Neil J. D’Souza, CFA

We’re excited to highlight our first Project Volunteer for our Society’s Volunteer Spotlight Award. Neil has been an active Project Volunteer, participating as a both an Event Assistant and a Program Assistant. Most recently, Neil has assisted our events team with the Society’s Annual Wealth Conference, supported our office administration with member communications, and helped with event registration and operations for one of Kaplan Schweser’s CFA® preparation courses. Volunteers like Neil—who step up to assist the Society with short-term volunteer opportunities —allow our operations, programs, and events to run smoothly and successfully. We’d like to thank Neil for all of his time and efforts!

Craig Geoffrey, CFA, MBA

Starting as a member of the Kitchener–Waterloo Committee in 2014, and then becoming Chair in 2015, Craig was involved in delivering programming to local members. Migrating to the Awards and University Relations Committee in 2017, Craig assisted in the development of the committee’s Student Ambassador Program and trained its participants. He also continues to judge Fellowship and CFA Society Toronto & Hillsdale Canadian Investment Research Award applications. Craig acts as the University Contact Lead for undergraduate students at the University of Toronto’s St. George Campus. Craig has also spent several years volunteering as a Faculty Mentor for CFA Institute’s Research Challenge. Currently, Craig is the Vice-chair of the Awards and University Relations Committee and is excited to introduce new outreach opportunities. Thank you, Craig, for all that you do!

Paul Hamilton, CFA

Paul has shared his passion for continuing education and professional development as a volunteer with the Society since 2014. Beginning as a committee member and now currently Chair of the Professional Development Committee, Paul has helped cultivate creative programming for our members, focusing on critical “soft skills” like effective communication training, leadership, and negotiation. Thank you, Paul, for being an exemplary committee leader and team member!

To see past Society Volunteer Spotlight and Spirit Award recipients, click here.