CommunityNews The Favourite Ladies Flourish
KIM SILLCOX
Clare Kowaltschuk’s team “Favourite Ladies” ranked fourth among the top team fundraisers for the Weekend to End Breast Cancer. Here seven of the 20 members take a break (from l-r) are Ladies Guild members: Sudha Rajagopal, Yvonne Boland, Kim Amar, Katerina Stainer, Brigitte Anderson, Kathy Oram and Clare K. (in front).
CAROLYN BILTON Upper School French teacher Carolyn Ogilvie married Joe Bilton at Pheasant Run Golf Club on June 21, and traveled through Portugal, Spain and Morocco for a month for their honeymoon. Carolyn and Joe live on campus. SARAH DAME Associate Director of Advancement, 2 FALL 2008
Sarah Dame, joined Ketchum Canada Inc.’s (KCI) Executive Search Group in April 2008. With St. Andrew’s College since 1999, Sarah was Campaign Manager and Major Gifts Officer during the first phase of the Campus Master Plan. For the last several years she was primarily responsible for Parent Relations and Parent Annual Giving. Her enthusiasm and ongoing dedication to the school is greatly missed and we wish her all the best in her new career. SHAWN DUNFORD Shawn Dunford was appointed to the position of Network Administrator in July after serving for five years as Upper School Laptop Coordinator. Shawn has
other things to celebrate as well, including his recent marriage to Katherine Pammett on September 20 in Peterborough, ON.
CLARE KOWALTSCHUK Clare Kowaltschuk’s team “Favourite Ladies” far exceeded their goal of $54,000, raising more than $80,000 in Toronto’s sixth annual Weekend to End Breast Cancer event on September 6-7. Clare’s team doubled in members to 20 this year, including 11 other walkers from the St. Andrew’s community: her husband and SAC teacher Adam Kowaltschuk, former colleagues Sabrina D’Angelo and Kim Sillcox, and eight members of the Ladies Guild: Kim Amar, Brigitte Anderson, Yvonne Boland, Cherie Christopher, Sudha Rajagopal, Sanysa Merkel, Kathy Oram and Katerina Stainer. Clare’s sister Jane Kravchenko Bedard, a former SAC teacher, walked as well. Thanks to all Andreans who supported the Favourite Ladies!
JOHN MACDONALD Thanks to John MacDonald for five great years as Physical and Health Education Department Head and 1st Hockey coach. He has gone on to teach at Newmarket High School.
TINO PAOLINI, Head of Visual Arts, spent five weeks this summer teaching art at the Canadian College Italy – The Rennaisance School in Lanciano, Italy, where friend and former SAC colleague Geoff Smith was Acting Principal for the summer program. Originally from Italy, Tino enjoyed visiting with family members and exploring the countryside on his bicycle when not teaching.
AMIR NASEEM Amir Naseem was recently appointed Manager, Network Services in the IT Department. Amir has been with St. Andrew’s since 2004 as Network Support Specialist and is excited about his new role with the school.
BILAAL RAJAN ’13 has published his first book Making Change: Tips from an Underage Overachiever, a guide to setting goals and fundraising effectively. The School will honour this achievement by hosting his book launch on November 12th. In May,