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Life after Crescent Geoff Pollock ’91 is an investment banker, a member of the CSOBA Activities Committee, and also a volunteer with the School’s business courses. He is engaged to be married to Evgeniya Samartseva. Patrick Nobbs ’92 attended Wilfrid Laurier University after finishing at Crescent, graduating with a degree in philosophy. After a few years of travel and working in various fields, Patrick returned to Toronto and pursued a science degree at Ryerson University. After Ryerson, he took a position at the Rosedale Day School, where he is currently a deputy headmaster. In Patrick’s life outside of school, he continues to love travel and outdoor activities. Sports and friends continue to play a major role in his life, and he is in close contact with many of the Class of ’92. Patrick was married to Lee in Montebello in August 2008. Myles Slocombe ’92 returned to Toronto last September after a two-year adventure in Calgary, Alberta, where he built a successful residential real estate practice. He was involved with a number of non-profit and charitable organizations including the Art Gallery of Calgary, Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta, and the Make-AWish Foundation, and made the most of his time next to the mountains skiing, hiking, running, kayaking, cycling and paragliding in the Rockies. Myles is delighted to be back in Toronto and has transitioned his business to Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Johnston and Daniel Division.
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Paul Joliat ’94 and his wife Amy welcomed their second son, Reid William, to the world on October 20, 2008. Little Reid is a brother for Cole, and the family is doing very well.
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Chuck Braff ’95 After graduating from Crescent, Chuck took a year off from his studies and travelled through Europe. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2000. After a short stint in Toronto, Chuck started a development company in British Columbia with his brother, Andrew Braff ’92. Currently living in Los Angeles, Chuck is earning an MBA and MRED (Masters in Real Estate Development) from the University of Southern California (USC) and is starting an organic ski wax business. He is also working toward his career ambitions of being a land developer. Outside of work, Chuck is the head squash coach at USC. He loves skiing and spends a lot of time at Big White. David Cuthbert ’96 is currently the chief resident in Radiation Oncology at the McGill University Health Centre. David is really enjoying living in Montreal and looking forward to the next Terry Bidiak Alumni Basketball Challenge. Kyle Wittlin ’97 lives in Hollywood. Having completed a degree in Film Scoring from UCLA, he composes music for film (The Long Green Line) and television. Kyle is also the music director at Bridges Academy in Studio City, California. George Doodnaught ’98 is studying law at Leicester University in England. This past summer, George worked in the legal field in The Hague, Netherlands. Andrew Lynde ’99 graduated from Ryerson University with a bachelor of public administration in June 2008. He is currently studying education at Medaille College in Buffalo, New York. Andrew has been helping teach and coach various sports teams at Crescent. His dream is to return to Crescent as a teacher following completion of his studies. David Gentili ’00 was the Conservative candidate in the riding of Toronto Centre in the 2008 federal election.
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Brett Bergmann ’00 was recently married to Beth Wightman at St. Justin’s Church in Unionville, Ontario, October 25, 2008. The reception (complete with some very tasteful karaoke) was held at York Downs Golf and Country Club. Fellow Crescent alum, Andrew Hallisey ’00, was in attendance. Prior to his wedding, Brett competed in the National Championship for City Chase (Canada’s version of The Amazing Race). The show aired on CBC and the full episode can be seen at www.cbc.ca/citychase. In this gruelling 36 hour race (without sleep), Brett and his partner represented Toronto, racing around St. John’s, Newfoundland against nine other teams. The race included 40 km of running amid a number of challenges including a military boot camp, milking a cow, repelling down a cliff, kayaking around the coast of Newfoundland, deciphering Morse code, and strip bowling. In the end, Brett’s team came in 2nd place, just missing out on winning new cars and going to Morocco for the world championships. Mike Reid ’00 spent the past year involved in organic farming in Scotland, and is now back in Toronto, where he maintains a strong environmental focus working at Newton Home Comforts.