Mykola Plawiuk, S BComm, was born in Ukraine and immigrated to Canada in 1949. He had a long and successful career in the food industry in Hamilton, Ont. Mykola has also been very involved in the Ukrainian nationalist movement both during and after Soviet rule. In 1988 he became president of the Ukrainian National Government-in-Exile, and after Ukrainian independence in 1991, led a delegation and presented President Leonid Krawchuck a document certifying the creation of the Ukrainian National Republic. In 1997, Mykola received the Presidential Medal for service to Ukraine. Since then he has continued to lead the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists and also heads a major publishing house in Kyiv, although he returns to his Canadian home twice per year. He was a strong supporter of newly elected president Viktor Yushchenko.
Catherine Cuttler Sadow, S BA, received an MEd in teaching English as a Second Language from Boston University in 1980. She teaches ESL and trains international teaching assistants at Northeastern University in Boston. Catherine has also written four books, including her latest, Dictations for Discussion (Pro Lingua Associates, 2004). She and her husband Jerome have two sons and one grandson.
Sacvan Bercovitch, S BA (Eng.), LLD 93, writes, “Modesty (to be frank) has prevented me from reporting to your magazine the various high points in my career, but I now think that I should rather consider these high points to be tributes to Concordia, where I not only got my start in academia, but where my life changed entirely. I was working at Steinberg’s supermarket in 1958 when I began evening courses at Sir George Williams College. Several inspiring courses — one in particular on Shakespeare by Neil Compton — influenced me on a path to English studies, and I won a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship upon graduation. I went on to graduate school in the U.S., and eventually into American literature. In the decades since then I’ve taught at several universities — Brandeis, University of California, Columbia and, since 1993, Harvard, where I have the Perry Miller Chair (technically, the Powell M. Cabot Research Professorship). I’ve also taught and lectured at universities around the world. I’ve received two recent awards: the Distinguished Scholar Award for Extraordinary Lifetime Contribution to the Study of Early American Literature, and the Hubbell Award from the Modern Languages Association for Lifetime Contribution to American Literary Studies. I remain deeply grateful to Sir George/Concordia.”
Norm Goldman, S BA, writes, “I retired from my notarial law practice three years ago. My wife, Lily Goldman, BFA 85, and I are a team: I am a travel writer and she is a watercolourist, and I meld my words with her artwork. This affords us the opportunity to travel around the U.S. and Canada. My articles and Lily’s art can be seen on our own travel site, sketchandtravel.com, as well as many other popular Internet travel sites. I am also a freelance book reviewer and have contributed to various Internet sites, including my own, bookpleasures.com, as well as to the Canadian Book Review Annual. In addition, I am active with the Concordia Senior Students Committee and newsletter, and I audit courses during the fall semesters. Lily is working on her first children’s book as author and illustrator, and is also active in the Montreal art scene. We have three children, Ron, BComm (mktg.) 92, Dan, BFA (music) 99, and Joanna, who is presently pursuing her BFA at Concordia.”
Kenneth DesRoches, L BA, writes, “The ‘Fugauwees,’ Mark Murphy, L BSc 61, Norm Janelle, L BComm 62, Bob Bentley, Loyola High School ’59, and I had a reunion in Ottawa, October 30. The occasion was the wedding of Norm’s eldest daughter. Norm came from Hong Kong, Mark from Florida and Bob from Edmonton. (I live just outside Ottawa.) The other members of this self-christened tribe were Brien Noble, L BA 62, and the late Paul Krausmann, L BComm 62.”
Richard G. Gervais, L BA, is president and CEO of CGA Communications, a Montreal public and government relations firm. Richard has been honorary consul of Mauritius for the past 11 years, and he recently held a reception in honour of H. E. Karl Offmann, G.C.S.K., former president of Mauritius.
Mark Dorfman, L BComm, was appointed Vice-Chair of Nature Canada. He previously served on the board of Ontario Nature and as president for two years. “Nature Canada is a Canadian NGO with the objective of ‘the protection of nature, its diversity, and the processes that sustain it.’ Our role is to mobilize Canadians to conserve and celebrate our natural heritage, including national parks, national wildlife areas, marine wildlife areas and important bird areas.” naturecanada.ca
40th Reunion
Gayle Heitin Danz, S BA, lives in Corte Madera, Calif. “I had a very successful home health agency in San Francisco that I sold to a large national company, and am now happily retired.”
Gerald Flaherty, L BA (poli. sci.), is a technical sales representative for Dorset Chemicals in Chateauguay, Que. He lives in Cornwall, Ont.
Ed Maloney, L BA (phil.), is CEO of Canadian Sources in Aldershot, Ont. He lives in Burlington. “I welcome contact from old friends from Hingston Hall, Theata Wigma, the Warriors teams and classmates still waiting for me to return their notes! Life is good, just accepting it is the challenge. Best wishes to one and all.” ed.maloney@rogers.blackberry.net
Monique Lundy, L BA (French), is a retired school principal and her husband, Michael Lundy, L BA 68 (poli. sci.), is a retired bank executive. “We recently celebrated 37 years of marriage and have two children. We spend seven months of the year in Toronto and the five winter months in Puerto Rico. We are enjoying our free time and our children. Would like to hear from our friends.” jenpat@sympatico.ca
David Delcloo, S BA (hist.), recently retired after 40 years of service with CN Rail and Via Rail. He lives in Kingston, Ont.
Heather Dubreuil, S BFA (art ed.), lives in Hudson, Que. “After a 20-year career as an elementary school teacher, I am now an at-home mother. My husband and I have four teenagers. I am also pursuing an interest in fabric art, teaching quilting locally and winning prizes for my quilts here and in the U.S.”
Ronald Greti, L BSc (comp. sci.), also has an MSc in computer science and a BSc in microbiology & immunology from McGill University. He lives in Mountain View, Calif. “I worked for CNR in Montreal, 1980-86, then moved to Vancouver, where I met my American wife, Catherine, in 1989. We moved to Australia for one year, then to Seattle, Wash., where I worked for Microsoft for four years in quality assurance. We then were relocated to California by Netscape for a few years. I am now VP of Quality Assurance for DVDPlay, the creator and manufacturer of the world’s first fully automated and remotely managed retail machine for DVD rentals, in Los Gatos, Calif. My wife also works for the same company. We like to sightsee and do winery tours. We love California!”
Danny Rother, BComm, became a chartered accountant in 1981. He is president of Perfect Poultry, a poultry processor in Toronto.
Fred Green, BComm, was recently appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Canadian Pacific Railway in Calgary. In his new position, Fred is responsible for the railway’s operations as well as marketing and sales activities for CPR’s bulk, merchandise, intermodal and logistics groups. Since beginning his career with CPR in marketing in 1978, Fred has held senior management positions in both operations and marketing across the railway’s network. He was most recently Executive Vice-President, Operations and Marketing.
Claudio Lucente, BEng, MEng 84, writes, “Just moved back to Montreal after nearly nine years in California’s economic theme park, riding the Silicon Valley roller coaster. There’s no place like home: blustery nights, bone-chilling cold and crippling taxes. I hear say it builds character. But I think adopting the Montreal drivers’ etiquette will do more in that way. But seriously, glad to be back to family and friends — my 10-year-old daughter and I. Yes, I also left a marriage behind. New school and friends for my daughter, new job for dad. I started my telecommunications consulting practice under the name of Fiorel Systems (Systèmes Fiorel). The website, fiorel.com, tells my story.”
Joanne Mollot, BA (rec. & leis. studs.), teaches high school physical education, art, health and French in San Jose, Calif. She has two children. “I’m looking for e-mail buddies from Concordia to chat with.” cariboo243@hotmail.com
25th Reunion
Suraj Sadan, MA (art ed.), is a Montreal artist whose work has been exhibited and is in collections around the world. He was part of a group exhibit, “In the Eyes of the Beholder,” at Montreal’s Galerie d’arts contemporains, November 1-11. Suraj received an Outstanding Achievement in Arts Award from the National Association of Canadians of Origins in India, in June.
Judith Klugerman, MFA (studio art) 81, held an exhibit of her artwork at Galerie Circulaire in Montreal, February 9-March 5. The exhibit included her etchings (sometimes combined with collagraphy) as well as mixed media on paper and canvas. Judith was also accepted by the Boston Printmakers for the 2005 North American Print Biennial, at Boston University, February 13-March 27. Pictured: Synchronism XXIV (variation).
Robert W. Peck, BA (journ.), become Ambassador to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria in August. Robert joined the Department of External Affairs in 1982, first as an Immigration Officer, and served abroad in Lagos, Berne and Athens. He returned to Ottawa and worked for a few years at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC). From 1993 to 1995, Robert was press secretary and departmental spokesman for the Honourable Perrin Beatty and the Honourable André Ouellet. From 2000 to 2002, he was Director of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations at CAE, and from 2002 to 2004, he was director of the West and Central Africa Division at FAC. Robert is married to Maria Pantazi, also an FAC officer.
Gary Snyder, BA (psych.), is self-employed in Montreal. “I never left Montreal. I have one 21-year-old son with my first wife, and remarried in 1996. I have two adopted dogs.”
Peck Leng Tan, BComm, is head of the group internal audit for Sembcorp Industries, an engineering firm in Singapore.
Sudi Apak, MA (econ.), completed his PhD in economics in 1989 at Bosphorus University in Istanbul, Turkey. He is now dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Trakya University in Istanbul. Sudi is married with a daughter. “Detailed information can be found on my web page, sudiapak.com.”
Michael Campa, BA (comm. studs.), lives in Taiwan. “After graduation I worked in Hollywood film productions and then as a professional photographer, then headed to Toronto to work for a marketing firm, only to find myself back in Montreal to run their Quebec operations. I had left the arts and I missed them. In 1992 I was hired as an audiovisual media consultant for a government office in Nigeria. I worked on projects for the World Bank, UNICEF and other international development organizations. Originally contracted to be there for two years, I stayed for five. Soon after, I lived in Peru for three years, where I worked for CARE as a volunteer, although my actual paid work was being the academic director for a Peruvian businessman who had three schools and contracts with big businesses. In 2000 I headed to Taiwan, and since then I’ve been an editor and proofreader for an agency dealing with government annual reports and other papers and the local IT industry. I also write articles for local magazines, but half my income comes from teaching at a university and teaching children. I plan to publish my own magazine here in Taiwan and China.”
20th Reunion
Jill M. Cezair, BA (sci. & human affairs), is a real estate developer/facilitator in Maraval, Trinidad. “Since graduating in ’84, I got married, moved to Trinidad, got divorced and started my own business. I love living here but return every year to Montreal. I have the best of both worlds.”
Hélène Cossette, BAdmin, is the author
of the children’s book Feuille de chou (éditions
Pierre Tisseyre). Hélène won the Prix Cécile Gagnon at the
Salon du Livre, November 20, for most promising new author. She is
writing a second novel in the series, Souréal et le secret d’Augehym
premier, and has another, unrelated novel called Le séducteur,
which was due to be released in February with the same publisher.
Hélène lives in Montreal.
Wadih Abou Nasr, BComm, GrDip (acct.) 90, is a partner with BKR Abou Nasr & Associates in Beirut, Lebanon. He is married with one son. “I was recently appointed chairman of the quality control standards committee for Europe of BKR International, a leading association of auditors and business advisors. I’m also a lecturer at the American University of Beirut.”
Dirk Bohns, BFA (art hist.), lives in Pierrefonds, Que. “I worked for several years in the early ’90s as a freelance television producer, creating 12 episodes of the arts program Nexus, which won three national CCTA awards. In 1996 I started working with Telav, which has since become AVW-TELAV, North America’s largest audiovisual and staging company. I am now the director of the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth office in Montreal. This past year I became the first Canadian TSM from an audiovisual company to become a certified meeting professional (CMP).”
Sandy Bubolic, BA (psych.), lives in St. Hubert, Que. “I had been on a journey of self-discovery and health when the system of Heilkunst came into my life. As my healing journey continued and my state of health improved (including a major improvement in my eyesight), I became convinced that Heilkunst applied in the proper fashion was a system worthy of my time and energy. I have an avid interest in dreams and find that they speak a language all their own. I also utilize a variety of flower essences in my practice. I am also involved with dowsing and am a member of the Canadian Society of Dowsers. I also began exploring and learning various energetic healing techniques such as therapeutic touch, Chakra balancing, energetic chelation and Chakra storytelling. My BA in psychology has proven invaluable in exploring the depths of my psyche in my own healing and in assisting clients on their own journey to true health restoration. I currently practise Heilkunst and homeopathy at Clinique Holistique Zen in Baie D’Urfé, Que. I am a doctor of homeopathic medicine (HD[RHom.]) with the National United Professional Association of Trained Homeopaths (NUPATH), and a doctor of medical Heilkunst (DMH) with the Canadian and International Heilkunst Associations.”
Shamai Currim (Elaine Brenner-Mirotchnick), Cert (family life ed.), BA (ApSS) 94, was Concordia’s first recipient of the A. Ross Seaman Memorial Leadership Award, in 1990. She received an MSc in education from the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut in 2002, and a PhD in transpersonal psychology from Westbrook University in Tijeras, N.M., in 2004. She now has a private practice as a psychotherapist/ alternative therapist in Norwalk, Conn., and is married. “I’m missing Montreal.”
Mark Moidel, BFA (film anim.) works for Space Viz Productions, a television documentary company in Montreal. “We do production for U.S. television and independent work broadcast around the globe, such as a documentary on Sir Arthur C. Clarke. Visit spaceviz.com for more information.”
Gary Pascal, BA (poli. sci.), works with Kronos in Montreal, and lives in Dollard des Ormeaux. “I have been in technology for the last 17 years or so, working with companies such as Computer Associates, Netscape and Oracle. I’m happily married for eight years with a 20-month-old daughter and an 8-month-old son.”
Reneé Rocheleau, BA (psych.), writes, “After working in social services for a few years, I returned to school and earned a Bachelor of Applied Sciences at Edison Institute of Nutrition in Fredericton, N.B. I am now a personal life coach and nutritionist in St. Catharines, Ont. I’m active with Coach U, the leading global provider of coach training programs.”
Mary Ann Tratnjek, BComm (mktg. & personnel mgmt.), is a regional loss prevention manager for Reitmans, responsible for maximizing profits, in Montreal. She is married, with 2-year-old twin girls.
Robin Leslee Zeiss, BA (Eng. & hist.), received an LLB from the University of Manitoba in 1993 and was called to the Manitoba Bar in 1994. She now practises family and wills and estate law for the Winnipeg law firm of Tupper & Adams.
15th Reunion
April Bulmer, MA (creative writing), is a poet living in Cambridge, Ont. “After Concordia I earned graduate degrees in religious studies (University of Windsor) and theology (Trinity College). I also have published four books of poetry and will publish four more in the coming year with Serengeti Press (serengetipress.ca) and Leaf Press (leafpress.ca). My work focuses on spirituality based on the experiences of women. You can contact me at aprilb@golden.net.”
Dana (Lynn) Hynes, BA (Eng.), GrDip (comm. studs.) 91, lives in Vancouver. “After a year in Ottawa (for a TESL certificate), I taught in Kobe, Japan, for three years and have been teaching in Vancouver for the last eight. I live with my partner, David Evans, and our ‘babies,’ Friday and Chano, and am currently completing a screenplay. Would really love to hear from anyone in the communications studies diploma program (1991) or who lived in rez (1986-91), especially John Zachariah, Brian Meehan, Wes Schyngera or Allan Collins.” frichan@netscape.com
Stuart Mackinnon, BEd, writes, “After many years teaching in the James Bay area of northern Quebec, Nepal and Nunavut, I am now a secondary special education teacher in Vancouver. I am vice president of the Vancouver Secondary Teachers’ Association (a local of the BCTF) and work in the office full-time. I am also past president of SPEC (the Society for the Promotion of Environmental Conservation), a volunteer at May’s Place — a free-standing hospice in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside — involved in my housing co-op and an advocate for students with special needs.”
Steven Hardy, BA (Eng. lit.), MA (Eng. lit.) 94, received a TEFL certificate from TEFL International in Thailand in 2004. He is married and lives in Beijing, China. “I’m currently teaching TOEFL prep, academic reading/writing, business communications/English and EFL at Beijing Concord College of Sino-Canada to University of New Brunswick, Saint John, Chinese students. Previously I taught Grade 11 English literature and EFL here. I also designed and taught a business English/writing course at Bayer Pharmaceuticals. Before that, in Cairo I taught IGCSE literature and EFL, and in Montreal I taught a CEGEP English literature/short story course. I have fond memories of the Concordia English department. Anyone wishing to contact me, please e-mail to shardy99@yahoo.com.”
Marc Racicot, BComm (mktg. & poli. sci.), is Director, Category Development, for Energizer Canada in Mississauga, Ont. “My wife, Victoria, and I have two boys, Alex and Niko, and live in Brampton, Ont. The last four years have been somewhat turbulent (on the career side), going from an American chocolate icon to a beer company (bad move when beer sales keep sliding), to experiencing a corporate re-org at a “grooming company” (not the best a man can get), and finally landing at Energizer 18 months ago (a well-managed company top to bottom . . . at last!). In this span, my Concordia degree has served me well. Thanks!”
James Kafieh, BComm (fin.), is a partner with M & A Moving in Elk Grove, Calif. “I have just moved from Pennsylvania to California to be closer to my business.”
Patrick Reilly, BA (ApSS), received a BSW in 1995 and MSW in 1996 from McGill. He is now a social worker at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown.
Julie Fortier, BFA (design art), writes, “I had twin girls in October. My husband, Vincent, and I now have a house full of girls: Emma, 3, Colette and Chloe. I am a stay-at-home mom for the time being but will return to teaching in September 2005. We live in Westchester County, N.Y.” julie@vinandjulie.com
Josh MacDonald, BFA (theatre perf.), is a writer and actor for film, television and theatre living in Dartmouth, N.S. Josh’s play Halo (Talonbooks, 2002) is a comedy/drama about the “pop-culture-ization” of spiritual faith, centred around the appearance of “Jesus Christ” on the side of a small-town Tim Hortons, inspired by actual events (!). Halo has been twice nominated for a Merritt Award for Best Play, has toured nationally and has been produced around Canada, and Telefilm Canada has invested in the development of Halo as a motion picture screenplay. Josh’s play Whereverville (Talonbooks, 2004), a “real-time” drama about the resettlement of Newfoundland outport communities, was shortlisted for the National Arts Centre’s On The Verge Festival, and will tour Canada in 2005-06. Josh married actor Francine Deschepper in May 2004.
Désirée McGraw, BA (econ.), writes, “In January 2004 I began a senior political position with the Martin government as director of policy and deputy chief of staff to Canada’s Minister of International Cooperation. In August, I married Christopher Burke Morilley, a Loyola High School grad. Fr. Marc Gervais, S.J., L BA 50, concelebrated the ceremony at Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church in Westmount. My father, Dr. John McGraw, former chair of Concordia’s philosophy department, ‘gave me away.’ ”
Marie-Claude Parenteau-Lebeuf, BFA (design art), lives in Montreal. “I was a guilty member of the brain drain, working in Asia as a creative director between 1999 and 2003. My brain is now back in Montreal and starting its own eco-furniture business.”
Brent Sabino, BComm, DSA 95, is the manager of Excellent Ice Kirkland, an arena which features small ice surfaces, in Kirkland, Que. He is married with a daughter and lives in Pointe-Claire.
John Graham, BFA (printmaking), held an exhibit, “Twenty Visions,” at the McClure Gallery of the Visual Arts Centre in Montreal, November 6-20. The exhibit featured 20 works on paper, including etchings, lithographs and screen prints, as well as excerpts from many of Johnıs books produced over this period. First educated as an architect, John studied printmaking at Concordia and then received an MFA from the University of Oregon in 1999. Today he is an assistant professor of printmaking in the School of Fine Art and Music at the University of Guelph. Pictured: Amica Amica
Aloke Chaudhuri, MASc (elec. eng.), has a BSc in electronics and telecommunications engineering from Jadavpur University, India, and is VP of product management for Soleo Communications in Fairport, N.Y. “Prior to joining Soleo, I was chief technology officer at NetLink, vice president of technology at Xenon, and I held several management positions at Motorola. Through my work on route optimization and traffic management in ATM Networks I earned the prestigious Motorola Technical Excellence Award, which ultimately led to a U.S. patent.”
Kristina Huneault, MFA, an associate professor of art history at Concordia, was named a Concordia Research Chair in Art History in September. Concordia Research Chairs are funded by the university to encourage faculty members to remain at Concordia and continue to be productive in their respective areas of study. Kristina will complete her monograph on women’s art in Canada in the 19th century and pursue her research on feminist methodology in art history. Her approach bridges feminism and post-structuralism, psychoanalysis and social history. She will establish a visual database of art by historical Canadian women, and create an archive of primary sources. Kristina is also organizing a series of seminars over the next five years.
Dimitrios (Jim) Leonidas, GrDip (acct.), is Chief Financial Officer for Altalink Management, a transmission company in Calgary. “I’m married with two boys. I wouldn’t be where I am today if not for Concordia.”
Jay Valiquette, BA (Eng. lit & phil.), lives in Montreal. “I taught martial arts for four years as a volunteer to under-privileged children at Sun Youth; have worked as a bouncer at various Montreal clubs; was a nurse’s aide at the Children’s and Montreal General hospitals; earned certificates in business and IT; studied Mandarin at McGill and French at UQAM; and became a certified massage therapist. Two years ago I launched Massco, providing chair massage. Research shows that chair massage helps employees decrease stress, improve morale and increase productivity. Bell Canada, Pepsi Canada and IKEA have used Massco’s services.” info@massco.net
10th Reunion
Derek Mahar, BCSc (soft. systs.), lives in Montreal. “In October I started as a system architect at Compuware, where I develop financial applications in Java. Since graduating from Concordia, I’ve worked for SR Telecom, Tellabs in Ottawa, Trout Trading Management Company in Bermuda, and Penson Financial Services in Montreal. I would like to hear from other BCSc 1995 graduates.” derekmahar@yahoo.com
Carol McQueen, BA (hist. & west. soc. & cult.), Concordia’s most recent Rhodes Scholar, has an MA and PhD in international relations from Oxford University. She works for the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and is currently based in Kinshasa. Carol married Christian Kananura in Kigali, Rwanda, on January 22. Christian has a graduate degree in economics from the Sorbonne in Paris and works in Kigali.
Michael Pohorly, BA (comm. studs.), lives in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. “I have been working in Vancouver and Toronto as an assistant director in film and television, both on Canadian and American productions. Lately I have been spending some of my in-between time in Montreal and look forward to reconnecting with fellow communication studies graduates and varsity athletes. Or if anyone is looking for some advice on getting started in film, give me a shout.” poho@direct.ca
Clement George, BEng (elec.), is a specialized system support engineer for Ericsson in Montreal, providing system support for mobile networks. “I am single and living in Montreal. I’ve travelled the world with my job, and it’s been great! I’d love to hear from old friends.” eprctge@yahoo.com
Lucy MacDonald, BA (psych.), earned an MEd from McGill and for the last five years has been a counsellor in private practice in Montreal, specializing in stress and burnout, wellness and work-life balance. She recently published Learn to Be an Optimist: A Practical Guide to Achieving Happiness (Chronicle Books, 2004), which aims to help people improve their lives through a positive attitude. Lucy is the parent of four adult children and lives in Beaconsfield, Que. lucymacdonald.com
The Bog Series, a collection of works on canvas
and linen by Kathleen Vaughan, MFA (studio art), was exhibited
at the Municipal Hall and the ICO (Centre for Arts and Culture) in
Assen, Netherlands, November 10-December 10. As well, The Mysterious
Bog People was on display until January 9 at the nearby Drents
Museum. A cycle of mixed media works on canvas and linen, The Bog
Series incorporates life-sized photographic images of Iron Age
figures, full-scale drawings from models, textile elements and highly
textural paint and wax. Kathleen is an artist, writer, teacher and
PhD candidate at York University, where she is the Faculty of Education’s
artist-in-residence. akaredhanded.com
Christine Harkness, BA (ApSS), lives in Westmount, Que. “I co-own and teach at Mandala Yoga, a boutique yoga studio in Monkland Village in Montreal. Also, as a director of the Batshaw Youth and Family Centres Foundation, I am working to make life a little better for kids in need. I have to admit, I am living happily ever after with my soulmate, Pierre.”
5th Reunion
Adria Collins, BFA (studio art) 00, is a Montreal artist. She exhibited recent paintings and digital prints in a duo exhibition with Shireen Kamran, BFA 00, at Galerie Sandra Goldie Westmount, from November 30-December 11.galeriegoldie.com Pictured: 24 x 24
Janine D’Souza, BSc (bio.), writes, “I live in Chicago and do lab research at Northwestern University. I just wanted to say hello to all my classmates from the class of 2000. I can be contacted at janine_dsouza@hotmail.com.”
Mike Smith, BA (journ.), was a member of Canada’s 1st Airborne Regiment in Somalia in the early ’90s. A murder of a Somali man and a hazing video led to the disbanding of the regiment in 1995. Mike then returned to Canada and completed his journalism degree at Concordia. The television documentary Fall Out! which aired on CBC Newsworld’s Rough Cuts in May (after several showings in 2003), follows Mike’s quest to revisit the final days of the Airborne, and includes a meeting between Mike and Private Kyle Brown, the soldier convicted of torture and manslaughter.
Rebekah Tolley, BFA (studio arts), lives in Chapel Hill, N.C. “This is my third year teaching printmaking and digital media at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, after graduating from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University with an MFA in printmaking in 2002. I’m looking forward to returning to Montreal soon. I miss it but am keeping busy with exhibiting my own work, and bringing an artist from China this semester into the classroom to collaborate with. So much to tell and so little space!”
Priya Chopra, BComm (mktg.), graduated from Concordia’s marketing co-op program. “After working for L’Oréal for a few years in marketing and public relations, I left to do my master’s in fashion management at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. Since my return I have started my own business, 1milk2sugars, a communications company specializing in creating/consolidating identities for companies through communications design, web, marketing, PR and events. I am one of the founders and owner. We work mainly with fashion and design clients.” 1milk2sugars.com
Pierre Bourdage, BComm (int’l. bus.), relocated back to Montreal after two and a half years in Toronto, in pharmaceutical sales. “I recently got a promotion and am now working as a business analyst for a major pharma company here in Montreal. I am very much enjoying the position and its many new challenges. Feel free to contact me at pbourdage@hotmail.com.”
Vanessa Sicotte, BComm (mktg.), is a distributor of nutritional supplements for USANA Health. She lives in Bois des Filion, Que.
Alexandre Boutebel, BA (Eng. lit.), GrDip (journ.) 04, is living in Zhaoqing City, China. “After completing my journalism diploma, I signed a contract with Guangdong University of Finance in China to teach English conversation to first-year students for one year. Soon after my arrival, I was promoted to English foreign teachers coordinator, and so I supervise all English courses while also teaching English myself.”
Reid Cooper, BA (west. soc. & cult.), and Aytahn Ross, BA (west. soc. & cult.) 98, were the producer and curator, respectively, for Evening of Circus, an avant-garde fusion of performance and visual arts that took place at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa in November. Evening of Circus combined traditional approaches to circus with contemporary urban performance and visual art. Reid is an MA student in art and architectural history at Concordia, specializing in urban space and practices. Aytahn is an artist, producer and teacher who has worked in 11 countries around the world. This is his third year producing Evening of Circus. The performance included the artistic works of several Concordia graduates, including Suzanne Dery, BFA 97, and Sophia Male, BA 99.
Jamal Ahmed, MEng, lives in Mississauga, Ont. “I have more than six years of experience with Siemens Electrical Engineering company worldwide.”
Sebastien Boutebel, BFA (film anim.), writes, “I am continuing my studies in France. I am pursuing a graduate diploma in communication creative studies in the hope of becoming one day an artistic director in advertising.”
