Class notes

1968

• Jim Kingham (PhD '68) released Solutions for a Wounded Planet, a book about the environment. 

1969

• Tony Garson (BSc '69) was announced as interim CEO of Battery Metal Royalties Corp. 

1970

• Over the last two years, Dr. Jerrold Shapiro (PhD '70) released three books: Real World Couple Counselling and Psychotherapy; Finding Meaning, Facing Fears: Living Fully Twixt Midlife and Retirement; and a memoir called An Acquired Taste: Life-long Optimism, Skepticism and Darn Good Luck. 

1978

• Adele Newton (BMath '78) won the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Award at the 47th annual Oktoberfest Rogers Women of the Year awards.  

1983

• magniX named aviation veteran John Saabas (BASc '83, MASc '85) as chairman.

• Marc Séguin (MMath '83) released his book Advocacy in Aging about health care and estate planning for the living/aging years.

1985

• Dave Revell (BASc '85) was appointed as chair of Zafin's board of directors. 

• Clear Blue Technologies, co-founded and led by CEO Miriam Tuerk (BASc '85), was named to Corporate Knights' list of 50 fastest-growing green companies in Canada. Mariam was also named to the Globe and Mail's 2022 list of Changemakers, emerging leaders finding pragmatic solutions to the world's problems. 

1987

• Royal Bank of Canada CEO Dave McKay (BMath '87, DMath '18) was named corporate citizen of the year by the Globe and Mail. 

1988

• Harvey Mitro (BSc '88) released his first book, Taking Life in Stride, a collection of stories gained in his 45 years as a runner. 

1989

• Dave Nanderam (BA '89) joined The Conference Board of Canada as associate director of Total Rewards research. He manages the Compensation Research Centre.

1990

• Infront appointed Mark Baker (BMath '90) as chief marketing officer. 

1991

• eSentire, co-founded by chief innovation officer Eldon Sprickerhoff (BMath '91), was named to Communitech's Team True North, a list of Canada's top performing venture-backed tech firms. 

• Christopher Williams (BA '91) completed his first feature film as solo director with The Sea Beast, an animated film that released on Netflix in July. 

1992

• Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain, a popular science book by Lisa Feldman Barrett (PhD '92), was named one of the 50 hottest new books by The Guardian. 

1993

• SOLVE FSHD appointed Eva Chin (PhD '93) as executive director. 

• PwC Canada named Lana Paton (BMath '93) vice-chair and managing partner, GTA and Southwestern Ontario. 

1994

• Karin Schnarr (BSc '94, BA '94) was appointed chair of the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario for a three-year term. Schnarr is an associate professor at the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University.  

• Xebec Adsorption, led by President and CEO Jim Vounassis (BASc '94) was named to Corporate Knights' list of 50 fastest-growing green companies in Canada.  

• Martin Wainwright (BMath '94) joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Faculty of Engineering as a professor. 

1996

• Dr. Lesley Brown (PhD '96) was appointed president at Yukon University. 

• Erik Demaine (MMath '96, PhD '02) and his father Martin Demaine, published their latest mathematical proof, establishing that you can take any flat-sided polyhedral that is finite and fold it flat using creases. It's a problem that the pair originally posed in 2001 with Erik's doctoral advisor, Anna Lubiw (MMath '83), in 2001. 

1998

• CloudBees appointed Anuj Kapur (BASc '98) as president and CEO.

• The Portrait Gallery of Canada appointed Robert Steven (BA '98) as executive director. 

1999

• SciCorp International, led by President and CEO Derek Maat (BASc '99, MASc '01), won the UK Water Dragon competition. 

• Maja Neable (BMath '99) was named to the Globe and Mail's 2022 Best Executives list. 

• Hydrostor, let by President Jon Norman (BASc '99), was named to Corporate Knights' list of 50 fastest-growing green companies in Canada.  

• Medical Facilities Corporation appointed Jason Redman (BA '99, MAcc '99) as an independent director.  

2000

• Rebecca Hudson (BA '00, MAcc '00) was appointed to the dynaCERT board of directors.  

• Carolyn Mills (BA '00) released her second novel, Sins of the Daughter. 

2001

• Marlaina Auger (BASc '01) was promoted to senior principal at Geosyntec. 

• PwC Canada named Kevin Chan (BA '01, MAcc '01) as its new chief inclusion and diversity officer. 

• Janis Goldie (BA '01) is the new dean of academic programs at Alberta University of the Arts. 

• Curai Health, co-founded by Anitha Kannan (MMath '01), was named to CB Insights' AI 100 list.  

• PwC Canada named Nadia King (BA '01, MAcc '01) as its new CFO. 

• Dr. Jennifer Percival (BMath '01, PhD '04) is the new dean of the Schmidthorst College of Business at Bowling Green State University.  

2002

• Kelly Kipfer (BA '02) is now CEO of the Waterloo Public Library Board.  

• Vena Solutions promoted Le Truong (BA '02) to senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. 

2003

• The Otonabee Region Conservation Authority named Janette Lovey (BA '03) as its new CEO and secretary-treasurer. 

• Jeff Roberts (BSc '03, MSc '08) was promoted to senior principal at Geosyntec. 

2004

• Brenda Kirkwood (BSc '04) was named to Ottawa's 2022 40 Under 40 list. 

• Manifest Climate, founded and led by CEO Laura Zizzo (BES '04), was named to Corporate Knights' list of 50 fastest-growing green companies in Canada.  

2005

• Hussein Fazal (BMath '05), co-founder of Snapcommerce, was recognized as EY Entrepreneurs of the Year 2022 Ontario. 

2006

• Dianne Charmichael (BA '06) is the new executive chair of NeuPath Health Inc. 

• Norfolk County, Ontario named Andrew Grice (BASc '06) as GM of public works. 

2007

• Next Hydrogen Corp., led by President and CEO Raveel Afzaal (BMath '07, BA '08) and CFO Kasia Malz (BMath '07, MAcc '07), was named on Corporate Knights' list of 50 fastest-growing green companies in Canada. 

• WonderFi Technologies Inc. appointed Adam Garetson (BA '07) as general counsel and chief legal officer.  

• 79 Resources Ltd. appointed Christina Kalt (BAS '07, MArch '10) to its board of directors. 

• Natalie Schuler (BA '07, MAcc '07) was named to Ottawa's 2022 40 Under 40 list. 

2009

• Darby McGrath (MES '09, PhD '13) was named head of research and development at the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre. 

• Rob Stein (BA '09) was named to the Globe and Mail's 2022 list of Changemakers, emerging leaders finding pragmatic solutions to the world's problems. 

• Joanna Woo (BA '09) was named a top recruiter in tech by FoundersBeta.

2010

• Vidyard, founded and led by Devon Galloway (BASc '10) and Michael Litt (BASc '11), was named to Communitech's Team True North, a list of Canada's top performing venture-backed tech firms. 

• ASA XL appointed Alonso Tello (BA '10) as senior underwriter, Structured Risk Solutions, Americas. 

2011

• Karalyn Duak (MA '11) is the interim second-in-command for the Middlesex-London Health Unit. 

2012

• O2Gold appointed Peter Michel (BAFM '12) as chief financial officer. 

• Dhanaja Jayalath (BASc '12) was appointed to Nurosene's advisory board. 

• Whisper, co-founded and let by CEO Andrew Song (BCS '12) was named to DB Insights' AI 100 list.  

2013

• Lehlé Baldé (BA '13) was named to Forbes Africa's 30 Under 30 Class of 2022. 

• Applyboard, founded and led by CEO Martin Basiri (MASc '13), was named to Communitech's Team True North, a list of Canada's top performing venture-backed tech firms. Martin was  also named to the Globe and Mail's 2022 list of Changemakers, and an EY Entrepreneur of the Year. 

• Rewind hired Nolan Beanlands (BASc '13) to assume the newly created role of corporate developer.

• Lindsay Cline (BES '13) is North Perth municipality's newest clerk. 

• Dr. Imran Khan (BSc '13, MPH '15) is the new associate medical officer of health for Public Health Sudbury and Districts. 

2014

• Dr. Mohit Ajmeri (BSc '14) began his family medicine practice at Memorial Care on West Hay in Decatur, Illinois.  

• Henry Shi (BCS ’14), co-founder of Snapcommerce, was recognized as EY Entrepreneurs of the Year 2022 Ontario.   

2016

• Canada Silver Cobalt appointed Gerhard Kiessling (BSc '16) as vice president exploration. 

• The New Canadian's TV Network launched Newcomer Rise Up, a show about immigrant entrepreneurs created and hosted by Trishala Pillai (BA '16).  

• Rhea Simms (MDP '16) was named to the Globe and Mail's 2022 list of Changemakers, emerging leaders finding pragmatic solutions to the world's problems. 

2017

• A new device developed by Vena Medical saw its first surgical deployments, successfully treating stroke victims at Ontario hospitals. Vena Medical was co-founded by Michael Phillips (BASc '17) and Phillip Cooper (BASc '2017).  

• MGM Resources Corp. appointed Jerry Wang (BAFM '17) to its board of directors.  

2018

• Dr. Matthew Michniewicz (OD '18) is the new owner of Optometrists on Broadway, located in Tillsonburg, Ont. 

2019

• Hannah Sennik (BASc '19) was named to the Globe and Mail's 2022 list of Changemakers, emerging leaders finding pragmatic solutions to the world's problems. 

2020

• Steven Ekvall (BASc '20) spent his summer biking across Canada, beginning in Victoria and ending in Newfoundland.  

• Christina Martha Vogiatzis (BAS '20) earned second prize in the Fifth Annual FORM Student Innovation Competition for "Pawd"— her unique  multifunctional and stylish furniture design. 

2021

• Mario Kangeswaren (MPH '21) is the new medical officer of health in Chatham-Kent, Ontario. 

• Erin Michelle Murray (BES '21) released her second book of poetry, courageous conversations.  

2022

• Tre Ford (BA '22) was drafted as a quarterback by the Edmonton Elk CFL team. His brother Tyrell (BA in progress), a defensive back, was drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. 

• Ahmed Hamodi (BSE '22) was named to The Logic's Leading Innovators from the Class of 2022. 

• Amy Tai (BASc '22) was named to The Logic's Leading Innovators from the Class of 2022.