Old Boys News
2001
2001
Gord Birkett
and his wife, Sarah, welcomed their third son, Liam, on June 8. Older brothers, Jack and Charlie, are over the moon with the addition of Liam to the Birkett clan. Liam was baptized by the Rev. Bruce Roffey in the Memorial Chapel in September. Liam’s godfathers are Kevin ’02 and Scott ’05 Fullerton, Sarah’s brothers. Gord and Sarah continue to operate a RotoStatic franchise, a residential and commercial carpet-cleaning company.
2002
Adam Brander
married Emily McBride-Bergh at Auberge du Pommier restaurant in Toronto on June 4. They had an intimate family ceremony and reception. The newlyweds whisked off to Bali for some rest and relaxation. The couple live in Leslieville in Toronto, where Adam has a growing architectural practice.
2002
Andrew Cronin
attended the Republican National Convention in July. Andrew is a Republican operative and the founder and president of American Liberty Group, a political fundraising firm with offices in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Washington D.C. Andrew lives in Denver, Colo.
Jason Wong and his wife, Pohchin, welcomed their first child, Jacob, March 8. The family has called sunny Singapore home for the past four years, where Jason is sales manager for Bloomberg Trading Solutions business in Southeast Asia. Jason encourages any Old Boys travelling through the region to drop him a line and catch up.
2002 Pete McClelland returned to campus to speak with students in April about careers in investment banking and private equity. He worked formerly as an analyst for Scotiabank before accepting his current role as an associate with the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) private equity group in Toronto.
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and his wife, Claudia, are excited to announce the arrival of their first child, Mattias Blade, on August 26. Tarek works as founder and recruiting expert for ImRecruitable.com, an organization assisting student athletes and their families navigate the college and university sportsrecruiting process.
2002 Michael Reid spoke at the Annual Church Parade at Trinity Anglican Church in Aurora April 24. He shared the leadership lessons learned while he was Cadet Commanding Officer of the Cadet Corps and while working with at-risk and marginalized youth in Vancouver for YouthCO. He also created and implemented new public health programs for Vancouver’s young LGBT, First Nations, and street youth communities. Michael is now in Toronto and works for AssociationsFirst as director of communications.
2002 Antonio Mijares and his wife, Lucia Paramo, welcomed their first child, Jerónimo, on March 16. Antonio is co-founder
2002
Tarek Merchant
and CEO of Crediaccess, an official residential mortgage provider for RE/MAX México.
Antonio Mijares with his father, Antonio ’72, and son, Jerónimo
Michael Reid (left) with Major Brian McCue
2003 David Amadori is assistant vice-president with Marsh & McLennan Companies, responsible for the insurance requirements for many greenhouses/growers in Ontario. Prior to this, David spent six years with Hub International. He lives with his girlfriend, Kerry, in Toronto, and maintains close ties with many Old Boys from the Class of 2003.