Jon Mclaren and his wife Nicole Najda have been married since 2015. Jon and Nicole celebrated their seventh anniversary this year in February.
She is currently the manager of Learning Design at the Royal Bank of Canada, based in Mississauga, Ontario. She has been a part of the financial institution for six years since she joined in 2017 as a Licensed Insurance Agent.
As an insurance agent, Nicole completed personalized needs assessments, provided insurance advice and solutions to clients, created a positive client experience, and identified and analyzed risks during client iterations.
She was promoted to the manager of employee development just after a year and later appointed as learning design manager in February 2020.
The manager graduated with honors in Cognitive Science of Language from McMaster University and was part of the McMaster Linguistic Society. She later received her diploma as an ESL language Instructor from the University of Toronto.
At UofT, she taught English to international students from various backgrounds. She planned events for the university touring and developed activities to build a safe community within the university grounds.
Furthermore, Nicole joined Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University Of Toronto to complete her higher studies and got her master’s degree in Curriculum Studies and Teacher Development.
