Mustafa Ansari, MMIE’19, says he’s started blogging on Instagram for fun, covering things to do, places to eat and events in Toronto and other Canadian cities. “Narcity reposted a video of mine and many brands, such as McCafé, have reposted my content! My page is called @withextrafriess. Follow along on my journey.”
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Mustafa Ansari, MMIE’19, visited all 10 provinces over the past two summers to better understand Canada's history and culture before taking his citizenship test. He rounded out his tour in Newfoundland this August after passing the citizenship test in July.
Published in: Fall 2022
Mustafa Ansari, MMIE, shares that after graduating from Smith, he founded the first community-based Rotaract Club in Kingston. He was president of the club for one year and is now the co-district Rotaract representative for District 7040 and looks after Rotaract operations in eastern Ontario, western Quebec, northern New York and Nunavut.
Published in: Fall 2021
Mustafa Ansari, MMIE, launched a non-profit called The Expats Pakistan, which raises funds in Canada and directs them into projects in rural Pakistan that he says empower local people and provide them with financial independence. The organization also provides COVID relief packages. “This pandemic presented a huge challenge,” he says. “But thankfully, with everyone’s support, I converted it into an opportunity for us, the expats of Pakistan, to give back, do our part and help our community back home.” www. expatspakistan.org.
Published in: Fall 2020
Michael Benzinger, BCom, writes: “This summer I found myself with a bit of time off in between jobs. Peru had always been high on my bucket list and so I took the opportunity to visit Peru and Ecuador over a month in the summer. Highlights of the trip included watching the sun rise over Machu Picchu after a five-day hike through the Andes and snorkeling in the protected waters off the Galapagos Islands.”
Published in: Fall 2021
Taryn Bergin, MBA’19, Artsci’15 and Michael Carr, MBA’19 were married on Aug. 28, 2021 at her family cottage, with many fellow Smith MBA grads and spouses (pictured) in attendance.
Published in: Spring 2022
Surinderjit Kaur (Jeet) Bhatti, MMIE’19, just celebrated the one-year anniversary of her company Fathom4sight. The knowledge-as-a-service (KaaS) solution focused on the fintech space provides access to both an online intelligence platform and strategic foresight advisers who help leaders plan and prepare for the future. fathom4sight.com
Published in: Spring 2023
Cam Brewington, AMBA, moved to Brisbane, Australia on an assignment with Shell to work in energy trading, primarily on liquefied natural gas. Here, Cam stands in front of a 283-metre (928-foot) LNG tanker loading in Australia and heading to China.
Published in: Winter 2020
Rushi Chandarana, MIB’19, let us know that he’s started a new role as the logistics and marketing head for Pirates of Coffee Inc. He looks after imports and exports as well as packaging design and marketing tactics for North America, the Middle East and Central Asia. Rushi also travelled to Ocho Rios, Jamaica, proposed to his girlfriend of
10 years and got his motorcycle licence.
10 years and got his motorcycle licence.
Published in: Fall 2022
Christine Chen, BCom, and Emily Liu, BCom, have launched Wandercolors, a travel-art shop. “As friends who went on exchange together during university, we wish to enable all travel lovers to experience the feelings of nostalgia and delight tied to the special places in their lives,” Christine writes. Every print is an original digital painting. Christine says alumni can shop art prints and phone cases at wandercolors.com, and stay updated on Instagram @wandercolorsart. Use the exclusive code QUEENS for 20 per cent off unframed prints, Christine says.
Published in: Spring 2021