Chronicle 2019

CLASS NEWS

Craig, Suzanne Sherk-McKenzie Poole, Britta Hild, Carla Morton and Amy Schlueter . Amy shared a great photo of a trip the group recently took to the Grand Canyon. The group chatter lasted for hours with stories shared by Andrea McClean Bunker, Camilla Pucholt, Allison Doyle Cook, Jenifer Mulock, Mariam Marandi, Tamara Kolber, Andrea Racansky Thomson, Meghan Brenneman Dickinson, Meredith Waugh Wilson, Lisa Graham, Jenny Kerr, Julie Crothers, Liz Kernaghan, Erica Lenczner, Laura Plant, Lisa Engle Glaizel, and Mita Ghosh . Lela Kouyoumdjian kept the party going with a fab playlist of our favourites. We also heard from those who were not able to join us, including Jen Bassett who recently opened a new company called SJ&Co, which specializes in

exclusive weddings. Her daughter Mackenzie started at Branksome this year. Mary Pygiel Fuochi sent greetings from Southlake, Texas. Her son Nathan went to Camp Hurontario last summer with the sons of Nina Turnbull Davies , Simone Sweeney 1994 and Lauren Butti 1994 – he loved it! He’s looking forward to going back again. Camilla Pucholt opened Lit Beauty & Photo, a portrait and lifestyle studio, which complements her busy photography business. The beauty of social media is that we can continue to keep in touch. Please search out your classmates on Facebook, Instagram or whichever channel you prefer. AND PLEASE SHARE YOUR NEWS! We love to hear from you!

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CLASS OF 1994 ENDOWMENT TOTAL AS AT MAY 31, 2019

CLASS REPS: Aimee Beeston and Tory Perkin

and Becky Scott still see each other often. Tory Perkin, Sam Richardson, Katie Wilson Smith, Hillary Taylor- Horrox, Stacey Caney and Aimee Beeston recently reunited and skyped in Erin Rose (living in Rhode Island) and Julie List for the event! How very 2019! Kyla McGee Falkiner is an IT change management consultant in Toronto while Kate (Kathy) Lawrie Van de Ven is working on her doctorate in cinema and media at York. Shaheen Pavri Kula recently moved back to Toronto with her family and has started a new career in HR after years in the advertising and language coaching fields. Cynthia Kan Bower also plans to return to Toronto in the near future. Kristin Buchanan and Mira Gambhir often see each other at Branksome, where Kristin is a PE teacher and leads the service program. Mira is the director of Chandaria Research Centre, which focuses on issues of gender, education and well-being. Lori Buchanan is teaching social sciences at Havergal. We also just learned that in 2016, Lori received the Governor General’s history award for excellence in teaching. Better late than never on this one! Congrats, Lori! Natascha Kozlowski works in the research department at Lakeridge Health and is adjunct faculty at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. Shelly Dev is a leading advocate and expert in the area of mental health of health-care workers and

Greetings 100-year grads! It is hard to believe that we are 25 years beyond the ivy wall! Almost everyone we heard from remarked how fast times flies. It sounds as if many are planning on attending our 25th Reunion in the fall, which is great to hear. In the meantime, here is some news… Tory Perkin, Samantha (Sam) Richardson and Devon Boyd all welcomed baby boys this year! When not on maternity leave, Sam is a primary school French teacher while Devon’s veterinary clinic in Toronto has grown to 77 employees! Impressive, ladies! Outside of Toronto, Kate Convey is living in Australia, while Jenn Metcalfe Short, Simone Sweeney and Natalie De Lima Smith are all living in the U.K. with their families. Natalie works at GlaxoSmithKline as their government affairs director. Leila Piper Phillipson is based out of Whistler and most recently travelled to the Philippines with her family. Her adventures are always inspiring! Julie List returned to the workforce this year as the marketing and communications officer for Ronald McDonald House Alberta. She crosses paths with Kate Horton , who is executive director at Ronald McDonald House. Malika Snaith Taylor is living in Bermuda, where she is a partner and co-founder of Expertise. We hear that she

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