Kelly Burton

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 2004 Woodsworth College
Inside the Classroom	Sexual Diversity Studies Sociology Women and Gender Studies
Further Education	Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in Sustainability, Harvard University, expected 2019
Career Accomplishments	Worked for digital ad agencies both in Toronto and Europe While living in Tokyo, started a blog about ethical fashion and sustainable living which became a book Working on a second book Adjunct Instructor, Fashion Institute of Technology
In the Media	LinkedIn profile

“Let your courses and professors spark your inspiration. One of my favourite classes was “Sociology of Aids” – which introduced me to Malcolm Gladwell and the concept of tipping point, which inspired me to explore that concept against the backdrop of consumer products (and marketing) and climate change. School is the match, you make the fire.”

Qi Chen

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 2012 Woodsworth College
Inside the Classroom	Major: Visual Studies Minor: Book and Media Studies Minor: Writing and Rhetoric
Alongside the Classroom	Exchange to Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. The exchange was cut short by the March 2011 Earthquake
Outside the Classroom	Woodsworth Student Athletics Association Hart House Music Committee Japan-Canada Student Association Work-Study job at the Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library
Further Education	Masters of Science (Journalism), Columbia University in the City of New York, 2013
Career Accomplishments	Business reporter for an investment newswire Purchasing agent for a tour company

“Study at the libraries more and engage with the professors.”

Eric Quon-Lee

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 2004 Woodsworth College
Inside the Classroom	Major: Political Science Switched programs from: Computer Science
Further Education	Rotman, MBA, 2009
Career Accomplishments	Cross-border management consultant based in San Francisco, California with several years of management consulting experience primarily in finance, strategy and operations. Worked for several leading Canadian corporations in aerospace, telecommunications and financial services. In his spare time, Eric is highly involved in the startup ecosystem in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as globally as a “super-connector”.

Aadil Nathani

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 2017 Woodsworth College
Inside the Classroom	Criminology Ethics, Society & Law
Alongside the Classroom	Summer Abroad 2015 in Siena, Italy Took CRI420 (Neighbourhoods & Crime) (Now CRI428) which had a Service Learning component. Completed a placement at Regent Park Focus Youth Media Arts Centre.
Outside the Classroom	CRIMSA – President WCSA – Vice President of Finance, Community Outreach Director Woodsworth Deans’ Office – Mentorship Coordinator Woodsworth ONE – Events Coordinator & Alumni Outreach Intramurals – Soccer
Further Education	JD, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor, 2020

“You are not defined by your GPA. University is a holistic experience and UofT provides a tonne of opportunities so make the most of it. Join that club, talk to that stranger in class, take a stroll through Philosopher’s Walk with poutine from the food truck for no reason at all, meet your profs and TA’s during office hours (!!) and enjoy your time on campus. We’ve all been knocked down by a bad grade but you are more than a number.“

Aaron Raths

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 2006 Woodsworth College
Inside the Classroom	Specialist: International Relations Specialist: Peace and Conflict Minor: History
Outside the Classroom	Woodsworth College Students Association Woodsworth College Council G7 Research Group Model UN Society
Further Education	Osgoode Hall Law School, JD, 2009
Career Accomplishments	6 years in legal practice as a civil litigator Policy analyst in the education sector Investigator with the Office of the Independent Police Review Director Senior policy advisor with a central ministry at Queen’s Park

“- widen your social circle; meet more people
– stay more disciplined (less cramming and last-minute writing)
– worry less, particularly about course selection; enjoy the experience
– take every opportunity to have meaningful engagements with faculty“

Chen Zhou

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	BCom 2013 Woodsworth College
Inside the Classroom	Specialist: Accounting Specialist: Finance and Economics
Outside the Classroom	Internship at Ernst & Young, China International Capital Corporation (CICC) Teaching Assistant positions
Further Education	MIT, Master of Science, 2019 Tsinghua University, MBA, 2019
Career Accomplishments	PRESTO, a division of Metrolinx

Lauris Apse

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	BA 2004 Woodsworth College
Inside the Classroom	English Literature
Outside the Classroom	Worked full-time while a student in digital and IT roles at The Score
Further Education	MBA at HEC Montreal. Pursued additional graduate-level coursework in management strategy at Schulich.
Career Accomplishments	Currently the Senior Director of Digital Products at the CBC. Held several roles at the CBC from project and product management to team leadership. Prior to working at the CBC, held digital and IT positions at The Score, a national sports broadcaster.

Cedric Ludlow

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 2017 Woodsworth College
Inside the Classroom	Linguistics Polish Studies Spanish Switched programs from: Psychology, Statistics
Alongside the Classroom	Conducted fieldwork in Kapuskasing, Ontario on the Ontario Dialects Project conducting sociolinguistic interviews with the goal of documenting linguistic variation in English in the province Fieldwork was also carried out in Kirkland Lake, North Bay, South Porcupine, New Liskeard, and Toronto on a related project Research Assistant in VSLX Lab (Linguistics)
Outside the Classroom	Society of Linguistics Undergraduate Students Hart House Symphonic Band Woodsworth Inclusive U of T Sailing
Further Education	Master of Science, Applied Linguistics (focus on intonational success predictors in call centre customer-agent conversations), The University of Edinburgh
Career Accomplishments	Currently looking for positions in business analytics and speech analytics.

Aamir Hajeeyani

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 2016 Woodsworth College
Inside the Classroom	Major: Political science Major: History
Further Education	Current student in the Master of Public Service (MPS) program at the University of Waterloo. Specialization in Public Policy and Economics.
Career Accomplishments	After undergraduate degree, worked as a search consultant for a recruiting firm based out of New York City and Toronto. Profiled candidates for various finance and accounting positions within Canada’s big 5 banks. Currently works as a research analyst for the Treasury Board Secretariat of Ontario in the Economic Infrastructure Policy unit in the Office of the Treasury Board. Analyzes, researches, and assesses the Province’s capital infrastructure investments across various sectors.

“If I could rewind back to my U of T years, I would try to get more involved! I regret focusing solely on my academics and not getting involved with clubs, activities and other extra circular activities.

One piece of advice for those students in political science and/or history, take as many upper year seminar courses as you can. The small class sizes and the discussion-based learning style is extremely engaging and rewarding. Seminar courses really helped me hone in on my communication skills and also allowed me the opportunity to connect one-on-one with my professors.“

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Aaron Raths

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Lauris Apse

Cedric Ludlow

Aamir Hajeeyani

Amy Chen

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	BCom 2011 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Specialist: Finance, Rotman Commerce Major: Economics
Alongside the Classroom	Summer intern, Big Four accounting firm
Outside the Classroom	President, Innis Residence Council Student Representative, Innis College Council (and RAAC, Bursary Sub-Commmittee) Front Desk Staff, Innis Residence Rotman Commerce Finance Association Rotman Commerce Law Association
Career Description	Chartered Accountant Technical consultant in accounting and finance