lessees in relation to sale, purchase and financing of vessels, luxury yachts and aircraft.
1998 MARK ANDREW SCOTT has left his position at Goldman, Sachs & Company to begin an MBA at Columbia University. TOM TAKADA was married to Madoka in the Westin Hotel Tokyo in October 2007. Madoka is originally from Vancouver and was a classmate of Tom’s at Keio University in Japan. Andreans who attended the wedding included Terence Liu ’98 and
Justin Lin ’99 from Taiwan, and Tom’s brother Atsushi Takada ’97, who is currently working in Singapore. Joji Tanaka ’97 and Leon Nakagawa ’99 attended the wedding as well. Tom is currently working in the Overseas Operation Section in charge of sales and merchandising of Mikimoto shops around the world, for Mikimoto Co., Ltd. Tokyo, Japan.
1999 BRIAN HRACS is a third-year Ph.D. Geography student at the University of Toronto. The local music industry is his primary focus – researching technological and spatial trends and the intersections between independent music and indie fashion. His research is broadly based on cultural industries and their impact on local economies, and he hopes to become a university professor. Brian was married to Andrea in 2007 and they live in Toronto with their dog Hector. He has also played drums in Toronto-
1998
(l-r) Bradley Ferris ’98, Randall Ferris (father of Bradley and Baillie) and Baillie Ferris ’01 at the boys’ graduation from Queensland University.
BRADLEY FERRIS Bradley ’98 and Baillie ’01 both graduated with Business degrees from Queensland University of Technology in Australia in September 2005. Baillie went on to complete a second degree in Biotechnology the following year and now works as a field representative for Synergex. Bradley went to work at Ernst & Young in Brisbane and was seconded to the Sydney office for two years shortly after. He is back at Ernst & Young Brisbane where he and Baillie have purchased their first house in a leafy suburb backing on to a State Forest reserve. Randall Ferris and Linda Livingstone (mother of Bradley Livingstone ’97) were married on the beach in Hawaii on December 19, 2006. Randall writes that they are now truly an “Andrean Family”.
based bands for 15 years. Excerpts from a May 2008 article in the Pittsburgh City Paper describe how his academic journey as a Geographer has intersected with his love of music.
(l-r) Jeremy Pedder ’99, Colin ’99, Blair MacPherson ’96, Jamie MacPherson ’99 and Fred Perowne ’97 enjoying Vancouver Island.
COLIN PARENT writes “some friends take trips that involve a little more relaxation, I’m sure that will be our next journey!” However, on this occasion he and his SAC friends found themselves out on the grueling and demanding West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island. The 75 km trek (77 km with a wrong turn on their first day!) took the group along one of Mother Nature’s most prized coastlines. They passed through magical forests and at one campsite they watched a pod of whales migrate past. Colin would recommend this trip to anyone with an interest in natural beauty, but it’s certainly not for everyone. When not out traveling, Colin is a photographer for SNAP Aurora, a new monthly print publication specializing in a “non-political” friendly and entertaining photographic view of living in the local community. THE ANDREAN 55