Granova was honoured as Canada's Top 20 Women in Cybersecurity by IT World Canada for 2021. Victoria is the Founder of CyberToronto, a community-focused cybersecurity organization that runs educational and training conferences for information security professionals in Canada. In December, her conference welcomed more than 700 people to learn from top industry CISOs and executives. She is also a cybersecurity instructor and a Ph.D student focusing on the intersection of psychology, cybersecurity and organizational behaviour. Victoria also recently joined Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a Security Technical Program Manager.

On Sept. 25, 2021 myself and Brandon Ratz were married! We met at a wine and cheese party in 2015 at my student house on MacDonnell Street.