Marianopolis College Alumni

Calling all members of the Class of 2010. You are invited to a Networking Event and Reunion on Friday, May 6. Don't miss this chance to catch up with your former classmates! For more details, contact [email protected]. Or purchase your tickets here: https://secure.marianopolis.edu/ticketevent/

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Marianopolis graduate Victoria Kalisky '17 (Honours Commerce) and her father have bought and distributed 581 parkas with community support through their GoFundMe page.

Father and daughter hand out hundreds of winter jackets to Montreal homeless | CBC News A father-and-daughter team carted nearly 250 of the coats downtown to near Resilience Montreal, a non-profit day shelter, and handed them out for free to people experiencing homelessness.

As part of our annual giving campaign, we are pleased to highlight four graduates from four different academic and professional spheres who are making a difference in their local communities, very often en français. Meet Francis Choinière ’16 (conductor and artistic director, Orchestre Philharmonique et Choeur des Mélomanes, Orchestre FILMharmonique, Ensemble Classico Moderne, Choeur Fernand Lindsay), Pascale Pageau ’94 (founder and president, Delegatus collectif d’avocats), Michelle Hui ’09 (city councillor, Brossard) and Tristan Boucher-Gould ’21 (Université de Montréal faculty of medecine student). Each of these talented individuals is a great example of the transformative educational experience that Marianopolis provides. Thank you to our annual supporters – alumni, parents and friends of the College community - whose generous contributions provide financial assistance to students each year. marianopolis.edu/support-excellence.

Henri-Charles Machalani '08 (Pure and Applied Science) is taking Mistplay to the next level. After founding the successful Montreal startup in 2015, Henri-Charles established Mistplay as the leading loyalty platform for mobile games, with some 16 million users and 350 games from 180 developers. He recently secured New York-based venture capital fund GrowthCurve as a majority shareholder to support the next phase of his company's growth. Congratulations, Henri-Charles!

Mistplay se donne les moyens de ses ambitions La plateforme montréalaise de fidélisation pour jeux mobile passe sous le contrôle d’un fonds de capital-risque

After Black Friday and Cyber Monday, today is Giving Tuesday, a global generosity movement dedicated to giving back. Lakshmi Roy ’19 (Pure and Applied Science) has done just that with an inspirational gift to Marianopolis. A mere two years after graduating from the College and now studying Computer Engineering at McGill University, she has established the Lakshmi Roy Fortitude Bursary to provide financial assistance to students who have demonstrated generosity and compassion through community involvement, as well as strength in overcoming adversity. The former Silver Key ambassador hopes that her gesture will motivate other Marianopolis alumni to give back to their college and to support future generations of students. Thank you, Lakshmi! marianopolis.edu/community/foundation-and-giving/

Monique P***k ’79 has won the Québec Writers Federation (QWF) Janet Savage Blachford Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature for her latest novel Room for One More, the story of a Montreal schoolgirl in 1942 learning of the experience of German Jews during the Second World War. Monique is the author of more than 20 novels for children and young adults, a three-time QWF winner, a Marianopolis professor of English and Humanities for over three decades and a regular contributor to the Montreal Gazette. Congratulations, Monique!

Ramiz Razzak ’18 (Pure and Applied Science) is one of 11 Canadians who has just been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship. He will head to Oxford University in the fall of 2022 to undertake fully-sponsored post-graduate studies and become part of a global community of people dedicated to solving humanity’s challenges.

Ramiz is the fifth graduate in the College’s history to be have been bestowed such an honour, the oldest and perhaps the most prestigious international scholarship program in the world.

Hailing from Collège Jean-de-la-Mennais high school, Ramiz received an entrance scholarship to Marianopolis and was later elected president of the Marianopolis Student Union and secretary-general of the award-winning Model United Nations team, while serving diligently on the institution’s Board of Governors and Academic Council. In his final semester, he was awarded the Quebec Lieutenant Governors’ Youth Medal for his stellar contributions to the College community.

Accepted by an early admission decision to Harvard University, Ramiz is now in his fourth year, studying Applied Mathematics and Economics with a secondary in Philosophy. A John Harvard Scholar and a Prize Fellow at the Joint Center for History and Economics, Ramiz researches the monetary and fiscal tools that can be used to manage economic crises. Outside of the classroom, he has led Harvard's Federal Reserve Challenge team to a second-place finish at the largest economics competition in the United States, and he co-organizes World Model United Nations, an international policy conference that hosts over 1500 participants annually. Ramiz also enjoys teaching macroeconomics and getting involved with campus organizations focused on economic advocacy and international student life. At Oxford, he intends to pursue an MPhil in Economic and Social History.

“We at Marianopolis couldn’t be prouder of Ramiz. This is both an amazing achievement and a natural next step for this truly exceptional young man who has shone in his outstanding commitment to academic excellence and community leadership at the College and beyond,” said Marianopolis Director General Christian C***o.

The AccessAbility Centre at Marianopolis College is looking for a reliable note taker for first year science and math courses. The note taker will have to accompany a student to their classes and take notes to be shared with the student after the class. Please contact us at [email protected] if you are interested.

Marianopolis is rooting for Clara Vulpisi ’17 in the Tokyo Olympics. She is a goalie on the Canadian Women’s Water-Polo Team. As a Marianopolis Silver Key student ambassador and Social Science student, she excelled at her sport thanks to the College’s partnership with the Alliance Sport-Études. She is majoring in Political Science, and minoring in Pre-law and Psychology, at the University of the Pacific.

Canadian Olympic women's water polo team announced for Tokyo | CBC Sports Co-captains Monika Eggens and Emma Wright will lead Canada’s 13-player Olympic women’s water polo team into Tokyo this summer. It’s the first time since 2004 that Canada has qualified a women's water polo team for the Olympic Games.

The Marianopolis Class of 2021 is joining the dynamic and diverse ranks of the College's alumni. Welcome!

Congratulations to epidemiologist and former Health Science student Prativa Baral ’11. A doctoral student at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, she is one of 15 leading doctoral researchers from throughout the world to be selected for the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation’s leadership program as 2021 Scholars.

Meet Our 2021 Scholars | Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Fifteen leading doctoral researchers from across Canada and around the world have been selected for the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation’s leadership program as 2021 Scholars.

Congratulations to former Health Science student Dr. Victoria Kaspi ’86 on another well-deserved honour recognizing her contributions to astrophysics.

Victoria Kaspi named co-winner of the 2021 Shaw Prize in Astronomy - McGill Reporter McGill physics professor is cited for her contributions to understanding magnetars, linked to spectacular astrophysical phenomena

Montreal research chef developing plant-based products | Let's Go with Sabrina Marandola | Live Radio | CBC Listen We’ve reached out to Chloé Robillard, she is a research chef who develops plant-based products using what she calls radically minimal ingredients!

Coming face to face with an elephant in Sri Lanka, remembering to smell the flowers, grappling with self-doubt: scholar, writer and alumna Professor Vanessa R. Sasson ’92 on writing.

Author Vanessa R. Sasson: 5 Things You Need to Know to Become a Great Author The first thing you need to know to become a writer is this: a writer must write. — Whether you have a mental block or not, whether you…

Tonight is the premiere of this year's ArtsFest theatre production and you can join via Zoom! See below for how you can check it out. What is your favourite ArtsFest memory?

ArtsFest 2021 continues with an invitation from Professor Christine Samson’s Theatre Creation class to watch its production of the play Circle Mirror Transformation. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright Annie Baker, the play is a study of relationships over the course of a six-week community centre creative-drama workshop.

The Marianopolis production stars Samantha Demers, Lola Gilmore, Tobias Kimmelman, Flora Situ and An Hoang Nhi Nguyen, supported by a crew comprised of Andrea Bou-Nader, Robert Chen, Unhui Choi, Nigel Ojuang and Alexander Xue.

The two live productions start at 7 this Friday and Saturday night and run about 75 minutes. The Zoom link for Friday is https://marianopolis.zoom.us/j/84939277247, for Saturday, https://marianopolis.zoom.us/j/87846253794

“The students asked the question, ‘What if this community centre workshop and these relationships happened in 2021, by necessity on Zoom?’,” says Professor Samson. “Every one of the students in the Theatre Creation class cheerfully volunteered many hours over and above their course requirements in order to adapt this compassionate story of love, loss and Zoom room theatre class.”

Congratulations to former Social Science – Commerce student Jonathan Ferrari ’06 on Goodfood being named the fastest-growing company in Canada in the past four years by the Financial Times.

He co-founded and is chairman and CEO of the meal-kit provider, which is also the third-fastest growing company in the Americas.

Canada's Goodfood makes top three on FT's list of fastest growing companies in the Americas The meal-kit provider reported record revenues of more than $100 million in February

Check out the latest edition of the Marianopolis Literary Magazine. The magazine is part of ArtsFest, the College's annual art festival. What is your favourite ArtsFest memory?

Marianopolis Literary Magazine Vol. III: IDENTITY Who am I? What is my purpose? Identity is at the core both of most creative endeavours and of much social justice. We therefore decided it would be an apt theme for this issue. We are pleased to be showcasing diverse subject matters and styles of creativity. Whether you like short stories or poetry,...

Our alumni are a great resource and inspiration for our students!

Congratulations to former Commerce student Melissa Palumbo ’12 on a strong showing at this year’s Wharton People Analytics Case Competition with her Desautels MBA team.

MBA students place third at Wharton’s 2021 People Analytics Case Competition Congratulations to Desautels MBA students Beatriz Otero Russo Villaca, Christopher Bahen-Taitand and Melissa Palumbo for placing third at the...

Here's an interesting perspective from one of our alumni.

What are some your memories from ArtsFest?

Crypto art is gaining ground, creating new opportunities for Montreal's art world Art, music, video sequences and even collectables can be bought and sold as non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, and they are gaining in popularity.

Congratulations to former Social Science student Sharon G. Druker ’81 on being named a Lawyer Emeritus by the Bar of Quebec. Recipients distinguished themselves by the excellence of their careers and their exceptional contributions to the legal profession and their community.

A Senior Partner in the Business Law Group at Robinson Sheppard Shapiro LLP and head of its Corporate Department, she is a prolific author and presenter. Earlier this semester, Marianopolis students benefited from her expertise when she served as a panelist in a segment of the Law at Marianopolis series.

Montreal organization takes fight against 'period poverty' into the classroom A Montreal not-for-profit organization and staff at John F. Kennedy High School are teaming up to make menstrual hygiene products more accessible for students who can't afford them.

Dr. Sarkis Meterissian among the 2020 winners of the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation's "One Million to Help" contest | McGill University Health Centre In January 2021, Dr. Sarkis Meterissian, director of the Breast Cancer Clinic at the MUHC and his team, received a $109,000 financial boost from the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation, through their contest entitled, "One Million to Help".

Foundation and giving - Marianopolis One in five Marianopolis students relies on the financial assistance that comes from your support.

Juhl: Quebec kids are getting free academic relief from university tutors As parents and children struggle to keep education on track during the COVID-19 pandemic, university students and veteran educators are stepping up to help.

An inspirational and uplifting story about Tiernan Cornford ’16.

A 2020 story: When COVID sent a young theatre grad to work in hospital, stage skills got her through Like thousands of students, 23-year-old Tiernan Cornford’s last year at Concordia was cut short by the pandemic. Unlike most new grads, however, the theatre student found herself in the centre of a public health storm. Singing and dancing helped her get through the year.

Another example of Marianopolis alumni nurturing current students!

New host Sean Henry says Daybreak is 'one big breakfast table' | CBC News Sean will host Daybreak starting January 11, 2021. To get to know him a little better, here he answers some questions about how he sees the new gig.

Julia Cianci’s legacy of love, generosity and determination lives on thanks to an award that her family established in her name. Learn more at marianopolis.edu/foundation