Friday, September 21, 2012

Welcome to Joggins Stephanie Viera


Joggins Fossil Institute Association
Operations Coordinator 
Stephanie Viera, MTA

The Joggins Fossil Institute is pleased to announce that Stephanie Viera will join the management team as the full-time Operations Coordinator, starting on October 15, 2012.

Originally from Antigonish, Stephanie has 10 years experience in hospitality management, specifically in conference services, catering, food and beverage and front office operations.

Stephanie recently completed a Masters Degree in Tourism Administration degree with a concentration in Sustainable Destination Management from the George Washington University School of Business.  In addition, Stephanie has a Bachelor’s degree in Tourism and Hospitality from the University of New Brunswick and a diploma in Events and Conventions Management at the Holland College Tourism and Culinary Centre.

Please join us in welcoming Stephanie to our team.

Jenna Boon
Director
Joggins Fossil Institute Association

Thursday, September 20, 2012

New Joggins Research Published!

A joint research project on the evolutionary trends of ostracods (poppy seed-sized critters with shells) has recently been published in the journal Lethaia:  http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/let.2012.45.issue-4/issuetoc (see the last article). This project was a joint effort by JFI, Mount Allison University, and Acadia University.