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DE V EL O P MENT A ND A LUMNI EN G A G EMENT
Kelly (Mabey) Antosh (BSc’91)
Monica Elaine Campbell (BSc’78)
Steve Connolly (SDU’68)
A dental hygienist since 1994, Kelly is currently the director of the Vancouver College of Dental Hygiene in Vancouver, British Columbia. She has worked as a dental hygienist in Canada, Switzerland, Benin, Gambia, and Togo, and has taught dental hygiene since 2007. Kelly is involved with, and continues to work on, the development of humanitarian oral health projects for developing countries around the world. She lives in Maple Ridge, BC, with her husband Dave, dog Casey, and cat Caine.
Believed to be the first profoundly deaf student to graduate from UPEI, Monica Elaine has long been an advocate for equal opportunity and improved services for people who are deaf. After retiring from the federal government, she earned a certificate in palliative care in 2005 and pioneered the development of palliative care services for people in Ontario who are deaf. For her tireless work on behalf of people who are deaf, Monica Elaine was invested in the Order of Ontario in January 2016.
Following a 21-year career in education, Steve joined Sun Life Financial in 1983. He and his son Shayne formed Connolly Financial Group in 1998, now a leading employee benefit provider in Atlantic Canada. In 2010 Steve was inducted into the Sun Life Hall of Fame. His community involvement includes work with the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation, the Stars for Life Foundation, and the Appin Road Summer Day Camp. He and his wife, Marguerite, have three adult children and six wonderful grandkids.
Tia (Quilty) Locke
Kirk MacRae
Liane Nelson
Tia graduated from UPEI with a BSc in chemistry in 2010. Following graduation, she worked as a quality assurance specialist for Novartis Animal Health in Charlottetown. Tia was selected for the company’s global accelerated quality management development program, and on her first rotation was assigned to a quality operational excellence role at the Novartis Pharmaceuticals site in Suffern, New York. She is currently fulfilling her second assignment as an associate director of manufacturing quality assurance at the Sandoz Incorporated site in Broomfield, Colorado.
Kirk graduated with his BBA in 1984. That same year, he began his career in Nova Scotia with the national investment firm, Midland Doherty. After leaving the firm in 1989, he moved to Cape Breton where he operates a number of companies with investments in the food industry, real estate, and various other businesses. Kirk currently sits on the board of the Royal Canadian Mint, and is chair of the board of governors of the Gaelic College, St. Ann’s, Nova Scotia.
(BSc’10)
(BBA’84)
(DVM & BSc’03) Liane is currently teaching at Oulton College in Moncton, New Brunswick, where she manages the veterinary technician, veterinary assistant, and pharmacy technician programs. She is practicing at the Riverview Animal Hospital, a busy 24-hour veterinary emergency clinic, and is president of the New Brunswick Veterinary Medical Association. She has enjoyed continued involvement with the University through the UPEI Alumni Association, and is serving as chair of the Atlantic Veterinary College’s advisory board.
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