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JOIN NORTHERN ONTARIO ANGELS FOR A VIRTUAL CONVERVATION WITH TONY ORSI, BERESKIN & PARR LLP “EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP) AND WERE AFRAID TO ASK!” Tony Orsi is a partner with Bereskin & Parr LLP. Tony’s practice focuses on patents with an emphasis on electrical, biomedical, software, and cleantech innovations as well as patent drafting, evaluating new technologies, and IP management strategies. Tony has worked on patent matters with small, mid and large-sized corporations, universities and tech transfer organizations, as well as individual inventors across Canada. He…

Northern Ontario Angels – Executive Director Position Summary Reporting to the Northern Ontario Angels (NOA) Board of Directors (the “Board”) through the Chair, the Executive Director is the Board’s official link to the operating organization, and has overall accountability to the Board for the day-to-day operations, performance and direction of the NOA within its mission and policies. The Executive Director exercises all authority transmitted to the organization by the Board. The Executive Director acts as a professional advisor to the Board, participates in the strategic development and growth of the…

Founder of Plan A Healthcare/Staff Stat I started my career as an entrepreneur after I had many careers.  When I was in high school, in the 1980’s, my guidance counsellor had suggested that I become a dental assistant or a teacher or a nurse, the typical ‘girl’ jobs that were presented to us back then.  Self-employment wasn’t even on the map.   I started my career as a dental assistant with the idea I would become a dental hygienist.  I lasted in my first career for a few months,  it just…