Matthew Celestial

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Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 2016 Woodsworth College
Inside the Classroom	Major: Book and Media Studies Minor: Environmental Studies Minor: Writing and Rhetoric Switched programs from: Specialist: Chemistry
Alongside the Classroom	St. Michael’s College (SMC) One Program in the Ecumenical Chaplaincy at the University of Toronto for Qu(e)erying Religion where they launched the Queer Spirits! Film Festival
Outside the Classroom	Board Member of the Board of Directors, University of Toronto Students’ Union (UTSU), representing Woodsworth College Community Outreach Coordinator, The Faculty of Arts and Science Director, Woodsworth Inclusive Secretary, Woodsworth Residence Council Vice President, Woodsworth Political Society
Career Accomplishments	Launched a public strategy and communications firm, Statement Strategies, working with Paramount Pictures Canada, Toonbox Entertainment, Pixar Animation Studios, Universal Studios Canada, the Toronto Animation Arts Festival International, Ado Ato Pictures, and more. Outside of public relations, he is a community organizer serving on the Board of Directors committee for Queer Ontario where he advocates for LGBTQ folks across all levels of government, launching non-profit initiative Diverse Francaise for newcomers to Canada interested in learning French (July 2019) and launching Health is a Right! Foundation supporting low-income communities in third world countries with access to healthcare (September 2019). Previously, he was the Director of Operations for LGBT in Capital Markets, the Director of Operations for Inclusive Love, and sat on the Durham Environmental Advisory Committee. Currently working towards a legal career to complete a JD and is as well interested in academic research on hermeneutics, media strategies that shape policy, and legal interpretation.
In the Media	LinkedIn Profile Twitter Matthew Celestial Public Relations

“1) Be present and enjoy the moment.
2) Be self-compassionate – you are doing good wherever you are.
3) Never say never. Everything comes together in full circle at some point.
4) Be kind to every single person (even the person who stole your seat on the TTC). Say thank you. Hold the door.
5) Don’t stop — even if you have multiple doors closed on you and people berating you. Keep going.“

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

Emily Tsui

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 2016 Trinity College
Inside the Classroom	Specialist: International Relations Major: European Studies Minor: Political Science Switched programs from: Minor: Business German
Alongside the Classroom	Internship with the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History learning about Arctic governance through organizing events for the Centre Completed field research for POL499 (senior thesis course) in Anchorage, Alaska interviewing key individuals and looking at documents that were not available online Completed POL359 (Enlarging Europe Course) and travelled to Tbilisi, Georgia to interview key officials for a paper on cross-border energy co-operation between Georgia and the European Union Participated in a Summer Abroad program to Southeastern Europe Took three language classes in Germany, one at the Technische Universitat Hamburg-Harburg, one at the Universitat Heidelberg, and one at Hochschule Bremen
Outside the Classroom	4th year: Co-Editor-in-Chief, Attache Journal of International Relations 4th year: Co-President, International Relations Society 4th year: Intern, Bill Graham Centre 3rd and 4th year: Arts and Science Ambassador 3rd and 4th year: Peer Counsellor in International Relations, Trinity College 2nd to 4th year: Compliance Analyst, G7 and G20 Research Groups 2nd to 4th year: Mentor, International Relations Society 3rd year: Editor, Expressions – Canadian Association of Political Science Students‘ Journal 3rd year: Lead Analyst – Africa Prevention Division, Canadian Centre for the Responsibility to Protect 3rd year: President, Association of Political Science Students 3rd year: Publication in the Southern California International Review 2nd year: Director of Specialized Agencies, North American Model United Nations 1st year: Trinity College Historical Society Participated in Global Vision’s Arctic Youth Ambassador Summit in Iqaluit with support from the Munk School, the Gordon Foundation, and Trinity College
Further Education	Juris Doctor/Master of Global Affairs combined degree, the University of Toronto, 2021
Career Accomplishments	Intern at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals and worked on the appeal of Prosecutor v Ratko Mladic
In the Media	LinkedIn Profile From Argentina to Alaska: A Travel Blog documenting Emily and Laurent’s hitchhiking trip from Argentina to Alaska

“Take advantage of all the international opportunities the university has to offer, and make sure to speak with the professors to give you advice.“

Bernard Singh

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 2000 New College
Inside the Classroom	Major: Bioethics Switched programs from: Actuarial Science
Further Education	Certificate in Human Resource Management, Woodsworth College, University of Toronto, 2005
Career Accomplishments	Current: Administrative Lead, Division of Nephrology, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) Various administrative roles at the Hospital for Sick Children

Theresa Pinter

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 2015 Woodsworth College
Inside the Classroom	Major: Environmental Policy Major: Human Geography Minor: GIS Switched programs from: E-Commerce, Physics
Outside the Classroom	Kitchen/server/buyer, Hot Yam! — students getting together once a week to make a vegetarian meal and selling it to students for cheap (now closed) Garden Club Urban beekeepers, U of T Bees Weightlifting
Further Education	Certificate, French, Practical, University of Toronto (expected 2020) Certificate, French, Conversational, University of Toronto, 2017 GIS Application Specialist, Fleming College, 2016
Career Accomplishments	Online Asset Manager, TRP Consulting Accounting Assistant, Heavy Consulting Communications Officer/Author, GoGeomatics Project Manger/Spacial Analyst, Williams Treaties First Nations Research Coordinator, St. Michael’s Hospital
In the Media	LinkedIn profile

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

Isabella Fink

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	BA 2017 Woodsworth College
Inside the Classroom	Specialist: English Switched programs from: Cinema Studies
Outside the Classroom	Woodsworth College Alumni Mentorship Program
Career Accomplishments	Outdoor Wilderness Education Freelance Film Production Copywriting Film workshop curriculum design and teaching for middle school

“Get involved in extracurriculars to help build community and connection in areas you are interested in, either career related or just personal interest!”

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

Sydney Lang

Facet	Description
Graduation Year	HBA 2016 Woodsworth College
Inside the Classroom	Major: Equity Studies Major: Socio-Cultural Anthropology Minor: Women & Gender Studies Switched programs from: Philosophy, Political Science
Alongside the Classroom	Exchange, University of California, Berkeley Fieldwork in Kerala, India on ways that women from lower castes navigate educational spaces that weren’t built for their success International Course Module at the University of Hawai’i, Manoa SMC One – completed a placement at Baycrest geriatric facility
Outside the Classroom	Positive Space Committee U of T 350 U of T Coalition of Students Against Sexual Violence VP Internal, Equity Studies Students’ Union Woodsworth College Director, University of Toronto Students’ Union Woodsworth Equity Committee Woodsworth Inclusive
Further Education	BCL/LLB, McGill University, 2019
Career Accomplishments	Currently a law student and am involved in work around labour law, corporate accountability, and environmental justice.

“Don’t be too focused on what you want to do after U of T – enjoy your time there and learn as much as you can. What comes next will come together naturally, and will be informed by your academic interests, peers, and community involvement. Do work that matters.”

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…”

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