In April of this year, JOSHUA DOCKSTATOR ’99, who graduated with a diploma in Indigenous Studies, opened the Big Chief Food Truck in Hamilton. His menu is a fusion of European and Aboriginal styles and honours his late grandmother, whose bequest allowed him to start the business. MARIE LAFORME ’02 a ski coach and a former member of both the Nordic Ski Club and Varsity Rowing Team, received the National Volunteer of the Year Award from Cross Country Canada this past June. She received the award as a result of “the tremendous time and passion into laying a grassroots foundation for a cross country ski program in Colville Lake” (NWT).
RICK MILLER ’78 has worked at the Dept. of Marine Sciences at the University of New England, (Maine, US). Miller has recently taken on the positions of Assistant to the Director of the Marine Science Center and Scientific Assistant to the Editors of the international scientific journal Aquaculture. Miller continues to play with his blues trio, Rick Miller & His Band, in venues across Maine. ANDREA MAXIE ’06 has become the newest member appointed to the Peterborough Lakefield Police Service Board. Maxie, who is also an organic farmer, has worked at Trent for two years as an international enrolment advisor. Appointed in April of this year, she intends to make Peterborough her permanent home. JAMES KUPTANA ’10 attended Inclusion Works 2013 this past April. Kuptana has a B.A. in Indigenous Environmental Studies and works as a researcher with the Inuit Qauijsarvingat (knowledge) Centre in Ottawa. Kuptana’s goal is to work closer to his home community of Sachs Harbour, NWT in the oil and gas sector.
CHRIS FROGGATT ’90 received a joint B.A. in Political Studies and History. He was awarded the Queen’s Jubilee Medal earlier this year and will be inducted into the Kenner Collegiate Hall of Honour at the school’s commencement dinner. Froggatt lives in Perth with his wife and five children.
REV. JOAN WYATT ’79 returned to Port Hope United this April to celebrate the church’s bicentennial. A nurse by training, Wyatt received her B.A. from Trent before being ordained in the United Church of Canada. Her husband, Peter —a former minister at the church—returned to celebrate with her.
MELISSA ADDISON-WEBSTER ’98 continues to act as a disability rights advocate in Toronto. She also leads dance workshops and performs. She also remains active in “Put Food in the Budget,” an anti-poverty lobby group. Addison-Webster’s dance has been describes as “incredibly dynamic and expressive.” PATRICIA ROY ’76, has retired after 32 years of teaching with the Toronto District School Board. She now looks forward to travelling and listening to her daughter’s band, Guilty Minds! NAT REED ’70 holds a degree in Anthropology and Native Studies. Earlier this year, Reed published Goodbyes along the Way: the People and Stories of Mattagami First Nation. The book details the story of the Mattagami and the lives of people struggling on the cusp of two distinct cultures. Reed is currently a lecturer at Trent’s School of Education. LISA COX ’01 holds a degree in Environmental and Resource Studies. She went on to complete her M.A. in History from Guelph. Cox recently published Milestones: 150 Years of the Ontario Veterinary College. The book details research achievements, teaching advances, people and events throughout the history of the OVC. Cox is currently completing her Ph.D. in History. ❖
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