Old Boys’ News
1996 Brent Spence
married Elizabeth Armstrong in the Memorial Chapel on February 25, 2012. The couple has two daughters, Ainsley, 2, and Bryn, who turns 1 in January. Ainsley was baptized in the Memorial Chapel in October of 2011. Bryn was baptized by SAC’s Rev. Bruce Roffey. The family lives in Newmarket, Ont.
Martin Landry and his wife, Hero, welcomed Michael Glenn Ross on February 22, 2013. Martin recently joined Ferrovial Agroman Canada Inc. as director of busi-
ness development and has relocated his family from Calgary to Toronto.
(l-r) Brian Spence Jr ‘93, Trevor Redvers ‘95, Robert Biggar ‘96, Scott Sutton ‘96, Elizabeth Armstrong (bride), Michael Ralph ‘96, Brent (groom), Adam Tattle ‘96, and Carl Zank ‘96.
1997 Israel Espinoza M.
and his wife, Sara, baptized their first child, Julian Espinoza (future Andrean in 2024), on February 9, 2013. Classmate Pierre-Alexandre Filion ’97 visited Mexico City for the ceremony and is their son’s godfather. Israel and Pierre, former roommates in Sifton House, have remained friends since their time at SAC. Despite the long distances (Pierre lives in Brazil), they have remained in close contact and plan on enjoying the 2014 World Cup together in Brazil. Israel works for Promotora Lindavista and lives in Mexico City.
Sarah and Israel Espinoza ’97 hold their baby Julian, with godfather Pierre-Alexandre Filion ’97 on the right, and godmother Andrea Salcedo, Sarah’s sister, on the left. 44 Fall 2013
Alex Wood took part in the German Championship of Handicapped Golfers at the Treudelberg Golf Club in Hamburg for two days in August. Alex says he enjoyed the competition and his caddy, father Andrew Wood ‘60, was of great assistance. Alex finished fourth in his category and 22nd overall in the B class. Alex works for Elbe-Werkstätten GmbH and lives in Hamburg.
1999
Michael Choi has been appointed International Admission & Relations Officer at St. Andrew’s College. He has represented the College as an educational consultant in the Asian market for the past two years. In his new role, Michael will continue building the School’s international boarding population on a full-time basis. Michael and his wife, Aimee Park, live in Toronto. Dan Near was named to the Top 40 Under 40 by Sporting Goods Business magazine in honour of industry profes-
sionals who exemplify leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship, and energy. Dan, 33, has been in the sporting goods industry for seven years and is currently director, consumer products licensing for the National Hockey League. His office is located in New York City where he is responsible for retail marketing and global development in all channels of distribution for the NHL’s consumer products business. The magzine states that Dan has “played a pivotal role in making the NHL’s consumer products business reach more than $1B in annual retail sales.” Dan and his wife, Lori, live in Morristown, N.J., with son Charlie, 3, and twin daughters Haley and Taylor, 2.
2000
Mitch Smith graduated from the University of Windsor in 2008 with a master’s in marine biology. He then moved
to Australia to study law at Bond University. While there he connected and lived with Jordan Ross ‘03, who was also studying law. Mitch married Canadian Beth Rideout in Australia in March 2008. Mitch and Beth now live in Toronto where he works for Hicks Morley practicing litigation.