Remi Monaco

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 2017 Woodsworth College
Inside the Classroom	Major: Philosophy Major: Sociology
Alongside the Classroom	Summer abroad course in China. Was able to study in class and on site in different environments learning about the development of the Chinese economy.
Outside the Classroom	Captain of several intramural teams. Orientation leader
Career Accomplishments	Worked part time at Apple throughout school career. Later got a role at a tech startup in marketing and business development. Recently accepted a job at RBC Capital Markets as an analyst in equity derivative operations.

“Get involved as much as you can. School is the time to learn, but not only in the classroom. There is so much opportunity on campus, it is important to find your passions and develop yourself. Once you get out of your comfort zone, you realize that things aren’t so scary.”

Yufei Zhou

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 2018 Woodsworth College
Inside the Classroom	Economics Sociology Switched programs from: Finance, Accounting
Alongside the Classroom	Summer abroad in Shanghai and Beijing
Career Accomplishments	Worked as English tech support engineer at Microsoft China

Afriyie Donyina

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 2004 New College
Inside the Classroom	Specialist: English Major: History Certificate: TESOL
Outside the Classroom	English Student Union History Student Union Actress at P.M. Productions
Further Education	Master of Distance Education & E-Learning with specialization in Teaching and Training, University of Maryland University College, 2016
Career Accomplishments	Education professional with teaching experience at various private schools Member of TESL Ontario and TESL Canada Knowledgeable in educational technology, curriculum development, instructional design, multimedia, and leadership

“Participate in internships and co-op programs during university. It is important to explore different career options before you graduate.”

Diane Sicsic

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBSc 2018 Woodsworth College
Inside the Classroom	Computer Science Mathematics Statistics Switched programs from: Physics
Alongside the Classroom	PEY: worked as a digital marketing analyst with Sun Life Financial for 12 months Summer Abroad: studied in international management in Hong Kong
Career Accomplishments	Currently working as a Data Analyst at CIBC, in the Advanced Analytics team within Risk Insights and Monitoring.

“Take advantage of the help available to you – TAs, office hours, study groups, past exams…”

Nick Shah

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBSc 2001 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Specialist: Biochemistry Minor :Mathematics
Outside the Classroom	Innis Residence staff Intramural rugby Charity work Hypothesis journal
Further Education	PhD, Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, 2008
Career Accomplishments	Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University: molecular neuroscience Scientist, Flexus Biosciences: working to discover new cancer therapies Scientist & Team Lead, FLX Bio: working to discover and develop new cancer therapies Senior Scientist, DiCE Molecules: working to leverage novel technology to discover new therapies

“Enjoy being a student and living in Toronto. It’s a fantastic city and school and since I’ve moved away I miss it a lot. Don’t be afraid to try courses that aren’t on your critical path to a major, you’ll meet great people and learn something about a new topic or about yourself. Have fun, and try not to stress yourself out!“

Chris Woodford

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 2006 New College
Inside the Classroom	Specialist: Philosophy Minor: Classical Civilization Switched programs from Computer Science and Math
Outside the Classroom	President, New College Student Council, 2003 – 2004 Co-Founder, New College Spirit Squad Actively involved in NCSC and New College Orientation, 2001-06
Career Description	Lead Software Developer, Web Development Agency, Toronto, ON Professional Touring Musician Software Consultant Head of Engineering, Startup, Palo Alto, California

“Follow your passions and trust yourself. Don’t let other people’s expectations throw you off your path.“

Justine Iaboni

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 2008 St. Michael’s College
Inside the Classroom	Italian Studies Cinema Studies Switched programs from: Life Science
Outside the Classroom	Italian Club, St. Michael’s College Four-year member and executive council member, Silhouettes Dance Company Performer, A Servant to Two Masters (student production), George Ignatieff theatre T.A. (during graduate studies), co-organizer of academic colloquium, Innis College
Further Education	MA, Cinema Studies, 2008-09, University of Toronto
Career Description	Launched a blog in 2009 and grew it into one of the top fashion, travel, beauty and lifestyle blogs in Canada. Attended fashion weeks in Toronto and NYC writing for fashion publications. Invited on press trips around the world working with tourism boards, hotels, local organizations, airlines, and many other brands. Lectured at U of T and Ryerson on many occasions about her career. Featured in magazines such as Toronto Life and Fashion. Helped to forge the influencer industry in Canada by working with brands such as Unilever, American Express, PANDORA, Cadillac Fairview, Coach, Bayer, Nordstrom, etc., Mentored new bloggers starting out in the industry at Blogging Conferences Volunteered with Filling the Gap TO In 2017, left the blogging world to pursue her true passion: music and the arts. Released an album in 2017 Writes a weekly spiritual newsletter based on the teachings of Wayne Dyer, Gabrielle Bernstein and Marianne Williamson targeted at women who are looking for guidance in their lives, and trying to find ways to work past limiting beliefs.

“I would tell myself that I CAN DO IT. That I am enough. I would tell myself that the world isn’t against me and that I am valuable. I would tell myself that you can have your cake and eat it to; that the limiting beliefs we’ve been passed down through our parents, social constructs, media, are not objective truth. We can choose the life we want to live. The how doesn’t matter. Sometimes having blind faith is the greatest gift you can give yourself, and you don’t have to “do it” the way that the mainstream does. I have always been a deep, feeling person and neglected that part of myself during undergrad. I repressed my inner dreamer for fear of not fitting in and fear of failure. The world has taught me so much, outside of school. I wish I had someone to impart real world knowledge onto me when I was in University. I wish I had someone to tell me that everything is going to be OK, that I CAN DO IT, whatever I dream of, no matter how silly or unconventional – I can achieve it.”

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Nick Shah

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Haoyang Liang

Chester Sadowski

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 1980 University College
Inside the Classroom	Minor, Economics Switched programs from: Bachelor of Commerce
Outside the Classroom	The Varsity newspaper The Newspaper CIUT radio station CKLN radio station (defunct 2011) Association of Part-Time Undergraduate Students (APUS) Yoga Swimming
Further Education	PhD, Philosophy of Education, University of Toronto, 1989 MA, Philosophy of Education, University of Toronto, 1984 BEd, Secondary Education, Business Studies, University of Toronto, 1981
Career Description	Publisher, Tampold Publishing, 2015-present Scholar in Residence, History of Medicine Program, University of Toronto, 2012-present Program developer, Yorkville Design Centre, 2012-present Co-founder, Alpha II Alternative School, Toronto District School Board, 2006-07 Business advisor, Glentree Investments, 1996-2013 Co-founder and program coordinator, Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto, 1990-96 Research assistant, Department of Physics, University of Toronto, 1989-96 Director, Graduate Alumni Affairs, University of Toronto. 1988-90 Research assistant, Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, 1989-96 President, Graduate Students Union, University of Toronto, 1987-88 Secondary school business teacher, East York Board of Education, 1981-84

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBSc 2012 University College
Inside the Classroom	Major: Computer Science Major: Statistics
Alongside the Classroom	Professional Year Experience at RIM (now BlackBerry) Summer Abroad Program to France
Outside the Classroom	HR Manager, CUAUT 2009 – 2010
Career Description	Been a software engineer after graduation in DBRS, Oracle and Amazon. Started own travel tech company, Wherego.

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	BA 1957 University College
Inside the Classroom	Physics Chemistry
Outside the Classroom	Polish Students’ Club Chemistry Club House League Basketball
Further Education	University of Toronto PhD in Chemistry 1961 Colorado University Department of Chemistry Post-Doctoral Fellow 1961/62
Career Description	1957 to 1961 Post Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto 1961/62 Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., U.S.A. 1962 to 1967 Defence Services Scientific Officer, Defence Research Board, Valcartier, Quebec 1967 to 2002 Professor, Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto 1973/74 Sabbatical leave at NOAA, Boulder, Colorado, USA 1981/82 Sabbatical Leave, University Chemical Laboratory, University of Cambridge, U.K. 1982/83(?) Vice President of York University Faculty Association (YUFA) during certification and member of (YUFA) Tenure and Promotion Committee preparing the T&P section of the first collective agreement 1989/90 Associate Dean, Atkinson College, York University 1995/96 Sabbatical Leave, Department of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Oxford, U.K. 2001/02 Sabbatical Leave, Department of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, U.K. 2005, 2006 Research, University Chemical Laboratory, University of Cambridge, U.K. July 1,1995 to December 31, 1999 Chairman of Chemistry, York University Served on numerous departmental, faculty and university committees, including T&P, University Senate, Nominations, Examinations and Academic Standards, etc.