Artsci Alumni Mentorship Program
Via this program, Arts & Science graduates meet with current students (one-on-one or in small groups) for informal conversations in which they discuss paths following Artsci, and have an opportunity to further connect with the broader Artsci community of learning.
2023-24
Alumni Mentors: Will Alexander, Melissa Appleton, Amanda Avila, Stephanie Bertolo, Britt Braaten, Adriana Brook, Kaelan Brooke, Robert Brookfield, Alexandra Brown, Claire Browne, Katherine Charness, Carolyn Chong, Dalya Cohen, Heather Cohen, Julie Compton, Alon Coret, Nathan Cupido, Zoe Davidson, Zachary de Jong, Farhana Dossa, Monika Dutt, Tasneem Essaji, Shawn Fazel, Stephen Fertuck, Zsuzsi Fodor, Benjamin Freeman, Michael Gallea, Mack Gillies, Kristen Gracie, Samantha Green, Emily Groot, Rachel Guitman, Maysa Haque, Victoria Hitchmough, Robin Liu Hopson, Rebekah Houpt, Kathleen Huth, Caitlin Jago, Kristin Janson, Michael Law, Alexandra Marcaccio, Meridian Moore, Dunavan Morris-Janzen, Michelle Munk, Rachel Murgel, Rhea Murti, Tara Muzumdar, Spencer Nestico-Semianiw, Carita Ng, Alexia Olaizola, Jennifer Payne, Sophie Poinar, Mona Poon, Naomi Pullen, Ryan Quinn, Kaila Radan, Sahar Raza, Julia Redmond, Josh Ruf, Claire Schiller, Emile Shen, Sarah Silverberg, Brianna Smrke, Noah Spencer, Nadia Stuewer, Jacob Stewart-Ornstein, Isabel Taylor, Lauren Tignanelli, Chioma Ume, Desiree Valadares, David VanderBurgh, Zarah Walpole, Alice Wang, Tricia Wind, Jordana Winegust, Gillian Young, Michelle Zilbergerts, Eric Znotins.
ARTSSCI 3CU3 Alumni Mentors
2023-24
Alumni Mentors: Asim Alam, Adan Amer, Luiza Araujo, Rishi Bansal, Lee Berkowitz, Jamie Beverley, Marina Bredin, Rachel Brain, Patrick Byrne, David Campbell, Miranda Carlson-Strain, Alice Cavanagh, Dimitra Chronopoulos, Olivia Dorio, Jeanette Eby, Laura Fenwick-Sehl, Cary Ferguson, Sacha Ghai, Rob Gillezeau, Simon Gooding-Townsend, Kristina Han, Becky Heinmiller, Michael Hewlett, Angel Huang, Yasa Ibragimova, Aaron Jacobs, Rahim Jamal, Evan Jones, Alexis Karasiuk, Caroline King, Sophia Kooy, Effie Lin, Chris Litfin, Andrew Lonsdale, Erin Marchington, Julia Menezes, Hayley Miller, Alexis Motuz, Mythili Nair, Carita Ng, Wendy Nguyen, Matthew Noble Wohlgemut, Kara O’Brien, Annecy Pang, Ian Philp, Meghan Provost, Lyanne Quirt, Anu Rau, Sophie Roher, Samantha Rossi, Lyndall Schumann, Maia Stevenson, Lauren Tabone, Ania Van Meer, Clarisa Waldman, Johanna Weststar, Ashley White, Jen Wild, Jeffrey Wyngaarden, Peter Wyngaarden, Rachelle Zalter.
2021-22
Alumni Mentors: Sarah Angus, Robert Bertolo, Christine Black, Robert Brookfield, David Campbell, Miranda Carlson-Strain, Alice Cavanagh, Albert Chen, Cindy Chen, Dimitra Chronopoulos, Eileen Church Carson, Stephen Clare, Heather Cohen, Julie Compton, Julia Croome, Laura Diachun, Zsuzsi Fodor, Emily Fong, Michael Gallea, Rob Gillezeau, Liana Glass, David Goodwin, Harriet Greenwood, Kristina Han, Nicole Heilbron, Michael Hewlett, Michelle Hudson, Caitlin Jago, Rahim Jamal, Jennifer Kalnins Temple, Jocelyn Kennedy, Jill Kooymans, Kelly Lau, Michael Law, Raymond Lawlor, Christopher Leckenby, Adelaide Leo, Effie Lin, Mike Livingston, Jessica Marangos, Griffin Marsh, Deirdre Mulcahy, Ana Nikolic, Mat Noble-Wohlgemut, Allison O’Halloran, Alexia Olaizola, Irena Papst, Carolyn Pecoskie, Ian Philp, Prav Pillay, Rosanne Pop, Kristina Powles, Anu Rao, Sahar Raza, Melissa Ricci, Veronica Sacco, Shohinee Sarma, Sarah Silverberg, Cynthia Soulliere, Nadia Stuewer, Lauren Tabone, Chioma Ume, Desiree Valaderes, Dave VanderBurgh, Xochil Warden, Catherine Weibe, Victoria Weaver (Hitchmough), Tricia Wind, Jeff Wyngaarden, Peter Wyngaarden
2020-21
Alumni Mentors: Dave Anderson, Harjot Atwal, Jamie Beverley, Matthew Blackshaw, Adriana Brook, David Campbell, Miranda Carlson-Strain, Meg Casson, Rebecca Castelino, Alice Cavanagh, Albert Chen, Heather Cohen, Sam Colbert, Laura Collinson, Eamon Colvin, Julie Compton, Alon Coret, Nathan Cupido, Anna D’Angela, Steph Drouin, Tasneem Essaji, Kayla Esser, Ashley Faye White, Shawn Fazel, Kira Feldman, Arianne Flemming, Alessandra Gage, Katherine Georgious, Kristina Han, Maysa Haque, Michael Hewlett, Michelle Hudson, Caitlin Jago, Kristin Janson, Jocelyn Kennedy, Katherine Kitching, Michael Law, Nicola Lemmer, Jacob Letkemann, Anne Malee van Koeverden, Tushar Mehta, Julie-Anne Mendoza, Bruce Miyashita, Carita Ng, Mat Noble Wohlgemut, Alexia Olaizola, Arjun Patel, Carolyn Pecoskie, Ian Philp, Prav Pillay, Kristina Powles, Meghan (Burke) Provost, Melissa Ricci, Erica Roebbelen, Hiral Shah, Stephanie Wan, Xochil Warden, Victoria (Weaver) Hitchmough, Catherine Weibe, Courtney Wilson, Jeff Wyngaarden, Peter Wyngaarden
2019-20
Alumni Mentors: Asim Alam, Dave Anderson, Melissa Appleton, Christine Black, Ken Blonde, Timothy Bourns, Britt Braaten, Adriana Brook, Robert Brookfield, David Campbell, Michael Cannon, Michael Capitano, Meg Casson, Stephen Clare, Heather Cohen, Sam Colbert, Julie Compton, Laura Diachun, Farzana Doctor, Jeannette Eby, Resham Ejaz, Tasneem Essaji, Kira Feldman, Cary Ferguson, Nathan Flis, Rob Gillezeau, Simon Gooding-Townsend, Lauren Gorfinkel, Harriet Greenwood, Emily Groot, Stephanie Hewson, Kathleen Huth, Aaron Jacobs, Caitlin Jago, Evan Jones, Alexis Karasiuk, Leanna Katz, Donald Kerr, Mia Kibel, Regine Krechowicz, Yang Lei, Jacob Letkemann, Robin Liu Hopson, Diane Meronyk, Alexis Motuz, Lori Nemoy, Carita Ng, Mat Noble-Wohlgemut, Kara O’Brien, Jennifer Payne, Carolyn Pecoskie, Ian Philp, Prav Pillay, Meghan Provost, Lyanne Quirt, Nina Rabinovitch Blecker, Kaila Radan, Michelle Reid, Katie Reszitnyk, Melissa Ricci, Jill Rice, Erika Richter, Samantha Rossi, Josh Ruf, Brianna Smrke, Madeleine Springate-Combs, Nadia Stuewer, Saad Syed, Vivian Tam, Christina Vietinghoff, Alice Wang, Xochil Warden, Kristen Webster, Catherine Weibe, Peter Wyngaarden, Jeff Wyngaarden
2018-19
Alumni Mentors: Amanda Bell, Rachel Brain, Adriana Brook, Jackie Brown, David Campbell, Jennifer Caskie, Ally Chandler, Cindy Chen, Eamon Colvin, Julie Compton, Anna D’Angela, Liz Darling, Laura Diachun, Monika Dutt, Jeanette Eby, Alexandra Epp, Tasneem Essaji, Yara Farran, Shawn Fazel, Cary Ferguson, Zsuzsi Fodor, Suzan Fraser, Meagan Gerein, Simon Gooding-Townsend, Becky Heinmiller, Michelle Hudson, Aaron Jacobs, Caitlin Jago, Kim Joo Eun, Leanna Katz, Dan Lawlor, Farah Mawani, Tushar Mehta, Ashley Mercer, Alexis Motuz, Deirdre Mulcahy, Carita Ng, Wendy Nguyen (Ho), Mat Noble-Wohlgemut, Joanna Oda, Jennifer Payne, Carolyn Pecoskie, Praven Pillay, Meghan Provost (Burke), Ryan Quinn, Erica Roebbelen, Tej Sheth, Brianna Smrke, Sarah Solman, Shohreh Soltaninia, Nadia Stuewer, Chioma Ume, Peter Wyngaarden, Melissa Yuan-Innes
2017-18
Alumni Mentors: Eleanor Alexander, Caitlin Allan, Melissa Appleton, Neila Bazaracai, Vasiliki Bednar, Timothy Bourns, Robert Brookfield, Merrilee Brown, David Campbell, Janice Chan, Heather Cohen, Laura Collinson, Julie Compton, Laura Diachun, Sandra Duffey, Tasneem Essaj, Jon Farrow, Cary Ferguson, Zsuzsi Fodor, Emily Groot, Amy Hondronicols, Michelle Hudson, Aaron Jacobs, Caitlin Jago, Leanna Katz, Jill Kooymans, Alenia Kysela, Michael Law, Yang Lei, David Mackenzie, Erin Marchington, Tushar Mehta, Deirdre Mulcahy, Carita Ng, Carolyn Pecoskie, Kara O’Brien, Praven Pillay, Heather Read, Lyndall Schumann, Kerry Scott, Karen Shin, Nadia Stuewer, Jordan Thomson, Chioma Ume, Adira Winegust, Mat Wohlgemut, Peter Wyngaarden, Melissa Yuan-Innes
2015-16
Alumni Mentors: Caitlin Allan, Melissa Appleton, Amanda Avila, Cindy Chen, Dimitra Chronopoulos, Sarah Colman, Liz Darling, Laura Diachun, Farhana Dossa, Jeanette Eby, Shawn Fazel, Cary Ferguson, Zsuzsi Fodor, Suzan Fraser, Carly Gaylor, Krista Graham, Becky Heinmiller, Timothy Ho, Amy Hondronicols, Michelle Hudson, Nadine Ijaz, Kristin Janson, Evan Jones, Jocelyn Kennedy, Mary Koziol, Rosalee Lahaie, Alanna Magder, Clara Matheson, Bruce Miyashita, Alexis Motuz, Angela Nardozi, Wendy Nguyen, Hilary Noad, Erin O’Neil, Tej Seth, Hiral Shah, Brianna Smrke, Bridget Steele, Nadia Stuewer, Jordan Thomson, Mat Wohlgemut, Peter Wyngaarden, Leslie Zamojc
2014-15
Alumni Mentors: Eleanor Alexander, Caitlin Allan, Melissa Appleton, Justin Bothwell, Britt Braaten, Sarah Colman, Liz Darling, Sarah Dobson, Sarah Doyle, Monika Dutt, Jeanette Eby, Tasneem Essaji, Cary Ferguson, Suzan Fraser, Carly Gaylor, Rob Gillezeau, Dylan Jones, Evan Jones, Katherine Kitching, Dan Lawlor, Alanna Magder, Shoshana Magnet, Stephanie McLarty, Chiara Meneguzzi, Diane Meronyk, Alexis Motuz, David Ng, Hilary Noad, Kate Parizeau, Pravin Pillay, Nitasha Puri, Lyanne Quirt, Jill Rice, Sarah Roger, Kerry Scott, Nadia Stuewer, Peter Wyngaarden
2013-14
Alumni Mentors: Caitlin Allan, Vasiliki Bednar, Heidi Carrubba, Ann Dahmer, Sarah Doyle, Jeanette Eby, Laura Fenwick-Sehl, Suzan Fraser, Carly Gaylor, Nicole Kallmeyer, Helen Kang, Raymond Lawlor, Michael Livingston, David Matyas, Stephanie McLarty, Alexis Motuz, Erin O’Neil, Kate Parizeau, Daniel Penn, Lyanne Quirt, Cynthia Soulliere, Eric Tam, Michon Williams, Mat Wohlgemut
2012-13
Alumni Mentors: Vass Bednar, Mark Busser, Heidi Carrubba, Jeanette Eby, Suzan Fraser, Carly Gaylor, Larry Innes, Nicole Kallmeyer, Caroline King, Stephanie McLarty, Bruce Miyashita, Alexis Motuz, Tara Muzumdar, Lily Panamsky, Kate Parizeau, Jillian Smith, Cynthia Soulliere, Eric Tam, Allison Thornton, Daniel Wilson, Mat Wohlgemut, Peter Wyngaarden
Alumni Mentoring Events
2021-22
Workshop on “Resolving Conflict in Everyday Life”, 16 February 2022, Zoom
Alumni Mentors: Melissa Paglialunga, Josaih Schaafsma
New World of Work Forum, 7-11 February 2022, Hopin
Alumni Mentors: Stephanie Bertolo, Sunanna Bhasin, Robert Brookfield, Claire Browne, Meg Casson, Heather Cohen, Nathan Cupido, Cassandra Devenyi, Lily Green, Michael Hewlett, Michelle Hudson, Kathleen Huth, Caitlin Jago, Evan Jones, Alexis Karasiuk, Ian McIntosh, Dan Milisavljevic, Bruce Miyashita, Emma Mulholland, Rhea Murti, Melissa Paglialunga, Sophie Roher, Sarah Sandor, Josiah Schaafsma, Nadia Stuewer, Chioma Ume, Desiree Valadares, Catherine Wiebe, Gil Yaron
2020-21
New World of Work Forum, 17, 18, 20, 23 January 2021, Zoom
Alumni Mentors: Ben Barrett-Forrest, Heather Cohen, Laura Collinson, Nathan Cupido, Anna D’Angela, Kayla Esser, Shawn Fazel, Suzy Flader, Alessandra Gage, Michael Hewlett, Michelle Hudson, Larry Innes, Caitlin Jago, Kristin Janson, Louise Jessup, Matthew Jordan, Leanna Katz, Ian Philp, Prav Pillay, Meghan Provost, Anu Rao, Ashley White, Catherine Wiebe
Milk & Cookies & Grad School, 19 November 2020, Zoom
Alumni Mentors: John Cyfko, Balie Tomar, Melanie Yin
2019-20
New World of Work Forum, 29 February 2020, David Braley Health Sciences Centre
Alumni Mentors: Mark Belan, Erik Brown, Stephen Clare, Heather Cohen, Monika Dutt, Jon Farrow, Shawn Fazel, Simon Gooding-Townsend, Tushar Mehta, Bruce Miyashita, Corey Osborne, David Sandomierski, Kerry Scott, Nisha Thampi, Fiona Woticky
Please see a video of interviews with five of the alumni mentors here.
YMCA Peace Medal Breakfast, 21 November 2019, Hamilton Convention Centre
Alumni Mentor: Samantha Nutt
Milk & Cookies & Grad School, 14 November 2019, LRW-3038
Alumni Mentors: Andrea Abeysekara, Julianna Harris, Matthew Jordan, and Sarah Sandor
Fogo Island Video Screening, 13 November 2019, LRW-3038
Alumni Mentor: Bruce Miyashita
Please find the Fogo Island video here.
Common Reading Program Milk & Cookies, 23 October 2019, LRW-3038
Alumni Mentor: Samantha Nutt
2018-19
New World of Work Forum, 2 March 2019, David Braley Health Sciences Centre
Alumni Mentors: Asim Alam, Vass Bednar, Sunanna Bhasin, Erik Brown, David Campbell, Nathan Cupido, Anna D’Angela, Mack Gillies, Richard Hendriks, Leanna Katz, Bruce Miyashita, Emma Mulholland, Prav Pillay, Rebekah Pullen, Varun Puri, Erica Roebbelen, Jane van Koeverden
Milk & Cookies & Alumni, 5 February 2019, LRW-3038
Alumni Mentors: Pawan Aulakh, Simon Gooding-Townsend, Angela Irwin, Andrew Prine, and Lauren Tignanelli
ARTSSCI 4MN2 / Movement and Integration Class, 26 November 2018, LRW-3038
Alumni Mentors: Lauren Gorfinkel, Mia Kibel
Milk & Cookies & Grad Studies, 25 October 2018, LRW-3038
Alumni Mentors: Nathan Cupido, Anna D’Angela, Mack Gillies, Rebekah Pullen, Varun Puri, and Sarah Sandor
2017-18
New World of Work Forum, 4 March 2018, McMaster Innovation Park
Alumni Mentors: Jackie Brown, Heather Farnworth, Cary Ferguson, Evan Jones, Stephanie McLarty, Bruce Miyashita, Erin O’Neil, Shohreh Soltaninia, Emily Trudeau
Author/Emergency Physician Visit and Q&A, 5 February 2018, W-3038
Alumni Mentor: Melissa Yuan-Innes
Arts & Science Career Workshops, 2-3 October 2017, W-3038
Alumni Mentor: Bruce Miyashita
2016-17
ARTSSCI 3IE1 “A Celebration of Winter as Place” Experiential Learning Leader, 17-20 February 2017
Alumni Mentor: Lori Nemoy
C2C Conference Alumni Panel, 21 January 2017, GH-111
Alumni Mentors: Jill Kooymans, Irena Papst, Brianna Smrke
Upper-Level Fishbowl Event, 17 November 2016, 7-9pm, HH-305
Alumni Mentors: Laura Fenwick-Sehl, Amy Hondronicols, Dan Lawlor, Ellen Li
2015-16
Online Mentoring Event, 1 February 2016
Alumni Mentors: Ying Ying Li, Erin Marchington, Nina Rabinovitch, Kerry Scott, Devin Vartija
Online Mentoring Event, 8 October 2015
Alumni Mentors: Laura Collinson, Ying Ying Li, Erin Marchington, Nina Rabinovitch, Kerry Scott, Devin Vartija
Alumni mentors share information and offer advice on career options and skills development to current Arts & Science students. This online chat, offered in partnership with the Student Success Centre, is an opportunity for alumni to be a positive influence in a student’s career and education decision-making, while at the same time enhancing their own professional and personal skills development.
2014-15
Upper-Level Fishbowl Event, 20 January 2015
Alumni Mentors: Caitlin Allan, James Grice, Dan Lawlor, Vivian Tam
2011-12
The Adventures of an Arts & Science Grad in the World of Business presentation, 31 March 2012
Alumni Mentor: Bruce Miyashita
ARTSSCI 3GJ3 Alumni Mentors
2015-16
Co-ordinator: Caitlin Allan
Alumni Mentors: Sarah Angus, Dr. Mark Busser, Sarah Doyle, Daniel Lawlor, Clara Matheson, Nitasha Puri, Sophie Roher, Rebecca Sutton
2014-15
Co-ordinator: Patrick Byrne
Alumni Mentors: Sarah Angus, Dr. Mark Busser, Sarah Doyle, Daniel Lawlor, Clara Matheson, Prav Pillay, Nitasha Puri, Rebecca Sutton
Alumni mentors who have had experience working internationally and/or locally on water-related projects serve as contributors to the learning experience of undergraduate students in ARTSSCI 3GJ3: Global Justice Inquiry. They are matched up with 1-2 students to share professional and personal experiences in relation to the student’s research and/or career goals.