David Bruser ’95, a reporter for the Toronto Star, is the winner of a prestigious National Newspaper Award for investigating reporting of the plight of Canadian soldiers returning from service in Afghanistan. Alex Quinn ’96 has been named the newest Fulford Junior Research Fellow at Somerville College in the UK. He presented his research at the Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Sessions in May. Alex has completed half of his postdoctoral fellowship and will start to look for faculty positions for the fall of 2011. Alex and his wife Renae are expecting their first child in September. Robert Stewart ’97, documentary filmmaker, has had an exciting spring. His film, Sharkwater, recently premiered in Hong Kong. Rob is working on several projects, including his next documentary which will see him travelling for most of the year. Greer Pedoe ’98 has finished his first year of teaching mathematics and computer science at I.E. Weldon Secondary School in Lindsay, Ontario. Last year he taught mathematics at Fenelon Falls Secondary School.
Brett Bergmann ’00 and his wife, Beth, are moving to the United States as Brett will be starting his MBA at Ross Business School at the University of Michigan this fall. Brett is leaving his job at McCain Foods but will continue to run TravelHangar, the travel company he started while at university. Brett is stepping down from the Crescent Alumni Executive where he has served as the Chair of the mentoring committee for the past two years. Cyrus Zahedi ’00 is enrolled in the MBA programme at Western’s Richard Ivey School of Business. Amaan Ismail ’03 is working as a Programme Officer in the Partnerships and Donor Relations Unit at the University of Central Asia (UCA) in Khorog, Tajikistan. He plans to return to North America early this fall. Hussein Jaffer ’04 recently returned home to Toronto as he was accepted to the University of Toronto Medical School, starting this term. Benjamin Langer ’04 completed a masters degree at the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies in Israel, a programme that brings together Israelis, Palestinians, and International students to study environmental issues and peace building. Ontario Premier Dalton Mcguinty visited the Institute at the end of May to tour the solar energy facilities, as Ontario, is pursuing alternative energy strategies.
Will Chyr ’05 is living in Chicago, working in the global marketing department at an advertising agency, Leo Burnett. In his spare time, he has kept busy with a variety of balloon projects. He does not foresee any sculpture exhibits in the near future, but Will has been invited to participate in a few fashion shows, fundraisers, and, of course, birthday parties. Jonathan Prinsell ’06 is enrolled in the sports management programme at Syracuse University. This spring he completed a semester-long internship in corporate partnerships with Kroenke Sports Enterprises (Pepsi Center) in Denver. Vitali Bourchtein ’07 is in New York City working in investment banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Jeff Ballard, Haley Mann, Ben Hawkins and Evan Reiter, class of 2008, are starting their third year at Western’s Richard Ivey School of Business. Remi Ojo ’08 is studying chemical engineering in the biochemical/biomedical stream at Queen’s University with future ambitions of pursuing pharmaceutical technology. Remi is a striker on the Queen’s Varsity Soccer team.
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