Classes
1974
TAYLOR, TOM (BA ’74, HISTORY)
Tom has published a series of four novels: Brock’s Agent, Brock’s Railroad, Brock’s Traitor and Brock’s Assassin. He won the gold medal from the Independent Publisher Book Awards in the category for wartime fiction in 2013. His next book, entitled Brock’s Spirit, will tell a story about Stoney Creek, Laura Secord and the battle at Beaver Dams.
1975
WOOD, JOAN L. (BA ’75, SOCIOLOGY)
Joan is a proud York alumna who served as a member of the York Alumni Association in the early 1980s. With her husband, Keith, she relocated to Bermuda 25 years ago for work. She now lives there full time as a retiree.
1980
SLEIGH, JAMES F. (MA ’80, PHD ’04, ENGLISH)
In 2021, James published his first fiction book, A Parcel of Rogues, described as a quirky, barbed comedy.
1984
NATARELLI, FAUSTO (BA ’84, PUBLIC POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION)
Fausto has retired from provincial and municipal service after a fulfilling career. He is now teaching public policy and administration to undergraduates, along with leadership and human resources management to graduate students, at York.
1992
CHU, ALBERT H. (LLB ’92, LAW)
Albert is a seasoned real estate investment professional and broker, located in Hong Kong, where he hosts classes on how to invest in commercial and residential real estate.
1996
NADALIN, CHARLENE (BA ’96, SPANISH)
Charlene is the founder and CEO of Amintro, a free web-based platform and information hub that helps people aged 50 and over expand their social circles and create new friendships.
2003
BAKER, LAURIE M. (BA ’03, PHD ’16, SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY)
Laurie is the director of programs for Treefrog Accelerator, a digital company helping startup founders expand their businesses. It has partnerships with York’s Schulich School of Business, York Region and the Newmarket Chamber of Commerce.
2004
SADDLER, MINERVA (BA ’04, SOCIOLOGY)
Minerva is the co-founder of Grants & Business Strategist, a consulting firm providing grant writing and resource enrichment strategies to not-for-profits, public agencies and selected businesses throughout Ontario.
2010
UMADAT, NADIA D. (BA ’10, BSW ’14 SOCIAL WORK)
Nadia is a Toronto-based social worker. She recently released her first children’s picture book, The Most Beautiful Thing I Have Ever Seen, inspired by her work with migrant youth in Canada.
2018
BHULLAR, AMANJOT S. (BSC ’18, BIOCHEMISTRY)
Amanjot started medical school three months after graduation. He is currently completing his master of public health (MPH) with a residency at the University of Buffalo. He is looking forward to pursuing his dream career as a child and adolescent psychiatrist.
CHOWDHURY, ZAK (BA ’18, POLITICAL SCIENCE)
Zak is the proud recipient of a graduate certificate in cyber security at York. He is currently a teaching assistant at the University of Toronto.
2020
ANDERSON, BRETT (BA ’20, PSYCHOLOGY)
After graduating from York, Brett earned a master’s degree from West Virginia University. Today, he teaches at the University of Georgia while pursuing a PhD in kinesiology.
2021
QAYYUM, FAHAD (BA ’21, COMPUTER SCIENCE))
Fahad works as a software engineer for the Royal Bank of Canada. He is currently working on a performance testing platform that helps users test their applications for performance and efficiency.
IN MEMORIAM
STUART, JUDITH (PHD ’05, ENGLISH)
On May 1, 2023, Judith passed away peacefully at home with her family around her, after almost a year-long struggle with the effects of organ rejection following a double lung transplant in January 2021. She earned her PhD in English literature at York University, where she taught as a contract member at York for many years.
