Chris Stewart

Chris is in his second year of instructing students in Holland College’s Data Analytics Post-Graduate Certificate program. He is currently a student as well, working on his Certificate in Adult Education. 

When asked about what he liked best about working at Holland College, he laughed and enthusiastically said “Lunches at the TCC! That’s only half true,” he added.  He really appreciates the great people he is working with, the support system he has around him as a new instructor, and the fact that students are engaged and interested in learning.   Chis and his wife Chantelle, who is a two-time Holland College graduate herself, live in Kensington with their daughter Fiona. They are happily awaiting baby Maeve’s arrival at the end of November. 

Chris has approximately 15 years’ experience in the IT industry, and he noted that there is a gender imbalance in the IT field.  He feels it would both strengthen and benefit the industry to have a more diverse workforce, and he wants to raise awareness that a career in data analytics has much to offer everyone.  He wondered how he could make a difference, and by asking a few questions, he discovered that he could establish an award through the Holland College Foundation and fund it through payroll deductions for about the price of a fast-food meal a couple times each month.