Sophia Bouris

First Name: Sophia
Last Name: Bouris
Email: bouriss@algonquincollege.com
Phone: 613-727-4723
Extension: 3552
Room: E217
Title: Professor
School/Department: Event Management and Bachelor of Event, Sport & Entertainment Management (Honours)
Campus: Ottawa

A successful and memorable event is achieved by creating a multi-sensory experience. Sophia has accomplished just this as she has over fifteen years of experience transforming spaces and creating in the event industry. Sophia joins us from Queen’s University where she is the Director of Strategic Communications and Events. In this role, Sophia continues to reimagine corporate events and communications to enhance the employee, alumni and stakeholder experience. She is also an accomplished communicator, event manager, and educator with extensive experience in strategic communications and both in-person and virtual events. Always at the forefront of current trends, Sophia has the ability to create, market, connect, and communicate personally with her target audience. Building strong relationships within the industry and the community has allowed her to bring original and effective programming and communications to life. One of Sophia’s priorities is getting to know her clients and understanding their needs in order to effectively execute a communications plan and/or an event design.

A self-professed life-long learner, Sophia is a certified Digital Event Strategist who holds a Diploma in Event Management from Algonquin College, a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto, and a Master of Arts in Leadership from Royal Roads, where her thesis focused on how post-secondary institutions can leverage key communications opportunities. Sophia also taught in the Event Management program at Algonquin College for more than eight years.

Outside of her day job, Sophia owns and operates an event-planning company and volunteers with many local organizations.