Class of 2000
Class of 2000 bursary total as at August, 2024 | $73,108
Alessandra Palombo has been busy working with the Central West Ontario Health Team to build a visiting-physician program for the housebound elderly. She’s excited to announce that her family has a new HC Gator, with daughter Lia beginning grade 7 with the Class of 2030 in the fall! Timothea (Timmie) Leung recently accepted a job in the City of Toronto’s Legal Services Division, in its Litigation Section. She has also joined the Board of Directors for the Jean Tweed Centre, which provides treatment, support and a safe place for women and their families. Timmie, Ty and their daughter Emme are excited to welcome a baby girl to their family in July 2024. Kelly Thompson Polci reduced hours at Sick Kids so she could dedicate more time to her perinatal therapy practice.
Cayleigh Warrack Murtaugh and her family have moved to Bracebridge, where they are enjoying life surrounded by nature! Nathalie Veg Harpell and her little family of 5 took the leap and left city life behind in 2022. They sold their house and bought a property in Northern Ontario and began their homesteading journey! It’s been a wild and rewarding ride so far and they are motivated and excited to become more and more self-sufficient. You can follow them @UpcycleHomestead on Facebook and Instagram to join in their journey. Candice Motran Hampson is married with two little kids aged 1 and 3, living just outside London in a small town called Princes Risborough in the UK. Aidan was born November 2022 and is driving them nuts but gives great “cuggles” (cuddles). Holly is turning three soon and full of personality and strong opinions! They are considering a move to the south coast to give the kids a beachy upbringing. Candice’s healthtech startup shut down this past summer and she has been enjoying freelance strategy consulting since.
Lisa McKeown continues to teach philosophy and is excited to begin the process of turning her dissertation into a book. Priya Mosur continues to live in Toronto and has recently overcome her fear of – and discovered her love of – improv! Since relocating to Nelson, B.C. last year, Sophie Kohn has been writing and teaching creative nonfiction and satire, parenting her very hilarious toddler Cooper, who’s 3, and happily exploring the forests, lakes, and Kootenay mountains. Her first kids’ book ‘Katrina Hyena’ will be published by Owlkids in the fall of 2024. It’s the story of a laughing hyena who laughs at the wrong times!
Class of 2001
Class of 2001 bursary total as at August, 2024 | $80,189
Christelle Harris Hann married an incredible man, Matthew Hann, in June 2023, and they’re expecting their first child in May 2024! Nicola S. Smith started a new job in 2023 as a biology professor at Concordia University in Montreal, QC. (It’s been fun practicing her French in the city). This summer will be her first field research season as a Principal Investigator. Nicola and her graduate students are currently examining the interactive effects of climate change and invasive species on Caribbean coral reefs, so lots of fun SCUBA diving ahead! She’s also building an extensive, self-contained, marine climate change system – complete with 75-gallon aquariums, remotely controlled water heaters, 50-pound nitrogen cylinders, and GoPro cameras – at a remote field station in the Bahamas. The system will allow her to manipulate water temperatures, dissolved oxygen levels, and pH to simulate future oceans under climate change. It’s going to be fantastic! Lots of cool science forthcoming!
Jennifer Singer Green lives between Zambia and Canada with her husband and two boys. They’re enjoying showing Zambia to visitors (including her whole family who came out in June!) and exploring Southern Africa when they have time. Yvonne Kai Anderson lives in Las Vegas and teaches at the local Charter school where her son goes to kindergarten! Alison Gollob Lowney lives in Toronto with husband and two daughters, who are 5 and 1 year old. Working as a designer of socks and shapewear for a Canadian company. Carrie Anderson had a big year full of fun life events: having her third daughter Stella, going on their first trip as a family of 5 and buying their dream cottage in Honey Harbour.
Megan Nuttall McCarrell is the Director of Professional Practice and Policy at the College of Midwives of Ontario. She recently launched a small business providing individual and corporate mediation, communication training, coaching, and conflict resolution services. She and her husband and three kids continue to enjoy their farm in Northumberland County, and recently travelled to Belize! Lindsay Knowlton has been busy running Iron Lady Golf – a company she founded 12 years ago. To date, they have had 25,000 women come to their community to learn, play and connect through golfing experiences, clinics, lessons and travel! On March 13th, 2024, Lindsay welcomed Penelope “Penny” Kent Stirling Knowlton. Growing up playing in golf tournaments, her dad (Kent) would kiss a lucky Penny and put it in her pocket for good luck. Now, little Penny carries on that tradition as her new lucky charm, reminding her of him.
Class of 2002
Class of 2002 bursary total as at August, 2024 | $81,884
Meenal Agarwal launched a podcast In April called “Uncover Your Eyes” with Dr. Meenal on Apple, Spotify and YouTube. The bonus is the podcast has some amazing Havergal alumni as guests as well, so stay tuned! To be a guest, feel free to reach out to her on Instagram @dr.meenalagarwal. Samantha Irwin welcomed baby number two, Ryder – 12/28/2022. They moved to Austin, and she started working at UT Austin. They are about to buy their first house. Heena Patel is all about nervous system healing and brings that work into her practice as a business and life coach while she roots deeper into her mountain town of Asheville, NC.
Jennifer Sceviour had her first baby in her 40th year!
Last year, Kieran Bergmann Powers became certified as a Grief & Trauma Coach and she now supports families who are navigating pregnancy & infant loss, premature birth, the NICU, and medical parenting, through her business, Becoln. Becoln is named for two of her sons, Beckett, who passed away shortly after he was born and Lincoln, who was born extremely prematurely. Lincoln is now 6 and thriving alongside his 2-year-old brother, Remy, who was born via surrogacy. Kieran draws on her personal experience and over a decade working in healthcare to help families find their beacons of light in the darkness of their journeys.
Ness Kenalty is still working at Waltons Trust, a limited life Canadian Grant-making foundation. Over the past year, she’s been busy growing their portfolio focused on reducing excessive and harmful screentime for children and youth. Zoey (9) has discovered hockey this year and is obsessed, and Rex (7) is happiest playing with his buddies in aftercare. Nadine Straka will continue her work as a Pediatric Intensive Care physician but in the Pacific Northwest! She accepted a new job at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in Portland, Oregon, where she will be moving with her family, Jeff (husband), Kilian (son), and Lewin (daughter), from their current home in Boston.
Katharine Stoate is getting married to the love of her life on 4-24-24 on a gorgeous farm in Louisville, Kentucky. Courtney Ashton works in private equity and infrastructure investing at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and has two daughters in the Junior School. Over the past year, Caitlin Harrigan’s family grew to include William, who joins his big sister Elise. She continues to enjoy her role as a Senior Manager at the Toronto Region and Conservation Authority (TRCA) working with a dedicated team on environmental engineering and restoration projects that make a difference in our community. She’s recently back into playing the piano and has taken up French lessons to hopefully employ in future travels abroad with family!
Niki Tapscott started as CMO at Knix in April, joining fellow 2001 alum, Joanna Griffiths. Natalie Reisman continues to work to build affordable rental housing in the GTAA+ and was named one of the Urban Land Institute’s 2023 Women’s Leadership Champions. She is planning a hike through the Azores for this summer while her three kids are at overnight camp simultaneously for the first time! In addition to running her private mediation practice, Alex Bittner Howard is also the co-host of her divorce podcast, Dirty Laundry. Outside of work, she is running her first trail race this summer! Alex is currently living in Toronto with her husband and two kids, 10 & 12, and border collie.
Two years ago, Nasiya Misick was appointed to a senior position within the Turks and Caicos Islands Government as Deputy Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Finance, Investment and Trade. However, her most exciting news is that her daughter Danyella Smith has joined the Havergal Community and will be a graduate of the class of 2025! Legacies are important and she is so proud and happy that Danyella will continue this tradition for the Misick family and represent the Turks and Caicos Islands at such an esteemed learning institution! Nina Mafrici is excited to give back to the school as a new member of the Havergal Board of Governors. Additionally, her clinic launched TPWG+MD, which houses the province’s first comprehensive Outpatient Eating Disorders Program offering physician and medical care for children, teens and adults.
Jenna Shelley launched an online art gallery (beheld.ca) that connects families with independent artists & unique artwork for their kids’ spaces! Art your kids won’t outgrow. Currently living in Toronto with husband and two young sons. Jessica Galati Diamond is pleased to share that she launched Diamond Education Consulting last fall, embarking on her journey as an education consultant. Alongside her work, she finds joy in spending time with her family and fellow old girl friends. Recently, Jessica has spearheaded the first carnival at her daughter’s school and has helped organize the first gala fundraiser for infertility in the city. Her focus remains on making a positive impact on those around her, both personally and professionally. After spending 4 years running a global IT team at Dexcom in San Diego,
Caroline Goodman Marcil is retiring with her husband Richard and motorcycling around the world. Cynthia Kassabian is Director at RPIA – Boutique Fixed Income Hedge Fund- and expecting her 2nd Son June 2024. Leen Al Zaibak is thrilled to announce the early arrival of her son Jude! Though he came nearly two months ahead of schedule, both baby and mom are doing well. Feeling incredibly blessed and grateful for this precious addition to our family.
Class of 1993
Class of 1993 bursary total as at August, 2024 | $13,777
If there is one thing the Class of 1993 did this year, it’s celebrated. We celebrated our 30th reunion, some of our 50th birthdays, our accomplishments and those of our families, but most of all, we celebrated friendships.
Our 30th Reunion brought together a big group of us for cocktails at Havergal and then dinner and drinks at Carens Rosedale. It was amazing to catch up with Lela Kouyoumdjian, Karen Shelley (from Calgary), Judy Schulich, Erica Lenczner, Mita Ghosh, Eileen Jurczak, Jenny Kerr, Eliza McDougall (from NYC), Andrea McLean Bunker, Carla Morton, Gwen Van Wees ’92, Marian Marandi, Kelly Dimitroff Maiese, Meredith Waugh Wilson, Jen Mulock, Laura Plant Watson, Britta Hild, and Andrea Racansky Thomson. Even though 30 years had passed since they were behind the ivy, it was as if no time had passed at all.
Countless toasts were held in celebration of turning 50. Hilary Smith Beasley travelled to Ottawa to celebrate with Andrea Racansky Thomson. Erica Lenczner had a large group of 93’s at her 50th including Rebekah Nugent McIntosh, Robyn Menear Zivic, Lela Kouyoumdjian, Julie Crothers, Kelly Dimitroff Maiese, and Meredith Waugh Wilson. Lisa Graham, Kim Scott Lindqvist, Jasmin von Teichman, Laura Plant Watson, Andrea McLean Bunker, and Jenny Kerr gathered in Arizona. Finally, Robyn Menear Zivic, Julie Crothers, Kelly Dimitroff Maiese and Meredith Waugh Wilson celebrated in Mexico. Mita Ghosh is busy taking care of her mom, who’s doing well despite her dementia, and moved her to a new retirement home that she is enjoying. Mita is starting a new job next month and as always, enjoying film, TV and hiking.
Alexandra Snelgrove is still in the nonprofit sector working with the same organization for almost a decade – LIFT Impact Partners – which works with other charities to help them scale and grow. Her son is turning 9 this year and her dog, 10. Amazing how fast time flies. Alexandra has started getting back into horseback riding which has resulted in lots of Havergal connections; one of the girls at the barn is graduating from Havergal this year and another woman at the barn has a daughter in grade 11 at Havergal. Marie-Eve Villeneuve’s son plays hockey and so they are often driving around the province to get to each game. On his pre-hockey-game playlist, Song #7 is Jump Around from House of Pain, reminding her of the1993 graduation year song!
Class of 1994
Class of 1994 bursary total as at August, 2024 | $13,288
Hello Friends! Fasten your seatbelts, grads of ’94, as it is our 30th class reunion and we really hope to see ALL of you there! News from around the world: Karina Miller just moved to Dubai with her husband and three dogs while Leila Piper of Whistler, BC who loves to travel, visited Belize last fall and is heading to Mexico, Colombia and South Africa later this year! Tory Perkin, Julie List, Erin Rose, Sam Richardson and Melissa Schyven had a mini-reunion in Arizona this year – it was the first time they had all been together in 10 years! And they all dressed in house colours one night! Fun! Kate Convey is also living abroad in Australia. Malika Taylor lives in Bermuda and is managing director at her company, Expertise, where they just celebrated their 25th anniversary. Closer to Toronto, Natascha Kozlowski works at the Ontario Cancer Research Ethics board, in her free time as a Guider for her daughter’s Ember Unit and Kate Horton continues to lead Ronald McDonald House as President & CEO.
Leslie Michaels is excited to share that her daughter will be a Havergalian in September when she enters grade 9. She will join Kate Horton, Aimee Beeston and Melissa Schyven as class of ’94 alumni who all have daughters at HC. Tory Perkin is also thrilled to be back in the Hallowed Halls of Havergal where her children take swimming and tennis lessons. Sam Richardson also has an HC connection as she taught the daughter of the Havergal Athletic Director! Sam has 2 little boys, Owen (9) and Nathan (6). After 17 years with the family business (Canada Homestay Network), Jennifer Wilson has launched her own coaching and consulting practice. She’s also pursuing her writing dreams; halfway through an MFA in Creative Nonfiction at King’s College and has an upcoming book, “The Heart of Homestay: Creating Meaningful Connections When Hosting International Students,” being released in February 2025.
Thank you to all for submitting your news! We are really looking forward to swapping more stories in person this fall.
Class of 1995
Class of 1995 bursary total as at August, 2024 | $17,353
Naomi Wiesenthal lives in London, Ontario; is deeply involved in her clinical psychology private practice, Forest City Psychological Services; while also nurturing her two daughters, Ava and Ella. Jamasina Chin shared a delightful photo from a weekend getaway to Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado in September 2023 with Jennifer Chung that captured the essence of friendship and shared experiences, reminding us of the life-long friendships that began at HC.
Meanwhile, Sarrah Khan, principal engineer and co-founder of Agencies, has been instrumental in innovative projects like Urban Umbrellas, which enhance urban landscapes during construction. Currently, she is dedicated to improving traveller experiences at JFK International Airport through her role as lead structural and enclosure engineer for a new terminal canopy project.
Chelsea Taylor continues to work for the WHO, recently moving to Manila, Philippines but now in the region of the Western Pacific with a focus on supporting countries to strengthen their Primary Health Care systems. Her work also has her travelling extensively – recently to Fiji and Mongolia. Lisa Rossiter-Thornton has been promoted to Vice Principal at the TDSB and is looking to get back into playing violin in Ms. Frensch and Mr. McMillian’s community orchestra alongside Carolyn Jew Le Quere and other HC musicians. Kim Marsh Snare and Catherine Nicholson have teamed up to take the tennis world by storm, playing fierce opponents Donna Smythe Wilson and Lesley Smythe and others in a local evening house league. So far victory has proven elusive!
Brenda Ha’s daughter, Mya, started at HC in grade 7 this year as a proud Edie! Brenda is part of the Founder group that is launching the Toronto franchise of the new domestic professional women’s soccer league led by 3-time Olympian Diana Matheson. It is set to launch in spring of 2025, so look out for the brand and crest reveal in spring/summer! Sheana Desson enjoys cheering on her girls (8 and 9) as they take part in all the amazing Junior School activities while running a busy family medicine practice. Lee-Ann Webster-James and her family moved back home to Jamaica with their son, leaving their 2 daughters in Canada at university. They have joined the family business and opened a Cement Block Factory and Hardware store. They are loving the heat and have settled back as if they never left 17 years ago. Between Zander starting a new school in Jamaica and a new puppy, Golden Retriever named Stella, they are very busy.
Class of 1996
Class of 1996 bursary total as at August, 2024 | $81,905
Janna Regina has been living in London, England for the last 16 years, with her partner and their two amazing daughters, 7 and 9. In her spare time, she is a charity trustee for the Scouts organization in London, occasionally joining them in the wilderness on camping trips. Wishing all her fellow alumni well! Katie Turner lives in Waterloo, ON with her husband and two kids. She is an independent consultant with a focus on impact investing and gender lens investing. Life is good! Farah Ismail is SVP, Chief Legal, Privacy and Compliance at SE Health, raising funds for her charity – Grayson’s Gratitude in support of SickKids VS, in honour of her son.
Kendra Thompson and family had a great time skiing in Chamonix and Zermatt over Easter.
It’s been 22 years since Caley Taylor started her photography business in Toronto and she is looking forward to her upcoming photography exhibition in September. Her daughter, Teya, is in second year at the university of Edinburgh in Scotland and her son, Lochlann, will begin at Upper Canada College in grade 7 in the fall.
Charise Mariel Garcia Richmond’s youngest daughter Mia is so excited to start her high school career at Havergal this fall. Meanwhile her older sister Eva is almost in grade 11 and cannot wait to graduate next year. Time flies! Mia Skarpathiotakis’s two little ones, Elena (8) and Evan (6), continue to keep her very busy. Elena is at Havergal in grade 2 and absolutely loving it! Mia continues to work as a radiologist and the head of the breast imaging division at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Angela Salomon Barkan lives in NYC with her daughter, Sunny. She continues her career in the music business as the SVP of Marketing at BMG overseeing a global marketing team. This year she served on the jury for the Clio Marketing Awards.
Class of 1997
Class of 1997 bursary total as at August, 2024 | $68,433
Class of 1997, it’s time to catch up on all the exciting adventures our classmates have been on since we walked the halls of Havergal. Clara Chan is in Toronto, where every neighbour around her has torn down their house to rebuild new homes. The most recent one got rid of the forest that was their backyard, and she can now see directly into Allison Jelley’s house a block away! Allison Jelley has her hands full balancing life with her husband and 4 kids. Her eldest daughter started Grade 5 at HC this past year and her youngest will be entering Grade 1 this fall. Tory Bovaird has a son in grade one and has a daughter at HC who will be moving to the upper school this year. Tory has been making the most of winters, skiing on the weekends as much as possible.
Gloria Lim’s eldest daughter will be joining the Grade 7 class at Havergal this fall as well. Gloria lives in Toronto with her 3 kids. Over in the UK, Julie McConville is living with her husband and two kids in London. Julie’s entrepreneurial spirit is certainly thriving, with her business, Fox & Park, now expanding its offerings (and they ship globally!) Lindsay Greisman’s days are busy running her dental practice and chauffeuring her two boys to various sports. When she has time, she is perfecting her new skills at pickleball. Arianne Etuk has recently started 2 businesses, a Notary & Signing Agent business and a Digital Marketing business for attorneys with growing firms, after spending more than 6 years as a diplomat in NYC as the Bahamas’ Legal advisor to the UN. She is living in Bogota, NJ with her husband and 2.5-year-old son. Not too far away, Clara Dimitra Boyd is working as a neurologist in NYC, and she always enjoys meeting up with HC classmates when they’re in town.
Bianca Knop continues her West Coast adventures in Vancouver, leading her company (now in its 10th year), Wildfire Experiential and Events, and embracing the great outdoors on the mountains and the beach with her 2 daughters. Sarah Tennant is practicing family medicine in Nova Scotia. Her daughter is really loving Highland Dance, so they will be traveling to Kamloops later this year for the Canadian Championships. As for your class reps, Allison Jelley, Sarah Tennant, Signe Scammell and Janie Wong mostly agree that not much has changed this year but have been discussing a global support group for those of us transitioning to progressive lenses. Cecelia Kitakufe is living in Charleston, West Virginia (but contemplating a return to Toronto:), currently working in an administrative role at a local hospital, and otherwise hobbies/free time is spent travelling, shopping, dining out, personal development ventures, theological studies, and rewatching the Office or Suits 🙂
Christina Beharry is currently a partner in a law firm in Washington DC where she specializes in international litigation and arbitration. Her career highlight to date is arguing before the International Court of Justice in The Hague on behalf of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana against Venezuela concerning the validity of an 1899 arbitral award. She has two kids – Beatrice, 11 and Hugo, 7. Abby Plumb is living in Horseshoe Valley. Along with her 9-year-old daughter, she enjoys skiing and mountain biking and hanging out with her 2-year-old Goldador, Bohi. They had the chance to visit the awe-inspiring Grand Canyon during their travels this year. Christine Etherington Varesh is living in the west end with her husband, Tom. When she’s off the clock, she’s enjoying bopping around Toronto with friends and travelling (to NYC and FL).
Vanessa Oliver is looking forward to spending her 3 children’s spring term of elementary school in Paris again this year, while she juggles her continued career in commercial real estate, remotely for 10 weeks. She remains committed to her executive volunteer role with the JDRF and seeing the $100M Campaign to Accelerate through, and is very hopeful and excited by the many, promising human-cure-trials currently underway and being funded by the Campaign. Signe McDonald Scammell completed a two-year secondary diploma in special education while continuing to work for the Calgary Board of Education with students who have behavioural, physical and learning needs at the elementary school level. Upon graduation, her family accepted an expat assignment that moved them to The Woodlands, Texas!
Class of 1998
Class of 1998 bursary total as at August, 2024 | $61,784
The class of ’98 showed up in fine form at our 25th reunion last September. Several Old Girls travelled from the US and UK to be part of this event. It was so lovely to see everyone. Sabrina Gollnow took on a new role at RBC as a VP leading the senior markets team for NFP and Public Sector lending. She is also involved in the Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards and is a SheEO Activator. On weekends she hits the ski slopes with her girls (5 & 8) and husband. Tracey Woo started a new role as COO at RBC Royal Trust. She lives in Lytton Park with her husband David, and two boys (8 & 6). Monique Smart works at MTE Consultants Inc as a Project Manager – Environmental and lives in Oakville with her husband and two kids (8 & 6). Marnie MacDougall and her husband are enjoying life with their energetic twin girls & building their own record label she recently launched.
Clare Ashbee caught up with lots of HC girls over the winter skiing in the beautiful Beaver Valley and is enjoying the flexibility of part time consulting and Board work. Annatasha Bartel is still working as a veterinary anaesthesiologist in Singapore and travelling as much as possible. On a mission to see every country in the world by 70 years of age, living in Asia has helped facilitate making that dream come true. Sherryn Rambihar is living in Toronto with her husband and 2 boys (8 & 10). She works as a cardiologist at Mackenzie Health, teaches with U of T, and works with the Heart and Stroke on awareness of women and heart disease. A highlight this year: she got to accompany her 10-year-old on the Crescent School Choir Tour to the UK, which was meaningful because it brought back memories travelling to England with Mrs Muir on the 1997 Havergal Choir tour! She still enjoys singing and has continued to do so with a women physician’s choir.
After selling her Toronto media company, Jen McNeely and her partner (Jamie), and son (Elliot), relocated to the beautiful Beaver Valley. Jen has enjoyed volunteering with various environmental groups in the region and has developed a passion for hiking. Jen also went back to school this year to study the psychology of addiction and recovery and has begun a new career as a Recovery Coach, helping people break the cycle of addiction and find their path to peace. Natasha Gustajtis is doing well managing and overseeing the Tire Business at Canadian Tire coming up on 22 years! Sheila Sing continues to run her tutoring business in Toronto and international exchange program to France. Her son (5) keeps her busy and she is looking forward to some fun travel time with her family. Taryn Burul got married to Matthew this summer in a small intimate gathering at the family cottage. Her daughter Carys started high school this year and Taryn continues to teach high school.
Class of 1999
Class of 1999 bursary total as at August, 2024 | $83,865
Alex Sadvari is an environmental lawyer and partner in Gowling WLG’s Toronto office, practicing at the intersection of environmental, energy and land use planning law. In addition to being called to the Ontario bar in April, she visited Iqaluit and was called to the Nunavut bar. Going forward, she is excited to spend more time exploring the Canadian north along with other world travel. She lives with her three kids, Will (9), Jack (7), and Kate (4), and her husband, Mike, in the Annex neighbourhood in Toronto. Hasmig Shahinian Zarokian is a Vice Principal in a public school in Toronto. She has two daughters, ages 12 and 9, who keep her busy with their extracurricular activities. She’s also an active volunteer with the Armenian Relief Society.
Meredith Ashton Beales lives in Toronto with her three daughters, two of whom are at Havergal. Her eldest was “Annie” in the Junior School Play this year and her younger sister bravely joined the play too! Still a lawyer at Home Depot, Joscelyn Kleingeld Alexander has been busy raising her 3 kids, Kieran (10), Declan (7), and Arienh (5). She’s expanded her busy and full music studio called Keys 2 Music KW teaching piano, violin, ukulele, guitar, and theory online and in person. She’s been working on a goal of learning every Beethoven sonata on piano for fun. Joscelyn creates group music curriculum resources to help support music teachers struggling to engage students or to support special needs students with awareness and self-expression. Jessica Cook and her husband welcomed their son Clyde in December and are settling into the joys of parenthood in Park City, Utah.
