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1906 Lawren Harris: Visionary
It is never more pronounced that St. Andrew’s College has a rich and remarkable history than when Lawren Harris, who attended from 1899 to 1903, is included in the Old Boys News. This year, he and the other founding members of the Group of Seven are being celebrated on the 100th anniversary of their first art show that took place on May 7, 1920, in Toronto. More than 2,000 visitors passed through during the threeweek run at the Art Gallery of Toronto, which is now the Art Gallery of Ontario. To commemorate this milestone, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinberg, Ont., is hosting a landmark exhibition of the group’s finest pieces. A Like Vision is the name of the exhibit that runs into next year. (Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, the gallery is currently closed. Please visit mcmichael.com online for updates.) The title is taken from the 1920 exhibit catalogue: “The group of seven artists whose pictures are here
1950 Michael Ballentine
and his wife, Sally, say they are blessed to spend their winters in West Palm Beach, Fla. In January, Mike had dinner with Len Franceschini ’52, who was one of his original roommates in 1942. Mike is impressed with how much the School is progressing and says he wouldn’t recognize it if he saw it today. 42 The ANDREAN Spring 2020
Artwork by Lawren Harris 1906 on exhibit at the McMichael gallery includes, at top, Mt. Lefroy, oil on canvas from 1930, and Montreal River, oil on paperboard, from 1920.
exhibited have for several years held a like vision concerning art in Canada.” Lawren is acknowledged by many as Canada’s foremost visual artist. He passed away 50 years ago, in 1970, and he and his wife, Bess, are buried in a small cemetery on the McMichael grounds.
Joe Paterson
has spent the past 20 years in retirement with his wife, Barbara, living on their farm in Indian River, east of Peterborough, Ont. Joe has a workshop full of woodworking tools he has collected over 75 years and still uses many of them regularly for building furniture and carving. Joe says he enjoyed reading the last issue of The Andrean, especially the notes and photos of the Rosedale school as his father, James Paterson 1916, and
his uncle, George Paterson 1913, attended during that time. Joe noted his last visit to the College was in 2018 with Tom Hickey ’60, and he had difficulty recognizing the extensive facilities, commenting, “It’s quite remarkable what has been accomplished in 70-plus years.” Joe says he took much pleasure from his years at SAC, and what he learned has served him well.
1954 Barry Wansbrough
recently co-authored a book titled, Be There. It is an approach for youth to build the soft skills necessary for living and working in the digital era. He donated a copy to the School for senior students to use in building their futures.
1955 Steve Newroth
has a message to pass along to members of the Class of 1955: As some of you know, the Class of ’54 has expressed Andrean hospitality by inviting us to their reunions. However, the contact list for our class is incomplete and out of date. I would like to create a new list to hopefully get us together for the next reunion. Please contact me at newroth@surenet.net with your email address. Greetings to all of you!
1957 Bill Yuill
and his wife, Liz, hosted Head of School, Kevin McHenry, and his wife, Karan, at their home in Arizona for a few days during March Break. The Yuills have had a place in Scottsdale since 1993 and spend a couple of months there every winter.
From left: Liz Yuill, Kevin McHenry, Bill Yuill ’57, and Karan McHenry.
1959 Wally Hardie
sold his business, Hardie Financial and Insurance Services, after 52 years and reports he is now fully retired. Wally lives in Ancaster, Ont., for two-thirds of the year and spends the remainder of the year in Thunder Bay, Ont., where
his son is on the faculty at Lakehead University. Wally has been involved as a Rotarian for 34 years and says these days he enjoys being a tour guide at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton, Ont.
Bill Snyder
retired in May 2019 after 20 years of contract work with The Boeing Company as a flight instructor in simulators. He started at Boeing in 1999, the same year he retired from Air Canada. Bill and his wife, Carole, moved last June from Washington to Nanaimo, B.C.
1960 Kirk Gardner
invites any Andreans visiting San Diego, Calif., in the winter to join him as he continues to lead tours of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. He would be delighted to show you around this famous environmental research institution. Summers take him to Vermont, where he leads tours at the Vermont State House in Montpelier.
1962 Peter Deacon
fully retired from the practice of law on December 31 after 40 years. Retirement is allowing time for travel with his wife of 51 years, Mary Jane, more time with his children and grandchildren, and more games of golf, “despite my diminishing skills,” he says.
1967 Bill Chapman
retired in 2014 after 39 years of private law practice as a country lawyer in Almonte, Ont., and has alternately spent six months each year in Almonte and various warmer places in the United States, specifically Hilton Head Island, S.C. and Daytona Beach Shores and Longboat Key in Florida with plans to spend time in Key Largo, Fla., next year. He now devotes his time to bicycling (which he reports doing a minimum of 15 kilometres per day) and creative writing, which he describes as “an elevated description of the codswallop I call my blogs and website.”
1969 David Kaufman
retired from a successful career as an antique dealer in Calgary, Alta., and has launched a new career as the owner of a bed and breakfast in Troncones, Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean. Raqueros, located on the beach of Manzanillo Bay, is newly renovated and now consists of 10 rooms and two cottages. He and his girlfriend, Marlene, retrofitted two rooms, so they are entirely wheelchair accessible to all the flat
surfaces at Raqueros. David is learning the hotelier business and working on his Spanish language skills. He makes regular pit stops in Calgary, as well as Pointe au Baril, Ont.
1970 Tom Gilchrist
spent 37 years distributing commercial coinoperated games such as pinball, jukeboxes, and video games like Space Invaders and Pac-Man for companies like Bally, Sega, and Atari. He also sold coin-operated pool tables, shuffleboards, and foosball tables. Tom supplied many restaurants and bars, and because these entertainment games required change for the machines, he segued into the ATM business when it was made legal in Canada. He sold his games company to Cineplex seven years ago but continues to supply and manage ATMs throughout Canada. Tom enjoys travelling and visiting with his children and their families in Dorset, Ont.
1971 John Craig
was inducted into the Junior Achievement New Brunswick Business Hall of Fame on October 29, 2019. John is the CEO of Craig Manufacturing, founded by his father, Woodford “Woody” Craig, in 1946 as a service station and machine repair shop in Hartland, N.B. The company now has three locations in Canada and one in the United States. John spent his early years working in the shop, “taking on just about every dirty job in the plant.” After St. Andrew’s, he studied business at the University of New Brunswick, travelled to Europe after graduation, then worked in Hamilton, Ont., finally joining the family business in 1976. In 1985, he was named company president and built Craig Manufacturing into a leading North American heavy equipment attachment manufacturer. John is proud to report the company is currently under the leadership of its third-generation president, Ben Craig ’00.
1971 Chris Stoate
had an opinion piece published in the National Post on November 21, 2019: “For this immigrant, hockey was Canada’s greatest gift. That’s no longer the case.” The article outlines Chris’s view of hockey from the time he immigrated to Canada at age 8 to now. He closed with a wish to see outdoor rinks and games of shinny restored to their former glory, with all being able to participate in the great game of hockey. Chris is an entrepreneur and former Oakville, Ont., town councillor. He is CEO of TitanFile and serves on the board of United Way Halton and Hamilton.
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1972 Ches Crosbie
was elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador on April 28, 2018. On September 20, 2018, he was elected as MHA (Member of the House of Assembly) for the Windsor Lake district and became Leader of the Official Opposition upon being sworn in on October 12. Ches led the party into the 2019 provincial election and was re-elected in Windsor Lake.
1976 Hugh Munro
and his wife, Eva, moved from St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, where they lived for eight years. Hugh retired in late 2018 from a career in global executive search and Eva retired at the end of February from a more than 20-year career with RBC as a wealth manager to international highnet-worth individuals. They are building a home in the Town of Blue Mountains in Ontario, where they plan to live part of the year and will spend winters in Europe, most likely southern Spain.
1980 Nicholas Abrahams
married Linda Doe in 2006 and the couple has five children between them. They live in Toronto, where Nick is a derivatives and swaps broker at Tullett Prebon ICAP Canada. He is a member of the Queen City Yacht Club, where he met up with Allan Bean ’03.
finance sector. Kristian has two daughters, Antonnia, 23, who graduated from Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, and Karla, 19, who is studying at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.
Bart Brooks
and his wife, Esther, recently celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary. Bart says they are empty-nesters and taking time to travel and look forward to more great adventures. They welcomed a granddaughter, Parker Sandra, on May 4, 2020, their first grandchild. “Life is good. Everyone is healthy, and our three sons are all doing well,” Bart reports. His company, a John Deere heavy equipment dealership, has been purchased by Brandt Tractor, headquartered in Regina, Sask. It is now the largest Deere dealership in the world.
Glyn Jones
lives in Calgary, Alta., with Marguerite, his wife of 33 years. He is a partner in a boutique environmental health and safety consulting company with Canadian offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Ottawa, as well as in San Jose, Calif. Also in Calgary, and living nearby, are their two daughters, Emily, 28, and Danielle, 30.
Alfred Chuang
has been involved in venture investing, and over the past 12 years, his portfolio has grown from a handful of small startups to more than 100 companies that include some of the most iconic Silicon Valley technology firms. Previously, he was a co-founder of BEA Systems (the A stands for Alfred) and, in 2001, became the software company’s CEO. It sold for $8.6 billion US. Prior to BEA, Alfred held many senior executive positions at Sun Microsystems, including as the director and chief scientist of Sun Integration Services. Alfred is also the founder and chair of Magnet Systems, a mobile application server software company. He received a BS in computer science from the University of San Francisco and a master’s degree in computer science with a specialization in distributed data management from the University of California, Davis. He has been avidly collecting and racing vintage cars for more than two decades.
Glyn Jones ’80 and his family.
Rob Minialoff
and his wife, Julie, love life in Texas and now have four grandchildren. His software company, RoofLogic Inc., is in its 31st year. The company makes software for roofing contractors. Rob became an American citizen in January 2019.
Rob Minialoff ’80 and his wife, Julie.
Andrew Paterson
Clockwise from left: Alexa Law (Allan’s wife), Allan Bean ’03, Nicholas Abrahams ’80, and Linda Doe. Alfred Chuang ’80
Kristian Bickenbach
is living in Frankfurt, Germany, representing Colombia as Consul General for a period of four years. Once he finishes, he will return to Colombia and continue with his work in the 44 The ANDREAN Spring 2020
Brett Cole
retired last year as a detective with York Regional Police after 31 years. He now works as a trainer with the Ontario Provincial Police, instructing the physical surveillance course.
is an adjunct professor at Kedge Business School in Bordeaux, France, teaching strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship, business model design, and international business environment. Andrew is also the founder of Birdseye, a customer relationship management tool for freelancers, and Burrow Ventures, a small venture firm for early-idea projects. He is also
in the midst of writing a book on fundraising. After more than 250 triathlons, 26 of which were Ironman races, he now enjoys backpacking, slacklining, and open water swimming. Andrew has one son, Paul, who is 14.
Andrew Paterson ’80, his wife, Marjorie, and son, Paul.
Ian Shandling
lives in England with his wife, Clare, and two sons. He has been working at Microsoft for 20 years and is currently CTO to HSBC.
Glenn Stanley-Paul
reports that his son, Graham StanleyPaul ’19, has settled into his first year at Queen’s University, studying history. Graham enthusiastically continues piping after his six years of boarding at SAC, playing as a volunteer with the Princess of Wales’ Own Regiment in Kingston, Ont.
1981 Michael Bedard
started working for Workday as a senior solutions architect in Pleasanton, Calif., in November 2019. Last June, he and his fiancée, Jessica Socias, purchased and are renovating a beautiful home in Fair Oaks, Calif. They are also planning an August wedding in Las Vegas, Nev. Michael is proud to offer an update on his daughters: Lauren, 23, is teaching Grade 9 math at Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy after she graduated with a Bachelor of Science (in math) and a master’s degree in education (following in the footsteps of many Bedards) from the University of California, Santa Barbara; and Ashley, 21, is in her final year at Sacramento State, completing her degree in communication studies.
1982
position with the National Guard Bureau as a telecommunications specialist developing nextgeneration mobile SATCOM systems supporting contingency operations in all U.S. states and territories.
1984 Paul Keating
and his wife, Kathy, are proud that their son, Mack, 13, will be attending St. Andrew’s in September. “Mack is very excited about carving his own path at this wonderful school,” Paul reports. Mack has two sisters, Ava, 15, and Stella, 11. The family lives in Collingwood, Ont., and Paul is the distributor for Redback Boots Canada, a line of casual boots and CSA-certified work boots made by fifth-generation bootmakers in Sydney, Australia. Paul also coaches hockey in Collingwood and says he seems to spend most of his time in the arena: “Some things never change.”
Al Crawford
is president of Morley Bedford Funeral Services, a family-operated funeral provider in Toronto. He is a longtime volunteer in the North Toronto youth sports community and currently serves on the North Toronto Memorial Arena Board, of which Jim Herder ’64 is a former chair. Al lives in Toronto with his wife, Jennifer, and they have three sons, Jonathan, Cole, and Keenan. Al sends a shoutout to all his favourite teams: “Go Leafs, Raps, TFC, Jays, Wolfpack, Argos, Rock, Newcastle United... you can see what we do with our spare time!”
Paul Keating ’84
1985 Iftikhar Barrie
Glenn Stanley-Paul ’80, left, and Graham ’19 at Cadet Inspection in 2019.
Al Weddel
retired in 2017 from the Central York Fire Services as a captain with 34 years of service. He also coached minor hockey in Newmarket for 17 years. Al is the proud father of Adam, who is with the Royal Canadian Air Force, Tyler, who is a Red Seal welder/volunteer firefighter just outside of Parry Sound, Ont., and Gregory, who is in the restaurant business in Aurora and is inspired to become a firefighter as well. After retiring, Al and his wife, Louise, moved to Collingwood, Ont., to enjoy more of the outdoor life.
Al Crawford ’82
1983 Stuart Wright
and his wife, Kimberly, left Stuttgart, Germany, for Arlington, Va., in November 2019 to continue their federal service careers with the U.S. Department of Defense. Stuart accepted a
is consulting to the federal government as an enterprise architect with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Iftikhar is a member of the Canadian Immigration Biometric Identification System architecture team or CIBIDS. He lives in Ottawa, Ont., with his wife, Noor. Iftikhar is also working on building a prototype for a wearable device called the WatchStick nSight in partnership with Centennial College. The WatchStick nSight attaches to any classic wristwatch turning it into a smartwatch. WatchStick is a Canadian startup.
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1986 Tim Watson
moved back to Ontario in August 2019 after working throughout North America for more than 20 years. He and his family live in Mississauga, and he is working as CFO at JANA Corporation in Aurora.
1987
Haddon, grandson of J.A.D. McCurdy 1903, the first pilot in Canada and the British Empire. The C150 Global Odyssey raised funds for True Patriot Love, a charity supporting veterans and their families, and Southlake Regional Hospital in Newmarket, one of Canada’s leading cancer care facilities.
1988 Daniel Elder
Steven Dengler
reports that the FAI, the world governing body for sports aviation, has declared his circumnavigation of the world to be an Exceptional Air Sports Performance and has officially certified it as the first Canadian circumnavigation by helicopter. Departing on July 1, 2017, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Canadian confederation, the Canadian crew (comprised of Steven, his father, Bob, and retired test pilot, Rob “Dugal” MacDuff) flew a Canadian-made Bell 429 helicopter 37,000 kilometres around the world, visiting every Canadian province and territory as well as landmarks celebrating notable achievements and events from Canada’s rich history. Along the way, they were joined by notable Canadians such as astronaut, Dave Williams, hockey legend, Guy Lafleur, celebrated photographer, Peter Bregg, and HCol Gerald
got involved in competitive barbecue in 2013. He moved to Texas after graduating from high school and fell in love with barbecue. He met his wife, Jenn, and they moved back to Toronto after he finished his architecture degree at the University of Texas at Austin. After a couple of years back in Canada, Daniel says he realized the
barbecue scene in Toronto was dismal. “I tried four or five places one spring and decided that if I was ever going to have good barbecue again, I would have to figure out how to cook it myself.” That sparked his interest in cooking, and the competition side followed. He participated at the 2014, 2015, and 2016 American Royal World BBQ Competition in Texas. His rib entry placed in the Top 20 out of more than 550 teams in 2015. Fast forward to 2018 when he started entering steak competitions. Daniel qualified for and competed in the Steak Cookoff Association World Championships held in Fort Worth, Texas. This led to being ranked the top steak cook in Canada for the past two years. His competition grill performed so well that in 2019 he opened a business and became the Canadian distributor for PK Grills, a line of charcoal barbecues from Tyler, Texas that was started in 1952. He and Jenn live in Toronto and have two daughters, aged 13 and 16.
1990 Ryan Austin
is retiring from policing after 28 years as a sergeant specializing in motorcycle training and major collision investigation. He plans to focus on his company, Advanced Rider Training, which gives civilian riders the advanced skills he was teaching police officers. It operates in British Columbia, Ontario, and California. At the end of 2019, Ryan opened a new branch of the company, Enduro Park Canada, in Victoria, B.C., which is a BMW off-road training center. Last year, he became certified as a BMW tour guide in Germany and then as a BMW off-road instructor in Spain, and plans to offer a full range of BMW motorcycle off-road training, as well as guided BMW motorcycle tours. At the beginning of the
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Daniel Elder ’88 and his daughters.
Steven Dengler ’87, right, and his father, Bob. Above, their Exceptional Air Sports Performance certificate.
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year, Ryan was in Toronto filming a second series of pro motorcycle rider tips for Honda Motorcycles Canada. He lives in Victoria, B.C., with his wife, Tiffany, and three children. His sons, Jacob, 17, and Marcus, 14, are in high school and excellent athletes, and his daughter, Madeline, 22, is finishing her last year at Western University and will move back to Victoria where she will work for the summer to prepare to travel to Switzerland for a job in a high-end hotel. Tiffany is a financial adviser and the VP of their company. She is also a yoga instructor and is working on opening a yoga studio to focus on balance and health for older people.
Canadian International School. The couple, along with their son, Henry, 4, lives in Stouffville, Ont., and Scott is teaching art and history in the York Region District School Board.
Alex Stein
took on a new challenge and role this past season and became the head scout of the Kassel Huskies (DEL2), a German professional ice hockey club, helping develop their scouting and recruiting department from the ground up. After winning the championship in the Austrian 2nd League in 2016, Alex coached in Bremerhaven in the DEL (the highest German league) and then in Innsbruck (EBEL), Austria’s highest league, both as an assistant. In 2018, he made his home in southeast Germany, just over the border from Salzburg, Austria, to be near his son, Niklas, 4. Niklas loves hockey, is already skating, and is a big Toronto Maple Leafs fan!
1993 Robert Leckey
Allan Frost
continues to work for BMO Financial Group, based in Toronto, where he is a business technology specialist responsible for project management, design, and installation of all audio/visual technologies across Canada.
and his wife, Millie, have two daughters, aged 10 and 7, who are aspiring ballet dancers. They live in Hermosa Beach, Calif.
Scott Davidson ’91, right, with his wife, kim, and son, Henry.
reconnected with Randall Blom ’02 at the annual alumni cocktail party of the McGill Faculty of Law on November 13, 2019, in Toronto. Both are alumni of the faculty, of which Robert is dean. He taught Randall during his first year in law school. Randall practices at Cassels Brock & Blackwell. They spoke about how much they’d gained from their time at SAC and how much the School has changed for the better: more female teachers, more opportunities to interact with girls, and more focus on wellness.
James Morgan
and his wife, Michelle, welcomed their second child, Violet Gwendoline, on October 9, 2019. Older brother, Cooper, 2, is excited to have a playmate.
1992 Darren Katic
ran into Paul Perrier ’01 at a University of Southern California golf tournament in January. Darren is an alumnus of USC, while Paul is the university’s deputy athletic director. Darren invests in oil fields in Southern California through his company, West Energy Capital. He Randall Blom ’02, left, and Robert Leckey ’93.
1994 Victor Hyman
Alex Stein ’90 and his son, Niklas.
1991 Scott Davidson
and his wife, Kim, returned to Canada from Singapore, where Scott was teaching art at the
Paul Perrier ’01, left, and Darren Katic ’92.
started a new internal business venture for Emco Corporation in 2018 called Emco Managed Equity Solutions (EMES) to provide a consumer and commercial leasing solution for HVAC and plumbing contractors. EMES now has more than 100 dealers from coast to coast with the goal of tripling this year. Victor’s daughter, Devorah, 19, graduated from Tiferes Bais Yaakov high school in Toronto and is planning a career in event planning. His daughter, Orly, 18, will graduate from Tiferes Bais Yaakov this year and is planning a year abroad in Israel, followed by the performance production program at Ryerson University in 2021. His son, Yossi, 15, is in Grade 9 at Yeshiva Darchei Torah, and his daughter, Talya, 11, is in Grade 5 at Bais Yaakov Elementary School. Victor’s wife, Sara, is seriously considering getting a dog to fill the emptying nest. Victor says he and classmate, Kurt Alfrey, met up ahead of their 25th reunion last October for a beer after not seeing each other in about that long. Spring 2020 The ANDREAN
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1996 Ted Mercer
and his wife, Victoria, welcomed a third son, Piers Robert William, in July 2019. Piers has two older brothers, James and Hugh. Ted started a new role in March 2020 as an enterprise account executive at Snowflake Computing, selling the democratization of data to companies in Ontario.
has been organizing these dinners for 15 years, with its origin being a holiday house dinner with roommates that included classmates, Jonathan Price and Brook Dyson. Over the years, the dinner evolved to include more and more people, anywhere from 20 to 30. The core group of friends remains the SAC boys plus welcome additions each of them picked up during their university years. In 2019, the guests happened to be all Old Boys, including one surprise guest, Antonio Riva Palacio ’98, who flew in from Dubai.
2000 Frank Ross
and his wife, Jennifer, welcomed their first child, Alexander, in November 2019. They live in Waterloo, Ont.
Max Woods
and his wife, Kelly, welcomed their first child, Amelia Josie Kathryn, on September 2, 2019 (Labour Day!). They are thrilled with their new family and enjoying their free time exploring the great outdoors with her.
Frank Ross ’00, holds Alexander beside his wife, Jennifer.
Matt Tsuji
is enjoying his fourth year as an orthopedic surgeon in Oshawa, Ont. He, his wife, Melissa, and their 3-year-old daughter, Lily, are looking forward to welcoming their second child in May. They found out it will be a boy and hopefully an Old Boy someday!
Ted Mercer ’96, his wife, Victoria, and their three sons.
1998 Christopher Fusco
and his wife, Tushee, gathered with friends at a holiday dinner in November 2019. Christopher
Max Woods ’98, his wife, Kelly, and daughter, Amelia.
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2003 Geoff Delean
From lower left, clockwise around the table (all men are from the Class of 1998): Kelly Trinka holding Amelia, Erin Mac Con, Max Woods, Antonio Riva Palacio, Kandice Cross, Vania Meneses Borges, Brook Dyson, Melissa Mercer, Will Mercer, Jason Perrier, Andrew Malloy, Brad Cross, Christopher Fusco, Douglas Mac Con, Tushee Fusco, and Richard Lai. 48 The ANDREAN Spring 2020
and his wife, Samantha, had a big year in 2019. Not only did they complete a substantial eightmonth renovation of their Toronto residence, but they also welcomed their first child, Charles Geoffrey – “Charlie” – in early October. Geoff is a real estate salesperson with Chestnut Park Real Estate Limited, Brokerage and is more than happy to help fellow Andreans make their next move.
jobwatch.ch, a specialized recruitment website providing job postings for 40,000 candidates in the watch and microtechnique industries. Some of its biggest clients include the Swatch Group, Richemont, and Audemars Piguet.
Andrew Wakefield
Donato Ardellini, left, and
Bradley Downey ’03
→ Bradley Downey
recently joined Environmental 360 Solutions (E360S), an environmental management company founded by Donato Ardellini, father of Claudio ’22. Bradley is responsible for business acquisitions and corporate development as the company actively consolidates the waste management industry in Canada and the U.S.
Brian Harvey
Providence Healthcare. Brian and his wife, Victoria, who also works at Unity Health, as a cardiac device technologist, recently celebrated their first year of marriage and moved to Dundas, Ont.
Adam Hoffman
and his wife, Sherrie, welcomed a daughter, Ivy Anne, on January 10, 2020.
started a new position in January 2020 at Unity Health Toronto as an accreditation lead. Based out of St. Michael’s Hospital, he will be leading the organization through its first hospital accreditation as a network. The network includes St. Michael’s, St. Joseph’s Health Centre, and
was selected to the officiating crew for the 107th Grey Cup in Calgary, Alta., in November 2019 between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. As a six-year line judge with an 85-game experience in the Canadian Football League, this was his first Grey Cup appointment. He previously worked both East and West finals as well as Andrew Wakefield ’03 poses semi-final games with the Grey Cup. in recent years. Between games, Andrew works at CIBC as a senior product manager overseeing consumer credit cards for the bank in Toronto.
Luc Zoratto
and his wife, Leesa, welcomed Luna Rose Linh on September 16, 2019. Luc recently took up long-distance running, including his first half marathon, as a way to ensure the “dad bod” doesn’t creep up on him. Luc works as a senior sales manager at Dell Technologies and has also been working in real estate since 2009. The family lives in Toronto. Adam Hoffman ’03, his wife, Sherrie, and daughter, Ivy Anne.
Mike Tzimas
started at Napoleon in January as CFO after ten years in the automotive industry. Napoleon, a $500-million privately owned Canadian company with global operations, manufactures and sells grills, fireplaces, and HVAC. Mike and his wife, Andrea, live in Richmond Hill, Ont., and have two sons, Lucas, 5, and Daniel, 3.
Tyron Vogt
Brian Harvey ’03, and his wife, Victoria.
had a busy summer in 2019 with a wedding and a job change. He and Selina got married at the Chateau-de-Gilly in Burgundy, France, on August 24, 2019. They hosted more than 100 guests from across the globe from as far as Canada, the U.S., and Hong Kong. The couple has two children, Gianluca, 6, and Lily-Grace, 2. Tyron started a job on July 1 as director of sales and marketing for
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2004 Erik Bornstein
married Sarah Roper at the Old Fort Bay Club in the Bahamas on December 6, 2019. In attendance were his brother, Sean ’03, Geoffrey Campbell ’03, and Nicholas Laveau ’04. Erik is the CEO of a technology company called TOOLBX that he founded after selling his construction company, Mazenga Building Group. Erik spent ten years in the construction business before transitioning into technology. TOOLBX is a platform that helps construction professionals manage their construction material procurement by consolidating the order process from hundreds of suppliers. Erik recently raised $4 million US from investors in Silicon Valley and New York and is in the process of raising his next round of funding to grow the Toronto-based business. Erik and Sarah live in downtown Toronto.
→ Eric Bornstein ’04 and Sarah Roper were married in December.
Darrin Henein
is the director of UX at Shopify in Toronto, where he’s been for the last four years. He and his wife, Alicia, daughter, Ayla Grace, 6, and son, Samuel David, 4, moved from Milton, Ont., to Toronto in 2018.
Ritch Lau
has been working in the media for a Chinese broadcast company, Fairchild Television, as a news anchor/reporter since he graduated from the University of Toronto at Scarborough. He met his wife, Loretta, on the job when they were co-hosts of the evening news. They got married on June 10, 2018, and live in Richmond Hill, Ont. Ritch recalls his favourite time at SAC was playing basketball with classmates, and says he still enjoys the game. He participated in the St. Andrew’s Cadet program as a cook and continues to borrow from the recipes he used in SAC’s kitchen.
Ritch Lau ’04 and his wife, Loretta.
2005 Scott Fullerton
married Sarah Bellamy on February 1, 2020 at Baro in Toronto. Old Boys in attendance were Scott’s brother, Kevin Fullerton ’02, brotherin-law, Gord Birkett ’01, along with Nathan Rothwell ’03, Joseph Rothwell ’03, Ryan Bryce ’05, Clinton McCullough ’05, Jay Smith ’05, Ryan Besse ’09, and Reese Foegele ’13. Scott and Sarah honeymooned in the Bahamas, where
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they met up with Matt Whiteland ’05, Jonathan Cartwright ’05, and Karl McCartney ’06. Scott and Sarah live in Toronto, where Scott works as a wholesaler for National Bank Investments.
From left, Matthew Whiteland ’05, Scott Fullerton ’05, Jonathan Cartwright ’05, and Karl McCartney ’06.
Robert Iaccino
has been named a partner in Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP’s Commercial Real Estate Group. He works in the company’s Toronto office specializing in leasing and construction matters and has extensive experience in acquisitions and dispositions of office buildings, vacant land, and shopping centres.
2006 Justin Lemieux-Reale
and his wife, Sarah, welcomed their first child, Ellara Kathleen, on December 28, 2019. The family lives in Hamilton, Ont., where they just completed a full renovation on their Victorian home.
Jun Woo Park
had a busy 2019. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in May with a PhD in computer science. He and his wife, Sunhee, along with their cats, Toffee and Coco, relocated in July to the San Francisco Bay area for his new job at Google as a software engineer. Their daughter, Hazel, was born in September.
Adam Lebar ’07 and Tessa Christine Laviolette were married last July.
2007
2008
Adam Lebar
Dylan Baker
married Tessa Christine Laviolette on July 27, 2019, at Gracewood Estates, Kurtz Orchards in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Old Boys in attendance were his brothers, Erik ’05 and Mitch ’08; classmates, Matt Boyd, Derek Cleary, Nunziatto Fattore, Scott Giroux, Peter Goitanich, Mathew Halloran, Cameron Healy, Eric Lee, Colin McCullough, Ladi Onayemi, Neil Osien, James Seymour, Richard Shouldice Stewart, and Jon Tozzi; as well as Ricky Reininger ’04 and Jeff Seymour ’05.
Jonathan Thomson
Jun Woo Park ’06 with Sunhee and their daughter, Hazel.
and his wife, Alicia, welcomed a daughter, Charlie Jay Thomson, on November 15, 2019. They live in downtown Toronto where Jonathan works at KingSett Capital. The family is enjoying every moment as a trio and looks forward to travelling with Charlie to Japan, where Alicia is from.
became a lawyer in 2017 after clerking at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. He now works in Toronto as a commercial litigator at Teplitsky, Colson LLP.
2009 John Cockshutt
moved from Toronto to England more than two years ago and took a marketing position at an industry-disrupting skincare and cosmetics business. It was there he met his wife, Elly. “After a few months, we were both sure beyond any doubt,” John reports. They were married on November 16, 2019, and honeymooned in Seville, Spain. In attendance at the wedding was classmate, Nicholas Woo. The Old Boys re-connected after nearly 10 years when Nicholas noticed one of John’s Instagram stories about moving to England. “We met over a few pints Spring 2020 The ANDREAN
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and some ramen, and it was like no time had passed,” John says. He and Elly reside in London and spend their free time in the English Surrey countryside and Geneva, Switzerland.
Old Boys from the Class of 2011, from left: Connor Pugliese, Thomas Di Falco ’12, Andrew Kerr, Carter Sopik, Alec McCleave, Matt Mardini, Brendan MacDonald, and Ian Malcolm (friend).
→ At top, John Cockshutt ’09 and Elly were married in November. Above, from left, Elly, John, Nicholas Woo, and his partner, Marina.
Mark McLean
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2012
Andrew Kerr
Kevin Rush
and a group from the Class of 2011 went to Scottsdale, Ariz., on February 1 for the 2020 Waste Management Phoenix Open. Time was spent in the sun by the pool; however, the main attraction was the infamous par-3 16th hole grandstands. Pints were had, laughs were shared, and there was no shortage of good times.
sent his thanks to SAC for supporting The Pond Hop, an outdoor hockey marathon in Toronto. Participants played a series of shinny games at two outdoor rinks on February 22, 2020. Several Old Boys joined the series. Mark says more than 75 players participated and collectively raised in excess of $20,000 in support of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Old Boy participants included Brendon McCullough ’03, Cameron Healy ’07, Adam Lebar ’07, Colin McCullough ’07, Ladi Onayemi ’07, Mitch Lebar ’08, Jeff O’Neill ’08, Ryan Besse ’09, Morgan Bonner ’09, Josh Harris ’09, Josh Phillips ’09, and Leland de Langley ’11.
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joined SAC as the mathematics residential don following work in Ireland as an integration engineer. Kevin aspires to become a math and computer science teacher and graduated with a BA in computer science from Queen’s University in 2017. In addition to his academic expertise, Kevin has extensive rugby experience at the university level.
Rob Williams
won the Hon. Edward Goff Penny Memorial Prize for Young Canadian Journalists in 2019. In the small market category, Robert won for his work with the Telegraph-Journal in Saint John, NB. His entry submissions included: an exclusive piece on the struggle by 800 Campobello Island residents to stay connected to mainland New Brunswick; an exclusive story of Lois Merritt’s fight with the federal government over workers’ benefits for employees on long-term leave; an in-depth look into the plight of international workers trying to enter New Brunswick’s labour force; and the story of a mother and her journey with cancer while building memories with her son. Before joining the Saint John office in 2017, Rob worked in the legislative bureau for Brunswick News Inc., where he covered provincial and federal politics. Rob worked as an intern at The Daily Gleaner in Fredericton and at iPolitics in Ottawa after graduating from the journalism program at Carleton University. He was one of 10 journalists selected in 2016 for the Canadian military journalism course with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, in partnership with the Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary.
2013 Michael Chiang
and Charles-David Mitchell ’14 performed at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in August 2018. Michael was playing with the Combined Universities’ Officer Training Corps Pipes and Drums, while Charles-David was playing with the Pipers Trail. They found out they were playing together at the tattoo during the first rehearsal. They both had a great time and were proud to represent SAC in this world-renowned production set in Scotland. Michael graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a master’s degree in physics in 2017 and is studying for a PhD in biological physics at the same university. Charles-David graduated from Carleton University with a bachelor’s degree in music last year and is now pursuing a diploma in music and digital media at St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Ont.
photo / Todd Reicher, Rockford IceHogs
Tyler ’10 and Dylan Sikura ’13.
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Charles-David Mitchell ’14, left, connected with fellow piper, Michael Chiang ’13.
Mario Chiodo
recently accepted a job with Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment in its Global Partnership Department. In his role, Mario works closely with both the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors on various sponsorship initiatives. He graduated in 2018 from the University of Windsor with a bachelor’s degree in commerce with a concentration in marketing.
scored his first NHL goal playing for the Chicago Blackhawks in a game against the Detroit Red Wings on January 6, 2020. This season, Dylan plays alongside his brother, Tyler ’10, with the Blackhawks’ AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs. Tyler was named the team captain for the 20192020 season, and both he and Dylan are among the IceHogs’ top scorers.
2014 Corey Bristoll
graduated from the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University in 2018. In January, he co-founded Northern Breeze Painting Ltd., a
full-service painting company in the Muskoka area of Ontario. Previous to this, Corey ran a College Pro Painting franchise in 2019 as a partnership. The duo ranked in the Top 5 franchise owners nationally in terms of sales volume and job quality. Corey enjoys staying in touch with classmates, Mitch Carter, Peter Grantcharov, Bryce Johnson, Taylor Pilmer, and Kris Townsend. This spring, Corey took a surfing trip to Nicaragua to catch up with some of these friends.
Peter Grantcharov
completed his MS in data science at Columbia University and has returned to Toronto to be the data science lead at Surgical Safety Technologies Inc. Surgical Safety Technologies invented the OR Black Box, which was selected as one of Time Magazine’s Top 100 Inventions of 2019. The OR Black Box records nearly everything that happens in a hospital operating room, including video of the surgical procedure.
2015 Kevin Chong
Mario Chiodo ’13
Corey Bristoll ’14
recently completed a life sciences degree at Queen’s University and is finishing his Bachelor of Education with the hope of working in the independent school system in Canada or internationally in Korea or Japan. Kevin reports that during his time at Queen’s, he was involved in a variety of extracurricular activities and volunteering, such as varsity squash, working Spring 2020 The ANDREAN
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with the municipal affairs commission of Kingston, Ont., the Toronto Blue Jays’ Jays Care Foundation, and organizing orientation week for incoming concurrent education students.
Mac Rowcliffe
graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in production from Ryerson University, where he spent the last semester working as the assistant to two professional directors from the Stratford and Shaw Festivals. He has switched gears completely and entered the wine industry, working at Coffin Ridge Boutique Winery in Annan, Ont., at their tasting bar and operating their tours. He is also making his way through certifications with the Wine and Spirit Education Trust. He holds Level 2 and plans to reach Level 3 by the fall.
City, Que., on November 23, 2019. The Dinos defeated the Montreal Carabins 27-13 at Telus Stadium.
Matthew Medhurst
is finishing up his junior year at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Fla. He reports he had great success in the academic field this school year, as well as on the golf course. He represented Eckerd in South Carolina at Kiawah Island Golf Resort. He is studying toward his bachelor’s degree in history and plans to earn a Master of Education.
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Mac Rowcliffe’15
2016
committed to attending the University of Alaska Fairbanks and playing for the Nanooks in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA).
Yiannis Spetsakis
was an athletic scholar and a member of the Marauders football team in his first year at McMaster University. The team won the Yates Cup (Ontario University Athletics champion).
2019 Isaac Bradbury
Cameron Hillis
was named captain of the OHL Guelph Storm ahead of his third season with the team. The Montreal Canadiens prospect is enjoying a bounce-back year and sits in the Top 20 for scoring in the OHL for the 2019-2020 season. On May 12, 2020, he signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Canadiens.
Cameron Hillis ’18
Matt McKim
enjoyed his first year at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., where he is studying international business and management. In his freshman season on the men’s soccer team, he started 16 games and scored three goals, two of which were game-winners. Following the season, he received an honourable mention to the 2019 AllCentennial Conference Team.
photo / Canadian Press
Thomas Kook
and Isaac Bradbury ’19 were former soccer teammates at SAC and caught up with one another following Isaac’s game with the Dickinson College Red Devils in November 2019.
Andrew Biddell
was selected as an Academic All-Canadian for his achievement in both sports and academics for the 2018-2019 season. Andrew is a fourthyear finance major and accounting minor in the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University. He was recognized alongside seven other Desautels students by U Sports earlier this year. To qualify for Academic All-Canadian status, a U Sports student-athlete must have maintained an average of 80 per cent or better over the academic year while competing for one or more of their university’s varsity teams. Andrew is a former captain of the McGill varsity football team and currently serves as the varsity lacrosse team manager.
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Thomas Kook ’18, right, and Isaac Bradbury ’19.