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Get to know the CEO: Melissa Leitzell

Golden Key is proud to introduce our very own Chief Executive Officer, Melissa Leitzell. Melissa has been working at Golden Key for 13 years. She started working at Golden Key as the Vice President in 2009 and was promoted to CEO in 2019.  “As a

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GK 2022 Scholarship Recipient: Buntle Khumalo

GK Scholarships 2021: Buntle Khumalo

Golden Key is happy to introduce Buntle Khumalo, one of Golden Key’s 2021 Outstanding Member Award winners. Buntle earned her Bachelor of Commerce, Law in 2018 from the University of Johannesburg.  “I am honoured to receive the Outstanding Member Award and hope to continue demonstrating

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GK Scholarships 2021: Julia Beker

Golden Key is happy to introduce Julia Beker, one of Golden Key’s 2021 Outstanding Member Award winners. Julia studies psychology at the University of Canterbury. “I am honoured and humbled to receive the Golden Key Outstanding Member Award for 2021,” Julia says. “This year with

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Lessons I learned studying abroad in Malawi

Studying abroad has been a profound part of both my personal and academic careers for the past eight years. I have been profoundly blessed with the places I have been able to travel to, including Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and most recently, Malawi,

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GK Scholarships 2021: Tatenda Dandara

Golden Key is happy to introduce Tatenda Dandara, one of Golden Key’s 2021 Outstanding Member Award winners. Tatenda studies a Bachelor of Arts Honours specializing in Linguistics at the University of Cape Town. “I would like to express my gratitude for being awarded this Golden

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Golden Key Graduate Scholarship Recipient Alejandra Delgado

GK Scholarships 2021: Alejandra Delgado

Golden Key is happy to introduce Alejandra Delgado, one of Golden Key’s 2021 Graduate Scholarship Award winners. Alejandra is pursuing a degree in medicine at the University of Florida. “This award reflects the hard work I put into attending my dream school, the University of

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Kyle Dortch, GK Graduate Scholarship Award winner

GK Scholarships 2021: Kyle Dortch

Golden Key is happy to introduce Kyle Dortch, one of Golden Key’s 2021 Graduate Scholarship Award winners. Kyle started studying for his Master’s in Music Education at East Carolina University in the fall of 2020 and joined Golden Key in the spring of 2021. “I

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GK Scholarships 2021: Ryan Brownlee

Golden Key is happy to introduce Ryan Brownlee, one of Golden Key’s 2021 Undergrad Achievement Award winners. Ryan is a sophomore at Mercer University, studying Biochemistry and Molecular biology. “Winning this scholarship is a blessing. It allows for me to further pursue my research projects

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GK Scholarships 2021: Amal Koshy George

Golden Key is happy to introduce Amal Koshy George, one of Golden Key’s 2021 Undergrad Achievement Award winners. Amal studies a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at the University of New Brunswick and will be graduating in 2022. “I moved to Canada in 2019 to

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GK Scholarships 2021: Natnael Berhane Debru

Golden Key is happy to introduce Natnael Berhane Debru, one of Golden Key’s 2021 Undergrad Achievement Award winners. Natnael is from Asmara, Eritrea, studying physics at Khalifa University and will be graduating in the Spring of 2023. “I have always been curious to study the

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GK Scholarships 2021: Jingyi He

Golden Key is happy to introduce Jingyi He, one of Golden Key’s 2021 Undergrad Achievement Award winners. Jingyi is from Edmonton, Alberta, studying for a Bachelor in Nursing Honours at the University of Alberta and will graduate in June of 2023. “I have always been

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