Chatter

Avery Ang ’22 was named to the 2022 Empire 8 Women’s Volleyball Sportswoman of the Year Team, representing Medaille University. Recipients of this award distinguished themselves and consistently exhibited the critical traits as outstanding sportswomen on and off the court.

Justine Eyre ’94 was a panelist for Ashbury Careerscope, where she spoke to students and parents about her career as an actress and voice actress. Justine has parlayed her onscreen appearances into a multiple award-winning career as one of the most prolific audiobook narrators working today. With over 700 titles to her name, Justine has lived in far-flung corners of the world from the Philippines to Canada, France and England, with her home base in Los Angeles. A classically trained actress and McGill graduate, Justine is renowned for her facility with accents, bringing personal and pitch-perfect audio renditions to life. She has appeared onscreen on several TV series from Two and a Half Men to Mad Men.

Juliana Assaly ’12 & Greg Dillon married at the Christ Church Cathedral in July, with the reception held at the Chateau Laurier. Around 300 guests attended the wedding, with over 40 Ashbury alumni in attendance. Ashburians in the wedding party included Laila Murray ’12, Zoe Rikhtegar ’12, Kristen Brazeau ’12, Olivia Tuli ’12, Alex Assaly ’08, Eric Assaly ’10, Alex Bryden Loiselle ’08 and Simon Sigler ’08. Father of the bride, Stephen Assaly ’81 had many Ashbury classmates in attendance. Juliana graduated with a Master of Business Administration this March.

Dr. Robert Cushman, Renfrew County’s acting medical officer of health, recently retired after a distinguished career in public health, that included 10 years as Ottawa’s medical officer and six years as the CEO of the Champlain Local Health Integration Network (LHIN).

Hally Siddons was a recipient of the Ottawa Distinguished Women Award for 2022 in the Community Pillars category for her many years of volunteerism. Hally was recognized for her outstanding contributions in Ottawa, along with her extensive work in furthering educational opportunities for girls internationally. Among her many lifetime accomplishments, Hally was also recognized as a “Notable Woman” at CFUW National at its 100th anniversary Annual General Meeting in Winnipeg in 2019.

Jamie Blasingame ’95 (née Wisniowski) toured Ashbury campus with her family in December on a visit from Florida. Jamie popped in the theatre, where she performed in several stage productions during her time at Ashbury.

Jacques Shore was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada in June 2022, “for his numerous professional and volunteer contributions as a distinguished lawyer and negotiator.” Jacques received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for Dedicated Service to Canada in July 2012.

Jacques is a former board member and father of Amanda ’03, Emily ’03 and Victoria ’07.

On October 9, 2022, James Kenny ’02 married Shannon Donnelly at Lago Restaurant in Ottawa. In attendance were family and friends, which included Ashbury alumni Robert Kenny ’92, Thomas Kenny ’99, Stuart Robinson ’03, Tim Booth ’02, Brooks Hunter ’02, Liam Buckley ’02, Geoff Heintzman ’02, Julia Heintzman ’02, Ali Hanvey ’02, Laura Argument ’02, Tarah Hunter ’03, Mike Prior ’03, Christopher Kelen ’05, Dave Ross ’06, Andrew Doran ’06, Graham Booth ’05, Sean Mcdonald ’99, Michael Macdonald Beraskow ’05, James MacMillan ’03, Olivia Taggart ’08, Darcy Walsh ’95, Patrick Pickering ’07, Patrick Beatty ’06, Alex Charette ’02, Bobby Kelly ’09, Drew Robinson ’00, Andrew Rock ’05, Lacy Lauks ’02, Ali Gaty ’05, Shamir Daya ’03 and Craig Heffernan ’02.

Brad Hunger ’20 and Zach Auger ’19 led McGill to the 2022 RSEQ Rugby Championship, the school’s first since 2015. Hunger was also named to the 2022 RSEQ All-Star Second Team.

Alex Charette ’02 and his wife, Dana Price welcomed baby Archer Thomas Charette on January 11. Baby Archie and mum are doing incredibly well!

Alex Charette ’02 participated in Fight for the Cure, a charity boxing gala in support the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation. Alex trained for 7 months, 3 times a week in preparation for the event, where his bout was chosen as fight of the night. Fight for the Cure raised over $1 million dollars for the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation.

Kevin Pendergrast ’93 was posthumously inducted into the Guilford College Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2022 on October 8. The honour reflects Kevin’s extraordinary tennis achievements at Guilford, which include the following accolades:

Team Most Valuable Player - 1993-1996

NCAA Division III All-American - 1996

Guilford Male Athlete of the Year - 1996 Old Dominion Athletic Conference

All-Conference Team - 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996

Nereus C. English Athletic Leadership Award 1995

Kevin’s parents, Tula and Dell, represented him at the induction ceremony. Kevin’s legacy lives on at Ashbury College through the Kevin Pendergrast Bursary.

Morgan Casper ’14 (née Guimaraes) recently published a book titled The Fiancé Files. Synopsis: After her fiancé disappears the day after their very public fairytale engagement, an heiress recruits her new bodyguard to help her investigate and discovers her life was not perfect at all... but maybe it still can be.

Aftera stellar career in goal at Babson College, Morgan Fedosiewich ’19 will be making the move to NCAA Division 1 soccer and attending Seton Hall in the fall, where she will be pursuing an MBA with a specialization in sport management from the Stillman School of Business. In her final season with Babson College, Morgan was named to the United Soccer Coaches (USC) NCAA D.3 All-America First Team, becoming the second All-American in the history of Babson College’s soccer program. She also earned her third All-New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) and USC All Region selections in 2022.

Alumni

arts enthusiasts met up with staff members Lisa Bettencourt, Megan Boyd and Tamara Doleman in Toronto in January. Alumni were invited to the Ontario Art Gallery before meeting up for pizza at the Smith House. In attendance were Harry Laquerre ’22, Nora Zolfaghari ’22, Celine Fu ’22, Jose Rodriguez Guerra ’19, Dulat Sargaskayev ’19, Nick Garel Jones ’16, Lucas Bruketa ’15, Jacob Gay ’16, Gloria Deng ’19, Carol Rodriguez ’19, Yedda Luo ’20, Justin Yan ’13, Erich Mrak ’13, Oleg Gorlenko ’17 and Adam Ashton ’17.

JeremyOuseley ’09 and Caroline Hua married on October 9, 2022, at Hotel X Toronto.

Jeremy and Caroline met in Toronto during their time at PwC LLP and call Ottawa home. Jeremy is a Partner at OHCD LLP and is a Governor on Ashbury College’s Board. Caroline is also a CPA and works for CMHC.

MichelleValberg received the Order of Canada “for her contributions as a photographer and philanthropist, and for raising awareness of Canada’s North.”

AndrewSommers ’86 achieved the Vice Chairman’s award for sales excellence for 2022 with Chestnut Park Real Estate Brokerage.

Luke

Allan ’21 was named to the National Nordic Ski Team. A member of Dartmouth College’s ski team, Luke earned All-East First Team, EISA Men’s Nordic Rookie of the Year and USCSCA National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team honours in his rookie season in 2022.

Robert Posman ’86 took a leave of absence from accounting and tax work for his second career, diving. During his many dives, Robert, a recreational certified professional diver, encountered bull and lemon sharks off Mar-a-lago, Florida.

Sharelle Samuel ’18 joined the Ashbury Senior Boys Basketball team at an LA Clippers game on the team’s tour of California over March Break. Sharelle is currently attending UCLA as a graduate student and is a member of the track and field team.