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class notes mortality rate. In 1998, she co-founded the Toronto Disaster Relief Committee, which declared homelessness a national disaster. The disaster campaign’s “1% Solution” slogan refers to the demand that all levels of government commit an additional one per cent of their budgets to affordable housing. A documentary film on her work, Street Nurse, has had a major impact on nursing education in Canada. Tommi Hanley, Journalism ’84, has published a memoir on addiction and recovery, titled Insanity to Serenity. She writes, “I’m also blogging on related topics and preparing to write another book, The Big Book of Life, based on the spiritual principles of 12-step recovery as they apply to day-to-day living. It will offer simple and effective solutions to living a happy, joyous and fulfilling life inside and outside of addiction recovery.” Visit insanitytoserenity.com. Jeffrey Hohener, RTA ’83, writes, “I am working as a freelance camera operator on various television and film productions, including season three of The Listener.” Cobi Ladner, RTA ’84, writes, “Rather than finding a career in television as I had imagined, I found my first job at Chatelaine magazine and never looked back. After working at Chatelaine and Canadian Living, I became editor of House & Home magazine at age 29. I edited House & Home for 15 years and grew it to become in the top five Canadian magazines. In 2008, I left my career in magazines to start my own lifestyle brand called cobistyle. It’s been quite a journey but I’m proud to say my line of decorative accessories is now carried by more than 1,000 stores across Canada.” Visit cobistyle.com. [2] Shelly Sanders, Journalism ’88, is the author of Rachel’s Secret, inspired by her grandmother’s escape from a pogrom in Russia. She writes, “The novel tells the story of the Kishinev Pogrom in 1903, which was ignited by antiSemitic headlines in the daily newspaper. Rachel, who sees her friend murdered, cannot reveal the killer’s identity as this could put her family in greater danger. Jews are immediately blamed; tensions mount and then explode in riots that cause irrevocable damage. Rachel’s Secret was an iTunes Book of the Week in May.” Visit shellysanders.com. Rollin Stanley, Urban and Regional Planning ’81, is the city of Calgary’s new chief planner. He worked for more than 20 years as a planner in Toronto before moving stateside to work as planning director in St. Louis and most recently, Montgomery County, Maryland. [1] Susan Marjetti, RTA ’83, is managing director of CBC Toronto. Last summer, she received the first Outstanding Leadership Achievement Award at the Innoversity Creative Summit 2012, in recognition of her work in making the media more inclusive and innovative. She has been successfully implementing diversity strategies in half a dozen Canadian markets over the course of 30 years, including the last 10 years at CBC Toronto. A video showcasing the impact of her leadership is available at youtube/NlvBozIJLow. Dina Morrone, Fashion, is a Los Angeles-based actress who has worked with the likes of Martin Sheen, Norman Jewison and Roberto Benigni. She recently starred in her one-woman show called The Italian in Me, and Moose on the Loose, a comedy about an Italian family and a Canadian moose, both of which premiered in Los Angeles. Visit themooseplay.com. Elizabeth (Parker) Chapman, Interior Design ’83, writes, “We are leaving our island paradise of Bermuda and headed for a new adventure in Ottawa.” 90s Cathy Marie Buchanan, Interior Design Certificate ’93, is the author of The Day the Falls Stood Still and most recently The Painted Girls, to be released in January. Set in Belle Époque Paris, the partmystery, part-love story was inspired by the real-life model for Degas’ Little Dancer Aged 14. When you’re ready to soar, We’ll be there— With top-notch academic and career advisors. ryerson.ca/ce/alumni Stayconnected! We’re in your corner. 38 ryerson university Magazine • W i n t e r 2013 http://www.cobistyle.com http://www.shellysanders.com http://www.insanitytoserenity.com http://www.themooseplay.com http://www.ryerson.ca/ce/alumni http://www.ryerson.ca/ce/alumni

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Ryerson Alumni - Winter 2013

Ryerson Alumni - Winter 2013
Table of Contents
President's Message
Showcase
Gould Street
Picture Perfect
Photo Essay
Feels Like Home
From the boardroom to the delivery room – midwife Jasmin Tecson follows her passion
Flying with the Snowbirds – Capt. Iain Cummings realizes lifelong dream
Alumni Diary/VP Viewpoint
Class Notes
Remember When?

Ryerson Alumni - Winter 2013