Ibraheem Aziz

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	BCom 2019 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Specialist: Management (Focus in Strategy and Innovation), Rotman Commerce Minor: Economics
Alongside the Classroom	International Study Tour in Mexico City, Rotman Commerce Part of first place-winning team, NHH International Case Competition, Bergen, Norway, 2018
Outside the Classroom	Consultant, 180 Degrees Consulting – University of Toronto Chapter Community Learning Participant, Innis College/Rotman Commerce First-Year Learning Community Competitor, Rotman Commerce Case Competition Team Director of Finance, University of Toronto Black Ties Executive, Innis College Orientation Mentee, First in the Family Peer-Mentorship Program Mentee, Rotman Commerce Alumni Mentorship Program Member, Ace The Case, University of Toronto Consulting Association Participant, Rotman Commerce Management Consulting Alumni Program Senior Peer Mentor, InSIGHT – Innis College Mentorship Program Student Ambassador, Rotman Commerce Student Representative, Innis College Council
Career Accomplishments	Analyst, North American Retail Payments, BMO Financial Group
In the Media	LinkedIn profile

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.“

Ruiyuan Xie

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBSc 2018 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Major: Cognitive Science (Computational Cognition Stream) Major: Statistics Switched programs from: Major: Computer Science
Career Accomplishments	Senior Data Analyst, Tesla Credit Risk Analytics Manager, Global Risk Management (GRM) RESL Team, Scotiabank Former Data Implementation Specialist Intern, Scotiabank
In the Media	LinkedIn profile Personal website

Hannah Fleisher

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 2011 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Major: Human Geography Minor: Philosophy Minor: South Asian Studies
Outside the Classroom	Exhibition Coordinator and Secretary, Hart House Camera Club Junior Class Representative and Social Coordinator, Toronto Undergraduate Geography Society (TUGS)
Further Education	MS in Urban Planning (Specialization in Urban and Economic Development), Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), Columbia University, 2015
Career Accomplishments	Worked as a consultant and project manager in community development, affordable housing, and community healthcare for both public sector and non profits
In the Media	LinkedIn Profile

Samii Folliott

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 2015 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Specialist: Cinema Studies
Outside the Classroom	Participant, Co-Ed Intramural Volleyball (4 years) Captain, Girls’ Intramural Volleyball (3 years) Athletics Director, Innis College Student Society (2 years) Captain, Innis College Orientation (2 years) Student Representative, Innis College Council (2 years) Graduation Representative, Innis College Student Society Leader, Innis College Orientation
Career Description	Production coordinator and producer at a production house/agency (preparation, completion and wrap out of client projects) Worked freelance in the TV production field upon graduation
In the Media	LinkedIn profile

“There is no problem without a solution!”

Maxim Trokhimtchouk

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	BSc 2004 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Specialist: Mathematics Switched programs from: Engineering Science
Outside the Classroom	Worked for Computer Vision group at U of T
Further Education	PhD in Mathematics from University of California at Berkeley
Career Accomplishments	Vise President at JP Morgan Quantitative developer at Citadel Founder of Ideanudge CTO of Engineers Gate Market Technologies

Rachel Murray

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 1999 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Major: Ethics, Society and Law Minor: Philosophy Minor: Psychoanalytic Thought
Alongside the Classroom	Work-study program conducting research on Women’s Studies and the Internet
Outside the Classroom	Arts editor, The Innis Herald
Further Education	MFA in Transdisciplinary Design, Parsons School of Design, 2017
Career Accomplishments	Senior User Experience Designer, ThoughtWorks Senior User Experience Designer, PwC User Experience Designer, Rachel M. Murray Design
In the Media	LinkedIn profile Personal website

“Build up your network and take advantage of cheaper rates for everything.”

Jim Shedden

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 1986 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Specialist: Philosophy Specialist: Political Science Minor: Cinema Studies Switched programs from: Specialist, Cinema Studies
Outside the Classroom	Editor, The Innis Herald Innis College Council Innis College Student Society Part-time jobs for the Harold Innis Foundation, Innis College, Victoria College, etc. Ran the Innis Film Society Secretary, SAC (overall student society for U of T at the time) Writer and layout, The Varsity Writer, SCAT! (Innis College publication)
Further Education	M.A., Political Science, University of Toronto, 1990. Specialized in Political Theory.
Career Accomplishments	Coordinator, International Experimental Film Congress (1988/89) Film progammer/film curator, Art Gallery of Ontario, plus performing arts programmer and many other roles, 1989-1998. Vice-President/Senior Creative Producer, Bruce Mau Design, 1998-2000 (ran the studio, developed business, produced the big “investment” projects for the studio, was managing editor of our own publications). Curator and Publisher, Art Gallery of Ontario (2010-present): produce all exhibition catalogues, artists’ books, collection books. Curate film and visual culture-related exhibitions including Guillermo del Toro: At Home with Monsters; Outsiders: American Film and Photography, 1950s-1980s; working on new exhibition centred around home movies.
In the Media	LinkedIn profile Twitter IMDb Personal website Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre profile Q&A: AGO curator Jim Shedden on Guillermo del Toro’s literary side, Quill & Quire

“I’m really glad I studied Hegel, Rousseau, Dostoevsky, Shakespeare, Camus, Marx, et al. However, I’m equally glad that I’ve done all the extracurricular activities, part-time jobs, and self-initiated projects that I have. I started making fanzines when I was 14, and I’m still in publishing today. I got very involved in my own film and music projects back in high school as well and they have led me to where I am today. Do the best you can on your course work, but keep in mind that for most of us life outside the classrooms is just as important .“

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!“

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Jim Shedden

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Navi Dhanota

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 2003 Innis College
Inside the Classroom	Major, Socio-Cultural Anthropology Minor, Philosophy Minor, Political Science Switched programs from: Psychology
Outside the Classroom	Registered with Accessibility Services and developed the lived experience of being a student receiving accommodations while struggling with mental health. These became useful credentials.
Further Education	PhD, Critical Disability Studies, York University (in progress) MA, Critical Disability Studies, York University, 2015
Career Description	Accessibility consultant, George Brown College Accessibility consultant (varying roles, incl. institutional policy review) Successful in personal activism, which involved changing the requirements to disclose a diagnosis when registering with post-secondary accommodation offices.
In the Media	LinkedIn profile York University student wins mental-health fight, The Toronto Star New Academic Accomodations Adopted by York’s CDS (Full interview with Navi Dhanota), YouTube