Alumni updates
Alumni with more than one degree from Concordia, Sir George Williams University and/or Loyola College are listed under their earliest graduation year.
1983
Two artworks by Raymonde Jodoin, BFA 83, were available for viewing at HeART of HealthCARE, a virtual art exhibition that aims to provide therapeutic healing. The exhibition ran from March 30, 2020, until March 2021.
“Efface #3 (Eraser),” archival inkjet and graphite on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Paper 308 gsm (2017).
84 Shekhar Chandrashekhar, PhD, was appointed CEO of International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI) in Irvine, Calif.
85 John Tourlas, BComm, was named president of the North American Business Unit at AMD Medicom Inc. in Montreal.
1986
Erik Slutsky, BFA 86, recently took part in a group show called Poissons d’avril at Montreal’s Galerie du Viaduc. From April 1 to 11, Slutsky was among 28 artists who took part in the 10th edition of the exhibition.
“The Last Goodbye,” oil on canvas (2021).
88 Howard Johnson, BComm, was appointed Canada Market Leader at Duff & Phelps in Toronto, Ont.
Nicholas Katalifos, BA, MA 95, was named director general of the English Montreal School Board.
Richard Roy, BSc, was appointed vice-president of exploration by Nighthawk Gold Corporation in Toronto, Ont.
89 Danny Di Perna, BEng, was appointed executive vice-president and chief operating officer at Alstom.
90 Mark Baldry, MBA, was appointed chief commercial officer at Freeline Therapeutics Holdings PLC.
André Bousette, BComm, was named president of Rittal Systems Ltd. in Saint-Laurent, Que.
Fabien Jeudy, BSc, was named president and CEO of Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada.
91 Diana Colella, BComm, was promoted to senior vice-president of Autodesk’s Media & Entertainment Vertical Solutions Group in Montreal.
92 Mark Daly, BComm, was appointed assistant vicedean, Faculty Development, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at McGill University.
Thomas Dowd, BComm, was named Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
Sheila Frame, EMBA, was named President Americas at Amryt Pharma, a global, commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company.
94 Stéphane Archambault, BComm, GrCert 02, was named chief financial officer at Xebec Adsorption Inc. in Montreal.
Carole Brazeau, BA, was named program manager, Indigenous Initiatives at McGill.
Kathy McGuire, BA, was appointed director of the Val-d’Or campus of Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue in Val d’Or, Que.
95 Pierre Despars, EMBA, was appointed vicepresident, Corporate Strategy and Business Development at Hydro-Québec.
96 Jennifer Ditchburn, BA, was named president and CEO of the Institute for Research on Public Policy.
Jakov “Jake” Shapiro, BCompSc, was named managing director, Digital Banking, at Bank OZK in Little Rock, Ark.
Mark Weightman, BComm, was appointed president and CEO of Club de Hockey ECHL de Trois-Rivières in Trois-Rivières, Que.
97 Sunil Gandhi, BComm, GrDip 98, was named chief financial officer at The Valens Company Inc., a leading manufacturer of cannabis products.
Peter Polatos, EMBA, was named interim president and chief executive officer at Terranueva Corporation in Montreal.
98 Rachael Wilson, BFA, was named CEO of the Ottawa Food Bank, and is the first woman to assume the role.
99 Sudha Krishnan, BA, was named late-night anchor of CBC Montreal News.
2000
“Piquant,” a large-scale painting by Chrissy Cheung, BFA 00, is on view at Signature Mazda in Vancouver’s Richmond Auto Mall until 2022.
The painting speaks to Cheung’s experience with spicy food and “expresses the explosive nature inside one’s mouth.”
Pictured below: “Piquant,” acrylic on canvas (2017)
00 Monique Hutchins, BComm, was appointed corporate secretary at Southern Sky Resources Corp. in Toronto, Ont.
Ève Laurier, BComm, was named vice-president, Communications, Public Affairs and Marketing at Bombardier.
Benjamin Mattes, BCompSc, was appointed SVP Future of Gaming & Angry Birds Brand Strategy at Rovio Entertainment Corporation.
Celena Scheede-Bergdahl, BSc, was promoted to senior faculty lecturer within McGill’s Faculty of Education’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education.
01 Sean Henry, BA, was named host of Daybreak, CBC Montreal’s morning radio show.
02 Fahad Kazim, BComm, was made a partner in Deal Advisory at the Dubai office of KPMG Lower Gulf.
03 Howard Fried, BA, was appointed vicepresident of sales at Carebook Technologies Inc. in Montreal.
04 Marc Garneau, LLD, was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Government of Canada, after previously serving as Minister of Transport.
Julia Noulin-Merat, BFA, was named general director and CEO of Opera Columbus, in Columbus, Ohio.
Adam Spiro, BComm, joined KRB as a partner and head of the firm’s new Insolvency and Restructuring Group.
05 Sarah Beaumier, BComm, was elected president of the Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) political party in Quebec.
06 Maya Johnson, BA, was named new anchor at CTV Montreal News. She becomes the first full-time Black news anchor at the station.
Mo Yang, BComm, GrDip 09, was named corporate secretary and chief operating officer at Silo Wellness Inc., formerly Yukoterre Resources Inc.
07 Al Daoud-Brixi, BComm, MBA 13, joined the Montreal office of Fasken as a lawyer on its commercial and corporate litigation team.
Michael Payette, BFA, was appointed incoming artistic director of Toronto’s Tarragon Theatre, a position which begins September 2021.
08 Christopher Wares, BFA, was named assistant chair of the Music Business/ Management Department at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass.
10 Emily Di Paolo, BA, was appointed as notary and legal advisor at the law firm FODAGO, formerly known as Fortier, D’Amours, Goyette.
11 Vincent Gendron, BA, joined the Montreal office of Spiegel Sohmer as a tax lawyer.
Karen Paquin (Jamiel), MSc, was named finance director and donor relations manager at the Intervale Center in Burlington, Vt.
Elara Verret, MBA, was named vice-president of digital and brand at FYidoctors.
12 Tara Asfour, BA, was named investor relations manager at Red Pine Exploration Inc.
Eunice Bélidor, BFA, was named the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Curator of Quebec and Canadian Contemporary Art (1945 to today) at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Bélidor is the first Black curator in the museum’s history.
Rene Paredes, BA, was re-signed as kicker for his 10th season with the Calgary Stampeders football team.
Lisa White, BA, was appointed as the first executive director of Concordia’s Equity Office.
13 Anas Ashi, BEng, was named structural forensic engineer for the Edmonton, Alta. office of Pario Engineering and Environmental Sciences.
Erika Ashley Couto, BFA, MA 15, was promoted from head of product to chief operating officer at The Listings Lab.
Alexandra “Lex” Gill, BA, GrDip 15, joined the Montreal office of Trudel Johnston & Lespérance as a lawyer.
Ashley Peluso, BComm, was appointed to the sales team of Rittal Canada as technical representative for the Quebec region.
14 Eva Fog, BSc, joined the Montreal office of Lavery as a lawyer. Michael Sabia, LLD, was named Deputy Minister of the Department of Finance, Canada.
15 Jessica Lelièvre, BA, joined the Montreal office of Trudel Johnston & Lespérance as a lawyer.
16 Jonathan Cadet, BComm, joined Tonus Capital as investment analyst.
Karlie Marquis, BComm, was named executive director of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake in Kahnawake, Que.
Calin Rovinescu, LLD, was appointed as senior advisor at Teneo.
18 Adrienne Huard, BFA (art hist.), was named editor-at-large of Canadian Art magazine.
2017
Joani Tremblay, MFA 17, presented her debut solo show of paintings at Harper’s Chelsea in New York City.
Entitled The Whole Time, the Sun, the exhibition featured a selection of Tremblay’s new paintings created throughout winter in Montreal. The show ran from April 1 to May 1.
“You are no longer in March,” oil on linen (2021)
17 Isabelle Hudon, LLD, was named president and CEO of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). Hudon is the first woman to hold the title at BDC.
Daniella Sucapane, BA, MSc 20, joined the analyst team at Ad hoc recherche.
19 Tiziri-Hadia “Nina” Bouteldja, BA, was named issues advisor at the Office of the Minister of National Defence in Ottawa, Ont.
Félix Buisson, BComm, was promoted to vice-president of sales at Société Laurentide Inc. in Shawinigan, Que.
Daniel Herrera, EMBA, joined Mind Cure Health Inc. as vice-president, Growth and Strategic Partnerships.