Ryan Hamilton has been working in the finance and accounting industry for the last decade, having positions within banking, corporate finance, accounting, and taxation. He has also been working in post-secondary for the last five years, developing and instructing business courses, with a specific focus on personal finance, accounting, and strategy. He is also very passionate about eLearning and online course delivery.

Ryan strongly believes in making education as accessible as possible and integrates Open-Source materials in all his courses. He understands that learning is not a linear process for every student, and enjoys working with learners to find the best course of instruction that will work for them. The use of integrated case studies and real-world scenarios are just some of the ways that Ryan brings relevant materials into the (virtual) classroom.

Ryan holds his BBA (Accounting), and an MBA (Organizational Leadership). He is also a current Doctoral Researcher working towards his DBA (Educational Leadership).

Outside of the classroom, Ryan loves to travel, spend time with his family and volunteer with local social welfare organizations.

John Nashid has over ten years of experience in teaching, health care and consulting sectors.  John works a project manager with the Strategy Department at SickKids hospital providing strategic support across all programs. He has previously worked at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton as a Quality Consultant, providing strategic and continuous quality improvement support.  John received his MBA and Bachelor of Kinesiology from McMaster University, and is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and Certified Managerial Accountant (CMA).  John has been teaching at CCE since 2016.

Jeffrey O’Leary works as the Group Controller and FPA Lead for Karl Storz Medical Devices. Previously he has worked for Maple Leaf Foods and Wolseley Canada in various Marketing, Sales and Finance roles.

He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of New Brunswick, a Master of Business Administration and has earned the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and Chartered Marketer (CM) designations.

Currently a member of the American Board of Forensic Accounting, Jeffrey is a Doctor of Business Administration student and currently teaches online and in-person courses at McMaster.