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Golden Key Spotlight: Claire Baxter

It’s not uncommon for students to take a study abroad year. It’s just that I was 37 when I took mine. I completed my first bachelor’s degree in 2001, joining Golden Key at that time, and then completed a second bachelor’s degree part-time by distance

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Golden Key Spotlight: Rakin Hasan

Tapping into your network is a valuable tool for any working professional and Rakin Hasan is the perfect example of how rewarding networking can be. A Golden Key Alumni, former President of the Macquarie University chapter, and currently a Senior Analyst in the Technology &

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Golden Key Spotlight: Gabriele Angelo Ciminelli

Aloha. My full name is Gabriele Angelo Ciminelli and it has given people enormous trouble over the years! Though it might be a name that sounds like it is from the renaissance era, I can assure you I do love my name. To make things happier

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Spotlights - Member stories

Golden Key Spotlight: Ryan Kungl

As the sole Founder and Director of Clinics For Kids (CFK), I am proud to have grown CFK to include more than 20 professionals and health students. This includes researchers, doctors, medical students, dentists, dental students, optometrists, and nurses, including 4 Aboriginal Australian members. At

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Get to know the CEO: Melissa Leitzell

Golden Key is proud to introduce our very own Chief Executive Officer, Melissa Leitzell. Melissa has been working at Golden Key for 13 years. She started working at Golden Key as the Vice President in 2009 and was promoted to CEO in 2019.  “As a

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GK Scholarships: LaMarr A. Smith

Golden Key is delighted to introduce LaMarr A. Smith, one of Golden Key’s 2020 Outstanding Member Award winners. LaMarr attends Thomas Edison State University and is majoring in Business Administration and earning an undergraduate certificate in Organizational Leadership. “I am proud to be a member

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Good things come when you join GOLD

Golden Key Partners ? Golden Key Members We’ve joined with some amazing partners that believe in you. Our Member Benefits Partners are the cream of the crop: Bank of America. GEICO. ISLP. The Intern Group, Dream Careers and StudyAbroad.com. These generous partners have hand-picked a

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GK Scholarships: Breanna Nelson

Golden Key is pleased to introduce Breanna Nelson, one of Golden Key’s 2020 Graduate Scholar Award winners. Breanna earned her Bachelor’s in Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour from McMaster University in 2021. She is currently pursuing her Master’s in Experimental Medicine from the University of British

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