Garenée Mahseredjian

Garenée oversees a number of initiatives and the day-to-day operations at the DMZ, as well as providing strategic support to the Office of the Executive Director.

Garenée is the Executive Assistant for the Executive Director of the DMZ & CEO of DMZ Ventures. She provides strategic support, including managing and organizing information, research, and project coordination. She also oversees the day-to-day operations of the Office of the Executive Director.

Prior to joining the DMZ in March 2023, Garenée has over 14 years of experience supporting C-Suite and senior-level executives in the seniors’ housing industry. She brings expertise gained in strategic operations, capital management, culinary services, HR, project management, team building and planning large-scale conferences. With a passion for customer experience, she specializes in enabling leaders to succeed and is on a mission to create highly engaged teams that put people and innovation at the heart of their business.

Garenée holds a joint specialist degree in Philosophy and English from the University of Toronto.

In her spare time, she can be found riding horses across the Oak Ridges Moraine in Stouffville or doing hot yoga.

Get to know Garenée Mahseredjian

What would be your life theme song?
Coldplay – Adventure of A Lifetime

Favourite viral YouTube video?
The time you have (in Jelly Beans)

Favourite book?
Finding Your Element by Ken Robinson.

Happiness is ______
Eating dessert or being on horseback.

An invention you can't wait to see come true?
Teleportation machine!