Corey McPherson is an associate faculty member in the School of Business at Royal Roads University, where he teaches in the Bachelor of Business Administration program. Corey is also an instructor at Camosun College, teaching Management and Applied Business Strategy.
Corey has more than 15 yeas of industry experience. He has worked in several senior corporate roles, devoting the last seven years to his entrepreneurial endevours. Corey has experience working with not-for-profit boards in finance and governance and has a keen interest in demonstrating how business can be used for the betterment of society and the environment.
Corey co-founded a successful local business serving lower Vancouver Island as well as a not-for-profit enterprise serving LGBTQ2S+ youth in British Columbia.
Experience
Corey co-founded Local Urban Bites Inc., an online meal-kit delivery company which has been in existence for seven years.
He also co-founded a not-for-profit organization in 2019 called QChat Support Association which provides peer support to LGBTQ2S+ youth via text, email, web chat and telephone. While working on his for-profit and not-for-profit ventures, Corey keeps busy as a term instructor in the School of Business at Camosun College.
Memberships and Committees
Internal Finance Committee Member @QChat
Education
2021
Master of Environment and Business
University of Waterloo
2012
Bachelor of Commerce (with distinction)
Royal Roads University
Awards
2022
Favourite Meal Prep Service
Island Parent Magazine
2012
President’s Scholar Award
Royal Roads University
n.d.
3rd place award
RRU International Undergraduate Case Competition
n.d.
Spirit of Life Award
City of Hope
Research
Research interest
Sustainable Development
Food Security
Circularity