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Alumni News
Stories from your LCC Family
60s
After retiring as deputy CEO of Deloitte Canada in 2009, BRUCE JENKINS ’64 joined the board of the Canadian Public Accountability Board, the regulator of firms that audit financial statements of Canadian public companies. He retired as vice-chair of the board in June.
MIKE ROSS ’65 was re-elected as the Kiwanis International Lieutenant Governor for Region 18 and will begin his second term in October. He and wife Sheila celebrated their 50th anniversary in June.
COLEMAN BONNY ’67 received the Distinguished Service Award from Tennis Canada on centre court during the 2023 National Bank Open presented by Rogers for his contribution to tennis in Canada for over 50 years. For the last 44 years he has served as the head pro at the Montreal Indoor Tennis Club.
70s
PAUL KAVANAGH ’70 worked with seven schools from across Canada to prepare video presentations featuring key Canadian milestones, monuments and personal experiences as part of the 75th anniversary of the first UN peacekeeping operation. This is now part of the official PK75: A Peacekeeping Anthology. These videos will also be included in Operation Remembrance: 11 Days of Remembrance, Paul’s national online educational program.
HAL HANNAFORD ’73, PRE-U ’74 retired in 2020 after 31 years heading three CAIS schools. He now divides his time between Montreal and Kennebunk, ME.
JEFFREY HARPER ’75 is a national prize-winning playwright and novelist. He is the author of A Few Thoughts from a Small Life, Thy Will Be Done and Please Cooperate. He is working on a third novel, Love’s Prosecutor. Jeffrey’s plays as well as a musical have been produced in New York, Los Angeles and London.
RICHARD GROOME ’76 has been appointed chairman and CEO of Lode Mining, a wholly-owned subsidiary of LODE. one. Lode has developed digital Web3 silver and gold money. He is working out of Montreal and Mexico City.
80s
ANDREW KAVCHAK ’79, PRE-U ’80 recently published a children’s book about the 1972 Canada-USSR hockey summit series called The 1972 Hockey Showdown: Tell me the story, Gramps! He also wrote a book about his time at Westminster School in London, UK called Westminster School: Reflections of a Boarder, which briefly discusses his time at LCC. Both books can be purchased from Amazon.
90s
SEAN PATTEE ’91 and his LCC friends teamed up to support the 13th Annual Golf Tournament benefiting the Teresa Dellar Palliative Care Residence, held on August 28 at the Royal Montreal Golf Club. The event yielded a remarkable net profit of $505K.
MATTHEW SEAGRIM ’91 recently left Scene+ after leading the program for nearly eight years and transforming it into one of Canada’s top national loyalty programs. He is now the chief digital and marketing officer at Meridian.
OWEN REES ’94, PRE-U ’95 was appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario on April 21.
BLAIR ZACKON ’97 was recently appointed to the newly-created role of director of sports engagement for the AntiDefamation League, an international NGO based in the US. Blair builds and leads the organization’s global sport strategy, as well as all sportrelated partnerships and programming initiatives, and oversees the organization’s Sports Leadership Council. He currently resides in Delray Beach, FL.
2000s
ROGER HILTON ’04 recently moderated an exclusive roundtable on Azerbaijan’s foreign policy priorities and regional developments in the South Caucasus with Azerbaijani Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Jeyhun Bayramov in Bratislava, Slovakia. He was also welcomed as a guest on the Vassy Kapelos Show to discuss the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un at the 2023 North Korea-Russia summit.
ALEXANDER HUTCHISON ’05 has been named to the board of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre where he serves as treasurer. Buddies is the oldest and longest running queer theatre in the world, located in the heart of Toronto’s gay village.
KELSEY ALLAN ’06, PRE-U ’07 and her partner Chris welcomed their first children on July 11, twins Emma and Rory. Twins were quite the shock as none run in the family!
MATTHEW SAFI ’08 and his wife celebrated their baby Ruby’s first birthday in September. After teaching high school English and finance for the last six years at Kuper Academy and Herzliah, Matthew is excited to pursue a new career in real estate.
2010s
MATTHEW LANDRYVESPOLI ’11 and his wife welcomed baby girl Mackenzie on September 1, 2023.
EMMANUEL MAVRIDAKIS ’18 crossed the 5K finish line at the Montréal Marathon last September. Emmanuel is currently studying political science at Concordia University with plans of going to law school. He also continues to run his business of buying, selling and sourcing limited edition shoes and clothing.
With the support of MTL Développement and his two business partners, MAREN ALJUNDI ’18, PRE-U ’19 launched SABBYA, a pioneering hub for medical aesthetics, wellness and lifestyle experiences, located in Montreal.
