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Scott Tizzard (MBA) completed the Tough Mudder endurance run in Whistler, BC, in June and reports, “It was great fun!” He is currently Director, Energy Services, with the Royal Bank of Canada in Calgary, AB. Scott is travelling to Ireland in April 2013 to visit his mother’s ancestral homeland. Email: scott.tizzard@rbc.com
Published in: Winter 2013

Catriona Verner, BCom, Law’99, was appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in June 2020. After law school graduation, Catriona began her practice in criminal defence work and later criminal appeals. At the time of her appointment, Catriona was with Lockyer Campbell Posner LLP, where her work was almost exclusively at the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada.

Published in: Spring 2021
Dave Walsh (BCom) is pleased to announce that he has been admitted to the Partnership of Ernst & Young. He continues to live in Ottawa with his family and is enjoying the summer months spending many hours on the golf course and out on the baseball diamond with his son Jack.
Published in: Summer 2009
Paige Wilson
Paige Wilson, MBA, BSc(Mining Engineering)’83, is a Senior VP of Bechtel Corporation, and recently assumed the additional role of President of the company’s Mining and Metals Division, with responsibility for the global engineering and construction business.
Published in: Summer 2017

1993

Greg Loewen (BCom) (MBA Harvard) was promoted to President of Emmis Publishing in Carmel, IN, last March. He was previously the company’s SVP and Chief Strategy Officer.
Published in: Winter 2011
Andrea Cuthbert (BCom) is pleased to return to Queen’s as Associate Director, Corporate Relations, at QSB’s Business Career Centre, after 20 years in marketing on both client and agency sides. Andrea is responsible for building and fostering partnerships to encourage corporate recruiters to hire QSB graduates. Interested in learning more? Contact Andrea at andrea.cuthbert@queensu.ca.
Published in: Winter 2015
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Bruce Sellery (BCom) has released his second book. The Moolala Guide to Rockin’ your RRSP is a follow-up to his personal finance book, Moolala, a best seller on The Globe and Mail’s business-book list. Bruce writes a column for Moneysense Magazine, is a regular contributor to CBC TV’s Lang & O’Leary Exchange, and speaks about personal finance at events across the country. He lives with his family in Toronto.
Published in: Winter 2014
Bruce Sellery (BCom) and his partner, Dennis Garnhum, are pleased to announce the arrival of their daughter, Abby Sellery. She was born Dec. 17, 2009, in Red Deer, AB. Abby, Bruce and Dennis live in Calgary.
Published in: Winter 2011
Domenico Amatucci
Domenico Amatucci, MBA, has completed an Ontario College Advanced Diploma (OCAD) in Applied Music (jazz piano) from Mohawk College.
Published in: Winter 2019
Andrew Cherwenka

Andrew Cherwenka, BCom, has joined Vega as head of ecommerce. Andrew says Vega is “a premium, award-winning brand at the forefront of the plant-based, whole-food revolution.” He lives in Vancouver, with his wife, Afra, and their two young boys, Wolfgang and Volker. As a father of a 30-month-old and six-month-old, Andrew proudly says he rivals John Waters, BCom’93, and Ron Tite, PHE’93, for the “Latest-out-of-the-dad-gate award.”

Published in: Spring 2021