Keeping in touch ‘60s
Simo Duvnjak (Architectural Technician, 1969) I’m a retired teacher and department head of Halton Board of Education.
‘70s
Arno (Arnold) Ilic (Industrial Management Technology, 1973) I opened up my own consulting firm in April of 2009 and have had steady work since. I consider myself a management consultant, consulting in everything from HR to start-up businesses. Joan Mills (née Graham) (Legal Secretarial, 1974) I have retired from a rewarding career in Human Resources management and as an instructor of Human Resource Management at Mohawk College and McMaster University. (1) Ivana Wilson (née Bachetti) (Nursing - St. Joseph’s, 1975) After 45 years working as a RN in a variety of organizations I retired on June 30, 2020. I graduated in 1975 from the nursing program and although most of the graduates from my class were getting jobs in the States, I got a job working at St. Joseph Hospital in Hamilton. I did return to pursue a higher level of education and received a degree from Brock University in 1998. For the last 34 years I have been working in the community as a Care Coordinator. The last 17 years with the Hamilton, Niagara, Haldimand, Brant Health (HNHB) Local Integration Network. I have had a very varied career and all my experiences have made me the nurse and person I am.
‘80s
(2) Gary Smith (Business Administration, 1982) I retired last year after 22 Years at Bunge Ltd, in Oakville. I spent the last
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eight years there working as a Refrigeration B licensed technician. Now I am enjoying the retirement living spending my days canoeing, camping and geo-caching. Yvonne Bomberry (Social Service Worker, 1987) After graduating from Mohawk, I went on to earn a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Calgary and a Master of Social Work from McMaster University. Currently, I am a PhD Candidate in Social Work from Memorial University. Laura Higgins (Food and Beverage Management, 1988) In March, I toured four Sake brewing regions in Japan after being selected as only one of a handful of international importers to attend. (3) Shirley Bainbridge (Early Childhood Education, 1989) I have recently retired from Mohawk College. I served as a Professor in the ECE program for 20 years.
‘90s
Barbara Roberts (Business, 1993) I retired after 21 years as HR and safety manager thanks to Mohawk’s courses.
(4) Charlene Forrest (Medical Laboratory Technology, 1992/ Child & Youth Worker, 2008) I am now a grandmother and living in Brantford, ON. I have been working as a Clinical Supervisor at Carpe Diem for almost 10 years now! (5) Lisa Rudd-Scott (Recreation Leadership, 1991/Nursing, 1998) On the home front fighting the COVID-19 virus. Stay safe friends.
‘00s
Kim Fitzgerald (née McKenzie) (Personal Support Worker, 2001) Since graduating I have worked at St Peters Hospital. I love what I do. I have had opportunity to be on different committees during my time there. It’s a very fulfilling job but not always easy. You deal with flu outbreaks and now the pandemic but these people have become like family and there is no place I’d rather be right now. Simone Benech (née Ross) (Nursing, 2002) Recently I moved back home to Canada with my family after living and working in California for the last 15 years.