AlumniReview32014_0

KEEPING IN TOUCH
2000’s 1990s
Job News
Tamara Howarth, Artsci’94, Law’97,
is now senior legal counsel at Silver
Wheaton Corp. The Vancouver-based
company is the largest precious metals
streaming company in the world.
Tamara welcomes any and all contact
from Queen’s friends. tamara.howarth
@silverwheaton.com
Anurag Jain, MSc’94 (Computing) is
moving to Atlanta, GA to work with
OFS Fitel. He is now senior marketing
manager for the company’s fibre to
the home solutions.
Paul Kellogg, PhD’91 (Political Studies)
is now associate professor at the
Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies at
Athabasca University. Last December,
he received the President’s Award for
Research and Scholarly Excellence,
which provides a four-month teaching
release to complete a book manuscript.
Paul has been teaching in the
graduate program at the university
since 2010.
Michael Kelly, Com’96, is now managing
director of the Enterprise Program
Management Office for First
Niagara Financial Group, Inc. In this
role, he oversees the approval and
implementation of new products
and services, business initiatives and
project portfolios. Michael and his
family live in Buffalo, NY.
Jeremy Kinch, Sc’97, has been
named chief operating officer for
WILLBROS Canada. Based in Edmonton,
Jeremy has been with the
specialty energy infrastructure contractor
since 2008, most recently as
vice-president of technical services
and human resources. A geological
engineering grad, Jeremy is a licensed
professional engineer in
Alberta and B.C.
Susan Lewis, Artsci’93, is now director
of the School of Music at the University
of Victoria. Susan joined the
School in 2001, where she is an associate
professor with research specialization
in Baroque music and culture.
What’s James Seigel, Sc’94, doing?
He writes, “In 2012, I co-founded
atVenu, a small tech company that
created an app to handle tour merchandise
logistics for musicians. In
2013, I found out I had a brain
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tumour, and named it Allen. Found a
new home for Allen, outside my
head. In October 2014, I will be
found in Kingston for Homecoming!
Looking forward to seeing everyone!”
James can also be found on
Twitter: @cgul.
Notes
James shared
these photos
of himself: first,
in hospital during
the process
of ridding himself
of Allen,
and then post-
Allen, with his
kids, Norah
and Duncan.
E. Kevin Kelloway, PhD’91 (Psychology),
is president-elect of the Canadian
Psychological Association, the
national association for the science,
practice and education of psychology
in Canada. Kevin also holds the
Canada Research Chair in Occupational
Health Psychology and is
professor of psychology at Saint
Mary’s University in Halifax.
Family News
Richard Francki, EMBA’99, is assistant
vice-president responsible for
campus services and business operations
at York University, a position he’s
held since November 2010. He and
Joan enjoy their sail vacations on Lake
Ontario and ski vacations in the Laurentians,
where they have a chalet.
They recently celebrated the christening
of their third grandchild, Juliette.
Deaths
Michael Philip Douglas Bramley,
BA’96, MSc’98, died suddenly of complications
from Lupus in São Paulo,
Brazil on March 26, aged 53. He is
survived by his wife, Sandra, and
three children. Michael, who studied
statistics at Queen’s, was the senior
science director for Dunnhumby USA.
40 Issue 3, 2014 | alumnireview.queensu.ca