Department of English
What our alumni are doing
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| Graduate + bio | Degree/ |
Where are they now? |
| Shelley Ambrose | BA 1983 | Publisher & Executive Director, The Walrus magazine |
| Sophia Apostol | BA 2003 | Director of Sales, Canada YBP Library Services; Vice-President, Ontario College and University Library Association; Lecturer, Faculty of Information and Media Studies, Western University |
| Dev Aujla | BA 2006 | Founder, DreamNow; author of Making Good: Finding Meaning, Money and Community in a Changing World (Penguin 2011) |
| Cameron Bailey | BA 1987 | Artistic Director, Toronto International Film Festival |
| R. Scott Bakker | BA 1995 | Science Fiction & Fantasy Novelist |
| Stephen Brunt | BA 1982 | Sports Journalist, Columnist, Author for TSN, Globe and Mail |
| Basia Bulat | BA 2006 | Singer/Songwriter, Juno nominee |
| Chris Charlton | BA XXXX | Member of Provincial Parliament |
| Shannon Charnock | BA 2011 | Founder, SEE Productions Theatre Company |
| Owen Charters | BA 1998 | Executive Director, Canada Helps; Lecturer, Schulich School of Business, York University |
| Jessica Clark | BA 2006 | Program Officer, Canadian Federation of the Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Heather Desserud | BA 2007 | Social Media Coordinator, Hockey Canada |
| Sharon English | BA 1989, MA 1990 | Novelist & Short Story Writer; Giller Prize Nominee; Writing Instructor, University of Toronto |
| Megan Findlay | BA 2006 | Writer & Video Producer, inMotion DVS Inc. |
| Brian Francis | BA 1994 | Novelist, CBC Canada Reads Finalist |
| Jennifer Fraser | BA 2008 | Community Engagement Specialist, The Arthritis Society |
| Anita Gaffney | BA 1990 | Executive Director, Stratford Shakespeare Festival |
| Bryson Gordon | BA 2008 | Senior Director, Microsoft |
| Catherine Haggerty | BA 2005, MA 2006 | Senior Interactive Producer, Info-Tech Research Group |
| Faryl Hausman | BA 1982 | Vice-President, Litigation and Regulatory Affairs for Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. |
| Jennifer Hedger | BA 1998 | Co-host of TSN’s SportsCentre |
| Mary Hoffstetter | BA 1969 | Former President and CEO, The Banff Centre; Former President, Sheridan College; and Former General Manager, The Stratford Festival |
| Scott Holden | BA 1998, MA 1999 | Publisher Relations Manager, OneBookshelf Inc., former Lead Content Writer, CCP Games |
| Jillian Horton | BA 1996, MA 1997 | Physician, Recording Artist, Playwright |
| Loren Klostermann | BA 2007 | Retail Account Manager, Today’s Parent magazine, Rogers Consumer Publishing |
| Carolyn Lawrence | BA 2000 | President and CEO, Women of Influence, Inc. |
| Lisa Madokoro | BA 2008 | Project Manager, eccentric arts inc. |
| Kim McArthur | BA 1975 | President and Publisher, McArthur & Company; Founder of Little, Brown, Canada |
| John Mellott | BA 1983 | Business Process Analyst, Logistics and Engineering for General Dynamics Land Systems Canada |
| Peter Morra | BA 1999, MA 2001 | Manager, Internal Communications for Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment |
| Carol Off | BA 1981 | Host, CBC Radio’s As It Happens |
| Zoe Pope | BA 2006 | Manager, Marketing & Communications for Timbercreek Asset Management |
| Sonya Poweska | BA 2004 | Director, Guelph Arts Council |
| Justin Quesnelle | BA 2003 | Manager, Clinical Skills Learning Program of Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; Founder of passion fool theatre company |
| Anthea Rowe | BA 2002, MA 2003 | Communications Manager, Network for Business Sustainability |
| John Sabine | BA 1967 | Counsel & Partner, Fraser, Milner, Casgrain LLP |
| Kate Strachan | BA 2006 | Director of Consumer Engagement, Me to We Enterprises |
| Dianna Symonds | BA 1977 | Managing Editor, Maclean’s magazine |
| Adela Talbot | BA 2008 | Reporter/Photographer, Western News |
| Robert Thompson | BA 1995 | Senior Writer, SCOREGolf magazine, columnist, author |
| Terry Warne | BA 2007 | Promotions Manager, CBC News, Current Affairs and Documentaries |
| Aaron Wherry | BA 2012 | Associate Editor & Parliamentary Reporter, Maclean’s magazine |
| Nicole Winstanley | BA 1996 | Publisher, Penguin Canada |
| Maggie Wrobel | BA 2004 | Assistant Arts Editor, Life & Arts, Globe and Mail |