Fifth Edition of Bayview Glen Magazine Viewpoint

We hope you enjoy reading the fifth edition of Bayview Glen's annual magazine, Viewpoint, featuring some of our remarkable alumni accomplishments, exciting school news and alumni reunion class notes.

The magazine is available for viewing online here. 

If you would like to receive a printed copy of the magazine, please contact Mandy Lau, Director of Alumni Relations, at mlau@bayviewglen.ca to update your mailing address in our alumni database.

Law Alumni Speakers at Virtual Career Breakfast

On Tuesday, October 26, we were pleased to host our first virtual Career Breakfast for this school year via Microsoft Teams to explore a day in the life in Law with two of our Bayview Glen alumni, Ashley McKenzie '05 and Andrew Jerjian '06. Read more

Virtual Career Breakfast on Management Consulting

On Tuesday, December 7, two Bayview Glen alumni, Kyle Trahair '11 and Connor Mahony '13, joined our second virtual Career Breakfast as guest speakers and shared their insights in the Management Consulting profession with our current students and parents from the Prep and Upper School community. Read more

BVG L!NK Alumni Mentorship Network

All Bayview Glen alumni and recent grads are encouraged to enhance your career/academic journey with our BVG L!NK Alumni Mentorship Network. The Firsthand online mentorship platform has recently been upgraded and is now joined with Vault - providing you with exclusive access to additional resources to help you with your career/academic path, such as career preparedness training and materials, field of study insights and admissions guidance, employer profiles/rankings/reviews, startups and business advice, occupational/industry insights and more. Check out your own personalized experience customized to your career/academic path by signing up as a BVG L!NK Mentor or Mentee at bvglink.firsthand.co.

Distinguished Alumni Award 2022 Nomination

The Bayview Glen Alumni Association Board is seeking nominations for the Bayview Glen Distinguished Alumni Award, which honours graduates of Bayview Glen who have distinguished themselves in their chosen profession or community. If you would like to nominate a Bayview Glen graduate (or yourself) for the 2022 award, please complete the nomination form online or contact Mandy Lau, Director of Alumni Relations, at mlau@bayviewglen.ca if you have any questions. Click here to read more about the nomination process and selection criteria for this Award.

Dr. Vinay Bhide '93 (middle) recently got together for a lovely reunion with his former classmates (from left) Dan Blazek '93 and Gregory Greenwood '93, as well as Brodie Causton and Jason Naylor (who did not graduate from Bayview Glen but were students for a long time). They have known each other between 33-41 years and may not see each other as often as they would like - but when they do, it is like no time has passed. Vinay is eternally grateful to have such lifelong friends and is thankful to Bayview Glen for the lasting connections.

Congratulations to Christine Cruz-Clarke '98 on her new appointment as Chief Executive Officer at Balzac's Coffee Roasters. Prior to joining Balzac's, Christine spent over 18 years leading businesses and teams in CPG, Management Consulting and Sustainability in both Canada and Europe. Christine is a proud parent with two sons currently studying at Bayview Glen. We wish Christine continued success in her new career journey. Read more

Moez Kassam '99 is the Chief Investment Officer at Anson Funds and is excited to receive the recognition from the Hedgeweek Americas Awards 2021 as Best Equity Hedge Fund (over $500m). Congratulations! Read more

Amin Nathoo '99 is a proud Bayview Glen parent with two sons currently studying in the Lower School. Special thanks to Anson Funds, owned by Moez Kassam '99 and Amin Nathoo '99, for sponsoring the 2021 Bayview Glen Parent Association Halloween Fun Parade that took place on October 31, 2021 for the school community.

Alexis Rudnick '00 released his second Friendly Fables Rap-A-Long CD album in September 2021 and launched his new album on all digital platforms in October 2021. Alexis was thrilled that his digital album hit #1 on the iTunes children's music charts in Canada. Recently, Alexis was on this season of CBC's Dragons' Den TV show that aired on December 16, 2021. We wish Alexis continued success in all his future endeavours.

Ken Shek '02 obtained his MBA, New Technology Management degree from HKUST Business School in 2013 and has been working at Apple in Singapore since then. Ken is currently the Senior Manager, Channel Fulfilment and Returns (Asia Pacific) at Apple where he manages a team of 40+ dedicated to ensuring frictionless, cost effective and on time order fulfilment and deliveries of all Apple products to 400+ Resellers across Asia Pacific.

Dr. Anissa Moeini '03 is excited to be at the 2021 World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) in Doha in December 2021 speaking about edtech impact and exploring edtech's role in reclaiming a future for all through education. Anissa is an edtech entrepreneur, social scientist and expert in the field of enterprise impact measurement. In January 2021, Anissa founded Goldstar Education in London, UK and is serving as CEO of Goldstar Education and Expert-in-Residence of EDUCATE Ventures Research (the largest edtech research accelerator in the world). Anissa is also an Honorary Research Fellow at the UCL Knowlege Lab, Institute of Education, University College London.

Congratulations to Sarah (Richardson) Dodd '05 and her spouse, Bryan, on their marriage on September 24, 2021. Sarah is currently working at an insurance company as an Underwriting Associate, and Bryan works for his family‘s lighting and fireplace company, where he services and installs fireplaces.

Congratulations to Sean Kutcy '05 on his new position as Senior Project Manager at Mulian Construction Management Inc. Sean is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with over 13 years of experience in the Construction industry, and has previously worked at Darcon, Empire Communities and Tridel, involved in all aspects of construction.

Sara Scheuermann '05 joined the annual Bayview Glen Merry Market live on Zoom in November 2021 and showcased her Steaped Slow Ceramics (@steapedslow) pottery products, all handmade by Sara in Toronto. Join Sara's Steaped Slow Ceramics email list to receive a 10% promo code. Visit her website to order and for more details.

Congratulations to Fion Hahn '06 on her new position as Fulfillment Officer at IntelliMortgage Inc. Fion was previously a Client Services Specialist at IntelliMortgage from 2020 to 2021, and was a Portfolio Manager at Epireon Capital Advisors Ltd. from 2017 to 2020.

Alex Nicolaou '06 has been working at The Coca-Cola Company since 2016 and is currently developing and leading their Customer Sustainability Strategy across North America. Prior to that, Alex worked as a brand manager at both Coca-Cola and Molson Coors revamping the marketing strategy for brands such as Diet Coke and Coors Light. He obtained his Bachelor of Commerce degree, specializing in Marketing and International Management, from Queen's University in 2010.

Congratulations to Gorby Ghotra '07 on his new Sales Representative position at Lennard Commercial Realty, Brokerage. Gorby obtained his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management in 2013 specializing in Management and Economics, and he is a Toronto-based realtor with a commercial investment focus on value-add properties in and around Toronto, including acquisition, sale and leasing of retail/commercial, storefront and development properties.

Suraj Gupta '07 was ecstatic to be selected as the newest member of the Forbes Business Council, which is an invitation-only organization for successful executives and entrepreneurs. Suraj is the Co-Founder, President and CEO of Rogue Insight Capital, the CIO for the Easton's Group of Hotels and the Gupta Group, and the CSO and Co-Chair for the Gupta Family Foundation. Recently, Suraj was interviewed by The Edge, A Leader's Magazine to discuss the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic and Rogue Insight Capital's mandates to support female, visible minority and immigrant founders, as well as companies that are making a social impact on their community. We are very proud of Suraj's exceptional achievements and look forward to reading his Forbes articles.

Congratulations to alumni author Jordyn Taylor '08 on winning the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People from the Canadian Children's Book Centre in November 2021 for her debut young adult novel The Paper Girl of Paris. Jordyn is the deputy editor of content at Men’s Health magazine and the author of two young adult novels: The Paper Girl of Paris (2020) and Don't Breathe a Word (2021), both with HarperTeen. She is also an adjunct professor of journalism at New York University’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. Jordyn is currently working on her third young adult novel, The Queen's Cup, coming out in 2023. Read more

Congratulations to Charlotte Mann '10 and her husband, Ross, for celebrating their marriage on September 17, 2021. They are both living in North Vancouver with their Lab Retriever, Joey. Charlotte works at a tech startup in Vancouver called Bench as a Sales Manager and Ross works for DoorDash as a Regional Sales Manager of Western Canada. Both are doing well and excited for the next chapter.

Jaynaan Parmar '10 has been working as a Manager, Data, Systems and Processes at TAS Toronto since 2018, and he will be heading to Spain in January 2022 to study for an International MBA at IE Business School. Jaynaan graduated from Queen's University in 2014 with a Bachelor's Honours dgree in Economics. The President and CEO of TAS is also an alumnus, Mazyar Mortazavi '95.

Congratulations to Alireza Shans '10 on his recent promotion to the Director of Business Development position at Edgecom Energy. Ali was previously a Project Manager at Edgecom Energy from 2020 to 2021, and was a Project Manager at Wallzcorp Development Managers from 2015 to 2020 after graduating from McGill University in 2015 with a Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

Congratulations to Jennifer Tom '11 and her spouse, Derek, on their marriage on August 28, 2021. Derek is working as a Senior Financial Analyst at Smuckers and Jennifer is a Manager at Deloitte.

Congratulations to Sachin Arora '12 on his new position as Divisonal Vice President, Marketing Strategy and Insights at The Bay. Sachin was previously with the Hudson's Bay Company in various positions and is excited about this career advancement opportunity to work at the senior management level.

Congratulations to Kevin Jia '12 on co-founding a new platform, quoted.tech, which helps people buy or sell verified used gaming computers. Kevin obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree with Distinction, Honours in Business Administration from the Ivey Business School at Western University in 2016, and he has previously worked at Restaurant Brands International from 2016 to 2021 in various Finance positions as well as Senior Manager, Projects and Performance.

Congratulations to Morgan Hayden-Kent '13 on her new position as Marketing and PR Executive at Leiths School of Food and Wine in London, UK. Morgan previously worked as an Editorial Assistant for The Happy Foodie at Penguin Random House UK, and she obtained her Master of Arts degree in Food Studies with Distinction from the University of Exeter in England, UK.

Congratulations to Vivienne Huang '13 on her new position as an Investment Banking Analyst at Jefferies. Vivienne previously worked at RBC Capital Markets as a Investment Banking Analyst and obtained her Masters of Financial Economics degree from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford in 2020.

Congratulations to Katherine Tsiofas '13 on recently obtaining her Certified Professional Accountant (CPA) designation. To obtain her designation, this involved three years of courses, exams and practical work experience. Katherine has been working at Deloitte since 2018 and is currently a Consultant with the Finance & Performance Consulting Group. Katherine previously obtained a Business degree from Western University in 2018 where she was also a five-year starter and three-year captain of the Western varsity volleyball team.

Congratulations to Christian Mele '15 on receiving the Mitacs Lab2Market Award in October 2021 for his research in pressure ulcer monitoring. The Lab2Market programme is Canada's national-level research commercialization programme led by Ryerson University, University of Manitoba, Dalhousie University and Memorial University. We wish Christian all the best as he continues studying for his Masters degree at the University of Waterloo.

Congratulations to Christina Rakitzis '15 on her first pop-up shop for her brand Eletros Swim (@eletroswim) on December 5, 2021 in the Toronto Danforth area. They have committed to donating 5% of all proceeds from the pop-up shop to Canadian Cancer Society to support breast cancer.

Congratulations to Alexandra Govas '16 on her new position as SB Specialist SDR at Salesforce. Alexandra obtained her Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of Toronto in 2020 and has been working at Saleforce on the Business Development sales teams since March 2021.

Congratulations to Robert Robitu '17 on his new position as a Media Analysis trainee at the European Central Bank's Global Media Relations Division in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. Robert graduated from University College London (UCL) in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, and obtained his Master of Science degree from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in 2021 specializing in European and International Political Economy.

Congratulations to Terence Yeung '20 on all the remarkable accomplishments in his table tennis career as he continues his post-secondary studies at Western University while training and preparing for the championships. Terence has been competing at various Youth Table Tennis Championships representing Canada and recently won a Silver medal in U19 Singles at the Pan American Youth Table Tennis Championships 2021 and a Bronze medal in Men Singles at the 2021 Canadian Championships. In December 2021, Terence competed at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Youth Championships and reached the quarterfinals with his U19 Mixed Doubles partner Amy Wang from USA. Additionally, Terence is honoured to be invited by the Commonwealth Games Foundation of Canada to get involved in a fundraising project for Team Canada. The bracelets will be used in the official Commonwealth Games Birmingham 2022 and Terence was featured in the JoLee Magazine as the first promotion for this project. We are very proud of Terence's achievements and wish him many more success ahead. Read more