Old Boys’ News
Postcard from a
Grad
Matthew Eaton-Kent ’06
I think SAC, specifically the Guidance Office, was fundamental to opening my eyes to the opportunity of overseas education. I had considered the U.S., but not the U.K. It turned out to be exactly what I was looking for. Undergraduate programs in the U.K. are very focused, which is what I wanted since I was looking to immerse myself in politics. The London School of Economics (LSE) was great for that. It gave me a wide-ranging and international perspective during my studies, as the school was not only in downtown London, but also boasts one of the most international student bodies of any university. SAC really helped give me a leg up at LSE, particularly with students from Europe, by training me to properly write essays. Each class I had at SAC added to my skills in this area. It was invaluable and has continued to offer me a foundation of skills that I draw on in my graduate studies. After living abroad for three years, I thought I was ready to come back to Canada. However, after my first year in law school, I was ready for adventure again. So, in the summer, against the frantic pleadings of my parents, I went tree planting in Northern Ontario. It was a tremendous experience. I lived in a tent the whole time in the middle of a forest about 30 minutes north of Hearst. It was the hardest work I have ever done; it was a record season for heat and we worked 10 hour days outdoors. On my best day, I planted 4,000 trees and over 85,000 trees during the season. I enjoyed it so much I am heading to BC for a second season. It has made me realize that I need adventure, and thus I am looking at career options that would allow me to combine my interest in international law and my desire for adventure. Next year, I will finish my last semester at Queen’s University, then I plan on attending the law school at the University of Sydney in Australia on an exchange for a semester to finish my final credits toward my JD and graduation from Queen’s in 2012. In terms of other Old Boys, I bump into Rob Iaccino ‘05, all the time. Last summer I spent a weekend at the cottage of Joey Burke with Paul Ross, Taylor Campbell, Anton Bennett, Logan Hurst, Dean Hamann, Scott Johnstone (all ‘06) and Derek Cleary ‘07. It was just like old times.
MARK CHENG is pursuing his MA at Columbia University’s Teachers College in New York. His program is called Economics and Education, and he plans to work in education policy after graduation. GEOFF DELEAN moved from Halifax to Toronto last September after travelling through Europe for two and a half months. He recently switched jobs from Cambridge Mercantile Group (where he worked with Lennon Sweeting ‘05) to RBC Dominion Securities, where he is an assistant to Laszlo “Les” Fur ‘85, a full 48 Spring 2011
service broker. Geoff is also working on a start-up business, the Superior Group of Companies, which consists of Superior Property Management, Superior Condo Cleaning and Superior Painting. He is still with his girlfriend of seven years, Samantha Ivey, and is busy playing hockey in the ASHL on Tuesday nights. HUGH DOWELL spoke to the Middle School and Upper School students in the Memorial Chapel in March. Hugh is studying to be a priest and shared some of his insights with the boys on how he discovered and is continuing to discern the
call to his chosen profession. JOEL FORD was working on the ramp at WestJet in Calgary when he realized he wanted to become a pilot. He applied to a school based out of the U.K. and after a few interviews and assessments, was accepted. Commencing February 2007, he spent most of his time in New Zealand completing the basic flight training before heading off to the U.K. to fly and write his final assessments in September 2008. Joel began flying the Airbus a320 series for EasyJet Airlines in March 2009. He spent six months based
out of London, England and six months based out of Lyon, France. Joel then moved to Thomas Cook Airlines, based out of Manchester, during the summer of 2010. He is now flying in Singapore for Tiger Airways — a low-cost airline flying the Airbus a320 to destinations within five hours of Singapore. ARMEN KHAJETOORIAN graduated from New York Law School in May 2010 and has since passed the New York Bar exam. He has been working as a legal associate since September at Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler, Nahins & Goidel, P.C., a real estate law firm in Manhattan.
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DAVID MCNABB
(l-r) Geoff Delean ‘03, Lennon Sweeting ‘05 and David were spotted at the annual Carol Service in December. David attended Concordia University and has been working in Toronto for the past four years. He is currently a Senior Account Manager for Xerox Canada Ltd. and lives in Toronto. RICKY REININGER was on campus in February for the grade 11 Career Fair where he spoke with the boys about his art career. His words of advice were: go out and pursue a career in a field or area you enjoy. Ricky lives in Newmarket, ON.