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Life after Crescent James Brickman ’66 founder of Brick Brewery in Waterloo, Ontario has retired from the brewing industry. During his career, Jim established the first craft brewery in Ontario and the province’s largest Canadian-owned brewery. Mark DuBois ’67, Canada’s internationally acclaimed tenor, was honoured with the Pauline McGibbon Life Achievement in the Arts Award in August 2008 at Roy Thomson Hall. This award was presented by the Canadian Organization of Senior Artists and Performers, an organization established to recognize the talents and hard work of mature artists. Mark was recognized not only for his outstanding career on Canadian and international stages, but for the valuable contribution he has made to the musical community and to his students. Mark returned to Crescent School for Prize Day and shared his talents with the Crescent community. Mark Baines ’70 was nominated by his peers for the award of distinction in the Thames Valley District School Board. Ernest Chan ’84 recently published Quantitative Trading: How to Build Your Own Algorithmic Trading Business (Wiley, 2008). This is a practical guide for independent traders on how to implement algorithmic trading strategies and to challenge powerful industry professionals at their own game. Ernie is a hedge fund manager.
Karim Mawji ’87 & Dentonia Park Capital Management LLC Investment firm named in honour of Crescent Experinece After graduating from Crescent School in 1987, Karim Mawji attended The University of Western Ontario where he achieved his bachelor of arts degree, majoring in history. Subsequently, Karim earned his MBA at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. After qualifying as a chartered accountant with Deloitte & Touche, Karim then worked as a mergers and acquisitions/restructuring banker. A move to New York City followed in 1999 where Karim accepted a position as an analyst at Morgan Stanley before working as an analyst and portfolio manager with a series of hedge funds. In February 2009, Karim launched Dentonia Park Capital Management LLC (Dentonia Park), an investment advisor firm focusing on alternative investment strategies (dentoniapark.com). Although the firm is based in New York City, it will soon establish operations in Canada. Naming the firm after Crescent School’s former campus is an acknowledgement of an institution that was a meaningful part of Karim’s life: “Looking back on my years at Crescent, I had many character shaping experiences. Raising my own children brings back many memories of Crescent (my kids love the Terry Bidiak stories). Time and maturity have made me realize the worth of the values learned and I appreciate the teachers and friends that were such an important part of my life during and after my days at Crescent.” In addition to his work and family responsibilities, Karim managed a short book at Perennial Investors, an equity hedge fund, and previously managed a book on one of Morgan Stanley’s proprietary trading desks. Karim resides in Manhattan with his wife Betty, his daughter Ashira, and his son Daelum. He remains in touch with Crescent alumni, mainly those residing in New York, and would welcome reconnecting with other Crescent friends at kmawji@yahoo.com.
Andrew Blott ’89 and his wife Karen are delighted to announce the arrival of Harrison James Stanton Blott, born April 8, 2009. Harrison was born in New York City weighing 7lbs., 9oz. Big sisters, Amelia and Georgia, are thrilled to welcome their baby brother to the Blott family. Gregory Sacks ’91 has spent the last 15 years in the luxury travel business, with a three year stint touring the U.S. with Cirque du Soleil, where he ran the VIP tent on tour. In 2004, he and his business partners started a boutique trip planning company in Toronto called Trufflepig. Trufflepig — which is expanding quickly — designs custom itineraries for discerning travellers in a handful of destinations worldwide.
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welcomed their first child, a girl, Adrienne Elizabeth Chan Mackett, February 18, 2009. The family is looking forward to all the adventures their new bundle of joy will bring!
Cam Heaps ’92 co-founder of Steam Whistle Brewing and Crescent past parent Robert Deluce, President and CEO of Porter Airlines, have teamed up to provide Steam Whistle’s Premium Pilsner served as part of Porter’s complimentary onboard menu. Porter Airlines also employs Michael Deluce ’96 as their Executive Vice President and Jason Deluce ’92 as Manager of IT Development and Support.