Trent Voices

Jeannette Menzies ’95 (M.A., Canadian Heritage and Development Studies) is the second Trent alum to take on the role of Canada's ambassador to Iceland (after Stewart Wheeler '88). Studying under thesis advisor and founding Trent University president THB Symons (along with professors John Wadland and Julia Harrison), her love of Canada runs deep. We caught up with Jeannette when she visited the Peterborough campus to give her talk "From Trent to Reykjavik – the Path of Canada’s Current Ambassador to Iceland" as part of Canadian Studies 50th Anniversary Conversations and Celebrations. Our TRENT Magazine/Trent Voices interview ranged from how curiosity has helped guide her career to the importance of studying Canada to the most surprising parts about living in Iceland. We hope you enjoy it.