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of her parents. Explore the adventures of our home-birthing, breastfeeding, cloth-diapering, baby-wearing, funloving, globetrotting family at: www. bermudaglobetrotters.wordpress.com.
CHRIS HOUSTON (’99) was on campus Thursday, January 28, 2016 to speak at a Lunch and Learn session in Patterson Hall sponsored by launchbox and the F. C. Manning School of Business. Over the past 15 years, Chris has worked with and founded tech start-ups, raised about $500 million in venture funding and has two successful exits under his belt. Stand Up and Cheer!
2000s RYAN SUTHERLAND (’00) and Christina Vandoremalen, who were married in October 2014 at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, are now living in Toronto, ON. There was certainly an Acadia presence on their wedding day (from left to right): Isabelle Morin, Christina Vandoremalen, RYAN SUTHERLAND (’00), DAVE CARON (’01), and DUNCAN SMITH (’00).
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RACHEL BEDINGFIELD (’02), Director of Parks and Recreation for the Town of Kentville and co-chair of a new provincial organization WomenActive-NS, was named a Women of Influence for 2015 by the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS). “Bedingfield is passionately involved in promoting physical activity and sport, with a special focus on vulnerable populations. In 2015, she led several initiatives addressing gender equity in recreation and physical activity, including providing free fitness passes to women living in a transition house, and having female change rooms installed in rinks,” reads Bedingfield’s Most Influential Women 2015 profile on the CAAWS website. JUSTIN OLIVER (BKIN ‘06) has started a group dynamics company based out of southwest Nova Scotia. Active Solutions has been working with local sports teams, high school groups, and businesses to improve performance on the ice, in the workplace, and within community groups. Feel free to check out his website at www.actsol.net. MAYA (DAVIS) MCINTOSH (‘07) and FRANKIE MCINTOSH (‘05) are happy to announce the birth of their majestic daughter, Stella, on July 2, 2015. Following a phenomenal home birth, Stella continues to create magical moments in the lives
Two Acadia alumni wed on Saturday, September 5, 2015 in Gananoque, Ontario. MEREDITH ST. JOHN (`07) and PATRICK MCNALLY (‘07) met at Acadia during Meredith’s second year and have been in love ever since! Mere and Pat both practice law in Calgary. They gathered on the day with other friends from Acadia, including: ALISON BACKMAN (’07), JENNY THOMPSON (’08), RACHEL “PIP” POTTER (’08), MEREDITH ST. JOHN, LYLA F. BRADLEY (’07), BRONWYN “BRONCO” SORBIE (’07), and ALLI FUNG (KING ’07).
2010s Congratulations to JAKE RIDEOUT (‘11) and MIRANDA COLLINS (‘14), co-owners of Inquisitive Toy Company