Vernon Bonyun, S BComm, lives in
Oakville, Ont. “I’m retired but keep busy writing children’s
literature. I’ve married twice and have three children, nine
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. I read with sadness the
passing of classmates John Economides and Gordon James.”
Demetrius (Jim) Manolakos, S BA,
is a notary in Montreal. “I was recently appointed Honorary
Consul of the Sultanate of Oman. I was president of the Sir George
graduating class of 1956, former president of the Hellenic Community
of Montreal, and was a city councillor.”
Melvin Zwaig, S BComm (acct.), is
CEO of Zwaig Consulting, a financial restructuring and forensic accounting
firm in Toronto. He was recently appointed Executive in Residence
at the Centre for Financial Services of Seneca College in Toronto.
Jackie Rae Wloski, S BA (graphics),
showed a selection of her paintings, drawings and etchings at Restaurant
Mesquite in Montreal in April, May and into June. This included new
paintings in her popular series of the Decarie Expressway and her
new monoprints. Her work can also be seen at Avenue Art and the Campbell
Framing Gallery in Westmount. Pictured: Decarie Expressway#2, South
Side at Monklands
Claude Beaudry, L BSc, is president
and owner of Stratagem Services LLC in Woodstock, Ga. “I started
my business in 2004. I recently became president and COO of a monthly
local newspaper, The Olde Towne Gazette of Woodstock.”
otgaz.com
Gary L. Gordon, L BA (psych.), lives in Carlisle,
Pa. “I have been the executive director of the National American
Indian Housing Council in Washington, D.C., since January 2002. My
wife Maxine and I have been married since 1977 and we have two daughters,
Kim (26) and Kristin (24). I invite any and all old friends from Loyola
to visit. If you’re ever in D.C., drop me a line at ggordon@naihc.net
or visit our website, naihc.net.”
Barry Wolfe, S BA (soc.), received an MEd from the
University of Windsor and lives in Strathroy, Ont. “After 32
years as an educator, I retired as a school principal in August 2004.
My wife Marlene and I have a son, Greg, and a daughter, Shannon.”
Dominic M. Faccone, S BEng, is president
and CEO of CORE Furnace Systems in Coraopolis, Pa. “I’m
trying to find others from my Sir George 1972 civil engineering class.
After graduating, many of us spread out throughout Canada and the
U.S., depending on the job opportunities that were available at the
time. In my case, after working for two years as a process engineer
at Sidbec-Dosco in Contrecoeur, Que., I was recruited to go to Argentina
to work on the design, construction and start-up of a direct reduction
plant. I stayed on to manage the plant for a number of years. This
absence from Montreal caused a complete communication blackout, and
I lost track of most of my graduating colleagues. Ironically, many
years later I found out that Don Black, a fellow SGW civil engineering
graduate from 1972, was also in Argentina during some of the time
that I was there, working with Dominion Bridge. Over the years, I
have kept up with Don as well as Klaus Macheit. I also managed to
contact Lane by mail somewhere on the west coast of Canada at the
time. I also know that Adrian Owens is in the Montreal area but never
actually communicated with him. I have no idea where theÊother 12
people are or what they’re doing. From Argentina I moved with
my family to Charlotte, N.C., and relocated to Pittsburgh four years
ago to run a company involved in the design and supply of industrial
furnaces and melt shop equipment for the iron and steel industry.”
dfaccone@corefurnace.com
Burton G. S. Glendenning, L BA (hist.),
MA (Canadian hist.) 78, was recently named as a part-time member of
the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board. Burton has a certificate
in photography from New Brunswick College and is a fine art photographer
and archivist in Fredericton, N.B. A private archival researcher since
2002, Burton has also worked with the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick
and has been a member of the National Archives Appraisal Board since
1984. He has been president and vice-president of the Association
of Canadian Archivists, and was a member of the Canadian Council of
Archives and the Bureau of Canadian Archivists.
Tom Sears, L BA (Eng.), lives in St. Michael, Barbados.
“My wife Jessica (Tambini) Sears, BA (soc.)
81, and I have lived in Barbados for the last three years, where I
am CEO of the Royal Bank of Canada’s reinsurance company and
Jessica leads the Canadian Women’s Club’s community services
work. We love Barbados, and with our four children we have worked
and travelled the globe. We return to Montreal every year for family,
friends and food! Greetings to all TKE alumni.” Sears.Family@caribsurf.com
Paul Erriah, S BA (poli. sci.),
lives in Jamaica Estates, New York. He received an MA in political
science from Carleton University in 1976 and is now an assistant professor
of political science at St. John’s University in New York. “I
have two children: Kimberly, a corporate lawyer, and Leon, a petroleum
engineer. I was on the Debating Team at Sir George, and debated across
Eastern Canada. I was also a reporter for the Georgian, a
VP for the Arts Students Association, and a student representative
on the Departmental Council. Leslie Turnbull was a great friend and
classmate.”
Edna Fainaru-Peyrat, S BA (poli. sci. & French lit.), is
director of Bords de Scènes in Vanves, France. “I live in a Paris
suburb and work in the cultural field (theatre). I’m married
with a daughter, 16.”
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Jeff Barber, BA (comm. studies),
lives in Martinborough, New Zealand. “I run the 150-acre Pond
Paddock Vineyard (pondpaddock.co.nz), and make pinot noir. We are
getting great reviews for our wines and are talking to importers in
Australia and Canada. I’m studying viticulture at the Institute
of Technology New Zealand. My wife, Christine Barnette, and I have
two children, Alena and Walter.”
Medini Sheila Jacobson, BSc, and her husband, Stephen Jacobson, BSc 75, live in Brampton, Ont. Medini writes, “I met Stephen in 1970 at the Sir George Williams CEGEP of that time. We stayed at Sir George to complete our BSc degree, in 1975, by which time it had merged with Loyola to become Concordia University. Stephen and I wed in 1974 and are still happily married after more than 30 years. Stephen was transferred by a major multinational corporation to Toronto in 1983. We’ve been living a very good life in Toronto, where we have met countless ex-Montrealers, and we continue to enjoy many Montreal foods that are sold here. Now, after some 30 years, we would like to join the family of Sir George’s alumni. I hope to contact the Toronto Chapter of the CUAA and start partici-pating in our own personal ‘Homecoming.’” Stephen writes, “I’d love to know what happened to some of our wild and wacky math and science profs: physics professor Nelson Eddy, math professor Maurice Cohen, math professor Joel Hillel and biology professor Don Peets. And remember that math professor who wore those wild-coloured clothes, bright polka-dot ties and had all sorts of weird stuff piled up in his office, including a pair of female legs (just the legs) from a dress mannequin (thank God they weren’t real) popping out of his filing cabinet in his office? And who can forget the famous ‘tricycle race’ down de Maisonneuve Blvd. during the carnival? Those were great times at Sir George!”
Pierre Lagalisse, BA (hist.), lives
in Nepean, Ont. “I belonged to the Loyola History Students’
Association and was co-editor of Loyola History Students’
Journal in 1974-75. I left the private sector in 2003 after a
28-year career in trust company senior management roles, and now am
working in the not-for-profit sector. I’m enrolled in the National
Program in Fundraising Education at Algonquin College in Ottawa. I’m
also pursuing my ‘other’ career as an artist, specializing
in watercolours. I’m involved in the Boys and Girls Club of
Ottawa, an organization that provides a safe and stimulating learning
environment for children and youth, to help them develop social and
life skills. We reach out to 5,000 kids in the Ottawa area each year.
I’m married with two adult daughters.”
Ann McCall, BFA, presented her new
mixed media works on paper and collagraphs, “Heaven and Earth,”
at three venues: Malaspina Printmakers Gallery in Vancouver, April
12 to May 8; Museé Pierre-Boucher in Trois-Rivières, April 24
to May 29; and Galerie Jean-Claude Bergeron in Ottawa, April 28 to
May 15. McCall was selected to produce an edition of original prints
for Les Femmeuses, edition 2005. Pictured: Terra Nova II
Patricia Delaney, BFA (theatre),
MA (ed. studies) 96, is retired and lives in Montreal.
Joel Donin, BFA, is a senior brand
strategist for RBC Financial Group in Toronto. “After graduation
I worked for a number of advertising and marketing agencies, and then
together with partners opened an agency that counted Nikon, Astral
Photo Stores, CJAD Radio, Canderel Real Estate and Tilden (now National)
Rent-a-Car among its clients. I sold my part of the business in 1988,
and in 1989 moved to Toronto to become director of advertising and
direct marketing with the Canadian operations of Mutual of Omaha.
I have continued to work within the financial services sector and
am now in senior management at RBC Financial Group, and work on global
brand strategy. I am married and have a daughter born in 1996.”
Jalal Kardous, BComm, writes, “I’m self-employed
and live in North Highlands, Calif. I’m married and have three
children.”
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Bernard Gamoy, BFA 80, MFA 86, held
an exhibit of his designs and paintings, “Ménagerie Moderniste,”
at Maison de la culture Côte-des-Neiges in Montreal, January
20 to February 13. Gamoy, a native of Paris, has also exhibited his
work in Paris, Boston, Toronto and Mexico. Pictured: Painter Painting
Jeffrey Kobernick, BComm, was recently
promoted to Managing Director, Wealth and Asset Management, at Lehman
Brothers brokerage firm in New York City.
Mary Hyde, BA (anthro.), is Senior
Policy Advisor, Specific Claims Policy, for the Indian and Northern
Affairs Department of the Government of Canada. “I worked as
a portfolio manager in litigation management for the past several
years, but have recently taken a two-year assignment in specific claims
to work on Indian Claims Commission inquiries and Treaty Land Entitlement
claims. I am married with two sons, aged 22 and 15.”
Ian D’Souza, MSc (phys.),
PhD (phys.) 98, lives in Waterloo, Ont., and is the principal engineer
for COM DEV Space in Cambridge, Ont. “I work in the Canadian
space industry designing space science instrumentation. I’m
learning to fly and will have my private pilot’s licence shortly.”
Eric Stern, MBA, is a principal at Expertech CMSC
in Montreal. “In addition to helping organizations set up and
improve their quality systems and structures, I offer coaching to
executives who want to develop their own or their employees’
capabilities.” ericst@iseffective.com
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John Udy, PhD (humanities), is a
translator at Keleny Translation Agency in Montreal. “I have
recently published a book, Man Makes the City: Urban Development
and Planning, have submitted oil paintings for two contests (don’t
know the results yet) and have been singing in the Choeur classique
(we had a concert at the end of May).”
Guy-Renaud Kirouac, BFA, was appointed
to head the Quebec operations of St. John Ambulance in Montreal in
February. Guy-Renaud previously served as executive director of the
Order of St. John Foundation.
François Senécal-Tremblay, BA (journ. &
comm. studies), lives in Montreal. “I’ve continued my
education: photography at Concordia’s Cont Ed, marketing at
McGill, public relations at UQAM, even a welding class! I’m
happily unmarried and single. I’m a member of the Journalism
Chapter of the CUAA. After a few years in advertising sales and the
rat race I have returned to my true love, photography, journalism
and documentary filmmaking (social issues, adventure films). I would
like to invite former classmates and all interested alumni to contact
me via e-mail, as I’m considering doing a series of video interviews
on ‘your university experience’ and seeing if your alma
mater’s motto, ‘Real Education for the Real World,’
held true for you.” francois_senecal_tremblay@yahoo.ca
Nalini Johnson, BA, GrDip (journ.) 89, lives
in Wichita, Kan. “I’m the city planner for this Midwestern
town. I also have some exciting publishing projects. My new company,
Gyldan Edge Publishing, LLC (gyldanedge.com), has published six books.
The latest, Land of My Birth, by J. Mark Mu-oz, talks about
what people around the world can do to help solve the social and environmental
problems in the Philippines. I am married to Shawn Bryan, an environmental
civil engineer, and we have a beautiful baby girl.”
Boris Mospan, BComm (MIS & mktg.), lives in Montreal.
“I have been with Caisse Desjardins for two years, and since
January 2005, following a merger, the name of the ‘co-op bank’
is Caisse Populaire Desjardins Ukrainienne de Montréal. This
drastic switch in my career was a welcome change. My goal is to become
a financial planner. The future will be just as challenging, I’m
sure.” boris.mospan@desjardins.com
Maria Jankovics, BFA (studio arts),
won a fellowship to the VSA Arts Festival in June 2004 in Washington,
D.C., and was the only Canadian artist who was part of the festival.
VSA Arts is an organization that promotes people with disabilities
in the arts. Maria has appeared in more than 130 solo and group exhibits
since 1985, and her work is owned by several private and museum collections.
She is a professional member of Atelier Circulaire and the Conseil
québécois de l’estampe. Pictured: Heart ’n’
Soul of Kosovo
Kerry Adler, attendee (econ.), studied
marketing and management at Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I.
Today he is president and CEO of SkyPower Corporation, Canada’s
largest developer of wind energy parks, in Toronto. “I built
my career shepherding companies through to become substantial market
entities. I had been the CEO of Webhelp Worldwide, which I co-founded
in 1999 and which earned top spot on the 2002 ranking of Canada’s
Hottest Startups (Profit Magazine, September 2002), and in
2003 made the much sought after Canada’s Hot 50 list (Profit
Magazine, September 2003). I had previously served as chairman
of SITEL Corporation (Canada), a global leader in customer relationship
management, executive vice president of Canadian Telephone Corporation,
president and CEO of Corpfon Cellular, and was instrumental in the
launch of AT&T Canada (Unitel). I received a UN Global Young Entrepreneur
Award at the 2000 United Nations’ 7th World Summit of Young
Entrepreneurs, World Trade Center, New York. I currently serve on
several boards of directors, and am an active member of the Canadian
Wind Energy Association and currently on the Quebec caucus. I also
speak and write about business development, entrepreneurship, marketing,
business process outsourcing, customer service and electronic commerce.”
Glenn D. Clavier, BA (cr. writing & journ.), GrDip
(trans.) 95, writes, “While a Concordia student, I self-published
a novice computer guide that won the Canadian Women’s Press
Club Scholarship. I subsequently researched and wrote a funding proposal
for a desktop publishing laboratory for the journalism department,
and as a result the department received a major grant from the Reader’s
Digest Foundation. Upon graduating in 1989, I moved to Japan and worked
as an editor, copywriter and French-to-English translator, and I taught
English and French. I started Japan’s first gay and lesbian
outdoor, cultural and social group (Out and About) in the Kansai region.
In 1994 I travelled in Southeast Asia and southern Europe, then returned
to Montreal and enrolled in a Concordia graduate diploma program in
French-to-English Translation, and again finished top in my class.
The university hired me as a consultant and I prepared a series of
studies on computer literacy and training of translation students,
which led to the establishment of computing facilities for the Études
françaises department and ultimately to the founding of their
graduate certificate program in localization. A decade of Spanish
language studies and work as a freelance and in-house translator and
editor followed. My projects included corporate websites, all materials
for the launch of the Fido cell phone network, Technical Handbook
of Bikeway Design for Vélo Québec, and Life From
Death, a book on the evolving clientele of community-based homes
for people living with HIV. In 2004 I left on a volunteer and study
tour of Latin America. I am now enrolled in graduate studies in Spanish-to-English
Translation at McGill University as well as in Concordia’s localization
program. I’m also an avid cyclist, and I continue to operate
my own translation and editing business, Les Services Clavier.”
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Max Wallace, BA (journ.), and
Ian Halperin, BA (journ.) 90, recently published their second
jointly written project, Love and Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain
(Simon & Schuster, $37.50). The book made it to the New York Times
bestseller list and was featured on Dateline NBC and
the Today Show. Each author has also written four solo efforts.
Max has contributed to the Sunday New York Times and the
BBC and is a Gemini-nominated documentary filmmaker and children’s
rights activist. Ian is a regular contributor to 60 Minutes 2
and Court TV and is currently working for CTV on a documentary
about his experiences as an undercover actor in Hollywood.
Denys Doyon, MBA, lives in Charlton,
Mass. “I’m married to Elana Cooperberg,
MBA 91, and we recently moved to central Massachusetts with our three
children. I’m working as general manager for Norampac Inc. in
Thompson, Conn.”
Renee Baert, MA (media studies),
was the curator of a recent show, “Loose Ends,” at the
Liane and Danny Taran Gallery at Montreal’s Saidye Bronfman
Centre for the Arts, February 3 to March 20. The show featured works
by Kai Chan, David Merritt and Martha Townsend.
Wayne Blackwell, EMBA, is president of Next Step
Consulting in Mallorytown, Ont. “I do consulting in strategic
planning and business development.”
Fran Cook, BEd (TESL), studied ESL at the University
of British Columbia and received an MA in ESL at the University of
Munich in 2003. “I teach English at the Amerika Institute in
Munich. I’ve been teaching overseas for several years and enjoy
travelling around.”
Tammy Lu, BFA, writes, “In January 2005 I joined
the Arts Institute at Bournemouth in England as a senior lecturer,
teaching fashion design. My husband Peter teaches strategy and marketing
at Bournemouth University.”
Christina Adams, BCSc (info. syst.),
is a software developer for SAP Labs Canada in Montreal and lives
in Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Que. “I have put my computer science
degree to good use by being part of the Montreal software development
industry for over 12 years now. The last few years have brought many
(good) changes to my life, including buying my first home with my
‘better half’ and giving birth to my son last year.”
Benoit de Clerck, BA (econ.), lives in New Rochelle,
N.Y. “Unfortunately (I was an international student and could
not find a job in Canada) I left Montreal 10 days after my graduation
day: Wow! That is a day that I will never forget. I have been on the
job since then, working for RJReynolds in the Mid East and Cyprus
for six years, climbing the ladders slowly but surely. Then worked
for Tag Heuer and LVMH, and here I am in New York, president of Richemont
North America-IWC, but most importantly getting closer to my university
in Montreal. I am now married with a boy named Bruno, and soon another
baby. Looking forward to getting in touch with old classmates.”
benoitdeclerck@yahoo.com
Abigail Azulai Bensimhon, BA (econ.),
lives in Rockville, Md. “In 1994 I moved to Maryland. I am Vice
President at Riggs Bank, a commercial lender.”
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Juan Manuel Galie, BComm (int’l.
bus.), lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina. “Soon after I graduated
I returned to Argentina, my home country. I worked for a while in
the banking sector, and now I devote myself to my hobby, music composition.”
jmgalie72@hotmail.com
Natalie S. Andrès, BSc (exer.
sci.), writes, “As a ‘hobby,’ I have been doing
some ongoing research to fulfill my need to continually learn. Recently,
two colleagues and I set out to study the influence of three complexity-related
theories on project management and the development of project managers.
The findings were outlined in our white paper, ‘Surfing on the
Edge of Chaos — Developing the Master Project Manager,’ which
was presented and published at the 2004 Global Congress of the Project
Management Institute (PMI) in Anaheim, Calif., in October. The paper
was very well received and we expect to continue our research on this
topic. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.”
n_andres@telus.net
Lina Awad, BEng (ind. eng.), is a QA/QC engineer
for Consolidated Contractors Company in Athens, Greece. “I would
love to regain contact with my professors and old university friends.
The good old days will never be forgotten!” lawad@ccc.gr
Robert Pearson, BA (hist.), lives in Pierrefonds,
Que. “I have been working as a technical writer for a few years,
but am now making a transition to Motorsports Marketing. I have been
full of passion for racing since I was a pre-teen, and I am now working
as an agent for drivers and teams in the search for marketing partnerships
with sponsors. Please visit rprm.ca to
contact me.”
Janice Anderson, BA (German & library
studies), recently moved to Winnipeg after accepting a full-time,
permanent cataloguing job. Julie Fortier, BA (comm. studies & journ.),
writes, “Since November 2003 I’ve been a communications
officer at the faculty of music of Université de Montréal,
an ideal job that gives me the opportunity to combine my communications
experience and studies with my 15-year musical training.”
Steve Leroux, BFA (photo.) 98, held
an exhibit of his photography, “Parages obscurs . . . et autres
suspicions,” at Maison de la culture Côte-des-Neiges in
Montreal, February 24 to March 24. Pictured: Suspension
Christine Gagnon, BEd (TESL), writes,
“After a couple of years of short contracts in primary and secondary
public schools around the island of Montreal, I found a teaching position
at Collège Mont-Royal in Montreal, where I taught secondary 1 and
2 ESL. After one year, I was offered a position as a grade six English
immersion teacher at Collège Jean de la Mennais in La Prairie, Que.
I teach English, science, geography and drama (all in English) to
two Grade 6 classes. It is a unique environment, definitely a wonderful
place to work. I now live in Candiac with my husband and my son, who
is 2.” gagnonc@jeandelamennais.qc.ca
Jacquie Kolodiejchuk, BFA (art
hist.) 99, MA (art hist.) 03, and Geneviève Sideleau,
BFA (studio arts) 99, held an exhibit of interdisciplinary work, “Conform
& Control,” at Galerie Artus in Montreal, March 2-20. The show
comprised photography, mixed media and installation work and focused
on the shaping of identity that comes through the cultural notions
of beauty, gender roles and female sexuality. Pictured are Temperance
by Jacquie Kolodiejchuk, and Untitled, by Geneviève Sideleau
Alma Mebar, BA (Spanish), writes,
“Since October 2002 I have been with Grand Hyatt Dubai, where
I started as a marketing communications coordinator and became a marketing
communications executive. After two and a half years with this great
hotel management company, I have decided to expand my horizons and
will have joined IIR Middle East as a marketing manager in April.
I am looking forward to this new and challenging role and to moving
from the hospitality industry into the exhibitions industry.”
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Emily Ramdass, BA (poli. sci.),
is currently pursuing a Master of Public Policy and Public Administration
degree at Concordia. “In January 2005 I participated in Concordia’s
Open House, and soon I will be in a political science department promotional
video. I will be participating in the Weekend to End Breast Cancer,
August 26-28, benefiting the Montreal Jewish General Hospital’s
Segal Centre for cancer treatment and research. Like thousands of
other men and women, I will walk 60 km for the two-day event. I am
currently in training, in addition to volunteering as a walk team
leader. If any alumnus or alumna is interested in sponsoring me or
reading my journal, visit endcancer.ca,
then click ‘Montreal,’ then ‘sponsor a participant,’
then enter my name. If anyone is interested in walking with me, it
would be my honour.” m1359@sympatico.ca
Vivian Tse, BA (journ. & German), lives in Beijing,
China. “I’m now working as a banking and insurance reporter
at Dow Jones Newswires in Beijing. I’ll be here until the Olympics,
at least. I’m using my Mandarin well. Feel free to visit!”
vivian_tse@yahoo.com
Lu Ting Kuo, BComm (mktg.), writes,
“I am married and moved to Gatineau, Que., in 2003, as my husband
works for the federal government in Ottawa. Not being able to find
jobs that fit my interest in the area, I decided to start an online
skincare boutique, Lukab.com, in 2004.
I feel great to finally start a business that combines my interest,
education and lifestyle. It is also rewarding to see it grow steadily.”
Martin McCarthy, BComm (mktg.), is a financial security
advisor for Freedom 55 Financial in Montreal and lives in Pierrefonds.
“After working a couple of years in marketing, I left to start
my own business affiliated with Freedom 55 Financial, in 2003. In
a world where many of us are treated like numbers, I focus on a personalized
approach for my clients, both corporate and individual. I’m
also volunteering with the 6@8 Network, whose focus is providing a
helping hand to young professionals in Montreal. The organization
was set up three years ago with the idea that by helping others, we
end up helping ourselves.”
Douglas Bastien, BComm (MIS), BA
(poli. sci.) 05, works in the English Program of Po Leung Kuk, a childcare
service in Hong Kong. At Concordia he was involved with the CSU, CASA,
ASFA and Amnesty International Concordia.
Eleanor Brown, BA (journ.), is a freelance writer
in Montreal. “I first enrolled at Concordia in 1989, took a
break, then returned and completed my degree in 2004. During my time
off, I became managing editor of Toronto’s Xtra, Canada’s
gay and lesbian newspaper of record. This year I launched a blog,
OpinionatedLesbian.com,
which was mentioned in the March 14 Newsweek magazine. The
site promptly crashed! It’s now back up, along with my ode to
Martha Stewart.”
Richard Choi, MA (PPPA), lives in Shanghai, China.
“I’m currently blazing a trail in the cultural market
in China.”
Jean-François Dubois, BFA (art hist.), is a
sales assistant for Westminster Abbey in London, England. “In
September 2004 I came to London to take a break from studies, get
the chance to travel, meet new people and live an adventure, before
I start other studies or a career. I first worked at Harrods, and
then I moved to the famous Westminster Abbey, an interesting place
for me as I studied religious art and architecture in some Concordia
art history courses. I’ll be back to Montreal in mid-August
2005.”
Isabelle Lemaire, BA (comm. studies), writes, “I’m
on my way to Kigali, Rwanda, for an overnight stay of 13 months. I
will be a volunteer communications coordinator for Right To Play International,
an NGO that mainly operates on the African continent and strives to
bring the best values of sport to children in the most disadvantaged
of communities. The program is sustainable, as it trains local coaches
to implement its programs within their immediate community. Their
website: righttoplay.com. About
me: I’m 25 years old and hoping to become a better global citizen
through this process. If this upcoming adventure also strikes you
as interesting, I can be reached at isabelle.lemaire@cam.org.”
Todd van der Heyden, GrDip (comm. studies), was recently
named weekend co-anchor, with Tara Schwartz, BA (comm.
studies) 94, for CFCF News at 6. Todd, an investigative reporter,
also hosts a CFCF News at 6 segment, “On Your Side,”
which keeps an eye on scams, fraud and stories that may not get covered
by regular daily news.
Stephane Villeminot, EMBA, lives in Morainvilliers,
France. “I have 10 years of experience in the financial services
sector and am looking to move back to Montreal.” stephane.villeminot@free.fr
