Mika (Reeve) Bathurst, BCom, and her husband, Jonathan, welcomed their first child, daughter Norah, on March 10, 2018 in Ottawa.
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Ronda (Smith) Sayers, BCom, and her husband own a cattle and horse ranch in Saskatchewan and a winter home in Arizona. Ronda consults for Selrae Group International, a boutique consulting firm providing executive consulting and private equity support for corporate turnaround projects. She is pictured with her husband Chris and son Spencer.
Published in: Winter 2016
Hayley (Millard) Becker, BCom, recently launched her own business, Mirams Becker, a retained health-care executive-search firm, following a successful career building a health-care practice within a global firm. She is dedicated to partnering with clients to recruit top talent for both board and executive-level positions. Hayley lives in Toronto with her husband, Jamie Becker, Artsci’04, and their two children, Addison and Finley. Hayley looks forward to connecting with fellow alumni and can be reached at hayley@ miramsbecker.com
Published in: Fall 2020
Rob Arnoth (EMBA) achieved a 4th Degree Black Belt (Yondan) in karate and several international honours. Rob studies traditional Okinawan Karate under Kyoshi Tallack in Kingston, ON. While attending the third World Butoku Sai (Martial Virtues Festival) in Kyoto, Japan, in late April, Rob became only the eighth Canadian to receive the coveted Samurai title of Kenshi (Master Instructor). He was part of the Canadian delegation performing for Prince Higashi Fusimi. Rob is pictured outside Kyoto’s ancient Butoku-Den training hall. After 17 years of studying the art and science of karate, Rob says, ”It’s a good struggle for me!”
Published in: Winter 2009
Janice (Jugoon) Chisholm (BCom) married Adam Chisholm, UWO’04, on July 5 at the Old Mill in Toronto. Janice graduated from the University of Windsor’s Faculty of Education in April 2008 and has been a full-time teacher with the Toronto District School Board since last September. Adam is practising law with Lang Michener LLP.
Published in: Summer 2009
Alison Colwell, BCom, is now Director, Investment Responsibility Stakeholder Relations, at Stanford University. Her role is focused on enhancing Stanford's ability to manage and engage with the campus community on issues of investment responsibility. Prior to this, she was an Associate Director at Business for Social Responsibility (BSR). She continues to reside in San Francisco and is the daughter of Rob and Alevia Colwell, both BCom’72.
Published in: Summer 2016
Kathryn Chisholm, EMBA, was the recipient of the 2017 Western Canada General Counsel Award (WCGCA) in deal-making. The award recognizes in-house counsel excellence. Kathryn is SVP, Legal and External Relations, at Capital Power Corporation in Edmonton.
Published in: Winter 2018
Jason Flowerday, EMBA, was appointed CEO of 3D Signatures Inc., in September 2016. The company offers personalized medicine through proprietary software that can analyze a patientâs chromosomal arrangement â or signature â through a blood test or tissue sample. Its technology can predict the course of disease and customize patient treatment. Previously, Jason had co-founded Orphan Canada and RxMedia Healthcare Communications, after having worked at Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson. He continues to reside in Toronto.Â
Published in: Winter 2017
Jason Flowerday, EMBA’04, became the CEO at VoxNeuro, a software as a medical device (SaMD) brain-health company that analyzes brain-based biomarkers to assess cognitive function. Jason’s eldest daughter, Victoria, is into her third year at Acadia, studying psychology and swimming for the varsity team. His son, Thomas, is looking at Queen’s and a host of schools for undergraduate studies and basketball starting in September 2023. “Julia’s not far behind as she races head-on into Grade 10 at Leaside [High School in Toronto], wishing it was university!” Jason says of his youngest.
Published in: Fall 2022
Jason Flowerday, EMBA, became engaged to Alison Rockwell and is looking forward to their 2020 wedding in Tulum, Mexico. Jason also completed his third Ironman race in late 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. And he recently became CEO of MDBriefCase, an online medical-education firm.
Published in: Winter 2020