Toronto Affinity 2023

TORONTO JUNE 8, 2023 | EL MO C AMBO

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THANK YOU Thank you for joining us at the 2023 Toronto Af f init y celebration!

Your presence and continued suppor t is greatly valued. This Celebration would not be pos sible without the leader ship, hard work and dedication of those who ser ve on the organizing commit tee, all of whom are good friends of Memorial Univer sit y and the province of New foundland and L abrador. For months leading up to this evening, commit tee member s worked tireles sly behind the scenes to prepare for this annual celebration, which we are thrilled is returning for the f ir s t time since 2019!

Memorial’s O f f ices of Alumni Engagement and Development would like to sincerely thank these individuals and this knockout team for making this year’s celebration one to surely remember.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Sumaiya Ak ter, MA’22 Francesca Boschet ti, MA’13, PhD’21 Hayley Clif t, BBA’11 Alison Crocker, BBA’02 Ken Ellis, BBA’90 Elizabeth Furey, BA’08 Kam Jahromi, M.Eng.’12 Suanne Mc Grath- Kelly (co - chair), BBA’07 Ben Moaz zez, PhD’15 Swanz y Quar shie (co - chair), BBA’02

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GTA ADVISORY BOARD Joy Sayer s, B.Comm.(Hons.)’83 Chair, GTA Advisor y Boar David K ing, BBA’94 Senior Direc tor (Canada & South America), Rober t Half Tammy Ring, BA’92 Par tner, Lerner s LLP David Cohen, BBA’87 Par tner, Gowling WLG John Dur f y, B.Comm.’86 Pas t CIO & Board Member, Cannabis Grow th Oppor tunit y Corporation Swanz y Quar shie, BBA’02 Direc tor, Equit y Sales, Scotiabank Global Banking and Market s Alison Crocker, BBA’02 Manager, Strategic Communications & Initiatives, Havergal College K ingsley Gif ford, B.Eng.’09 Chief Operating O f f ice and Direc tor of Client Ser vices, GoNative.io Andrew Kelly, BBA’95 V ice - President and General Manager, MicroStrategy Heather Tulk, BBA’92 President, Commercial and Public Sec tor, Telus Peter Car ver, B.Comm.’81 President, The Car ver Group

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ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS WELCOME TO GUESTS Suanne McGrath-Kelly B.Comm.(Hons.)(Co-op.)’97 Emcee

COMMIT TEE REMARKS GTA Advisory Board

REMARKS FROM MEMORIAL UNIVERSIT Y Dr. Neil Bose President and Vice-chancellor, Pro Tempore Memorial University

ENTERTAINMENT Tom Power Host of CBC’s Q Guests can wander, converse, reminisce and enjoy fine food and drink!

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MENU Potato Croquette Aged cheddar, scallions, smocked ketchup (NF) Watermelon Margaretta Lime gel, celery, tajin (Vegan, DF, NF, GF) Grilled Flat Bread Caramelized pear, fried rosemary, mozzarella, gorgonzola Wagyu Dumpling Chili aioli, cilantro (DF, NF) Chicken ‘n’ Waffle Southern slaw, pommery mustard cream, spiced maple (NF) Crispy Koi Rice Seared Ahi Tuna Jalapeño soy (GF, DF, NF) Newfoundland and Labrador-inspired Fish & Chips Stand Cod, Yukon frites, tartar sauce, malt vinegar, ketchup aioli

DESSERT Craig’s Cookies

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ENTERTAINMENT Tom Power is a proud Memorial Universit y alumnus, and the award-winning host of CBC’s Q. Tom’s hear t felt and enthusiastic inter view st yle has at trac ted guest s from around the world, including Harr y St yles, Bono, Denzel Washington, Bruce Springsteen, Jerr y Seinfeld, Lee Jung-Jae, Celine Dion, Guillermo del Toro, Janelle Monae and more. In 2021 Tom’s moving and insight ful conversation with the iconic Canadian ac tor Michael J. Fox earned him and the Q Team the prestigious Gold medal for Best Inter view at the New York Festivals Radio Awards. On the heels of that honour, Tom was granted an exclusive inter view with Adele. Their intimate and in- depth conversation discussed life, love and struggles with fame. To date, the inter view has garnered over 1.4 million views on YouTube and was a f inalist for Best Inter view at the 2022 New York Festivals Radio Awards.

His years at Memorial were instrumental. He began his radio career in his hometown of St. John’s, N.L., while studying folklore. Those days doing radio shows at CHMR, and sneaking in rehearsals with his band, The Dardanelles, in the School of Music’s prac tice rooms proved formative to his career.

Tom regards Memorial as the place that allowed him to f ind the things that most interested him, and where he found the suppor t to pursue them.

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