Shane Wallace

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 2012 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Major: Equity Studies Major: Sociology
Outside the Classroom	President, Black Students Association Organizer, High School Conference for Black TDSB students Member, Equity Studies Student Union Intramural Basketball, Graduate Student’s Union
Further Education	MEd (Social Justice Education), OISE, U of T Digital Marketing Certificate, School of Continuing Studies, U of T
Career Accomplishments	Registrar, Transitional Year Programme, U of T Recruitment and admission officer, U of T Research assistant, Office of Student Recruitment, U of T

Lisa Smart

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 2011 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Major: English Major: Woman & Gender Studies
Outside the Classroom	Member, Black Students Association Contributor, The Window, New College
Further Education	MEd, OISE, U of T
Career Accomplishments	Program and outreach coordinator, Toronto Artscape Inc. Program facilitator, Pathways to Education (Regent Park) Recruitment support, Transitional Year Programme, U of T Office assistant, Transitional Year Programme, U of T

Get involved as much as you can during your undergrad. You can do this by building your Co-Curricular Record or getting involved in the wider community. The post-secondary experience shouldn’t only be about getting good grades. It’s a place for you to connect, establish new relationships, and start building your network!

David Zechel

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBSc 1995 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Biochemistry Chemistry
Outside the Classroom	Nordic skiing team
Further Education	PhD in Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2001
Career Accomplishments	Visiting Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Freiburg University, 2010-11 and 2017-18 Acting Head of Chemistry, Queen’s University, 2020-21 Associate Head of Chemistry, Queen’s University, 2019, 2021 to present Graduate Studies Coordinator, Department of Chemistry, Queen’s University, 2018 to present Full Professor, Department of Chemistry, Queen’s University, 2017 to present Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Queen’s University, 2010-2017 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Queen’s University, 2004-2010 Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Zurich, 2002-2004 Postdoctoral studies, University of York, 2002
In the Media	LinkedIn profile Zechel Lab

Hume Martin

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	BA 1968 Innis College
Outside the Classroom	Hockey Literary club
Further Education	Master of Health Science (MHSc), Health Administration, Faculty of Medicine (now IHPME – Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation), University of Toronto, 1981 Master of Social Work (MSW), Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, 1976
Career Accomplishments	Board Member and Chair, Catholic Health Corporation of Ontario, 2014 – Present Executive Lead, Kuwait Cancer Control Centre (in partnership with Princess Margaret Cancer Hospital), 2011-2012 President, Cromwell Hospital, London, England, 2007- 2009 CEO, Rouge Valley Health System (now part of the Scarborough Health Network), Toronto/Durham, 2002 -2006 Executive Director/CEO, North York General Hospital, Bermuda Hospitals Board, Windsor Essex District Health Council, Calgary Health Region and Alberta Children’s Hospital, 1981-2002 Churchill Health Centre, Churchill, Manitoba, 1977-1979 Community Development, Government of Ontario Indian Community Branch (now Ministry of Indigenous Affairs), Kenora, Ontario, 1976-1977 Secondary School Teacher and Field Staff Officer in Sierra Leone, CUSO, 1968-1973
In the Media	LinkedIn profile

“Be more self-disciplined as an undergrad.”

Lisa Francis-Jennings

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	BA 1981 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Major: French Major: Linguistics Switched programs from: Accounting
Outside the Classroom	Editor, Innis Herald Roles at Innis College Residence
Further Education	MSc in Psychology: Coaching & Consulting for Change, HEC Paris & University of Oxford (now Executive Master’s)
Career Accomplishments	Owner, StratAffect Leadership Programme Partner, Odgers Berndtson Luxembourg Manager of client services Training & development design & implementation, organisational change, leadership assessment & development
In the Media	LinkedIn profile Lisa Francis-Jennings: “The Subtle Perspectives of Resistance”, the Change Leaders

“Financial courses will be useful no matter what you end up doing in the future. It is a great base for most careers and critical if you ever plan to start your own business.”

Lisa Robles

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 2000 Woodsworth College
Inside the Classroom	Major: Archaeological Sciences (now Archaeology) Major: Environmental Studies
Alongside the Classroom	Archaeological dig French immersion, Université Laval
Outside the Classroom	Anthropology Student Association Ontario Public Interest Research group (OPIRG)
Further Education	Educational Digital Technologies Certificate, UOIT (Ontario Tech University), 2019 Adult Education Diploma, St. Frances Xavier University, 2015
Career Accomplishments	Learning & Development and Training Coordination experience in a Nuclear and Hydro-Thermal power generation environment

“Get more involved in extra curricular groups and events. I didn’t have the mentoring programmes you have, so I would use those as well to speak with mentors and get tips and advice.“

Simon Erlich

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 2014 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Specialist: Environmental Geography Minor: Archaeology Minor: History Switched programs from: Major: Archaeology Major: History
Outside the Classroom	Front Desk Porter, Innis Residence Member, Innis Residence Environmental Committee Member, Innis JamZ Member, Innis City ExplorerZ Member, WINGS Rugby Orientation Week Coordinator & Upper Year Rep, Innis College Student Society President, Innis Residence Council
Further Education	MA, Geography (Specialization in Food Systems and Political Economy), University of Toronto, 2017
Career Accomplishments	Ownder & Founder, Simple Simon’s Education Graduate Student Professional Development Officer, School of Community and Regional Planning, Faculty of Applied Science, University of British Columbia Professional Development Coordinator, Faculty of Applied Science, University of British Columbia
In the Media	LinkedIn profile Instagram Personal website

“The university is a diverse place with diverse people. Take advantage of that by learning from those around you and engaging in the immense variety of opportunities. Whatever you do, do not just stay in your room and study; the world requires you to do much more than describe the Theory of Relativity or the stylistic prose of Mark Twain.”

Nic Weststrate

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBSc 2007 UTM
Inside the Classroom	Specialist: Psychology Minor: Philosophy
Outside the Classroom	Residence Don, Student Housing & Residence Life, UTM Program Assistant, Student Housing & Residence Life, UTM Executive Member, OUT@UTM (LGBTQ+ student group), UTM Executive Member, Psychology Association of Undergraduate Students at Erindale (PAUSE), UTM Executive Member and Peer Counsellor, Sexual Education Centre, UTM
Further Education	MA, Developmental Psychology & Education, U of T, 2011 PhD, Developmental Psychology & Education, U of T, 2017
Career Accomplishments	Residence Life Coordinator, Student Housing & Residence Life, UTM Community Development Coordinator, Student Housing & Residence Life, UTM Student Development Officer, Student Housing & Residence Life, UTM Interim Equity & Diversity Officer, UTM Course Instructor, Department of Applied Psychology & Human Development, U of T Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Klagenfurt, Austria Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
In the Media	LinkedIn profile

“Every day, try to talk to someone who is very different from you. Ask open questions and listen to understand, not just to hear. You will learn much more from people’s stories than any textbook. (But also read your textbook… before class).”

Logan Blair

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBSc 2019 Woodsworth College
Inside the Classroom	Major: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Major: Forest Conservation Science Switched programs from: Physiology, Immunology
Alongside the Classroom	ENV395: Summer Abroad course in Ecuador
Outside the Classroom	Copy Editor, The Howl Magazine Research & Events Assistant, Woodsworth College (work-study) Residence Front Desk Porter, Woodsworth College Residence Operations Assistant, Woodsworth College Student Advisor, Next Generation Student Information Services Member, Student Affairs Committee, Woodsworth College Treasurer, Foresters’ Club
Career Accomplishments	Project Advisor, Housing Services, University of Toronto Reception Desk Assistant, University of Toronto
In the Media	LinkedIn profile

“Get involved outside the classroom earlier. Focus on what study skills suit you best, which frees up time for clubs, work, or research opportunities.”

Darren Abramson

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 1998 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Specialist: Bioethics, Department of Philosophy
Outside the Classroom	President, Innis College Residence Student’s Association Intramural hockey, Innis College Recipient, Cressy Award, 1998
Further Education	PhD (All but dissertation) in Computer Science, University of Waterloo PhD in Philosophy, Logic and Cognitive Science, Indiana University Bloomington, 2006 MSc in Computer Science, Indiana University Bloomington, 2002
Career Accomplishments	Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Dalhousie University—academic career has been at the intersection of computer science and philosophy Worked at a tech startup during sabbatical leave in 2012
In the Media	LinkedIn Profile Twitter Darren Abramson’s Blog

“I would tell myself that it’s OK not to have everything figured out, and that study/research skills, personal development, and cultivation of hard work and curiosity are all more important than the details of my program and course choices. Also, I would have told my younger self that success at any endeavour is just the tip of a large iceberg, the remainder of which almost no one will ever see.“

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