board of directors 2010 - 2011 - Woodsworth College - University of ...

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NATALIE COHEN graduated from Woodsworth College in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts,
Economics (major). She entered the financial services industry where she has remained
working for the past 10 years. Natalie joined the AAWC in 2010 and actively participates on the
AAWC Events and IT Committees, with the hope of engaging as many Woodsworth alumni as
possible and contributing to the overall success of the organisation. Natalie is an enthusiastic
skier, participates in organized charity runs both locally and abroad, and raises money and
awareness for causes that are important to her.
ARTHUR DESOUZA graduated from Woodsworth College in 1981 with a B.Sc. He joined the
Canada Life Assurance Company in Toronto in the Actuarial Systems Department. After 11
years at Canada Life, Arthur became an IT consultant specializing in banking & insurance.
Arthur has worked with CIBC Insurance, TD Canada Trust, London Life, Royal Bank, IBM and
Economical Insurance Group. He joined the AAWC Board of Directors in 2009 and sits on the
Events and IT Committees.
BOBBIE FRANCE graduated in 2002 with a TESL Certificate from Woodsworth College. Bobbie
has participated on the events committee, served on the Woodsworth College Council
Committee, and has served as Secretary. She has been an active volunteer in her community
and is the owner of a tutoring centre. Bobbie became a member of the AAWC in 2003 and will sit
on the College of Electors in 2010/11.
CHRIS MURUMETS graduated from Woodsworth college in 2001 with a Certificate in business.
Chris is the CEO and co-founder of LOGiQ3, an insurance outsourcing and consulting firm
focused on life reinsurance, with offices in Toronto Canada and Cardiff Wales. Prior to LOGiQ3,
Chris was the Assistant Vice President, Reinsurance Operations for Sun Life Reinsurance. Chris
has earned the following industry designations; Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI),
Associate, Insurance Regulation & Compliance (AIRC), Associate, Reinsurance Administration
(ARA). Chris’ volunteer experience includes; being a Treasurer and President of the LOMA
Society of Toronto and a Past Chair and founding member of the Reinsurance Administration
Professionals Association (RAPA). Chris will be an active member of the Strategic Planning
Committee to the AAWC in 2011-12.
KAREN PAUL graduated from Woodsworth College in 2008 with an Hon.B.A. Double Major in
English and Sociology. The following year she completed her B.Ed. at Charles Sturt University,
Burlington Campus. Karen is the co-founder of Sanctuary of Toronto, an organization that
provides care for homeless and marginalized persons. Karen is an occasional teacher in
Toronto’s public and private schools.
DENISE RYNER graduated from Woodsworth College in 2010 with an Honours Bachelor of Arts
with High Distinction. She majored in Fine Art History and minored in Semiotic and German
studies. In 2008 she took part in Woodsworth's summer-abroad program in Siena, Italy. She is
currently the Registrar/Archivist at Art Metropole, one of Canada's oldest and well-known artistrun
centres. Denise is also a part-time curatorial assistant at the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery
where she works primarily with the Hart House Permanent Art Collection.
DIRECTOR CINDY SINCLAIR completed the Academic Bridging program at Woodsworth College in 2000
and graduated with a B.A. (History & Art History) in 2005. She was in the Woodsworth summerabroad
program in Oxford, England, in 2004. In 2009 she completed a Master of Education
(M.Ed.) degree at OISE and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Sociology (Education & Workplace
Learning) while working full time as Exec Asst and Communications & Technology Coordinator,
in the Department of Sociology and Equity Studies, at OISE. Cindy was the AAWC Treasurer
from 2009 - January 2011, is a member of the AAWC Events Committee, the U of T Hart House
General and Acquisition Committees, and the OISE Alumni Association.
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ELIZABETH TROTTER graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and
received the Peter F. Bronfman Gold scholarship. She continued her studies at OISE/UofT and
graduated with her MA in Counselling Psychology, in November 2008. Elizabeth presented her
research on the interaction of depression, perfectionism, and treatment at the SPR conference
in Barcelona, in June 2008. Before undertaking full-time studies at Woodsworth, Elizabeth was a
financial analyst at the Royal Bank. Elizabeth joined the AAWC Board of Directors this year,
2010.
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