Karina has more than 15 years experience in senior management in both Fortune 500 and start-up companies focusing on financial/strategic management and business development.

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Prior to coming to UNB, and for six years, Karina was the Vice-President, Operations at Autism Pro, a ‘virtual autism clinic’ aimed at increasing accessibility to autism intervention. In this role, she managed the overall operations and strategic planning of AutismPro. She raised more than $4 million from a variety of sources, including government and venture capitalists, and developed strategic partnerships worldwide for lobbying policy change, advocacy and increasing distribution of autism intervention support.

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Karina is the past president of the Board of Directors of the YMCA Fredericton and was the campaign co-chair of the “Your New Y” fundraising initiative. During her work with the Y, she was instrumental in securing more than $11 million in funding from all three levels of government and the community to launch the construction of a new YMCA in Fredericton. Karina has also held positions at UNB, Mathis Instruments, and Procter & Gamble. She has an MBA from York University’s Schulich School of Business, and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Western Ontario.

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Reach Karina by e-mail: karina.leblanc@unb.ca

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