Trent University Alumna Named Interim CEO Of National Non-Profit

Palette Skills, a national non-profit dedicated to helping organizations access untapped talent and create pathways for unemployed or underemployed workers announced the appointment of Rhonda Barnet as its interim CEO, on Tuesday.

“This opportunity connects to and is an extension of my national and international work of leveraging untapped talent to fill vacancies in high demand jobs and foster an inclusive economic recovery in Canada,” said Barnet.

As Barnet transitions into this new role as interim CEO for Palette Skills, she will also be transitioning into a new role at AVIT Manufacturing in Peterborough.

Barnet will now be an executive chair for AVIT, this will allow her to still be apart of the company while she pursues her other avenues and opportunities.

Barnet is a graduate of Trent University with a B.Sc. in Mathematics & Computer Science and a Chartered Director. She received a distinguished Alumni Award from Trent University in 2020, the Inspiring Fifty Canada - Women in Technology Award in 2018 and a Business Hall of Fame Inductee in 2017.

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