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Willis College |
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College |
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Higher Education |
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Regional |
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Education Administration; Higher Education; Leadership; Program Development; Research; Student Affairs |
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International Student Exchange; Smiths Falls Local Immigration Council; National Association of Career Colleges; International Women’s Leadership Association; Founder of the Canadian Association of Immigrant Professionals; (helping immigrants acclimate to new environments and learn skills to better their futures) Founder and President of TeKnoWave Inc., – Canada’s First National Aboriginal IT Training Initiative |
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An esteemed education professional garnering thirty five years of experience, Rima continues to serve the historic college and focuses on helping graduates transition into careers in business, healthcare, technology and clean energy. |
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Rima has four daughters, four granddaughters and a grandson. |
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B.M.A., and M.Ed., Music from Georgia University |
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Aristocrat R., (1995) Adult Learner Back in Classroom. Ottawa. Aristocrat R., Wilson K., (2000) Building a Canadian e-Learning Model, a private training perspective. |
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Rima was featured on the cover of the 2016 issue of Status Magazine and Ottawa Magazine. |
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Ottawa Centre Canadian Leadership Award, 1993; Finalist, Corporation of the Year, Ottawa-Carleton Board of Trade, 1994; Ottawa Mayor’s Proclamation “Willis Business College Day” in Ottawa, 1996; Listee in The Chatelaine’s 1999 Who's Who of Canadian Women, Millennium Edition; Honoured by Member of Parliament Ottawa Centre in House of Commons, 1999; Consumers Choice Award for Business Excellence in IT Training, 1999-2002; Listee in the Canadian Who's Who 2000; Featured in the Ottawa Life Magazine’s The Capital City’s Top 100, 2001; Honoured in the International Who’s Who in the 21st Century, 1st Edition; Recipient of the 21st Century Medal, Finalist for the 2001 Business Person of the Year award, Finalist for the 2001 the Corporation of the Year Awards; Finalist for the 2001 Businesswoman’s Achievement Award, Finalist for the 2012 Corporation of the Year award. |
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’We as human beings are merely travelers between birth and death, marks we choose to leave along the journey, are up to us.’ -Aristocrat Rima (1991) |
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Rima’s future goal is to partner with more Fortune 500 companies to expand the talent pipeline available in order for Willis College to become the largest Canadian career college. |
