Social Life

Hong Kong Alumni Branch Reception

Fourteen alumni met at the Bistecca Italian Steak House for a special branch reception in Hong Kong on February 2. Headmaster Michael Fellin P’24 introduced Crescent’s new Chief Advancement Officer, Jamie Lougheed ’87 P’18, and John Lynch P16, ’18, Executive Director, External Relations visited the Hong Kong alumni one final time before his retirement.

New York Alumni Branch Reception

Robbie Mitchnick ’09 hosted the New York alumni at Butter Restaurant in midtown Manhattan on May 18. In attendance were Headmaster Fellin P’24, Chief Advancement Officer Jamie Lougheed ’87 P’18 and Director of Development Kathryn Foster.

Kingston Alumni Branch Reception

The Crescent alumni in Kingston welcomed faculty member Isabelle Moore and retired teacher Kathy Porteous with open arms at the Grizzly Grill on March 9. Over 30 alumni

Alumni Reunion

Nearly 200 alumni gathered in Crescent’s CCL café to connect and celebrate milestones on June 10. The event provided a great opportunity to catch up with classmates and Crescent faculty and staff. Crescent extends best wishes and a warm welcome back to the Classes of 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013, and 2018.

Life After Crescent

Milestones and Celebrations

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1980s

Peter Hall ’80 retired Chief Economist for Export Development Canada, was a keynote speaker at the Vancouver CAIS Conference in April. Joining him in this picture are past Executive Director of External Relations

John Lynch P’16, ’18, Chief Advancement Officer Jamie Lougheed ’87, P’18, Chief Financial Officer Arjuna Kadawathage, Chief Operating Officer Haiyan Zhao, and Director of Enrolment Richard Vissers.

Greg Wells ’89, P’32 recently published his fifth book. Powerhouse: Protect Your Energy, Optimize Your Health and Supercharge Your Performance offers easy ways to boost energy, fight inflammation and optimize health—cell by cell.

1990s

Andrew Saunders ’87 has been announced as the Globe and Mail’s next CEO. Saunders first joined the Globe in 2002 as Director of Advertising.

Andrew Rathbun ’88 saxophonist, composer, and bandleader, was nominated for a Juno Award for his latest record, Semantics. His upcoming release, The Speed of Time, will be released in September.

David Notarfonzo-Sebald ’97 enjoyed an annual ski trip with friends from the Class of ’97: David Singer P’28, David Dattels, Tyler Skillen, and Sean Fleming.

Charlie Mills ’99 and his wife Meghan welcomed their first child —a wonderful and healthy baby boy—to their family. Gordon Kemper Mills was born April 8, 2023.

Brendan Lippa ’09 and Emilie Cockell celebrated their wedding on November 19, 2022 in Vaughan, Ontario. His wedding party included his brother Mario Lippa ’11 They were joined by Class of 2009 alumni Christian Nianiaris, Kalvin Hon, Derek Little, Soma Cserhati, Will Heisey, Dmitri Bourchtein, John Heisey, and Imran Punjani

2000s

Chris Galt ’09 (centre) is joined by fellow Class of 2009 alumni Philip Lloyd, Josh Su, Josh Chan, and Robert Dowler at his wedding. Chris married Annabel McKenzie on February 3, 2023 in Margaret River, Western Australia.

2010s

Joey Lindsay ’15 started a new position in January as a Senior Financial Analyst at Manulife Investment Management.

Brett Balcom ’16 recently accepted a position as a Real Estate and Corporate Banking Analyst at Raymond James Ltd.

Gorav Menon ’16 is now an Associate in Content Strategy and Analysis at Netflix.

Griffin Owen ’16 started a new job as Sales Representative at Colliers in March 2023.

Nicholas OprescuHavriliuc ’18 was awarded the 2022 Joelle Godard Prize from the University of Edinburgh Law School for the best overall performance in the joint Honours degree Law and French. He is looking forward to completing the Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Legal Practice before commencing at corporate law firm MBM Commercial LLP.