Scholars and Explorers - Trafalgar School for Girls

Caryl Churchill Harter 1955Attended Trafalgar: 1948-1955; 2012 Distinguished Alumna Award recipientEducation: BA (English Literature), Oxford UniversityPlaywrightA r t sCaryl Churchill, who returnedto her native England aftergraduating from Trafalgar,is the celebrated author of morethan 20 plays. While at Traf, she wasLiterary Editor of Trafalgar’s yearbook,Echoes, and three-time winner ofthe Bryan Prize for Creative Writing(1952-1955)…clearly a literary talentto be reckoned with even then. Herfirst play, Downstairs (1958), waswritten and staged while she wasat Oxford and won her the firstof many drama awards. Over thecourse of her prolific career, shehas worked with both individualcollaborators and a variety of theatregroups, such as the feminist troupeMonstrous Regiments (Vinegar Tom1978) and director Max Stafford-Clark and/or Joint Stock theatrecompany (A Mouthful of Birds 1986,Serious Money 1987, Ice Cream1989). Her ongoing themes havebeen social and socialist, focusedlargely on the dreams, desires,struggles, successes and often theexclusion of (particularly) womenthroughout history. Her mostpopular plays, Cloud Nine (1979),and Top Girls (1982), exemplifyboth Churchill’s devotion to themesinvolving women and her interestin experimenting with staging using“freely anachronistic methods…tomake theatrical points.” The variedproduction modes of her playsreflect Churchill’s sustained interestin dramatic flexibility, improvisationand experimentation: BBC radio,including The Ants (1962) and“celebrated author of more than 20 plays”Abortive (1971); television, includingThe Judge’s Wife (1972), The AfterDinner Joke (1978) and Crimes(1982); and the stage, where hernumerous plays have been producedboth at home and abroad. She hasmoved increasingly to incorporatingmusic and dance into her playsand continues to experiment withless traditional dramatic structures.Caryl’s talent has been acknowledgedthroughout her career with manyawards, including several ObieAwards for Playwriting (given byThe Village Voice in New York foroff-Broadway productions), and theSusan Smith Blackburn Prize twicein the 1980s. In 2006, she won theObie Sustained Achievement Award.Her latest play, Love and Information,opened London’s Royal Court Theatrein September 2012. Caryl notes,“I probably don’t notice half theinfluences Traf had on me and thinkthey’re just part of my character.One thing might be a pleasure insitting down to work by myself,developed by short school hours anda lot of homework. And a pleasurein learning, which I still have, withparticularly grateful memories toMiss Stansfield (English), Miss Harvie(Latin and history), and Miss Cam(physics). I remember Mrs. Leonardtoo, who would patiently listen to ourmathematical theories and objectionson condition we then listened quietlyto hers, which I think taught mesomething about argument as well asmaths.” Trafalgar recognizes Caryl asone of the 125 Women of Trafalgarfor her vision, her talent and herlifelong effort to give women a voicethrough the medium of dynamictheatre.Additional Source: Dr. Peter Buse, BritishCouncil of Literature profile, 2003“London’s Royal Court season opens in September (2012) with a new play by Caryl Churchill, marking 40 years since herRoyal Court debut. Churchill’s play, entitled Love and Information and described as “a major cultural event” by Cooke, comessix years after her last full-length play at the Royal Court. It contains more than 100 characters.” Source: The Guardian www.guardian.co.ukTraf ThenShakespeare’s Twelfth Night, presented by the Vth form Drama Club (1931)Photo: Wm. Notman & SonGift of the Fairies (1928)Photo: Wm. Notman & Son6 | 125 Women of Trafalgar

A r t sAileen (Ronne) Heming 1960Attended Trafalgar: 1953-1960Education: BA, McGill UniversityWriter/PublisherIf you’re planning a trip toCanada’s North and researchingwhat places to visit, chancesare you’ve come across Ronne’swork. After a decade at Alcan’shead office in the Public Relationsand Communications Department,Ronne ventured north, where sheco-founded Outcrop Ltd. in 1975.Ronne has put her writing, editing,web and video production, as wellas her interactive media skills, towork, making Outcrop Canada’slargest integrated communicationsagency providing services across theNorth. One of her most enrichingprojects was the opening of theAkimalik Visitor Centre in BakerLake (now Nunavut), which bringsto life the rich history of the regionand its people. Residents in the areawere enchanted with old photos,being able to identify everyone inthem, and telling their children andgrandchildren stories of the old days.Ronne has won numerous awardsduring her career, including the NWTWoman Entrepreneur of the Yearand the 2010 Publisher of the Yearfor her magazine Up Here. Ronnerecalls her Trafalgar years: “It was aformative period of my life – I wasat first a boarder, at age 10 – andI think the staff encouraged in meindependence, a will to succeed, anda fairly strong sense of competition.I was encouraged to explore writingand photography. I rememberfondly Dr. Foster, Miss Box andMiss Stansfield. I also recall withaffection Mlle LaMothe and MmeBrouillette who struggled so hardto teach me French.” Ronne advisesyoung women to “complete youreducation – however far you wish togo, be open to any adventures andexperiences that offer themselves,“a pioneer in publishing and communications in Canada’s North”push the boundaries in your workor career, be positive and try tocontribute to society.” As a pioneerin publishing and communicationsin Canada’s North, Ronne has beenselected as one of our 125 Women ofTrafalgar.Yoko Narahashi 1964Attended Trafalgar: 1958-1963Education: BA (Linguistics), International Christian University, TokyoDirector/ProducerYoko is a successful film producerin Tokyo. After Trafalgar, shereturned to her native Japan,where she founded an Englishconversation school in Tokyo,Model Language Studio, which isstill going strong after 35 years. Shealso founded the United PerformersStudio in Tokyo to help people of allproducer, lyricist, film producerand film director. Her involvementwith films includes Snow Falling onCedars, The Last Samurai and TheWinds of God. She has won manyawards, including Best New Directorpresented by the Japan Film Critics’Association, and the DistinguishedAlumni Award from Internationalmoments was when the MontrealFilm Festival invited her to presentThe Winds of God, which she directed.She says that the seeds of her hardwork were planted during thejoyous life she experienced as a girlin Canada. She advises students to“believe in yourself and in what youwant to achieve. If a door closes on“the Montreal Film Festival invited her to present The Winds of God, which she directed”ages to act in Japanese and English.Her career in film has involved manyroles, including casting director,acting coach, stage director, stageChristian University. Her latestproduction, Emporer, was presentedat the 2012 Toronto InternationalFilm Festival. One of Yoko’s proudestyou, another door will open.” For herbelief in herself and for her creativetalents, Yoko is named one of our 125Women of Trafalgar.Hilary Chalmers MacLeod 1966Attended Trafalgar: 1963-1966Education: BA, McGill UniversityAuthor/Educator/Broadcasterwinner of “the CBC Book Club‘Bookie’ for Best Mystery 2011”Hilary never stops reinventingherself. It took her twocareers and 50 years,first as a broadcaster and then asa teacher, before she could realizeher ambition to be a novelist. UntilJune 2012, Hilary was a professorof Media Studies at Loyalist Collegein Belleville, Ontario. She is knownas a mystery writer who lives inPEI. Her first novel, Revenge of theLobster Lover, won the CBC BookClub “Bookie” for Best Mysteryin 2011. She is the author of theShores Mystery Series and is currentlyworking on her fourth novel. Herproudest moment was when shefinished her first novel and took thepackage to the same post officewhere Lucy Maud Montgomeryworked and mailed her ownmanuscripts. Her advice to younggraduates is: “Don’t wait as long asI did to do what you want to do.Don’t be afraid. Make a first step withcommitment and luck will roll out infront of you. Things fall into place.If they don’t then your commitmentisn’t strong enough. Mine wasn’tuntil it became clear to me that Iwould regret never having publisheda novel. So I began, and it all rolledout.” For taking that first step andrealizing her dream, Hilary has beennamed one of our 125 Women ofTrafalgar.125 Women of Trafalgar | 7

Joanna (Joey) Nash 1966Attended Trafalgar: 1958-1962Education: BFA, Concordia University; Certificate in Art Education, MA: McGill UniversityArtist/EducatorA r t sJoanna gets much of herinspiration for her work fromliving high on a hill overlookingthe Rivière Rouge in Arundel, Quebec,where she currently resides. Not onlyis Joanna a landscape artist, she alsopaints abstract-reality and coachesstudents and semi-professionals alike.She founded Les Ateliers Beauxartsin Charlevoix, Quebec, in 1984 andremained its director until 1996.Students from a wide variety of fieldshave learned to paint and draw fromKatherine Cash 1970Attended Trafalgar: 1966-1970Education: BA, MA: Julliard School of Music; Executive MBA, Antai College of Economics and Management,Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Executive MBA, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern CaliforniaViolinist/BusinesswomanKatherine Cash has had anextremely varied career. She isfounder and current presidentof NeuRobotics, a Japanese companythat specializes in production andmanagement services for performingartists. She is also a consultantto AXA Life Insurance CompanyLimited in Japan. A professionalviolinist, Katherine currently livesin California, where she is MusicDirector for St. George’s EpiscopalAcademy, Artist-in-Residence at St.George’s Church; and part of theviolin-vibraphone duo “N2K,” formedin 2011 with fellow Julliard graduateNorm Freeman. Her musical careerbegan at the Montreal Conservatory,Joanna. She has been an AdjunctProfessor of Painting and Drawingin the schools of Architecture andMechanical Engineering at McGillUniversity and has coached theartistically inclined at the HaliburtonSchool of Arts in Ontario. One of hermost fulfilling assignments was toteach drawing workshops for medical“One of her most fulfilling assignments was to teach drawingworkshops for medical students at Harvard University.”students at Harvard University. Herworks can be seen in the privatecollections of Petro-Canada (Alberta),Imperial Oil (Toronto), L’Industriellewhere she won the string categoryin the Quebec National MusicCompetition. A scholarship student atJulliard, she performed with the CitySymphonic Ensemble, the Pro ArteChamber Orchestra, and in a string ofBroadway musicals. Upon completionof her MA, she became Artist inResidence at the University of WesternCarolina. She has toured widely as asoloist and chamber musician. At age30, Katherine qualified as a generalsecurities registered representative.She went to work for FUJI Bank andTrust Company, setting the stageAlliance (Montreal), Health andWelfare Canada (Ottawa) and Loto-Québec (Montreal). Joanna roundsout her life as a town councillorin Arundel, Quebec. She advisesyoung graduates to “smile, nod yourhead, then do what you want. Lookpeople in the eye. Develop yoursense of humour. Don’t be afraidto feel passionate about somethingimportant to you. Be stubborn.”For Joanna’s contribution to the artsin Canada and for her exceptionalteaching skills in painting anddrawing, she has been named one ofour 125 Women of Trafalgar.“she performed with the City Symphonic Ensemble, the Pro ArteChamber Orchestra, and in a string of Broadway musicals”for her move to Japan in 1990.There she continued to balance herbusiness and music careers, workingfor a variety of companies, includingUnion Bank of Switzerland (TokyoBranch), Merrill-Lynch Securities,Japan, and Shinsei Bank, andfounding her own business. As amusician in Japan, Katherine focusedon popular Western and Asian music.For her ability to blend and excel attwo careers in a challenging world,Katherine Cash is one of our 125Women of Trafalgar.Susan Charest 1973Attended Trafalgar: 1968-1973Education: BFA (Theatre Performance), Concordia UniversityStuntwoman/ActorSusan Charest followedher dream to become anactor. She also became anaccomplished stunt performer witha long list of credits in television,film, theatre and commercials. Hercareer in a physically demandingand male dominated professionspans three decades. The stuntwork began when “an Americanstunt coordinator noticed me onthe cover of a magazine and calledme for an interview…[for] a moviein Montreal called Tulips.” Seeing aresemblance to Bernadette Peters,the star of Tulips, he suggested Susancould be a “stunt double.” Much ofher early work was done in Canada,where she broke ground as the firststuntwoman, a career dominatedby men, who covered both maleand female roles. Persistent andconfident, she proved herself inVancouver. Then came more calls: toAlberta for Superman III, to Manitobafor the National Film Board, andeventually to Hollywood. Amongher stunts: car crashing (with andwithout explosions), transferringfrom one moving car to another,360s, reverse spinouts and thrillingfalls. In Terror Train she doubled forJamie Lee Curtis. She has workedin TV too. Susan appeared in themovie Dreamcatcher and on The NewAddams Family. Stage roles includeNora in A Doll’s House, Puck in AMidsummer Night’s Dream and Ruth“the first stuntwoman in Canada”in Man-in-the-Moon-Marigolds. SaysSusan, “Trafalgar helped me to builda strong foundation for the rest ofmy life. The school helped build ourcharacter and determination and wewere encouraged to think outside thebox.” Her advice to young women:“Believe in yourself and recognizeyour strengths. Dare to dream bigand don’t give up!” For having theconfidence, courage and persistence,despite broken bones, bruised egoand real fear, and for setting anexample in “keeping up with theboys” that other Canadian womenhave since followed, Susan Charest isone of our 125 Women of Trafalgar.8 | 125 Women of Trafalgar

A r t sAnn Lambert 1974Attended Trafalgar: 1970-1974Education: BA (English/Education), Bishops University; MA (English/Creative Writing), Concordia UniversityPlaywright/Educator/VolunteerAnn Lambert is anaccomplished Canadianplaywright, a teacher and avolunteer. Her first play, The Wall,won first prize in Ottawa LittleTheatre’s National PlaywritingCompetition in 1986. Later worksinclude the award-winning SelfOffense, the CBC radio drama Force ofCircumstance, Parallel Lines (featuredat the 4th International WomenPlaywrights Conference in 1997), VeryHeaven, The Mary Project, and, morerecently, The Assumption of Empire.She has garnered several CanadaCouncil Grants, and in 2003 wasPlaywright-in-Residence at Montreal’sCentaur Theatre, where Very Heavenpremiered in 1999. On the facultyof Dawson College since 1991, Annis recognized as an inspirationalteacher, and serves as writer, directorand producer for the DawsonTheatre Collective project. In 2011,Not Julius Caesar, written by three“accomplished Canadian playwright”of her Dawson students (includingher daughter) and performed by theDawson Collective, raised funds fordigging a well in Malawi. She hasalso nurtured the Roslyn Players, anelementary-school Shakespeareantroupe, adapting, directing andproducing Shakespearean plays forchildren. She is president of theTheresa Foundation, founded by hermother to support AIDS - orphanedchildren in Malawi. While Ann citesseveral proud moments – learningto braid her hair, winning a nationalplaywriting award, savouring thelife she and her husband havebuilt – it is her conclusion thatdefines character: “I have manyembarrassing, humiliating, failing,shameful moments as well. Thoseare very important. They all makethe proud ones that much richer.”For meeting the challenge of beinga female Anglophone playwright inQuebec and for sharing her passionswith students and community, Annhas been chosen as one of the 125Women of Trafalgar.Photo courtesy: The Senior TimesTraf TodayNatalie (Nat) Dumoulin 1984Attended Trafalgar: 1981-1984Education: Communications Department - Radio and Television Certificate, Concordia UniversityTV Producer/WriterNatalie Dumoulin is a Gemininominatedtelevisionproducer with a prestigioustrack record in the developmentand production of high-qualitychildren’s television. She is currentlyresponsible for youth programmingfor the international market atPixcom, a Montreal-based companythat produces shows watched inover 150 countries. Over a 20-yearcareer, Natalie has been involvedwith both live action and animationprogramming for children. Sherecently produced season 14 of theEmmy Award-winning series Arthur.Natalie was Executive Produceron the internationally acclaimed,long-running PBS show Caillou. Shewas also Executive in Charge ofProduction on Cartoon Network’s Dr.“Gemini-nominated television producer”Seuss series, Gerald McBoingboing.Her experience includes Galakids,Teletoon, TVA International andCinar, where she oversaw editorialand creative content series suchas Ripley’s Believe it or Not. Nataliebegan her career in 1984 translatingstoryboards for a renowned Belgiancartoonist and went on to work inall aspects of television production,from floor manager to productiondirector, line producer and showrunner. A member of the Writers’Guild, Natalie has written seriesconcepts, bibles and scripts forseveral series, such as Caillou, MonaThe Vampire, Animal Crackers andThe Little Lulu Show. Her proudestmoment was when a mother of aseverely autistic child, Kevin, calledto thank her for producing Caillou. Atage five, Kevin had started speakingfor the first time, in full sentences, toCaillou. Natalie helped to developan animated Kevin character forCaillou with the assistance of a writerwhose son was also developmentallychallenged, and with pedagogicalconsultants in Montreal specializingin autism. She credits Trafalgar forteaching her “very early on thatwomen have a powerful voice andthat we can be whatever we chooseto be.” For her many contributionsto children’s television in Canada andaround the world, Natalie Dumoulinhas been chosen one of our 125Women of Trafalgar.A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Junior Play 2011 The Wizard of Oz – Senior Play 2012 Cagebirds – ArtsFest 2012125 Women of Trafalgar | 9

Andrea Mandel-Campbell 1985Attended Trafalgar 1982–1985Education: BJ (Honours Journalism and Political Science), Carleton UniversityJournalist/Author/Communications ConsultantAndrea Mandel-Campbell is aveteran business journalist,author and policy critic,and is currently the Director ofCommunications for MinisterTony Clement, President of theTreasury Board. She is also one ofthe founders of Forgirlsake, thecharitable organization founded byTrafalgar grads that funds projectsto educate girls in various parts ofthe world. As a journalist, Andreaspent 10 years in Latin America.She was the Mexican bureau chieffor London’s Financial Times, andBusiness Week correspondent inArgentina. In Canada, Andrea was afeature writer for the National Post,specializing in global competitiveness,and contributed to Maclean’s andThe Walrus. More recently, Andreawas television anchor and host ofLisa Pasold 1985Attended Trafalgar: 1980-1985Education: BA Honours (Communications), Concordia UniversityJournalist/AuthorLisa Pasold is a Canadian writerbased in Paris, France. Her firstand second books of poetry,Weave and A Bad Year for Journalists,were nominated for Alberta BookAwards. Her most recent book ofpoetry, Any Bright Horse, will bepublished in 2012. Rats of Las Vegas,a coming-of-age novel, also receivedenthusiastic reviews. Lisa also shinesas a travel journalist. In the courseof her work, she says she has beenthrown off a train in Belarus, eatenthe world’s best pigeon pie inMarrakech, mushed huskies in theYukon, learned to polka at Dancelandand been cheated in the VenetianJoanna Goodman 1986Attended Trafalgar: 1981-1986Education: Bachelor of Journalism (Honours), Carleton UniversityAuthor/EntrepreneurJoanna Goodman is anentrepreneur and a publishedauthor. She is the co-owner andCEO of two Toronto retail stores:Au Lit Fine Linens, and the lifestylestore LIV by Au Lit. Not contentwith just juggling businesses, she isthe enthusiastic mother of two andcontinues to write fiction “after thechildren are asleep.” Her debut novel,Belle of the Bayou (Porcupine’s Quill),was published in 1998 to wide criticalacclaim. That same year her workwas excerpted in Elisabeth Harvor’sfiction anthology A Room at the Heartof Things. You Made Me Love You(Penguin), Joanna’s second novel,Squeezeplay on CTV’s Business NewsNetwork, a current affairs show thatfocused on business, politics andgovernment policy. Andrea is theauthor of Why Mexicans Don’t DrinkMolson: Rescuing Canadian Businessfrom the Suds of Global Obscurity.Nominated for the ShaughnessyCohen Award for political writing andthe John Wesley Dafoe Book Prize,her book looks at why Canadiancompanies fail to go global andwhy they must. As a public speaker,Andrea promotes the cause ofCanadian entrepreneurship andcompetition from a private and publicpolicy perspective. Andrea was acandidate in the most recent Ontariowas released in Canada in 2005, andher third novel, Harmony (Penguin),came out in 2007. Critics call herwork funny, warm and true. Reviewsin the Globe and Mail, National Postand Toronto Star have all commentedon her pleasing style, comedic flareand her characters who “face thereality of relationships.” Her storieshave also appeared in The Fiddlehead,The Ottawa Citizen, B & A Fiction,Event, The New Quarterly and WhiteWall Review. Joanna believes in “doingA r t sprovincial election. She sits on theboards of Startup Canada, a nationalorganization that aims to inspire,foster and celebrate entrepreneurshipin Canada, and Forgirlsake, andis a former board member of theCanadian Council for the Americas.Andrea is a Certified International“Andrea promotes the cause of Canadian entrepreneurship andcompetition from a private and public policy perspective”gambling halls of Ca’ VendraminCalergi. Her work has appearedin The Chicago Tribune, BillboardMagazine, Canada’s National Postand The Globe and Mail. Lisa has alsowritten for a range of guidebooks,including Michelin, Fodor’s and TimeOut. Her literary work has appearedin Fence, Geist and New AmericanWriting. Lisa lived in Vancouverworking as an arts administrator forseveral years, then moved to NewYork City as a journalist, and finallylanded in Paris. She has taughtCreative Writing at the AmericanUniversity in Paris and has ledcommunity writing workshops fromTrade Professional. She recentlywas awarded a media fellowshipto study Canada-China relationsby the Asia Pacific Foundation ofCanada. For her championing ofCanadian entrepreneurship and hercontributions to Forgirlsake, Andreais named one of our 125 Women ofTrafalgar.“a Canadian writerbased in Paris”the bayous of Florida to the Yukon(where she was writer in residenceat the Berton Writer’s Retreat inDawson). She was recently featuredat a children’s writing workshop inToronto. Lisa also creates walkingtours of Paris inspired by researchfor her books. She has led walks allover the city, investigating the livesof artists and writers through thecenturies. Lisa has also created literarywalks in Toronto and Saskatoon.For her contributions to the fieldof literature, Lisa Pasold has beenchosen one of our 125 Women ofTrafalgar.what you love.” She credits Trafalgarand in particular her English teacher,Ms. Moll, for her success both inbusiness and as an author. She saysthat learning how to do outlinesfor essays at Trafalgar taught her toorganize her thoughts in a clear and“an entrepreneur and a published author”structured way. As an author andentrepreneur with an enviable trackrecord in both fields, Joanna has beenchosen as one of the 125 Women ofTrafalgar.10 | 125 Women of Trafalgar

A r t sLaura Losconzi Landauer 1987Attended Trafalgar: 1982-1987Education: DEC (Professional Theatre), Dawson CollegeActor/Singer/ComedianLaura Landauer is an amazinglydiverse entertainer, equallycomfortable performing asan actor, singer or comedian. Shehas recently received world-wideattention for her spot-on portrayalof Céline Dion in the film TheLove Guru and an extravaganzaproduction, A New Gay, which shewrote and produced. Her shortfilms have appeared on televisionacross North America and Europe,including Entertainment Tonight,and have extensive world wideviewership online. Her repertoire ofimpersonations also includes Cherand Elvis. Laura has appeared asherself and in various incarnations ontelevision shows, including Video onTrial (Much Music), The Hour (CBC),Bathroom Divas (Bravo/Ovation),Look-a-Like (TV Guide Channel/Star TV), and the space TV classic“received world-wide attention for her spot-on portrayalof Céline Dion”Star Hunter. Her comedy creditsinclude appearances at the WinnipegComedy Festival, Yuk Yuk’s Torontoand CBC’s popular radio showThe Debaters. Laura’s stage workhas included musical theatre andcommedia dell’arte, as well as severalindependent and Fringe Festivalproductions. Her live comedy actwas named “one of Now Magazine’stop 10 comedy shows” in Toronto.Her greatest delight in performingis to continually push herself to trynew things. Laura notes: “When Ithink of my years at Traf, I think ofsitting in Ms. Den Hertog’s art roombeing exposed to new music andfantastic art projects and just beingallowed to be creative. It was theperfect atmosphere to share ideas. Iknow that experience contributed alot to my ongoing interest in beinginvolved in the arts.” For dedicatingherself to bringing laughter intopeople’s lives in an unconventionalway, Laura Landauer has been chosenone of the 125 Women of Trafalgar.Jessalyn Gilsig 1988Attended Trafalgar: 1983-1988Education: BA, McGill University; MFA, Harvard UniversityActor (Television/Stage/Film)“an actress familiar to millionsof television viewers worldwide”Jessalyn is an actress familiar tomillions of television viewersworldwide. She spent five yearsraising the bar for drama students atTrafalgar with standout performancesthat included Tea House of the AugustMoon, The Doll House and Anne ofGreen Gables, to the delight of herteachers and fellow students alike.Jessalyn is of course best knownfor her role as the infamous TerriSchuester on the multi-awardwinning smash hit television comedyseries Glee, for which she won aScreen Actors Guild Award in 2010.Since starting work as an actressat the age of 12, she has built anextensive list of credits. Following hertheatrical training at the AmericanRepertory Theater’s Institute forAdvanced Theater Training atHarvard University, she moved toNew York and appeared in a numberof off-Broadway productions beforecatching the eye of producer David E.Kelley, who cast her as Lauren Davisin his series Boston Public. Since then,she has been in constant demand,creating unforgettable characters onhit shows, such as Meredith Gordonon Heroes, Gina Russo on Nip/Tuckand Shelley Hayes on Friday NightLights. She is currently producingand starring in an independent filmcalled Somewhere Slow. “Trafalgarencouraged me to be an independentthinker, something I value to thisday. My parents were adamant thatI complete my education. I am sograteful for that. It is possible topursue your dreams and stay inschool, and though I struggled withit, I am glad I followed their advice.”In 2003, Jessalyn addressed studentsand the Trafalgar community atthe annual Trafalgar Ross Lecture.For having the courage, talent andtenacity to follow and then succeedbrilliantly at her childhood dream,and for being the only Trafalgaralumna with a parking spot atParamount Studios in Hollywood,Jessalyn has been chosen as one ofthe 125 Women of Trafalgar.Traf History Lesson Trafalgar’s House system was established in 1937 by Assistant Principal Ellen Bryan on the occasion of the school’s 50th anniversary. The Houseswere named in honour of individuals who contributed significantly to Trafalgar’s growth. The tradition of earning points for one’s house continues with students hopingthat their House’s name will be engraved on the The Inter House Shield. The annual House Plays are much-anticipated by the students who collaborate and share theirdramatic and musical talents.HousesRoss House – named after Donald Ross, Founder of the SchoolColour: Yellow.Motto: Suaviter in more, fortiter in re (Pleasant in Disposition, Brave in Action)Barclay House – named after the Rev. Dr. Barclay, Chairman of the BoardColour: Green.Motto: Tende bene et alta pete (Strive Well and Reach High)Fairley House – named after Miss Grace Fairley, first principal.Colour: RedMotto: Officium ante commodum (Service before Self)Cumming House (est. 1940) – named after Miss Cumming, thirdprincipal, in honour of her retirementColour: BlueMotto: Facta non verba (Deeds not Words)(Originally named Riddell House after Alexander Riddell, Secretary-Treasurerof the board 1879-1929. Colour: purple)Donald House (est. 1960) – named after the Rev. Dr. George Donald,Chairman of the board 1926-1946Motto: Constantia et amicitia (Determination and Friendship) (est. 2012)Colour: Purple125 Women of Trafalgar | 11

Tara-Louise Montour (Perrault) 1988Attended Trafalgar: 1985-1988Education: Licentiate of Music, McGill University; Master of Music, Northern Illinois UniversityViolinistTara-Louise Montour isconsidered North America’sforemost classical aboriginalviolinist. She has commissionedmajor works for solo violin andorchestra based on Native NorthAmerican themes. A recent concertoentitled Trickster Coyote LightningElk – written especially for Tara-Louiseby composer Malcolm Forsyth – hasbeen critically acclaimed since itsworld premiere at the Brott MusicFestival in 2010. Tara-Louise’s earliestcommissioned work, Farewell tothe Warriors, was nominated for a2005 Juno Award. Tara-Louise is thefounding violinist of the Clivia Trio,winner of the 2008 Sunburst Artist ofthe Year Award. She has performedas guest soloist with the OrchestreAlix Ohlin 1988Attended Trafalgar: 1983-1988Education: BA (English), Harvard-Radcliffe; MFA (Writing), Michener Center for Writers, University of Texas at AustinAuthorAlix Ohlin is the author of twonovels, The Missing Personand Inside, and two storycollections, Babylon and Signs andWonders. Her work has appearedin Best American Short Stories, BestNew American Voices, and on NPR’s“Selected Shorts” program. Sheis currently a professor of CreativeWriting and Literature at LafayetteCollege in Easton, Pennsylvania, andis in the Warren Wilson MFA Programfor Writers. Alix’s debut novel, TheMissing Person, was heralded as awitty, intelligent read by critics acrossNorth America and appeared onboth the “Top Ten Debut Novels ofthe Year” Booklist and The Globe andMail’s “Top Five First Fiction of theSara Johnston 1989Attended Trafalgar: 1984-1989Singer/Songwriter/MusicianSara Johnston is a singer/songwriter who got herprofessional musical start singingon Jean Leloup’s hit single I Lost MyBaby in 1996. Soon after she joinedthe famed collective Bran Van 3000and toured the world to promote theband’s 1997 debut release Glee, analbum that went on to win a JunoAward in 1998. The band followedup with their 2001 album Discosis,released on the Beastie Boys’ GrandRoyal label. When Bran Van 3000decided to take a hiatus, Sara turnedto her own songwriting and begancomposing and producing the songsthat would form the foundation ofher debut solo album, Sleeper (2008).In the summer of 2008, Bran VanMétropolitain du Grand Montréal,the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra,the McGill Chamber Orchestra, theHamilton Philharmonic and theThunder Bay Symphony Orchestraamong many other ensembles.Tara-Louise is currently a member ofthe Virginia Symphony Orchestra.She has been invited to presentsolo recitals at the Museum of theAmerican Indian of the SmithsonianInstitute. From 2004 to 2010, she“North America’s foremost classical Aboriginal violinist”was a faculty member of the NewYork State Luzerne Music Center.She performed extensively as one ofthe Luzerne Chamber Players andhad the opportunity to work withprincipal players of the PhiladelphiaSymphony and the New York CityBallet Orchestras. Early in her career,Year.” She has received awards andfellowships from the Atlantic Monthlymagazine, the Bread Loaf Writer’sConference, the Yaddo artists’ colonyand the Canada Council for the Arts.Her novel Inside is long listed for the2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Alix saysher biggest challenge “was findingconfidence and taking the risk tobecome a writer. I’m very lucky that Ihad the support I did along the way– from friends, family and teachers– that helped me to overcomemy sense of doubt.” Her proudestmoment was handing copies of her3000 opened the Montreal JazzFestival. Both a vocalist and a multiinstrumentalist,Sara has collaboratedon projects by other artists, includingreggae troubadour Mishka, Montrealsinger-songwriter Chris Velan andNew Zealand duo Flight of theConchords. She also co-producedBran Van 3000’s return album, Rosé(2009). Sara opened for HeatherNova and played in her band on theirEuropean tour in November 2011.Sara’s latest album, Trespassing, wasreleased in May 2012. Sara startedworking in the music industry justA r t sTara-Louise represented Canadaas Concertmaster at the 1998Commonwealth Youth Orchestra inKuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Recipient ofa grant from the Montreal Mayor’sFoundation in 2003, Tara-Louise hasalso been featured on the Radio-Canada, CBC, Télé-Québec, APTN,Global and Bravo television networks.She is a past laureate of the MontrealSymphony Orchestra Competitionfor Strings and the Canadian MusicCompetition, among others. For Tara-Louise, Trafalgar symbolizes “strong,educated, empowered women... I’mvery proud of my whole class andthe accomplished lives my classmateslead.” For representing Canada onthe world stage and creating a nichein a highly competitive field, Tara-Louise Montour has been chosen asone of the 125 Women of Trafalgar.published books to her parents. Shecredits Trafalgar with opening hereyes to the world of professionalwriting by inviting the likes of AdeleWiseman, Louis Dudek and IrvingLayton to speak at the school. Heradvice? “Aim high and don’t beafraid to fail – everybody fails on theway to succeeding.” For having the“Top Ten Debut Novels of the Year”;“Top Five First Fiction of the Year”“1998 Juno Award winner”courage to follow a passion that is rifewith potential for public failure andcontinuing to achieve critical successin publishing, Alix Ohlin has beenchosen one of the 125 Women ofTrafalgar.before the Internet made recordlabels obsolete. Like so many artists,“I needed to figure out how tomake a living in the music worldon my own. Essentially, I had tobecome my own business managerwithout the training or expertise.”Sara credits Trafalgar with teachingher the importance of workingin collaboration, forming lifelongfriendships and influencing her senseof style with the iconic tunic andsash. For overcoming stage frightto go on to a career as a soloist andmaking a living based on her uniqueartistic talents, Sara has been chosenone of our 125 Women of Trafalgar.12 | 125 Women of Trafalgar

A r t sKarina Huber 1990Attended Trafalgar 1985-1990Education: BA (Communications), Concordia University; MSc (Journalism), Columbia UniversityBroadcasterKarina Huber is a freelancebroadcaster for CNN andother media outlets. Karinabegan her career at MusiquePlus inMontreal as a veejay covering musicin French, a job she left to pursueacting in Los Angeles. She washired to host a show for DiscoveryChannel called Café Digital. Karinareturned to Toronto and was hiredby MuchMoreMusic to host variousshows related to pop culture. Then itwas on to New York City, where shehosted a two-hour weekly nationalarts and culture show called Breakfastwith the Arts on A&E Television.While she was working on herMaster’s of Science (Journalism) at“a freelance broadcasterfor CNN”Columbia University, she was hiredas a freelance producer for ReutersTelevision, covering everything “fromNY Fashion Week to the GeneralAssembly at the United Nations.” Shethen became Financial Correspondentand Producer for Economic TimesNow in India, a business show.Karina then joined CNN as a stockmarket correspondent. Karinafondly remembers her Frenchteacher, Madame Paglia, “whomI liked tremendously because shedidn’t seem bothered by my moremischievous side.” For setting anexample for other young women tofollow their passion, Karina has beenselected as one of our 125 Women ofTrafalgar.Jennifer Moroz 1990Attended Trafalgar: 1985-1990Education: Journalism, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern UniversityJournalist/WriterJennifer is the Senior Writer forCBC’s The Current, Canada’smost listened-to radio publicaffairsshow. One of her proudestmoments was producing two specialsfor the show hosted by singer StevenPage, exploring what it’s like tolive with mental illness in Canada.“Awards aside, the shows invited aflood of response and prompted a lotof talk...” In her capacity as SeniorWriter, Jennifer regularly fills in asExecutive Producer for the show.Before joining The Current, Jenniferwas Senior Writer for CBC’s awardwinningnight-time TV talk show TheHour with George Stroumboulopoulos– part of a six member writing team.She also provided voice-over for TheBio, a two-minute biography thatcame before guest interviewers.Jennifer has appeared as a gueston several Canadian and Americantelevision and radio shows to discusscoverage of major national newsevents. Jennifer has been selected asone of our 125 Women of Trafalgar“Senior Writer for CBC’s The Current”for her part in award-winningCanadian programs and for thepassion she brings to the news andentertainment industry.Carolyn Taylor 1990Attended Trafalgar: 1989-1990Education: BA Honours (Political Studies and Drama), Queen’s UniversityWriter/ActorCarolyn Taylor was SeniorWriter at The Hour with GeorgeStroumboulopoulos and iscurrently a writer for the CBC. In2006, Carolyn received a Gemininomination for This Hour Has 22Minutes. She is also the recipient ofa Canadian screenwriting award forBest Writing in a Variety Show andseveral Canadian Comedy Awardsfor Best Writing for This Hour Has22 Minutes. Carolyn has starred infive Second City Mainstage reviewsand received Canadian ComedyAwards for Best Improv Troupe andBest Sketch Show for her SecondCity programs. She has also been a“Carolyn received a Gemininomination forThis Hour Has 22 Minutes”story editor for the popular Canadiancomedy series, Corner Gas, and awriter for Dan for Mayor and That’sSo Weird. In 2010, Carolyn received aGemini Nomination for Best Writingin a Youth Program for that show. Shehas also appeared as an actress in SueThomas: F.B. Eye, A New Wolfe Mysteryand Queer as Folk. Traf was thrilled tohave Carolyn return to the school asthe opening act and emcee of ComicRelief the 2009 fundraising gala.Carolyn is one of our 125 Womenof Trafalgar for her award-winningwriting and for giving a strong voiceto the female perspective in a largelymale-dominated field.125 Women of Trafalgar | 13

Ilana Weitzman 1992Attended Trafalgar: 1987-1992Education: Joint Honours Degree (English Literature, Cultural Studies), Trent UniversityEditor/JournalistA r t sAfter six months working asa copywriter for an agency,Ilana Weitzman left andbecame Editor-in-Chief of EnRoute,Air Canada’s award-winning travelmagazine, named Best in the World in2001 and 2002; Best North AmericaTravel Magazine in 2006; and winnerof more than 350 editorial and designawards. Ilana is particularly proud of afood story she worked on with awardwinningwriter Alan Richman. Thestory eventually won a Best GreenCulinary award, one of the world’smost prestigious food writing awards.Ilana has also won a Gold Magazineaward for writing, two Silver National“Editor-in-Chief of EnRoute,Air Canada’s award winningtravel magazine”Magazine awards for reporting andediting, and most recently, an Awardof Merit from the North AmericanTravel Journalists Association. She isfrequently asked to judge journalismentries for the National MagazineAwards, Western Magazine Awardsand the Lux Photography Awards.Ilana has been named one of our 125Women of Trafalgar for producing aCanadian travel magazine that hasbeen recognized throughout NorthAmerica and theworld.Adria Vasil 1993Attended Trafalgar: 1988-1991Education: Bachelor of Arts (Political Science, Cultural Anthropology), University of Toronto;Graduate Journalism Degree (JRAD, Bachelor of Journalism), Ryerson UniversityJournalist/EnvironmentalistAdria, an environmental activistat Trafalgar, is now a columnistfor Now Magazine – a Torontobasedweekly – who answers readers’questions about environmental issues.Adria’s concerns and knowledgeabout environmental issues haveled to appearances on Canada AM,The Gill Deacon Show, MTV Canada,MuchMusic and CBC Newsworld. Adriais the author of Ecoholic, Your Guideto the Most Environmentally FriendlyInformation, Products and Services.“author of Ecoholic, Your Guide to the Most EnvironmentallyFriendly Information, Products and Services”Environmental experts have hailedthis guide as perhaps the most usefulbook yet published on how to live apractical, healthy green life. Adria isalso an advocate for women’s issuesand human rights. In 2009, she was aspeaker at Students for Sustainability:The Canadian Federation of Students,the Sierra Youth Coalition and theDavid Suzuki Foundation. Adriahas been chosen as one of our 125Women of Trafalgar for serving as arole model and green leader, and forfollowing herpassion.Karen Tam 1995Attended Trafalgar: 1990-1995Education: BFA cum laude (Studio Arts), Concordia University; MFA (Sculpture), The School of the Arts Institute of ChicagoArtistKaren Tam is currently a PhDcandidate at the Centrefor Cultural Studies atGoldsmiths, University of London.She is an acclaimed artist whosecreativeness has been recognizedthrough scholarships, exhibitions,grants and residencies across Canadaand in the United States, Argentina,China, the UK, Ireland and Austria.Karen transforms interior spaces withartifacts and her own materials. Herrecent exhibitions were held at theVictoria & Albert Museum in London,the Chelsea Art Museum in New Yorkand the Musée d’art contemporainde Montréal. She has spoken atvarious educational institutes as avisiting artist, such as York University.Karen has qualified for many grants,including the RONDO/MarienmühleStudio Scholarship, the Stanley“Her recent exhibitions were held at the Victoria & Albert Museum inLondon, the Chelsea Art Museum in New York and the Musée d’artcontemporain de Montréal.”Mills Purchase Prize at ConcordiaUniversity, as well as Canada Councilfor the Arts awards. One of herformer graduate advisors, a respectedcurator, offered her a solo exhibitionin New York, and in 2009 she wasincluded in the Québec Trienniale.She was also nominated and longlistedfor the Sobey Art Award.Karen has spoken to Traf studentson Career Day, advising them tomake a one-year, three-year andfive-year plan of where they wouldlike to be in their chosen fields andthen take charge, finding differentand creative ways to achieve theirgoals. Some Trafalgar influences onKaren have been a sense of civicresponsibility and volunteerism,a healthy sense of competitionand a hard-working approach andattitude. “Spem Successus Alit”, sherecalls. For her artistic pursuits andaccomplishments, Karen is namedone of our 125 Women of Trafalgar.14 | 125 Women of Trafalgar

A r t sJulia McCullough Snowdon 1996Attended Trafalgar: 1991-1996Education: BMus (Distinction in Vocal Performance), McGill UniversityOpera Singer/TeacherJulia McCullough is a singerand singing teacher based inLondon, England. Her creditsinclude Opera Holland Park’s awardwinningproduction of Tosca in 2008.In 2007, she received a scholarshipfrom the Sussex Opera and BalletSociety to sing at Britain’s prestigiousArdingly International Music School.For the past six years, Julia hassteadily built up a freelance singingand teaching career. She is nowteaching music in four independentschools in the UK, including LancingCollege, the alma mater of SirTim Rice. Earlier in her career, Julialearned Italian while taking privatesinging lessons in Milan. She hasperformed solo recitals in Canada,England, Italy and Sri Lanka, andsings for charity at hospitals around“Her credentials include OperaHolland Park’s award-winningproduction of Tosca in 2008.”England. She recently took part inthe Little Venice Music Festival inLondon. Julia’s musical talents shoneduring her years at Trafalgar, whereshe was active in choir and musicalproductions. She sang a lead role inthe school’s production of The SecretGarden. Julia performed solos at theHoliday celebration at The Church ofSt. Andrew and St. Paul every year,and also played principal trumpet inthe school band. Looking back onher Traf years, Julia says that Trafalgarencouraged her to pursue a career inmusic and gave her the confidenceto believe in herself. In turn, sheadvises young women to work hardand persevere, because with patienceand determination they will achievesuccess in their chosen field. Forsetting the example so beautifullyand brilliantly, Julia has been selectedas one of our 125 Women ofTrafalgar.Anjali Nayar 1997Attended Trafalgar: 1992-1997Education: BSc Honours (Biology, Geology), University of British Columbia; MS (Concentration inEnvironmental Change), Oxford University; MS, Columbia University Graduate School of JournalismJournalist/Documentary FilmmakerAnjali Nayar’s job titles includejournalist, filmmaker, writer,director, producer andvideographer. She has worked inAfrica for five years, sharing storiesfrom across the continent. One isabout a Liberian activist who riskedhis life to help stop Charles Taylorfrom accessing the timber industry,which funded his rule. Anjali wonan international documentarydevelopment fund for her work. Inthe past, she documented the leadupto the FIFA World Cup in SouthAfrica and covered the aftermath oftraumatic experiences for womenin Kenya. Her credits also include acommercial for Nokia phones based“She has worked in Africa for five years, sharing storiesfrom across the continent.”on the theme of runners in NorthernKenya. Anjali won the GovernorGeneral’s Academic Medal for thehighest grade point average in hergraduating CEGEP year. She alsowon the Commonwealth Scholarshipto complete a master’s at Oxford.She was awarded a BombardierInternationalist Fellowship and aFulbright Scholarship, both in relationto her master’s at the ColumbiaGraduate School of Journalism. As anews correspondent, her experienceshave ranged from covering Kenya’spost-election violence and otherregional current affairs for France 24to reporting on stocks and bondsfor Reuters News in New York toproducing for BBC World News. Shealso gave analysis and opinion forthe CBC during the FIFA World Cupin Germany 2011. At Traf, Anjaliembraced both academics andsports. Since then, her athletic profilehas grown to include playing soccerfor the Junior Canadian NationalTeam and advanced scuba diving.Her huge success in several differentspheres makes Anjali one of our 125Women of Trafalgar.Traf Then and NowThe student newspaper Traf Trash was first published in 1974. Young journalists typed articles on typewriters and printed the paper ona Gestetner machine. Today’s Traf Trash is created in a virtual world using computers, ipads, and other technological devices and is readonline at traftrash.wordpress.com. The photo above is used as the banner for Traf Trash, the e-zine.125 Women of Trafalgar | 15

AthleticsA t h l e t i c sElisabeth (Elsie) (Bunny) Lang Little 1928Attended Trafalgar: 1921-1926Olympic Fencer/Foreign ServiceElisabeth (Elsie) (Bunny) LangLittle was the first “Trafite”to be selected to competeat the Olympics. She attended theschool at a time when the principal,Janet Cumming, encouraged thegirls to take more of an interest inathletics and inter-school sports. TheG Badge for excellence in gym andgames was introduced in 1922-23and all disciplines, from basketball totennis, took on greater importancein scholastic life. None of this waslost on Bunny, who became anaccomplished fencer. She was namedto the Canadian Olympic women’sfencing team to compete in the LosAngeles games in 1932 but couldnot participate in the end. WorldWar II saw Bunny enter the CanadianForeign Service, an area wherewomen were rare but beginningto make their mark. Her strengthin languages led her to the rank ofCaptain of an all-male intelligence“named to the Olympicfencing team”unit (MI4). For her athleticism andher part in the Canadian ForeignService, Bunny is recognized as oneof our 125 Women of Trafalgar.Historical Note The Canadian Foreign Service: Throughout the war, women were not eligible to become Foreign Serviceofficers but were hired as clerks to do the same work as junior officers, although for only 60% of the men’s salary. It was anunfair situation, as these women were highly educated and performed their work with dedication and intelligence. However,they were well placed to continue their careers when they were finally welcomed into the Foreign Service in the postwar period.Grace “Rhona”Wurtele GillisIsabella “Rhoda”Wurtele EavesIsabella (Rhoda) Wurtele Eaves, 1940Attended Trafalgar: 1931-1940; Distinguished Alumna Award Recipient 2009Education: McGill Matriculation CertificateOlympic Skier/PioneerRhoda Wurtele Eaves and hertwin sister Rhona accomplishedso much in the field of sportthat a book, No Limits, by ByronRempel, was written about them. Theawe-inspiring and gifted identicaltwins belonged to Canada’s 1948Olympic Ski team – in fact, theywere the only two women membersof the Canadian alpine ski team.Starting to ski at age five, the twinsfearlessly embraced the sport, alongwith swimming and track and field,consistently winning almost anyevent they entered. At age 11, theywent off both the junior and seniorCôte des Neiges ski jumps and landedon their feet! No woman under 18had ever “flown” off those jumpsbefore. In 1945, the Rose Bowl,given to Canada’s Most OutstandingAthlete by the Canadian Women’sAthletic Federation, was jointlyawarded to Rhoda and Rhona. TheThelma Springstead Rose Bowl forBest Canadian Woman Athlete wasalso jointly awarded to the twins.In 1950, Rhoda was named to theCanadian Track and Field team forthe British Empire Games in Australia.Rhoda and Rhona were inductedinto the Canadian Amateur AthleticHall of Fame for both their skiing andswimming achievements. In 1952,Rhoda was named to the CanadianOlympic ski team, winning theHolmenkollen Combined in Norway,and in 1959 was appointed ManagerThe twins were inducted into theUS National Ski Hall of Fame,Canadian Ski Hall of Fame andCanadian Ski Museumand Assistant Coach of the CanadianWomen’s Ski team in Europe. Rhodastarted up the Ski Jays and Ski Chicksski school and club for children inthe Laurentians and was soon joinedby Rhona. In 1964, they started theTwinski Club for women. Inductioninto the US National Ski Hall of Famein 1969 and the Canadian Ski Hallof Fame and Canadian Ski Museumin 1982 were just a few of the manyhonours won by the twins. Wetake pride in naming Rhoda andRhona pioneering Canadian womenathletes, as two of our 125 Women ofTrafalgar.Grace (Rhona) Wurtele Gillis 1940Attended Trafalgar: 1931-1940; Distinguished Alumna Award Recipient 2009Education: McGill Matriculation CertificateOlympic Skier/PioneerRhoda and Rhona were“Canada’s first andentire women’s Olympicski team in 1948”Rhona Wurtele Gillis and hertwin sister Rhoda couldhave represented Canadainternationally in almost any sportthey chose to practise. Although theywere accomplished in swimmingand track and field, skiing was theirpassion and the 1940s and 1950ssaw the sisters pioneering women’sskiing in Canada, as the book abouttheir lives, No Limits, by ByronRempel, makes plain. Rhona andRhoda were Canada’s first and entirewomen’s Olympic ski team in 1948.A head wound and a broken ankleduring the downhill race (whichshe finished) prevented Rhonafrom appearing on the podium. By1945 Rhona and Rhoda had beenjointly awarded the Federation RoseBowl presented by the CanadianWomen’s Athletic Federation toCanada’s Most Outstanding WomanAthlete, followed by the ThelmaSpringstead Rose Bowl for bestCanadian Woman Athlete, also wonjointly. In 1950, while living in theUnited States, Rhona was named tothe USA International Ski FederationChampionship team. In 1953, Rhonaand Rhoda were inducted into theCanadian Amateur Athletic Hall ofFame for their swimming and skiingachievements. The United Statesinducted them into the US NationalSki Hall of Fame in 1969, 13 yearsbefore Canada inducted them intothe Canadian Ski Hall of Fame andthe Canadian Ski Museum in 1982.Rhona joined Rhoda in running theSki Jays and Ski Chicks ski school andclub in the Laurentians. Realizingthat the children’s mothers mightwant and need exercise and freshair, the twins started informalski get-togethers with friends onMurray Hill. Out of this grew theTwinski Club in 1964 and classes,with instructors, were organized forweekly outings in the Laurentians.Both these outstanding womenwere inducted into the LaurentianSki Museum Hall of Fame in 1986,and in 1988 into the Musée de Skide Québec. The Twinski Club wasalso inducted into the LaurentianSki Museum’s Hall of Fame in 2005.Rhona is also an accomplished artist.For being inspirational role modelsfor promoting sports in Canada,particularly skiing for women, Rhonaand Rhoda have been chosen as twoof our 125 Women of Trafalgar.16 | 125 Women of Trafalgar

A t h l e t i c sDorothy (D) Burden Read 1943Attended Trafalgar: 1939-1943Education: BSc, McGill UniversityOlympic SkierDorothy (D) Burden was amember of several schoolathletic teams, but Alpineskiing was her favourite. In 1948,D won the Canadian Downhilland Combined Alpine SkiingChampionship. During the 1960sand 1970s, she coached Alpineskiing at all levels, from 12-andunderto university students, andultimately became coach of theUniversity of Calgary Women’s AlpineSki Team. In recognition of heradministrative leadership qualities,D was appointed Alpine Chair ofthe Alberta Ski Association, BoardMember for Alpine Canada, and aTechnical Delegate of the FédérationInternationale de Ski (FIS). As Chairof Alberta Alpine in the 1980s, DJoan Mingie Binmore 1947Attended Trafalgar: 1945-1947Education: BSc, PE: McGill UniversityAll-Around Athlete/VolunteerJoan Mingie Binmore hashad a whirlwind of excitinglife experiences andaccomplishments – from winning theQuebec Swimming Championshipin back stroke, freestyle andmedley to acting as an Olympicskiing official. After graduatingfrom McGill, Joan took charge ofa hotel pool in Nassau and wasinstrumental in organizing watershows. She was involved in bringingthe internationally known BusterCrabbe Water Show to perform, andoversaw a fair and competitiveprogram for Alberta Alpine racers. In1982, she represented the NationalAlpine Executive Committee atthe Alpine World Championshipsin Schladming, Austria. Whenthe 1988 Winter Olympic Gamescame to Calgary, D, a key memberof the Olympic Alpine RaceOrganizing Committee, served asRace Jury Liaison. She was also aTechnical Liaison to the FIS andSenior Technical Advisor to theAlpine Committee Secretariat forthe Calgary Olympics OrganizingCommittee. She was inducted intothe Canadian Ski Hall of Fame in2001. Her children write that theirmother “was one of the few femaleFIS Technical Delegates duringin one show performed as the onlywoman. Joan moved from a hotclimate to a cool one and took upskiing in the Laurentians, becominga ski instructor. In the summer, Joanworked in various Montreal hospitalsas a lab technician. Marriage tookher to Rochester, New York, where,as a member of the Junior League,“If the opportunity presents itself, grab it.You may never get another again.”she volunteered as stage managerfor a theatre production, putting onplays for inner-city children and fora school for the deaf. After strenuoustraining, Joan became a medic onthe Volunteer Ambulance Corp andalso became a realtor. She later“inducted into the CanadianSki Hall of Fame in 2001”the 1980s and 1990s. Her intimateknowledge of the rules and statutesand sense of fair play gained herinternational respect and opened updoors for other females to assumea more prominent role officiatingthe sport... but her most satisfyingmoments were watching the youngracers just having fun.” Her kidssay she would give this advice toTraf students: “Pursue your passion,take charge and ski, ski, ski!” Foreverything she did for the sport ofskiing, D is one of our 125 Women ofTrafalgar.Our thanks to D’s children (Jan, Ron,Ken and Jim) for contributing to thisarticle.took up golf and had the thrill andresponsibility of being a walkingscorekeeper for Lee Trevino whenhe won the US Open. Meanwhile,with the development of the BristolMountain Ski Area, Joan joined theteaching staff and was a memberof the Ski Patrol for 18 years. Whenthe Lake Placid Olympic Committeeof 1980 was looking for volunteers,Joan trained and qualified as a skiofficial for the course. She sailed onracing teams on Lake Ontario and inFlorida. She says, “If the opportunitypresents itself, grab it. You maynever get another again.” For heraccomplishments, Joan has beennamed one of our 125 Women ofTrafalgar.Edith (Beth) Whittall 1953Attended Trafalgar: 1948-1953Education: B. Pharm., Purdue UniversityOlympic Swimmer/CoachAs a student at Trafalgar,Beth Whittall swam for thedowntown Montreal YMCA,where her swimming talent quicklybecame apparent. While studyingfor her Pharmacy degree at PurdueUniversity in West Lafayette, Indiana,she swam for a local swim club(there was no women’s swim team atPurdue) and broke two Indiana Staterecords, in the 100 Yard Butterfly and100 Yard Freestyle, the first of hermany achievements in national andinternational competitive swimming.In 1954, she competed in the BritishEmpire Championships in Vancouver.At the Pan Am Games in Mexico in1955, she won two gold medals anda silver medal for Canada, all withinhalf an hour. This stellar performancewon Beth the 1955 Lou Marsh Trophy(a Canadian award for outstandingamateur athletes), making her thesecond female swimmer (afterMarilyn Bell) to win it. That sameyear, she was inducted into theCanadian Olympic Hall of Fame. Atthe 1956 Olympics in Melbourne,Australia, she reached the finals inthe 100m butterfly. After leaving elitecompetitive swimming, Beth coachedage group-level swimming inMontreal for many years. In 1973, shestarted the St. Laurent Masters Cluband established the Quebec MastersCommittee, both still flourishing.Beth’s devotion to Masters Swimmingwent with her to Ontario, whereshe was President of the OntarioMasters Committee (1987 and 1988).She composed the first CanadianMasters Rulebook and also producedWavelengths, a Masters magazine,for 16 years. She continued to swimwith the Masters, winning goldmedals in US and Canadian Masterscompetition in 1982 and 1987. In1997, she founded the Georgian BayMasters. She earned several Canadianawards, most recently the 2008 Hud“This stellar performance won Beth the 1955Lou Marsh Trophy (a Canadian award for outstandingamateur athletes), making her the second female swimmer(after Marilyn Bell) to win it.”Stewart Award for her “outstandingcontribution to Masters swimming.”For her achievements and for servingas a role model for aspiring swimmersof all ages, Beth has been selected asone of the 125 Women of Trafalgar.Sources: Masters Swimming Ontario report;Lou Marsh Trophy website loumarsh.ca125 Women of Trafalgar | 17

Sally Johnson Ogilvie 1964Attended Trafalgar: 1956-1964Athlete/Businesswoman/DancerA t h l e t i c sSally seems to have done itall. Not only has she had asuccessful business career and abrilliant ballroom dancing career, in1975 she became the first Canadianwoman to umpire at Wimbledon.Sally was able to find a way to mixher love of sport with a successfulcareer. In 1976, she joined GolfHolidays as Ontario Sales Manager.Under Sally’s guidance, Golf Holidaysbecame the largest sports tourcompany in Canada. Sally went on tobecome president of the company,then Vice Chairperson and host ofGolf Holidays Travel Show, a weeklyradio show. Her challenge was to stayon the leading edge of new trends inthe travel business and come up withnew destinations and innovative golftravel packages. In the meantime,she distinguished herself on thetennis and squash courts. Sally saysher proudest moment came in herballroom dancing career, when shewas the first Canadian to win the USNational Pro-Am Latin Championship.“first Canadian woman to umpire at Wimbledon”For her dance moves, her savvybusiness sense and her unparalleledsense of fair play on the tennis court,Sally is one of our 125 Women ofTrafalgar.Sunniva Sorby 1978Attended Trafalgar: 1975-1976, 1977-1978; Trafalgar Ross Lecturer 1993Education: BA (Economics), Bishop’s UniversityExplorer/Adventurer/Advocate“the first Canadian womanto ski to the South Pole”Sunniva Sorby likes challenges,especially physical challenges.In January 1993, she andthree others became the first teamexclusively composed of women totrek 700 miles across Antarctica tothe South Pole without the supportof either motorized or dog drawnsleds. The team skied for 67 days,pulling a 200-pound sled in 80 kmheadwinds. As the first Canadianwoman to ski to the South Pole, shespoke of her adventures at the 1993Trafalgar Ross Lecture. In 1999, shebecame the first Canadian womanto complete the Greenland crossing,again with a team of women. In2010, she co-led a group of women(including two Traf Old Girls) up Mt.Kilimanjaro to support children withAIDS. Sunniva has been an instructorfor Adventure 16’s wilderness outingsprogram. She later worked for adesign/building firm that focused on“green” residential and commercialconstruction. She has served as aguide and lecturer for various travelorganizations and led a wide range ofnon-profit organizations supportingwomen and children. In 2002, shewas named a Woman of the Yearby the State of California. Sunnivahas recently returned to Montreal,where she is affiliated with Catalyst, anon-profit membership organizationdedicated to expanding opportunitiesfor women in business. She is also theowner of Circumpolar Concepts. In2010, Sunniva represented Traf at theGirls for the Cure “Heroes” Forum. InJune 2013, she will lead a new groupof Trafalgar women and friends onyet another adventure, climbing Mt.Kilimanjaro to raise funds for Traf’sOpen Hearts. Open Minds. Open Doorscampaign for student bursaries andfor Forgirlsake – to help build thefirst all girls high school for refugeesin Kenya. For her dedication tosupporting a world of opportunitiesfor women and children and forsharing her own sense of adventure,Sunniva is one of our 125 Women ofTrafalgar.Jody Foster 1980Attended Trafalgar: 1975-1980Education: BComm, Concordia UniversityHockey Hall of Famer/Athlete/VolunteerJody set off to see the worldafter graduation, spendingsix months in Japan teachingEnglish. She climbed Annapurna inNepal, a three-week trek. Twentyyears later, Jody climbed Mt.Kilimanjaro, raising $27,000 for theStephen Lewis Foundation for thefight against HIV/AIDS in Africa. Shesays that reaching the peak “wasincredible, but meeting the childrenfrom the orphanage in Kenya wasphenomenal.” Jody runs the familybusiness, ACF Transportaide, astaffing and recruiting companyspecializing in transportation, lightindustrial work and office personnel,which she joined in 1983, earningher degree in Quantitative Methodsat night school. Jody returned toMontreal to run the company and is“a member of the first women’s Canadian Pond HockeyChampionship Team, now featured in the Hockey Hall of Fame”now the sole owner. She volunteerswith a respite camp for specialneedschildren – some intellectuallydisabled, others with autism,hearing loss and Down syndrome.Jody credits Trafalgar and physicaleducation teacher Ms. Layton forher success in life and her ongoinginterest in athletics. She continuesto play hockey for the ConcordiaAlumnae, and has won a varietyof sports awards for ice hockey(Concordia alumnae), ball hockey,football (nationals, worlds) andmore. Jody is a member of the firstwomen’s Canadian Pond HockeyChampionship Team, now featuredin the Hockey Hall of Fame. Her teamhas won the title three times in fiveyears. For her adventurous spirit andher commitment to bettering theworld, as well as being inducted intothe Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame,Jody has been chosen as one of the125 Women of Trafalgar.18 | 125 Women of Trafalgar

A t h l e t i c sJoanne Kay 1988Attended Trafalgar: 1984-1988Education: BA (Communication Studies), Concordia University; MA (Communications), McGill University;PhD (Sciences de l’activité physique), Université de MontréalTriathlete/Journalist/Policy Analyst/EducatorJoanne Kay is a former Canadiannational team triathlete whosecurrent career spans everythingfrom sport policy R&D to academiaand journalism to coaching. Afterranking in the top 10 nationallyand internationally in triathaloncompetition from 1997-2002,Joanne turned her talents to fieldsrelated to athletics. Joanne is a seniorresearch and policy analyst withSports Canada, which has givenher the Director General’s Awardfour times. She is also a consultantto the Secretary of State for Sport,a professor and lecturer at Queen’sUniversity and at the Université deMontréal in the departments ofPhysical & Health Education andKinesiology respectively. Joannecredits Trafalgar for honing herwriting skills. “Whether applied todrafting a letter of intent, a doctoralthesis, an article or a policy brief,the ability to write effectively hasopened up more opportunities forme than has any other skill.” Sheis an award-winning journalist forpublications including The NationalPost, The Montreal Gazette andThe Ottawa Citizen. Her work onadventure racing has been publishedin the International Review for theSociology of Sport Journal. Joannetakes great pride in instilling in herchildren a passion for sport and activelifestyle. According to Joanne, “Trafembraced and supported excellence“a consultant to the Secretaryof State for Sport”in all its forms. The scientists, theathletes, the actors and the musicianswere all encouraged to excel.” Joanneadvises young women to “collectskills and build networks througha very broad range of experiences– especially those that may appearnon-traditional.” For being one of thetop Canadian athletes in her chosensport, representing Canada on theworld stage and pursuing her talentin athletics in non-conventional waysafter retiring from elite competition,Joanne has been selected as one ofthe 125 Women of Trafalgar.Lindsay Staniforth 1992Attended Trafalgar: 1987-1992Education: BSc, Queen’s UniversityWorld-Class SailorLindsay Staniforth’s love ofsailing led her to join theCanadian sailing team.From 1997 to 2000, she rankedfirst in Canada, competing in 11World Championships and thePre-Olympics in Sydney, Australia.Lindsay dedicated herself to trainingfull time, on and off the water. Shedesigned and constructed complexrigging systems, was responsible fortransporting equipment to over 15countries, and designed promotionalmaterials for sponsorships. Inaddition to these responsibilities,Lindsay worked with the media topromote sponsorships and donations,helping the team to maintain an“The Canadian Yachting Association named LindsayFemale Athlete of the Year in 1993”internationally competitive trainingschedule. There was very littlenational support at the time andsponsorship was crucial to be ableto compete against the betterfundedlarger countries. In 1992,Lindsay won the Women’s 470Class Championship and receiveda Bronze medal at the World YouthChampionships in Lake Geneva.The Canadian Yachting Associationnamed Lindsay Female Athlete ofthe Year in 1993 and nominated herfor the YTV Achievement Awardsin Sport in 1998. Lindsay is one ofthe 125 Women of Trafalgar for heroutstanding accomplishments as anathlete representing Canada in elevenSailing World Championships.Shaunna Burke 1993Attended Trafalgar: 1998-1990Education: MA Psychology, Algonquin College; PhD Psychology, University of OttawaSports Psychologist/Mountain Climber – Mt. EverestShaunna Burke was pursuingher doctoral studies in sportpsychology on what motivatesMt. Everest climbers when she joinedBen Webster, a film-maker andprofessional climber, in his climb upMt. Everest. Webster was filming aDiscovery Channel documentary onthe physiological and psychologicalfactors involved in climbing Mt.Everest. Unfortunately, the Sherpasdecided that conditions were notgood, and they terminated the climb850 metres short of the summit.However, Shaunna was determined“the second Canadian woman to successfully reach thesummit of Mt. Everest.”to conquer the mountain. In 2005,she and Webster were sponsoredby Telecom Ottawa, the Ottawa-Carleton School Board (OCSB) andAlgonquin College to provide realtimesatellite video transmission fromMt. Everest directly into classroomsin the OCSB district. Webster wasunable to finish the climb, buton May 28, 2005, Shaunna wassuccessful, climbing 26,000 feet. Sheis currently working on a three-yearproject sponsored by AlgonquinCollege, Ottawa, studying the socialsupport benefits and the physicaland psychological effects on breastcancer survivors as they climb Mt.Kilimanjaro, Africa. Shaunna Burkeis a 125 Woman of Trafalgar forbecoming the second Canadianwoman to successfully reach thesummit of Mt. Everest.125 Women of Trafalgar | 19

BusinessB u s i n e s sPatricia (Pat) Wilson Close 1960Attended Trafalgar: 1956-1960Education: B. Physiotherapy, McGill University; MA (Political Science), University of Western Ontario;PhD (Political Science), Carleton UniversityInternational Trade Analyst/Negotiator; ProfessorPat Wilson Close is aDistinguished Senior Fellow atthe Norman Paterson Schoolof International Affairs, CarletonUniversity. She previously had anextensive career in the federalpublic service, from working as apolicy analyst to serving as AssistantDeputy Minister. She was involvedwith implementing the NationalEnergy Program and negotiatingfree-trade agreements with the US,Mexico, Israel and Chile. Her mostrecent government position was asvice-chairperson of the InternationalTrade Tribunal. She had substantialobstacles to overcome, as onlytraditional careers were open towomen in the 1960s. Pat’s adviceto young Trafites is to get the besteducation you can so that you canhave more opportunities and find a“Distinguished Senior Fellowat the Norman PatersonSchool of International Affairs,Carleton University.”job you love. For her distinguishedcareer in international trade and forbeing a woman pioneer in her field,Pat has been named one of our 125Women of Trafalgar.Nancy Hughes Anthony 1966Attended Trafalgar: 1962-1966Education: BA, McGill UniversityBusiness LeaderNancy Hughes Anthony is aseasoned professional with avaried career, including over13 years as CEO of the CanadianChamber of Commerce and theCanadian Bankers’ Association,four years as a corporate vicepresidentand 24 years in thefederal government, culminatingin successive appointments asDeputy Minister of Veterans’ Affairs,Consumer and Corporate Affairs andPrivatization and Regulatory Affairs.Her experience has given her a greatunderstanding of the activities of thefederal government in a wide varietyof fields. At the provincial level, shehas advised the government of PrinceEdward Island on energy issues.Nancy has won many honours, suchas inclusion in The National Post’sTop 50 Most Influential BusinessWomen in Canada and the Women’sExecutive Network’s 100 MostPowerful Women Award. She hasfaced many challenges, but alwaysmade sure that she had mentors towhom she could go to for advice.“Top 50 Most InfluentialBusiness Women in Canada”She tells current students to “seekout and take opportunities as theyarise – volunteer for special projectsor assignments. It is fun and can leadto unexpected directions.” For herunparalleled career in governmentand for seeking out opportunities asthey arise, Nancy has been namedone of our 125 Women of Trafalgar.Maïla Shanks 1974Attended Trafalgar: 1972-1974Education: BFA, Concordia UniversityHotelier/Life Coach/ArtistMaïla Shanks studied art atConcordia while teachingEnglish as a SecondLanguage in McGill University’sContinuing Education Department.She also pursued her art, runninga co-op studio and exhibiting herwork in Montreal. In 1997, she“decided to begin a new life.” Shetravelled to India alone and lived inan orthodox Hindu ashram, whereshe studied Sanskrit/Hindi andHinduism and performed dharma or“duty” to others. She also travelledto Tibet, Nepal, Kashmir. It wasthrough this experience that sherealized her spiritual need to beof use to others. She married andbecame a hotelier in India. She andher husband run Meem’s ArabianSea, a family-oriented beach resortin Goa. They work hard to maketheir guests’ experiences rich andrewarding, and take pride in thefact that women travelling alone aresafe and welcome. Maïla has workedhard to gain acceptance as a foreignbusinesswoman in a male-dominatedsociety and has learned Pastun, Urduand Goan among other languages,managing a staff that speaks manydialects with ease. Her spiritual lifeand her art continue to be importantto her. As Maïla’s friend AnnLambert has said, “…her courage,compassion, and sheer determination“a foreign businesswoman”have made her life the fascinatingone it has been… She has made ofher life an art.” Maïla acknowledgesthat she has always loved “beinga stranger in a strange land.” Forher sense of adventure, her caringheart and her indomitable spirit, shehas been chosen as one of the 125Women of Trafalgar.20 | 125 Women of Trafalgar

B u s i n e s sCathy Ferguson Burrows 1975Attended Trafalgar: 1971-1975; Distinguished Alumna Award Recipient 2007Education: BA (Sociology), University of Toronto; MBA (Marketing and International Business), York University’s Schulich SchoolMarketing Professional/VolunteerCathy Ferguson Burrows,an accomplished financialservices senior manager withRBC Royal Bank, is recognized asan innovative thinker and changeagent, a strong leader, negotiator andrelationship builder in the banking,financial services and consumerproduct industries. Her expertise wasinstrumental in RBC’s development ofthe world’s first software applicationused to calculate client value andto build upon that informationto establish and manage clientrelationships. Her roles as speaker andconsultant have taken her around theworld. Before joining RBC FinancialGroup in 1989, Cathy held marketingand sales positions in consumerpackaged goods with Reckitt &Colman Inc. Her understandingof the implications of the NorthAmerican Free Trade Agreementsent her back to school to earn herMBA. In recent years, she has been aregular lecturer in MBA and executiveeducation programs at DukeUniversity’s Fuqua School of Businessin North Carolina. She enjoys givingto the community, serving on the“the embodiment of Trafalgar spirit... and loyalty”Board of Directors and FinanceCommittee of the Emily StoweShelter for Women in Toronto andco-authoring the non-profit board’sproposal and monitoring plan,which gained Ontario Governmentfunding and support for the shelter’sredevelopment project. As one of herclassmates wrote in nominating herfor the 2007 Distinguished AlumnaAward, Cathy is “the embodiment ofTrafalgar spirit” and loyalty. A formerHead Girl, she continues to provideleadership to her former classmatesand to Trafalgar. She is currently theCo-Chair of the 125th AnniversaryCampaign “Open Hearts. Open Doors.Open Minds.” Cathy is married toNigel Burrows, her Traf prom date.For embodying the Trafalgar spirit,for her business acumen and courageand for her passionate caring in allelements of her life, Cathy has beenchosen as one of the 125 Women ofTrafalgar.Janet Lewis 1976Attended Trafalgar: 1972-1976Education: BA (International Relations/Economics), Trinity College, University of Toronto;MA, (Commerce/International Trade Management), Waseda University, TokyoInvestment AnalystJanet Lewis is a businessinvestment analyst whose careerhas focused on Asia. She iscurrently employed by MacquerieCapital Securities in New York, Tokyoand Hong Kong, where she is Headof Industrials Research for Asia,covering regional shipping and theChinese auto sectors. Her career asan analyst began with SG Warburgin Tokyo. She later became Japaneseequity sales desk head for Warburgand later for Lehmann Bros. Early inher career, the Japanese Ministry ofEducation awarded her a scholarshipto attend Waseda University SchoolStephani Risk Kingsmill 1983Attended Trafalgar: 1978-1983Education: BComm, Queen’s UniversityBusiness LeaderStephani Kingsmill is ExecutiveVice-President, HumanResources and Communicationsfor Manulife Financial. She isresponsible for the company’s globalhuman resource organization aswell as branding, communicationsand social responsibility. Stephanijoined Manulife in 1988 and heldincreasingly senior marketing andproduct development positions inManulife’s US and Canadian divisions.She joined Manulife Real Estate in2005 as vice-president responsiblefor the company’s facilities worldwideand was involved in the real estatecomponent of Manulife’s merger“the US rated her as the top analyst for equity researchon Japanese trading houses”of Commerce, where she earnedher MA. In 2009 and 2010, theGreenwich Survey for Europe andthe US rated her as the top analystfor equity research on Japanesetrading houses. Being a womanand a foreigner in Japanese equityresearch was unusual in the earlyyears of her career, as was the factthat she continued to work duringher pregnancy with twins and afterher sons were born. Both her workand her boys have been central towith John Hancock, the largest crossbordermerger in Canadian history.Prior to her appointment as ExecutiveVice-President, Stephani wasSenior Vice-President and GeneralManager, Real Estate, responsiblefor Manulife’s multi-billion-dollarportfolio of prime office and industrialproperties in Canada, the US andAsia. Stephani is a member ofManulife’s executive committee andmanagement committee. She sits onthe University of Toronto’s RotmanSchool of Management FinancialServices Advisory Board and serveson the steering committee of CivicAction for Greater Toronto. Stephaniher life. Now that her sons are older,she has taken on more challengingassignments as she now has theflexibility to travel more. Janet urgesyounger women to, “Do it becauseyou love it. You can have it 'all' to theextent that you will always have timefor the things you care most about.”For her professional fearlessnessand accomplishment and her abilityto find balance and joy in all herpassions, Janet has been chosen asone of the 125 Women of Trafalgar.“she was named one of the100 most influential womenin Canada by the Women’sExecutive Network inboth 2008 and 2009”credits Trafalgar and her parents forinstilling a sense that she could do“whatever I wanted to do in life…fortunate not to be bound or limitedby my own gender stereotypes.”She was named one of the 100 mostinfluential women in Canada by theWomen’s Executive Network in both2008 and 2009. For her outstandingrole as a woman in business, Stephanihas been chosen as one of our 125Women of Trafalgar.125 Women of Trafalgar | 21

Tricia Pepper 1987Attended Trafalgar: 1984-1987Education: BA (East Asian Studies), McGill University; MBA, University of British ColumbiaInternational Marketing ProfessionalB u s i n e s sTricia Pepper moved toJapan after graduating fromMcGill and took a job withthe Japanese Ministry of ForeignAffairs as an international relationscoordinator. The aim was to help“internationalize” the Japanese, butthe posting to “a charming ruralfarming village” where she was thefirst and only foreign resident endedinstead with her falling in love withthe country and its people. A fewyears later, Tricia was appointedCanadian Foreign Affairs’ sole envoyto northern Japan to research andfacilitate trade opportunities. Aremarkable project sprang fromthe timely liberalization of Japanesebrewery laws. Tricia helped launcha start-up to import Canadianmicrobrewery equipment. Shereturned to Canada to completean MBA at UBC and took her finalsemester at Keio University in Tokyo.She then joined the Financial Times,responsible for the company’smarketing efforts in Japan and Koreaand subsequently for the Asia-Pacificregion. Tricia moved to the FinancialTimes’ London headquarters andfor six years was a senior managerresponsible for B2B, B2C andpromotional marketing, as well ascorporate social responsibility, forEurope and the UK. Her proudestachievement was a marketingcampaign for an international appealin support of a charity focusing onAfrican girls’ education, which raisedover $3 million in one month. Tricia“appointed Canadian ForeignAffairs’ sole envoyto northern Japan to research andfacilitate trade opportunities”relocated to Montreal in 2009, andlives here with her husband andtwo young children. She volunteersfor the Montreal Oral School forthe Deaf, the Montreal Children’sHospital Literacy Program and theFinancial Communications SocietySki Race for Kids. For her adventurousspirit, and her remarkable career asa Japanese-speaking woman, TriciaPepper has been chosen one of our125 Women of Trafalgar.Hannah Cooper 1996Attended Trafalgar: 1991-1996Education: Joint Honours Degree BA (History and Political Science), McGill University; MA (International Development)L’Institut d’études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po)Senior Policy AdvisorHannah Cooper is currentlya lead consultant workingfor the World Bank in theResults Unit. Based in Washington,DC, she advises project teams acrossthe Bank on the quality of reports,strategies, and programs. She is aspecialist in strategic planning andperformance measuring. In 2007,Hannah was awarded the WorldBank SPOT Award for “outstandingperformance beyond everydayresponsibilities.” She previouslyworked as senior policy advisor atCanada’s Department of ForeignAffairs and International Trade. Sheis former Assistant and Policy Advisorto Canada’s Minister of InternationalCooperation and ParliamentarySecretary. Her responsibilities“awarded the World Bank SPOT Award for “outstandingperformance beyond everyday responsibilities.”included writing and reviewing theMinister’s speeches and preparingher for House of Commons QuestionPeriod. She also led communicationefforts for the Canada ClimateChange Development Fund. Hannahserved as Senior Consultant for theWorld Health Organization, whereshe helped develop and showcasebest practice examples of HealthInformation Systems and HealthSystems Strengthening. She hasconducted research for the Genderand Population Division of the UN’sFood and Agriculture Organizationin Rome. Hannah has also manageda federal election campaign foran inspiring female Member ofParliament. When she was growingup, her parents encouraged her todiscover new horizons. Her travelshelped her develop a flexibleapproach to life and problemsolving.Hard work, optimism andsocial networking have been thekey ingredients in her success. Trafteacher Mrs. Hrycyna also hadan impact on Hannah, impartingdiscipline and confidence. For herremarkable career achievements,Hannah is one of our 125 Women ofTrafalgar.Traf TodayIn honour of International Women’s Day, Traf students participate annually in the student-organized WOW(Women of the World) activity. This initiative explores some aspect of women’s experience.Traf celebrates Women’s History Month each October. Students create and display posters of inspirationalwomen they have researched.Youth and Philanthropy Initiative: In 2008, Trafalgar became one of the first Montreal schools to participatein the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative. Funded by the Toskan Casale Foundation and TD Bank FinancialGroup, YPI is a “school-based, community-focused, hands-on program designed to actively engage youth intheir communities.” The program is followed by Grade 10 students. Students learn about philanthropy and“best practices” for charitable organizations. By the end of the course, students understand the differencebetween a foundation and a charity, and also learned how such organizations should run with respect totheir finances, ethics and accountability.22 | 125 Women of Trafalgar

Allana Reid Smith 1939Attended Trafalgar: 1929-1940Education: BA (First Class Honours); PhD, (Philosophy), McGill UniversityPrincipal/AdvocateAllana Reid Smith dedicatedher life to learning andcontributed much to theprovince as an historian and teacher.Allana received First Class honoursat McGill in 1943 and earned herPhD in 1950. A pioneer in the fieldof education, she was awarded aFellowship by the Social Sciencesand Humanities Research Councilfor her work on the early history ofQuebec. Part of her career was spentat her beloved Trafalgar, where shetaught from 1945 to 1948 and wasdescribed as a brilliant teacher. Hervocation also took her to the publicschool system as a teacher, Vice-Principal and Principal at severalWest Island schools. She was thefirst president of the LakeshoreAssociation of Protestant Teachersto negotiate directly with thegovernment of Quebec instead ofthe school boards. She also becameE d u c a t i o n“her legacy lives on in theQuebec school system”a member of the Quebec SuperiorCouncil of Education. Allana passedaway in 1977, but her legacy liveson in the Quebec school system. Forher dedication to education in theProvince of Quebec, Allana has beenchosen as one of our 125 Women ofTrafalgar.Traf History Lesson Matriculation Years: Students officially graduated after completing five years of high school, butreturned to complete an additional year for entrance into university. As a result, graduating years in Traf’s archives vary fromthe Trafalgar diploma year to the final Matriculation Year.Anne Begor Lancashire 1958Attended Trafalgar: 1951-1958Education: BA Honours (English), McGill University; AM, Harvard University; PhD, Harvard UniversityProfessor EmeritaAnne Begor Lancashire citesher proudest moment as“receiving my PhD in Englishfrom Harvard only three years aftermy BA from McGill (the first woman– and at that time only the secondHarvard student – to have achievedthis).” In that same year, at age 23,she became the first woman since the1930s to be appointed to the Facultyof English at University College,University of Toronto. Since then shehas served the university in variouscapacities: as a professor crossappointedto University College (since1965), to the Graduate Centre for theStudy of Drama Centre (since 1975),and as Continuing Senior Fellow,Massey College (since 2009); asVice-Dean Academic, Faculty of Arts& Science; Vice-Principal, University“At age 23, she became the first woman since the 1930s to beappointed to the faculty in English at University College,University of Toronto.”College; and University Vice-Provost.She has taught a wide range ofcourses, ultimately reflective of herlove of British and Canadian drama,as well as of American popular andscience fiction film. She has authoredseveral books and numerousarticles over the years, includingLondon Civic Theater: City Dramaand Pageantry from Roman Times to1558 (Cambridge UP, 2002) andanticipates publication in 2013 ofRecords of Early English Drama: CivicLondon, 3 vols. (Boydell and Brewer).She is also a contributor to thewebsite Mayors and Sheriffs of London,a public-access database launchedin 2009. Anne proudly served asthe first Canadian President of theShakespeare Association of America.She credits Trafalgar and its dedicatedteachers for giving her the foundationfor all her accomplishments as wellas “three close friends for life.” Shereturned to Trafalgar in 1987 todeliver the Trafalgar Ross Lecture.Honored for her scholarship and heradministrative accomplishments inthe academic world, Anne is one ofthe 125 Women of Trafalgar.Judith Irwin Simser 1958Attended Trafalgar: 1956-1959Education: BEd, McGill University; Overseas Dip. in Deaf Education, NCTD, England; Certificates (Auditory-Verbal Therapy,Listening and Spoken Language), Academy of the Alexander Graham Bell Association of the Deaf (USA)Order of OntarioEducatorJudith Irwin Simser’s career asan educator for children withhearing impairment began inthe 1970s – a career choice that wasno doubt shaped by the fact that sheis the mother of a profoundly deafson. He has gone on to completean MBA and practise law; hernormal-hearing son holds an MA inDeaf Education. In Canada, Judithpractised in and then supervisedthe Aural Habilitation programin the Audiology Department ofthe Children’s Hospital of EasternOntario (1975-1994), simultaneouslyteaching in the field at McGill’sSchool of Human CommunicationDisorders (1977-1989). For six years(1995-2001), Judith lived in Taiwan,where she developed two audioverbalcentres and trained therapists.She did the same in Singapore(where she is still an internationalconsultant) training therapists andparents from several countriesthroughout southeast Asia andAustralia. She has also contributedsignificantly in the US through boardand task force work, particularlywith Auditory-Verbal International.Judith has also contributed tomany publications and audio-visualeducational media. In 1992, she wasawarded the Order of Ontario forher “contribution to education anddevelopment of spoken language inchildren with hearing impairment”.In 1993, she was awarded a Canada125 Commemorative Medal bythe Government of Canada. Since“awarded the Order of Ontario”2007, she has been an AlexanderGraham Bell Global Ambassador,recognized and sought-after at homeand internationally as a consultant inAuditory-Verbal Therapy (AVT) and asa mentor for training and establishingtherapist and parent programs.For her unstinting devotion, hercontributions and her widelyacknowledged expertise, Judithhas been chosen as one of our 125Women of Trafalgar.Additional source: AGB Association forthe Deaf and Hard of Hearing24 | 125 Women of Trafalgar

E d u c a t i o nGloria Waters 1970Attended Trafalgar: 1967-1970Education: BA (Honours Psychology), McGill University; MA (Applied Psychology), APhD (Psychology): Concordia University;Post-doctoral Fellow, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, McGill UniversityDean/Health ScientistGloria Waters currentlyserves as Dean at BostonUniversity’s College ofHealth and Rehabilitation Sciences,Sargent College. A professor in theDepartment of Speech, Languageand Hearing Sciences, she waspreviously Chair of the Departmentof Health Sciences (2002-2005) andof Speech, Language and HearingSciences (2001-2002). She is also aClinical Instructor in Neurology atMassachusetts General Hospital andHarvard University, a position she hasheld since 1993. Before moving to BUin 1997, she was a visiting professorat Northeastern University in Bostonand in the Faculty of Medicineat McGill University. Among hermany awards are a Canada CouncilDoctoral Fellowship (1978-81), theNatural Sciences and EngineeringResearch Council of Canada FacultyAward for Women (1985-1993),and a Royal Society London, UK/Natural Sciences and EngineeringResearch Council Bilateral ExchangeFellowship. She has lectured atconferences round the world. Hercurrent academic research is focusedon language comprehension in agingand after neurological disorders,the neural localization of languagefunctions, and other age-relatedlanguage issues. The author ofmany publications, she receivesfunding from the National Instituteof Deafness and CommunicationsDisorders, the US Dept. of Education:Institute of Education Sciences, and“Dean at Boston University’s College of Healthand Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College”the National Institute of Aging forher research project, “Assessment ofComprehension in Older StrugglingReaders.” For her accomplishmentsin her field and her leadership atprestigious academic institutions,Gloria is one of our 125 Women ofTrafalgar.Vivien Law 1971Attended Trafalgar: 1967-1971Education: CEGEP (McGill), BA (First Class Honours Classics, First Class HonoursGerman), McGill University; PhD (Classics), Girton College, Cambridge UniversityLinguist/ProfessorVivien Law dreamed of working“in the ivory tower of Oxfordor Cambridge” and rising to“the top of my field.” At Trafalgar,her favourite subjects were Latin andGreek. She taught herself Greek witha little help from Miss Armbruster,her Latin teacher. A serious scholar,she entered the then McGill CEGEPin 1971 and completed a five-yeardegree in three years, graduating withFirst Class Honours in two subjects,which may have been a uniquedegree in McGill’s history. Next, sheset off for Cambridge, where sheNilima Gulrajani 1995Attended Trafalgar: 1990-1995Education: BA, First Class Joint Honours (Economics and Political Science), McGill University; MPhil, Distinction(Development Studies), University of Cambridge; PhD (Management Studies), University of CambridgeEconomist/Professor/ResearcherNilima Gulrajani is a prolificwriter and economist.Until recently she was alecturer at the London School ofEconomics in the Department ofGovernment and the Departmentof International Development. Sheleft to work at the Global EconomicGovernance Programme at Oxford,where she is undertaking an appliedresearch role that matches herinterests in development policy.She is a University of Cambridgepostgraduate, as well as a guestlecturer and teaching assistant at themaster’s level. In 2006, she servedas International Economist for theGovernment of Canada’s Ministry“dreamed of working in theivory tower of Oxford orCambridge and rising to thetop of my field”earned her PhD. She received twopostdoctoral fellowships: one at JesusCollege (1977-1980), where she was“the first woman to live in the collegesince it had ceased to be a conventin 1497,” and the second at SidneySussex College (1980-84). She wasgranted a Cambridge UniversityLectureship in the History ofof Finance. On earlier occasions,she was an intern with the WorldBank’s Operations Policy and CountryServices Unit and for the InternationalDevelopment Research Centre, Trade& Competitiveness Unit, in Ottawa.Nilima served on the editorial boardfor a Palgrave Macmillan publication,Executive Politics and Governance. Shewas also book manuscript reviewerfor Routledge and has media creditswith The Globe and Mail and TheGuardian. During her studies atMcGill, she helped launch the localchapter of World University Serviceof Canada. She coordinated theimmigration to Canada of an Afghanifemale student living in PakistanLinguistics in 1984, with Promotionto Readership in 1998. She receiveda Fellowship of the British Academyin 1999. In her spare time, shestudied Portuguese, earning aPortuguese Government scholarship,and received a diploma to teachthe language. She also devised aunique method to teach studentsto read and write Medieval Latin.Vivien died in 2002 and rememberedTrafalgar in her will. In honour ofher outstanding intelligence andintellectual leadership, as well as hercommitment to her dream, Vivienhas been selected as one of our 125Women of Trafalgar.Source: Questionnaire completed by Vivienin October 1999 which appears in AppendixF of Traf: A History of Trafalgar Schoolfor Girls.“awarded the Bill and MelindaGates Scholarship for doctoralresearch at the Universityof Cambridge”and is proud to have facilitatedthat move because the sponsoredstudent completed her degree atMcGill and is today a senior officialin the government of Afghanistan.Nilima has a long list of awards,including the Bill and Melinda GatesScholarship for doctoral research atthe University of Cambridge. All ofher distinctive achievements haveshaped her into one of our 125Women of Trafalgar.125 Women of Trafalgar | 25

Gertrude (Elaine) Ross May 1941Attended Trafalgar: 1933-1941Education: MScOT, University of TorontoOrder of Canada; Occupational TherapistMary Mitham DeJong 1943Attended Trafalgar: 1938-1943Education: BA (Classics), MD: McGill UniversityDoctorH e a lt h and MedicineHealth and MedicineElaine Ross May’s career asan occupational therapistspanned several decades.She was struck by the fact thatveterans with physical disabilitieswere often unable to return to theworkforce because society madefew accommodations for physicaldisabilities – wheelchair ramps,sidewalk dips, specialized buses, etc.There were workshops for cognitivedisabilities, but none for people withphysical and psychiatric disabilities.Working at the Ste. Anne de Bellevueand Queen Mary Veterans’ Hospitalsand later at the Montreal General,the Reddy Memorial Hospital andthe Montreal Rehabilitation InstituteMary Mitham Dejong earnedthe top mark in Quebec inher McGill Matriculationexams and was awarded a scholarshipto McGill where she studied Classicsand earned her BA. Dreaming ofbecoming a doctor, she enteredMcGill’s Medical School, one of onlytwo women in her year. She wasnamed a Gold Medallist graduatingin the top three in her class. Maryexpressed an interest in becoming aneurosurgeon but was told that anyform of surgery was out of boundsfor women. She was awarded twoscholarships for post-graduate workat Hammersmith Hospital in London,England, where she and her husband(also a McGill MD) studied. Onreturning to Canada, Mary becameHead of Staff Health at the MontrealGeneral Hospital, at the same timeraising five daughters. Her patients– doctors, nurses, professors andpeople affiliated with the hospital– all gave her the highest praise,and a former Dean of Medicine andfriend described her as a womanwith a great breadth and depth ofintellect. Mary went into privatemedical practice until her retirement.An avid reader and lover of poetry,she raised her daughters in a homefilled with books. She enriched herchildren’s lives by reading books tothem, as well as reciting poetry andShakespearean sonnets. A pioneerin paving the way for women’sacceptance into medicine, Mary isone of our 125 Women of Trafalgar.Thanks to Mary’s daughter, Daphne DeJong,for her contributions to this article.Leticia (Letty) Artola Cox 1948Attended Trafalgar: 1945-1948Education: BA, MEd, Graduate Diploma in Education, DD (Honoris Causa - United Theological College): McGill University;Post-Master’s Program in MFT, Mental Hygiene InstituteFamily TherapistLeticia Artola, born in Cuba,arrived in Montreal in 1945,speaking neither English norFrench, to study at Trafalgar. Whilenever planning to adopt Canadaas her country, she pursued postsecondaryeducation at McGill. Sheworked as a high-school guidancecounsellor, Concordia Universitylecturer, Montreal General HospitalDepartment of Psychiatry therapist,CLSC therapist and McGill AuxiliaryProfessor in the Department ofEducation. One of the majorchallenges and accomplishments ofas an occupational therapist afterraising three children in the 1950s,Elaine witnessed many changesand advances. In 1972, she openedthe Montreal United WorkshopAssociation (MUWA) to help peoplewith various forms of disability. Thisnon-profit organization offered asheltered environment devotedto increasing normalization, socialintegration and employment.It focused on education, worktraining, employment preparation,recreation, transportation servicesand travel training. The MUWApamphlet reads, “The Workshoprecycles human potential offering achance for development in a warm,her career was establishing the ArgyleInstitute of Human Relations withoutfunding from the federal or provincialgovernment or private foundations.Letty was Director of the three-yearPost Master’s Program in Maritaland Family Therapy at the ArgyleInstitute when it was accredited bythe AAMFT (American Associationfor Marital and Family Therapy), oneof only two programs accreditedin Canada at that time, and wasa Clinical Member and ApprovedSupervisor. She was honoured at the25th Anniversary celebration of thesupportive environment. Families arereleased from constant daily care.”Elaine ultimately became ProgramCoordinator of the MUWA, workingto reintegrate her clients back intosociety, helping them to find jobsand feel autonomous. Elaine wasnamed a Member of the Order ofCanada in 1976 for her work inher field of reintegrating people asproductive members of society. Elainewas chosen one of our 125 Womenof Trafalgar for her contributions tooccupational therapy and improvingthe quality of life and autonomy ofpeople with disabilities.Historical Note The Member of the Order of Canada recognizes a lifetime of distinguished service in or to a particularcommunity, group or field of activity. Source: The Governor General of Canada web site www.gg.ca“major accomplishment - establishing the ArgyleInstitute of Human Relations”“Member of the Order of Canada”“entered McGill’s Medical School, one of only two women in her year”founding of the Institute in 2007.Letty has lectured in her field overmost of her career. In addition tobeing a keynote speaker at manyhospital, educational, theological andfamily counselling seminars, in 1992she published Overview of Workingwith Immigrant Families: Culturaland Family Dynamics. In 1986, Lettywas awarded the degree of Doctorof Divinity (DD) (Honoris Causa)by the United Theological College,McGill University. In the course of ademanding career, Letty raised fourchildren. For her pioneering work inthe field of family psychiatry, hygieneand medicine, Letty is one of our 125Women of Trafalgar.26 | 125 Women of Trafalgar

H e a lt h and MedicineMarion Joyce Rubbra Carlyle Crowell 1953Attended Trafalgar: 1947-1953Education: BSc (Dean’s List), MIT; MD, Boston University; FRCP (C) Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of CanadaProfessor Emeritus; Pediatrician (Neurology)Succeeding in what was still aman’s world was no problemfor Joyce, who excelled inher studies despite her youth (sheentered MIT in 1953 at the age of17). She gave birth to two childrenwhile in medical school and wenton to complete her post-graduatemedical training in California,focusing on pediatric neurology.From 1967 to 1971, while shewas a staff member at a Californiahospital and a consultant in pediatricneurology, she established a privatepractice and set up the SchoolProblems Clinic in a pediatric hospitalin Oakland, California. Joyce thenmoved to England and continuedto practise and do research in herfield. Her proudest moment came in1979, when she was “made SeniorLecturer in Pediatrics (equivalent toAssociate Professor) at the Universityof Birmingham (UK) – ”my entry into“entered MIT in 1953 at theage of 17; named ProfessorEmeritus, University of WesternOntario medical school’sDepartment of Pediatrics”Academic Medicine.” On her returnto Canada in 1986, she became anAssociate Professor in the Universityof Western Ontario medical school’sDepartment of Pediatrics, a positionshe held until she was namedProfessor Emeritus on her retirementin 2005. During that period, and trueto form, Joyce continued to practiseas Chief of Pediatrics, CPRI, London,Ontario, and as a staff pediatricianat several London-area hospitals.She contributed to the communityby helping to develop services forchildren with chronic neurologicalconditions. Active on several medicalcommittees, she enjoyed sitting onthe Admissions Committee to medicalschool at McMaster University, “dueto the uniqueness of the McMastermodel of medical education”. Forher impressive achievements over herlong career in pediatric neurology,Joyce has been selected as one of our125 Women of Trafalgar.Sydney Price Sparling 1958Attended Trafalgar: 1956-1958Education: BA Honours (History & Philosophy); Bishop’s University; MDCM, McGill UniversityChild Psychiatrist/DancerUndeterred by being one ofa very few women – just10% – in medical school atMcGill in the 1960s, Sydney PriceSparling graduated and beganher medical career as the schoolphysician for the Lakeshore SchoolBoard on the West Island. She wenton to practise child psychiatry inPrince Edward Island during the1970s, breaking new ground andhelping to train professionals inseveral fields of child development.She describes this time as “anenormous period of professionalgrowth and responsibility,” andtreasures an observation by PEIchild psychiatrist Dr. Malcolm Beck,her “guru,” that she was the most“natural” child psychiatrist he hadever met. Throughout a long career,spent mainly as DevelopmentalPhysician at the Queen AlexandraCentre for Children in Victoria,BC, she has focused on improvingchild development treatmentand practices: physical, mental,emotional and ethical. She continues“one of a very few women – just10% – in medical schoolat McGill in the 1960s”to be a valued consultant in childpsychiatry at home and abroad.Just as important in Sydney’s lifehas been dance, which might havebeen her career had her parentsnot decreed “yes to the acceptanceof Bishop’s University, and not tothat of ‘Madame C’ of Les GrandsBallets Canadiens.” She hasperformed, choreographed, directed,won awards and participated indance theatre, choral and dancemovement across Canada, includingliturgical dance work within ethniccommunities. BC’s Hindu communityin particular holds “Dr. Sydney” inhigh regard as a teacher, volunteer,doctor and family woman. Certainly,dance has occupied the centre ofher spiritual life. Sydney’s focushas always been on improvingconditions “where I knew others[especially children] lived in suffering,pain, poverty, or misfortune” – acommitment reflected and sustainedin every aspect of her “abundant”life. For her commitment, Sydney hasbeen chosen one of our 125 Womenof Trafalgar.Traf Family Tree Sydney has a long Trafalgar lineage, dating back to her distant cousin, Lord Strathcona (Donald Smith),who helped to get the Trafalgar Institute started.Mary Jane (MJ) Henderson 1967Attended Trafalgar: 1960-1967Education: MS (Nursing), Boston University; BSc (Nursing), Ryerson University;AD (Nursing), Vermont CollegeNurse/Assistant ProfessorSelf-effacing MJ refers to herselfas one of Trafalgar’s “less thanstellar” academic students,mainly due to her interest in manyof the “more fun” things outside theclassroom. However, she knew thatshe wanted to become a nurse andshe had to buckle down in orderto accomplish that goal. With hardwork and perseverance, she fulfilledher dream and became one ofRyerson’s first graduates in the BScNursing Program. MJ has taught andused her practical nursing skills indiverse locations, from Honolulu toCalifornia, Rhode Island to Boston.She is currently Assistant Professor atthe Massachusetts General HospitalInstitute of Health Professions. Shehas won many awards, includingthe Ryerson University Alumni ofDistinction Award in 2007 and theNational Organization of NursePractitioner Faculties President’sAward. Her proudest moment camewhen her peers recognized her as aleader and role model for others toemulate. She says that the catalyst“Ryerson University Alumni ofDistinction Award”for her success was being a prefect,house head and winner of the LucyBox Award in her graduating year.MJ practiced what she preaches:“Pursue your dreams and don’t letadversity stand in your way. Justkeep pushing forward until you getto where you want to be in life.” Forpursuing her dreams while reachingnew heights of personal growth, MJ isrecognized as one of our 125 Womenof Trafalgar.125 Women of Trafalgar | 27

Alice Klinkhoff-Thompson 1968Attended Trafalgar: 1963-1968Education: BA Honours (Political Science), MDCM: McGill UniversityRheumatologistAnyone who has suffered fromrheumatoid arthritis willunderstand the importanceof Alice’s work. A rheumatologistpractising in Vancouver, she is in highdemand as an expert in this field. Shehas held the post of Medical Directorfor the Arthritis Society of BritishColumbia and Yukon and is currentlythe Medical Director of the MaryPark Arthritis Program in Vancouver.She practises at both St. Paul’sHospital and Vancouver GeneralHospital. Her work includes findingnew treatment strategies using oldand new medicines. She is a ClinicalAssociate Professor in the Departmentof Medicine at the University ofBritish Columbia. For her outstandingwork in helping to improve the livesof people suffering from arthritis,she was recently awarded the 2012Vancouver Coastal Health AuthorityPeople First Award. She takes pridein her long-term professional andfund-raising relationship with theH e a lt h and MedicineArthritis Society in British Columbia.Young women can learn from Alice’sadvice: “Be determined, but donot compromise your principles toreach your goals.” For her long-time“awarded the 2012 Vancouver Coastal HealthAuthority People First Award”dedication to helping others live withchronic rheumatoid arthritis and herongoing research in this field, Alicehas been named one of our 125Women of Trafalgar.Margaret McGregor Price 1968Attended Trafalgar: 1958-1968Education: BA, MD, CCFP, MHSc: University of British ColumbiaFamily Physician/Clinical Researcher/Clinical Associate ProfessorMargaret is a familyphysician at the Mid MainCommunity Health Centrein Vancouver. She is also a ClinicalAssociate Professor in the Departmentof Family Medicine at the Universityof British Columbia in Vancouverand a Research Associate with the“Margaret received a specialclinical investigator award fromthe Vancouver Foundation -unique in Canada”UBC Centre for Health Services andPolicy Research and the VancouverCoastal Health Research Institute’sCentre for Clinical Epidemiology andEvaluation. As a doctor, Margaretbelieves it is important to do clinicalresearch, since her experience asa family physician is an incredibleasset to clinical research that wouldotherwise go untapped. In 2003,Margaret received a special clinicalinvestigator grant, the Community-Based Clinician-Investigator (CBCI)Program, unique in Canada, thatallows her to dedicate up to halfher time for three years with aspecial focus to target vulnerablepopulations. She has used the CBCIprogram to research health policyand how it affects people in nursinghomes across British Columbia. Forher outstanding career as a familyphysician and clinical researcher,Margaret has been named one of our125 Women of Trafalgar.Source: The College of Family Physicians ofCanada, Centre for Clinical Epidemiologyand EvaluationPhilippa (Pippa) Hall 1969Attended Trafalgar: 1962-1969Education: BEd, McGill University; BSc, University of Saskatchewan; MD (Great Distinction), University of Saskatchewan;Master’s in Higher Education, University of TorontoMedical Professor, Doctor (Palliative Care)Pippa considers herselffortunate to have found acareer that combines hercreative side with her love for the artsand humanities within the fascinatingworld of science. One of the mostsought-after professors in PalliativeCare Medicine at the Universityof Ottawa, she has received 19awards to date for her distinguishedcontributions to medical education.Not only is Pippa an award-winningmedical professor, she is also aconsultant in Palliative Medicine atthe Ottawa General, an active staffmember at Bruyère Continuing Careand the Medical Director at theHospice at May Court in Ottawa. Herproudest moment came when shereceived the Alan Blizzard Award,a national award presented by theSociety for Teaching & Learningin Higher Education that publiclyrecognized her team’s innovation,creativity and inspiring approach tolearning. Their module on suffering,“Total Pain – Neil’s Story,” is still usedto educate health-care providers onthe need to address this complexissue through effective teamwork.She advises young graduates to“Know yourself – find meaning andexpress it in your life. Pay attention toevery moment as each one, even if itseems bad, is a gift. Stay connected“one of the most sought-after professors in Palliative Care Medicineat the University of Ottawa”to yourself, to those around you, tonature and to the universe.” For herinnovative, creative and inspiringapproach to medical education in thefield of palliative care, Pippa has beenchosen as one of our 125 Women ofTrafalgar.28 | 125 Women of Trafalgar

H e a lt h and MedicineRuth Simons 1975Attended Trafalgar: 1964-1975; Distinguished Alumna Award Recipient 2010Education: BS Honours (Biology), Queen’s University; MHS (Speech Pathology), University of Toronto;MD (Internal Medicine Residency), University of Louisville; Palliative Medicine Fellowship, University of LouisvilleDoctor/Educator (Palliative Care)Ruth Simons, a Trafalgar studentfrom her earliest years, movedthrough the halls with ease,grace and a “wickedly fun” sense ofhumour. An outstanding student,Ruth has, as noted in her nominationfor the 2010 Distinguished Alumna,“a modest and understatedapproach” to life. Beyond Trafalgar,Ruth’s interest in science led to aMaster’s degree in speech pathologyand a progressive career in botheducational and medical settings.She is a published researcherand a presenter at professionalconvocations in both Canada andthe US. In the 1990s, after raising herchildren, she sought new challenges.She returned to school at theUniversity of Louisville, in Kentucky,where she lives, to study medicine.The area of medicine that Ruth hasmade her specialty is a challengingone: palliative care, an area ofmedical practice devoted to caring inthe most compassionate of ways forthose who are dying. Ruth has servedas Attending Physician for HosparusHospice Inpatient Unit, as MedicalDirector of the Jewish HospitalSupport Team and as a palliative-careconsultant for a 420-bed hospital andrehabilitation facility. She is a memberof the ethics committees of bothHosparus Hospice and the Universityof Louisville, where she teaches andlectures in internal medicine andpalliative care. For her commitmentto seeking new challenges and taking“After raising her children, she sought new challenges”them to heart, and for her abilityto share a vision of life as processwith family and community, Ruth iscelebrated as one of our 125 Womenof Trafalgar.Jennifer Devey 1980Attended Trafalgar: 1975-1978Education: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Guelph; Diplomate, AmericanCollege of Veterinary Emergency and Critical CareVeterinarian/EducatorJennifer Devey is one of onlyfour Canadians certified asdiplomates of the AmericanCollege of Veterinary Emergencyand Critical Care, which requires aone-year internship and a three-yearsmall animal emergency and criticalcare residency. Jennifer loves knowingthat she can help the cats and dogsthat are such a vital part of theirowners’ lives. She credits Trafalgar fora “wonderful all-round education ina challenging but non-threateningenvironment.” Jennifer says theschool gave her the fundamentalsof an academic background thatallowed her to succeed academically.She also credits Trafalgar, and inparticular Nancy Layton, for herathletic success. Ms. Layton taughther the fundamentals of volleyball,basketball and javelin. JenniferRina Gupta 1987Attended Trafalgar: 1982-1986Education: BA (Psychology), MA (Educational Psychology), PhD (Educational Psychology),Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology: McGill UniversityChild Psychologist/ResearcherRina Gupta is the Co-Directorof a research and preventiondevelopment centre atMcGill University, specializing inhigh-risk behaviours in youth. Sheruns a private psychology practice,working primarily with children andfamilies, and is also an internationallyrecognized expert in the area ofyouth gambling. Rina has beenawarded, independently and aspart of a team, millions of dollars inresearch grants to examine the causesof and remedies for youth gambling.She works as an expert consultant inpolicy development for governmentsaround the world, including Canada,the US, the UK, South Africa,played volleyball and basketballfor the University of Guelph, wasToronto city champion in javelinand went on to coach high schooljavelin champions in Vancouver.She lectures and teaches practicalworkshops and labs in veterinary careall over the world and really enjoyssharing her knowledge with others.Jennifer is currently departmenthead and director of educationat a clinic in Fort Lauderdale anda part-time locum at TorontoVeterinary Emergency Hospital. Herprevious experience includes clinicsin Alberta, Wisconsin, California,Nevada, British Columbia, Michigan,Singapore and Central and SouthAmerica. She has frequently beenrecognized for her work. Distinctionsinclude a Young Researcher Awardin 2006 from the Harvard UniversityDivision of Addictions and theNational Centre for Responsible“internationally recognizedexpert in the areaof youth gambling”Gambling, and a Best DoctoralDissertation Award in 1999 fromthe National Council on ProblemGambling in Washington, DC. Hergreatest source of professionalVirginia, Colorado, Ontario andFlorida. Jennifer is recognized by theeditorial boards of veterinary journalsand sits on various committees forrecertification, continuing educationand conference programs across theUS. She served as session chair for“one of only four Canadians certified as diplomates of the AmericanCollege of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care”the European Veterinary Emergencyand Critical Care Symposium atCambridge, England, in 2010 andUtrecht, Holland, in 2011. For herremarkable achievements in thefield of veterinary medicine, Jenniferhas been chosen as one of our 125Women of Trafalgar.satisfaction, however, comes from herwork as a child psychologist, whenshe helps ordinary families overcomeadversity. Rina advises young womentoday to “strive to live balancedlives and to nurture themselves. Thismeans a good combination of hardwork, healthy play, strong friendshipsand making time to relax. Shouldthey then chose to have a career anda young family at the same time inthe future, they will be better placedto do so.” For devoting her life tohelping troubled youth and tacklinga global societal problem, Rina hasbeen named one of the 125 Womenof Trafalgar.125 Women of Trafalgar | 29

H e a lt h and MedicineHeather Reich 1990Attended Trafalgar: 1985-1990Education: MDCM, McGill University; FRCPC, Royal College Certificate, Internal Medicine; Royal College Specialty Certificate(Nephrology), PhD (Philosophy): University of TorontoNephrologist/Clinical Scientist/Assistant Professor“outstanding contributions to medical research, particularly in the field of nephrology”Heather Reich is a StaffNephrologist, ClinicianScientist at Toronto GeneralHospital, Assistant Professor,Department of Medicine, Universityof Toronto, and Associate Memberof the Institute of Medical Sciencesat the University of Toronto. Sheis a member of both the Canadianand American Nephrology Societies,and sits on committees for there-evaluation and re-design of thepostgraduate education curriculum.In 2010, she received the Departmentof Medicine Excellence in TeachingAward (new staff), Departmentof Medicine, University HealthNetwork and Mount Sinai Hospital(Post-Graduate MD Program). Shealso received the Krescent NewInvestigator Award (2008-2011).Heather is the author of journalarticles, abstracts, and book chapters,and is a guest lecturer and presenterat national and internationalconferences. She is currently studyingmarkers of kidney disease progressionto identify high- and low-riskindividuals. She has a bio bank ofkidney samples linked to a long-termdatabase and has identified a profileof kidney tissue gene expressions thatrelates to protein in the urine, oneimportant factor in kidney disease.Heather has been selected as one ofour 125 Women of Trafalgar for heroutstanding contributions to medicalresearch, particularly in the field ofnephrology.Saima Hassan 1995Attended Trafalgar: 1990-1995Education: MDCM, PhD, FRCSC: McGill UniversitySurgeon/ScientistSince 2011, Dr. Saima Hassanhas been a Fellow in SurgicalOncology at the University ofToronto. She completed her generalsurgery residency and her PhD inbreast cancer metastasis at McGill.She won a 1997 J.W. McConnellEntrance Scholarship to McGillUniversity and has been highlysuccessful in her endeavours eversince. She was the 2008 recipientof the Canadian Research Awardfor Specialty Residents, and in 2009was awarded the Breast CancerAchievement Award at the 11thAnnual Lynn Sage Breast Cancer“Fellow in Surgical Oncology at the University of Toronto”Symposium of NorthwesternUniversity in Chicago. Her numerousaccolades include the Travel Awardfrom Experimental Therapeutics inCancer under the Canadian Institutesof Health Research Strategic TrainingProgram. Traf’s intimate environmentinstilled in Saima a lasting positiveattitude toward learning, as wellas a sense of confidence. Advisedby instructors in her field againstundertaking a career in surgeryand pursuing a PhD at the sametime, she embarked on research insurgery, only to discover a projectthat could have an impact on breastcancer patients. With that in mindand with the goal of becoming asurgeon-scientist, she followed bothher residency in general surgery andher PhD through to completion.Saima’s noteworthy professionalachievements have placed her amongthe 125 Women of Trafalgar.Maeve Francoeur 2001Attended Trafalgar: 1996-2001Education: BSc (Psychology), MD, CM: McGill UniversityPhysicianThe hallmark of MaeveFrancoeur’s career as aphysician in Family Medicinehas been compassion. Throughoutthe long journey to qualification asan MD, she was a student volunteerat the MUHC Royal Victoria Hospital,providing empathetic care to infantsin ICU. She received the HommageBénévolat Québec – Claude Masson–Young Volunteer Award in 2003for outstanding contributions to theMontreal community. In 2006, shewas one of 20 Canadian universitystudents selected to conduct a casestudy at a hospice in Botswana ondelivery of care to people livingwith HIV/AIDS. She brought thatexperience back to Canada in avariety of awareness activities.Maeve was co-creator of a healthand science camp for Cree childrenin Waskaganish, northern Quebecin 2007. She and a medical school“The hallmark of Maeve Francoeur’s career as a physicianin family medicine has been compassion.”classmate led a group of thirty Creechildren in activities that taught themscience and biology as well as healthylifestyle choices. Most recently,Maeve has been engaged in a familymedicine fellowship in maternalchildhealth at Queen’s University,following two years of familymedicine training, also at Queen’s.For Maeve, it is not all academics.She is hands-on, as demonstratedin the types of volunteerism she hasengaged in – cuddling infants inthe neonatal ICU at the Royal Vic ororganizing outdoor tea parties forneurologic inpatients at the MontrealNeurological Hospital. At McGill,she was recognized for exceptionalempathy in three fields: emergencymedicine, family medicine andinternal medicine. For showing suchexceptional empathy and for thedeep concern she brings to caring forvulnerable patients, Maeve has beenchosen as one of our 125 Women ofTrafalgar.30 | 125 Women of Trafalgar

L awLawCaroline (Carol) Holland, Class of 1963Attended Trafalgar: 1952-1963Education: BEng (Electrical), MEng (Biomedical), BCL: McGill UniversityLawyer/EngineerCarol Holland was workingon her PhD in BiomedicalEngineering when she realizedthat a career in research was not forher, even though she had graduatedwith high honours in ElectricalEngineering from McGill, whereshe was a University Scholar andwon numerous academic awards,including the British AssociationMedal. She made an about-face,earned a law degree and neverlooked back. She has been anJill Pilgrim 1975Attended Trafalgar: 1968-1970Education: BA (Politics), Princeton University; JD, Columbia University School of LawLawyer/AdvocateLawyer Jill Pilgrim has spentmuch of her life in thesports world, starting outas a competitive runner. Aftervolunteering her legal skills toUSA Track & Field (USTAF), shewas appointed General Counseland Director of Business Affairs.She established the first in-housebusiness affairs and legal departmentfor USTAF and worked on theanti-doping task force. In 2006,she joined the Ladies ProfessionalGolf Association to serve as GeneralCounsel and Drug Testing ProgramAdministrator. In 2010, she and acolleague founded Precise AdvisoryGroup, a business advice andattorney for Gascon & Associéssince 1988 and contractual in-housecounsel for Ericsson Canada since2001. Her many accomplishments,include scholarships and fellowshipsin both engineering and law. She“Her counsel is sought and respected by several major multinationalsin the telecommunications and electronics industries.”is a member of the Ontario Bar,the Canadian Transport Lawyers’Association, the TransportationLawyers Association (USA) and theCanadian IT Law Association. “Carolhas developed particular expertisein the area of intellectual property instrategic planning business, whereher focus is working to bring sportseducation and training programsto Brazil in the lead-up to the 2016Summer Olympics. Perhaps hermost significant and meaningfulrole is as Founder and Presidentof The Center for the Protectionof Athletes’ Rights, Inc. (CPAR),a non-profit advocacy group foreconomically disadvantaged peopleinvolved in athletic disputes. CPARalso provides education on sportsrules, regulations and disciplinaryprocedures in partnership withnon-profit organizations that servechildren and teens. A member ofthe American Bar Association, Sportsthe technology field – trademarks,copyright and the protectionand transfer of technology. Hercounsel is sought and respected byseveral major multinationals in thetelecommunications and electronicsindustries. “Carol has other talentstoo. A song she co-wrote in 1975with Anna McGarrigle, “You tell methat I’m falling down,” caught the eyeof Linda Ronstadt, who recorded it.Carol put herself through law schoolon the royalties. She advises younggraduates: “Don’t be constrainedby expectations of society, of otherpeople or even your own; be opento new possibilities and don’t beafraid to change course.” For havingthe courage to successfully changethe course of her life, Carol has beennamed one of our 125 Women ofTrafalgar.Additional source: www.gaslaw.ca“upholding the rights of athletesand athletic organizations”Lawyers Association, Women inSports and Events, and the BlackWomen Lawyers’ Association, Jill isa noted panel speaker and nationalmedia commentator, the author/coauthorof numerous articles relatedto sports law, and has taught sportslaw at New York University and theUniversity of Miami Schools of Law.For her commitment to upholdingthe rights of athletes and athleticorganizations and her devotionto ensuring that both individualsand organizations maintain highstandards, Jill is one of our 125Women of Trafalgar.Janice leMaistre 1984Attended Trafalgar: 1979-1982Education: BA, Bachelor of Laws: University of ManitobaJudgeJustice leMaistre is AssociateChief Judge of the ProvincialCourt of Manitoba. Janicegraduated from the Faculty of Lawat the University of Manitoba in1991, articled with Manitoba Justiceand worked in the Crown’s officeuntil her appointment to the bench.She was appointed Crown Attorneywith Manitoba Justice, CriminalProsecutions, in 1992. Janice movedto the Domestic Violence unit in1994, and from 1999 to 2006 shewas Supervising Senior CrownAttorney, Domestic Violence Unit.She has been involved in a numberof projects that have significantlyimproved the administration of lawin Manitoba in matters involvingchild abuse, elder abuse, spousalabuse, prosecutions, inquests, andassize and appellate work. Projects“Associate Chief Judge of theProvincial Court of Manitoba”have included a child victim supportinitiative, zero tolerance and an earlyintervention program. One of themost notable projects was the awardwinningDomestic Violence Front EndProject, which involved collaborationbetween the police, social servicesand Justice. The program providesfor support of the victim and earliertrial dates for the accused. JusticeleMaistre is considered an expert inmatters involving child abuse, elderabuse and spousal abuse. She hasreceived a United Nations PublicService Award and an Institute ofPublic Administration of CanadaGold Award for her leadership in thefield of domestic violence. She hasmade presentations on domesticviolence to a variety of audiences,both in her home province and inCalgary, Regina, Ottawa, and at theUnited Nations. For her leadershipin an extremely challenging field oflaw, Janice is named one of our 125Women of Trafalgar.125 Women of Trafalgar | 31

Reflections on Traf“What stands out for me is how Traf taughtus to be confident and fearless when goingout into the world, but to do so in a waythat conveyed respect and courtesy forothers. It is not enough to be responsible,independent and self-reliant, because wecannot exist in individual bubbles unconcernedwith those around us. Through theexample of a caring but demanding schoolcommunity, Traf subtly reinforced that noendeavour is truly individual. Being part ofa community means we are interdependentwith others, often in ways we can neverfully appreciate.“Jennifer Quaid 1987Attended Trafalgar: 1982-1987Education: BA (Economics), LLL Civil Law, LLB Common Law (both Magna cum laude): University of Ottawa;LLM degrees, University of Cambridge and Columbia University; PhD candidate, Queen’s UniversityAssistant Dean/LawyerLawyer Jennifer Quaid’s careerspans private and publicpractice as well as academia.She is a member of the bars ofQuebec, Ontario and New York. Earlyin her career, Jennifer was selectedto serve as one of a select cadreof graduates working as law clerksat the Supreme Court of Canada.Jennifer began her graduate studiesat Cambridge and continued asan Associate-in-Law at ColumbiaUniversity’s School of Law, where shewas selected for a two-year teachingfellowship while concurrentlypursuing her own degree. Followingher graduate studies, she practised inthe Competition Law Division of the“Assistant Dean of GraduateStudies at the University ofOttawa Faculty of Law“Canadian Department of Justice, andfrom 2001 to 2005 she practised inthe New York and Melbourne officesof Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. Jennifermade the move back to academia in2006, serving as Assistant Dean ofGraduate Studies at the University ofOttawa Faculty of Law. Her areas ofspecialization and interest lie in thefields of corporate law, competitionlaw, regulation of internationalbusiness transactions (both capitalraising and mergers and acquisitions),corporate governance, corporateL awcriminal liability, comparative lawand administrative law. Jennifer iscurrently a doctoral candidate atQueen’s University, where she hasbeen awarded a Social Sciencesand Humanities Research Councilof Canada doctoral scholarship inlaw to pursue research on a newtheory of criminal liability of businessorganizations. She was also awardedthe inaugural Teaching Fellowshipin Business Law in 2010-2011. Forexploring different avenues withinthe legal profession – from academiato government to private practice –and achieving great success in each,Jennifer has been chosen as one ofour 125 Women of Trafalgar.Lynne Echenberg 1989Attended Trafalgar: 1984-1989, Distinguished Alumna Award Recipient 2011Education: AB (Social Studies), Harvard University; JD, Stanford University Law SchoolLawyer/AdvocateAttorney Lynne Echenbergadvocates for and works withadolescents in foster care.While working for the New York CityAdministration for Children’s Servicesand Bronx Family Court, Lynnerecognized the challenges faced byyouth aging out of the foster caresystem. Asked to develop a programto help teens in foster care transitionto independent living, Lynne becamethe Founding Director of The NextGeneration Center (NGC), whichserves the most vulnerable youngpeople in New York City – theproudest achievement of her careerso far. She is now the Senior RegionalDirector of the Covenant HouseInternational Research Institute inNew York. While working for theJuvenile Rights Division of the LegalAid Society as a Skadden Fellow in2002, Lynne drafted a definitivemanual explaining legislation onadolescents in foster care. She iswidely considered an authority onthe subject and has conducted manytraining sessions for attorneys, socialworkers and paralegals. Lynne’screation of sustainable solutions forfoster care youth transitioning toadulthood earned her the Miles L.Rubin Public Interest Award fromStanford Law University. Trafalgarhad a profound influence on Lynne’slife. “It formed my sense of whatshould be a normative experiencefor all young people. The senseof community, the nurturing, thestimulation, the enrichment becamethe basis for my youth advocacywork.” Lynne’s advice: “Figure outwhat your passion(s) is/are and whatfeeds your soul first and start there…Be true to yourself. Be patient.Find and nurture relationships with“The sense of community [at Traf], the nurturing, the stimulation,the enrichment became the basis for my youth advocacy work.”mentors throughout your career.”For defying expectations of what alawyer can and should do, devotingher career to community and socialservice and influencing thousandsof lives, Lynne was named the 2011Trafalgar School DistinguishedAlumna and is one of our 125Women of Trafalgar.Chantal Beaubien 1994Attended Trafalgar: 1989-1994Education: BA (Anthropology); BCL/LLB: McGill UniversityLawyer, Human Rights AdvocateChantal Beaubien worksin Jerusalem as the LegalSpecialist for the UNDP(United Nations DevelopmentProgram), which implementseconomic and social developmentprojects in the Palestinian territory.Chantal provided technical assistanceon draft petroleum legislation tothe NGO Cambodians for ResourceRevenue Transparency, acted asa Senior Legal Advisor for DFDLMekong Legal and Tax Advisers,and served as a Human Rights“Lawyer of the Year Award for Pro Bono and Public Interest(Young Bar Association of Montreal)”Officer for the Cambodian Leaguefor the Promotion and Defence ofHuman Rights. In 2006, Chantalvolunteered as a Legal Advisor andPublic Relations Officer with theKhmer Rouge Tribunal Program ofADHOC. In 2010, she assisted at theTrial Chamber of the ExtraordinaryChambers in the Courts of Cambodia,trying mass atrocities committed bythe Khmer Rouge regime in the late1970s. While studying at McGill,Chantal founded an organizationto help refugee claimants. In 2011,Chantal received the Lawyer of theYear Award for Pro Bono and PublicInterest (Young Bar Association ofMontreal). For her pro bono workand her commitment to humanrights and development, Chantal isone of our 125 Women of Trafalgar.32 | 125 Women of Trafalgar

L aw – ReligionJulie Greenspoon 1994Attended Trafalgar: 1989-1994Education: BA (Honours Political Science), University of Western Ontario; JD, Northeastern University School of LawLawyer/Human Rights AdvocateJulie Greenspoon, a human rightslawyer, landed an opportunityin 2005 to work in Tanzaniaat the UN International CriminalTribunal for Rwanda. Among herresponsibilities was supervising alegal support team on internationalcriminal issues, draft decisionsand final judgments. Returningto Canada, she was hired by theCanadian government and continuesto serve Justice Canada as Counselfor Crimes Against Humanity and theWar Crimes Section. She previouslymet the demands of law firms inthe US, undertaking general civillitigation and immigration practices.She volunteered at a homeless shelterfor women in Boston, where sheassisted clients in writing letters anddrafting affidavits and pleadings. Shealso gained exposure to issues suchas forced sterilization and genocideand illegal abortions as a law internat the International Legal Program atthe Center for Reproductive Rights.In 1999-2000, she received a grantto work with a regional women’srights organization in Thailand.Projects covered international effortsto combat trafficking in womenand girls, among other issues.Over the course of her career, Juliehas discovered that no workplaceis guaranteed to be the finaldestination. She encourages youngwomen to work hard no matter howmuch career navigation is required,trusting that the outcome will bea sure step forward. Julie lovesteamwork and theatre, which wasapparent at Trafalgar, where she took“Counsel for Crimes AgainstHumanity and the War CrimesSection”part in the Drama Program with Ms.Mandigo. The arts have remaineda big part of her life. Most recently,she has performed in communityproductions in Ottawa, including TheVagina Monologues. For her importantand varied achievements, Julie is oneof our 125 Women of Trafalgar.ReligionMiriam Berkowitz (Carey Knight) 1987Attended Trafalgar: 1982-1987Education: BA magna cum laude (International Relations), Harvard University;MA and Rabbinic Ordination, Schechter Institute, JerusalemRabbi“honoured by Harvard for threeconsecutive years for ranking inthe top 5% of students”Miriam Berkowitz , anordained rabbi andreligious leader, is theExecutive Director and co-founderof Kashouvot, an organizationdevoted to the new field of pastoralcare (also known as chaplaincyor spiritual support) in Israel. Herorganization helps people copingwith the transitions of aging, illness,death and grief in multiple healthcaresettings, including hospitals,hospices and palliative care andretirement homes. She also providespastoral counselling at the FrenchHospital and for life-cycle eventsfor Israelis and visitors. She travelsin North America for scholar-inresidenceprograms on mikveh,transitions, Jewish art, Women inthe Bible and Midrash. Earlier inher career, she served as AssistantRabbi at Park Avenue Synagoguein Manhattan for three years andspent seven years in Florida teachingadult education. During her studies,Miriam was honoured by Harvard forthree consecutive years for rankingin the top 5% of students, and wasalso awarded the Raoul WallenbergFellowship by Jerusalem University.She was appointed to the committeeof Jewish Laws and Standards in2007. Her proudest career momentto date was leading a prayer serviceat the United Nations chapel witha Muslim female religious leader,thereby combining her two loves:Judaism and international relations.She is the author of Taking the Plunge:A Practical and Spiritual Guide to theMikveh, and various articles andpublications, including pieces in theWomen’s Torah Commentary, JewishLights Spirituality Handbook, MountSinai Journal of Medicine and Journalof Pastoral Care. For successfullyintegrating her feminine identitywithin a traditionally male role as apulpit rabbi and for developing theconcept of chaplaincy in a countrywhere it is still new and unknown,Miriam has been chosen as one ofour 125 Women of Trafalgar.Reflections on Traf“[Traf] gave me good study habits, leadership opportunities, healthy competition through sports (volleyball, badminton) and good languagetraining (French and Latin) that helped me learn other languages later. I had interesting, smart and caring teachers: Mrs. Wightman, MmePaglia, Mrs. Kalisky, Ms. Moll and others. The debating team was a good prelude to public speaking and seeing both sides of an issue.Clarinet was the gateway to music appreciation.”Historical Note There are an estimated 800 women rabbis worldwide. Asenath Barzani, a 17th century Kurdish woman,is considered by some scholars to be the first. The first female rabbi ever to be ordained was Regina Jonas of East Berlin in1935. In the United States, the first female rabbis were ordained in 1972 (the Reform movement), 1974 (the Reconstructionistmovement) and 1985 (the Conservative movement). The first women rabbis in Israel were ordained in 1992 (the Reformmovement) and 1993 (the Conservative movement). Miriam Berkowitz was ordained in 1998, the 6th woman rabbi in Israel.125 Women of Trafalgar | 33

ScienceAlma Howard Rollerston 1930Attended Trafalgar: 1920-1930Education: PhD (Science), McGill UniversityGeneticist (Cancer Research)Dr. Alma Howard Rollerston, apioneer in cancer research,received her PhD in 1938from McGill, where her focus wasgenetics and cancer. Her educationalso included a scholarship in geneticsat the National Research Council in1935, followed by a fellowship atthe NRC in 1937. That was only thebeginning. Alma went on to receivethe Governor General’s Medal forher research, as well as the AmericanAward from the Finney HowellFellowship for research in science.Dr. Howard Rollerston became aprominent geneticist. In 1959, sheresearched the cause of cancer atHennersmith Hospital in London,England. She was Head of Radiologyat the Paterson Laboratories inS c i e n c e“a pioneer in cancer research andprominent geneticist”Manchester, England, and in 1966became Deputy Director. Sadly, Almadied in 1984 of the very disease towhich she had dedicated her life’swork. Alma is one of our 125 Womenof Trafalgar for her extensive workin and dedication to the field ofmedicine, specifically the effects ofgenetics on cancer.Alice Johanssen Turnham 1930Attended Trafalgar: 1928-1930Education: BSc (Honours Science), McGill University; LLD, St Thomas UniversityNaturalistAlice was born in Cuba andspent most of her young lifein Norway and New York untilthe family moved to Montreal, whereshe attended Trafalgar. Being thedaughter of the famous skier Herman-Smith “Jack Rabbit” Johanssen andtravelling widely had a huge influenceon Alice. She earned a Bachelorof Science with Honours fromMcGill in 1934. In 1935, she wentto New Jersey to serve a graduateapprenticeship in Outdoor NatureEducation at the Newark Museum.In 1936, she returned to Canada totake up the Carnegie Fellowship inMuseum Training at the NationalGallery of Canada. Hard-workingand dedicated, Alice began workingat McGill in 1939 as a secretaryand demonstrator in the ZoologyDepartment and worked part-timeat the Redpath Museum, leading toher appointment as Assistant Curatorin 1942. She moved up to AssistantDirector (1941-1951) and Curator ofEthnology (1942-1962). From 1952“one of the founding membersand president of the CanadianMuseums Association”to 1971, Alice was the Director ofUniversity Museums, which includedall the McGill museums. During the1960s and 1970s, Alice receivedmany accolades for her work anddedication. She received diplomasfrom and was a Fellow of the BritishMuseums Association in 1962 andthe Canadian Museums Associationin 1969. In 1975, she was grantedan LL.D from St. Thomas Universityin New Brunswick and named oneof Montreal’s Women Leaders by theYMCA. Alice was a founding memberand president of the CanadianMuseums Association. On retirementfrom McGill in 1971, she helped toestablish the Mont St. Hilaire NatureConservation Centre on the GaultEstate (1972-1979). Before her deathin 1992, she donated her property toMont St. Hilaire Nature Conservation.Alice is one of our 125 Womenof Trafalgar for her tireless workand dedication to preserving andteaching the importance of natureconservation.Forrest Burt 1935Attended Trafalgar: 1932-1935Education: Degree in Math and Science, Cambridge UniversityScientistForrest Burt built her career in aworld dominated by men andwar. It all started at CambridgeUniversity, where she studied mathand science. It was there that shewas awarded the Moyse Scholarship.Forrest went on to pursue a careerin a very male-oriented field. Shebecame the first female supervisor inthe Munitions Lab. She supervisedmunitions testing during WorldWar II. She was part of the NationalResearch Council in Ottawa andwas the first woman employed asa professional staff member at theGauge Lab. She lived a very full and“first female supervisor in theMunitions Lab”interesting life until she passed awayin 2006. Forrest has been chosen asone of our 125 Women of Trafalgarfor being a woman who led the wayin a male-dominated field during avery tumultuous time in the world’shistory.34 | 125 Women of Trafalgar

S c i e n c eDonna Fairservice Berman 1972Attended Trafalgar: 1970-1972Education: BE (Civil Engineering), McGill University; MBA, Harvard UniversityEngineer/Commerical BankerDonna Fairservice Bermanwas the first woman projectengineer on the LG3 andLG4 James Bay Projects, the reservoirsand hydroelectric-generatingpowerhouses constructed on LaGrande Rivière by Hydro-Québecand the Quebec governmentduring the 1970s and 1980s. Freshout of engineering school, Donnacame to the projects as a civilengineer for a heavy constructioncontractor. Challenges included“dealing with seasoned constructionsuperintendents who knew a lotmore about construction than Idid.” She found some men helpfuland happy to share their time andknowledge with her, while otherswere not. She also had to deal withmanagers who felt she did not needto be compensated as well as hermale peers. She says her Trafalgarexperience gave her the confidenceto accomplish “anything I set mymind to. There was no thought ofa gender barrier.” She began atLG2 working on earthwork dikesand moved on to the concreteintake structure at LG3, where shewas made Project Engineer for thecontractor, one of the youngest andthe only woman before moving tothe powerhouse at LG4, and then toHarvard, where she earned an MBA in1984. She later spent some years inbanking, specializing in commercialreal estate lending. Her advice toyoung women today: “Talk to peoplein many fields, ask what they do each“the first woman project engineer on the LG3 and LG4James Bay Projects”day, what parts they like and don’tlike…what gives them satisfaction,even in a small way. Life is madeup mostly of the small things…”For having the courage to tacklethe big things, “the boys’ toys,” ata time when few women did, andfor being recognized as a leader inthat environment, Donna has beennamed one of our 125 Women ofTrafalgar.Lorraine Turcotte 1976Attended Trafalgar: 1974-1976Education: BEng, McGill University; MS, University of Massachusetts;PhD, University of California BerkeleyAssociate Professor/Scientist“Chair of the Department of Kinesiology...University of Southern California”Lorraine Turcotte is Chair of theDepartment of Kinesiology,Associate Professor in theDepartment of Biological Sciencesand Co-Director of the MetabolicRegulation Lab at the University ofSouthern California Dana and DavidDornsife College of Letters, Arts, andSciences. She has served as an electedtrustee on the American College ofSports Medicine and as Chair of theWomen in Science and EngineeringProgram at USC. Her researchinterests include metabolic regulation,cellular signalling and metabolicdysfunction in the development ofpathological states such as obesityand insulin resistance. An externalgrant reviewer for the NationalInstitutes of Health and the AmericanCollege of Sports Medicine, she isa regular presenter at internationalprofessional conferences. In 1986-87,she won the Outstanding TeachingAssistant Award at UC Berkeley – thiswas early in her career, while she wasstill a graduate student. She won aTeacher of the Year Award in 1999and two Innovative UndergraduateTeaching Awards (2001-2002, 2002-2003). Lorraine says that receivingthe Mellon Award for Excellencein Mentoring in 2008 was herproudest moment, testimony to theimportance she places on her role asa teacher/mentor. Lorraine says thatTraf “literally opened up the worldfor me…allowed me to see a worldthat was not limited by provincial andlinguistic walls.” On being a womanscientist at a research universitydominated by men, Lorraine reflects,“I have used these challengesas opportunities to demonstratethe contributions a capable,confident and collaborative femaleacademic researcher can make…”For exemplifying the qualities shevalued in her Traf education, seeingpossibilities and sharing those visionswith others, Lorraine is one of our125 Women of Trafalgar.Naila Chughtai 1981Attended Trafalgar: 1978-1981Education: BSc (Biochemistry); BSc (Cell and Molecular Biology); MSc (Ecotoxicology): Concordia UniversityMedical Research ScientistNaila found her passion as amedical research scientist. Shesays that she enjoyed studyingbiology at Trafalgar so much that shelater pursued that field as a career.She has dedicated herself to breastcancer research, cell and molecularbiology, and genomics. Since 1998,she has worked in the Departmentof Medicine at McGill University,where she has co-authored numerous“has dedicated herself to breast cancer research, cell andmolecular biology, and genomics.”research papers in The Journal ofBiological Chemistry. She credits Traffor teaching her the importance ofteamwork and independence. Thecamaraderie she enjoyed at Trafstayed with her and has proved tobe essential in her everyday life. Heradvice to the younger generationis to “do what you like and whatinterests you. Accept challenges asdoors to new opportunities.” Forfollowing her passion and for herdedication to breast cancer research,Naila has been named one of our 125Woman of Trafalgar.125 Women of Trafalgar | 35

Diana Leblanc-Ross Allen 1982Attended Trafalgar: 1976-1982Education: BSc Honours (Geology and Physics), MSc (Earth Sciences); PhD (Hydrogeology): Carleton UniversityGeoscientist/ProfessorDiana Allen is a professor inthe Department of EarthSciences – Hydrogeology, atSimon Fraser University. An expertin the assessment of groundwaterresources and the pressures ofhuman use and climate change onthose resources, she is involved in aUNESCO program called GRAPHICon climate change and ground water,and a member of the GroundwaterAdvisory Committee that makesrecommendations on regulationsto the Province of British Columbia.Diana’s career includes geothermalstudies and projects in the NorthwestTerritories, Yukon and for a varietyof projects in Ottawa and BritishColumbia for Natural ResourcesCanada, Environment Canada,Agriculture Canada, the GeologicalSurvey and various engineeringcompanies, in addition to teachingat Carleton and Simon Fraseruniversities. She is currently involvedin research on rock aquifers. Aquiferthermal energy storage is usedaround the world for the seasonalstorage of heat and cold energy forheating and cooling buildings. Dianahas been actively involved in twoValerie Marcel 1987Attended Trafalgar: 1984-1987Education: BA, Université de Montréal; MA, McGill University;PhD (Political Science), Institut d’études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po)Advisor/Researcher/AuthorValerie Marcel is a leadinginternational expert onnational oil companies (NOCs),petroleum sector governance andstrategic issues affecting the energyindustry. She has worked aroundthe world as a recognized speaker,television news commentator, privatesector consultant, researcher andauthor on oil and natural gas issues.Valerie has worked for the Londonbasedthink tank Chatham House forthe past decade as a lead researcher,author and advisor. She is currentlyan Associate Fellow, specializingin energy issues in the Middle Eastand elsewhere. Valerie’s role as aconsultant to the private sector hasled her to work on diverse areas,S c i e n c eCanadian systems, at Agassiz, BC,and at Carleton University. In additionto her role as a mentor for herstudents, Diana is proud of her workin Mali, Africa, where she trainedgroundwater technicians to installinstrumentation to support water“I became the woman I am today because of my time at Traf.”such as advising African governmentson restructuring their national oilcompanies for KPMG International,researching and writing a paperfor the Revenue Watch Instituteinvestigating the optimal role ofnational oil companies in sub-SaharanAfrica, and consulting the Norwegiangovernment on its oil investmentinterests in East Timor. She haslectured at Sciences Po in Paris,the University of Cairo and OxfordUniversity, and has been a guestcommentator on the BBC, CNN andCTV, among others. Her proudestprofessional achievement, however,was travelling to Saudi Arabia, Iran,Abu Dhabi, Algeria and Kuwaitto personally interview over 120sustainability initiatives. For her roleas a leader in the field of science andin particular hydrogeology, Diana hasbeen chosen one of our 125 Womenof Trafalgar.“Her proudest professionalachievement... travellingto Saudi Arabia, Iran,Abu Dhabi, Algeria and Kuwaitto personally interview over 120executives from the world’s largeststate-owned oil companies.”executives from the world’s largeststate-owned oil companies. Herresearch was published as a seminalbook on NOCs called Oil Titans;National Oil Companies in the MiddleEast (The Brookings Institution,Chatham House, 2006). Valerie nowlives in Toronto. For following herintellectual curiosity down a lesstravelledpath to become a leadinginternational expert in a complexmale-dominated field, Valerie hasbeen chosen as one of our 125Women of Trafalgar.Lola Sheppard 1988Attended Trafalgar: 1983-1988Education: BSc (Arch), BArch: McGill University; MArch, Harvard UniversityArchitect/Assistant ProfessorAcclaimed architect, writerand educator Lola Sheppardstudied architecture at McGill,then spent five years practisingin Europe, completing a Master’sfrom Harvard along the way. Sheoversaw the construction of a sciencemuseum in Paris, designed a largescalehousing project in Rotterdamand was project architect for theBBC headquarters entry buildingin London. In 2003, Lola relocatedto Toronto as a founding partner inthe Lateral Office, an experimentaldesign-research studio. She cofoundedthe research collectiveInfraNet Lab and is an editor ofThe Bracket Journal. She is alsoAssistant Professor at the Universityof Waterloo School of Architectureand has been an invited critic at theUniversity of Toronto, Michigan,Yale and McGill. Her many awards“Trafalgar imbued me (and I think all of us) with a confidencethat you could take on anything, have any profession, aspireto any goals, and that none of these ambitions were unreasonable,either because you were a woman or from a particular cultural,social or economic background.”include the Young Architects ForumAward from the Architectural Leagueof New York (2005), the CanadaCouncil for the Arts ProfessionalPrix de Rome (awarded to youngarchitects who show exceptionalartistic potential, 2010) and theRoyal Architecture Institute YoungArchitects Award (2012). Lolaand her firm received funding topursue an ongoing investigationinto cold-climate settlement forms,issues and innovations in Nunavut,Yukon, the Northwest Territories,Alaska and Greenland. “Trafalgarimbued me (and I think all of us)with a confidence that you could takeon anything, have any profession,aspire to any goals, and that none ofthese ambitions were unreasonable,either because you were a woman orfrom a particular cultural, social oreconomic background. To have somany teachers who were passionateabout what they taught – totallycommitted, engaged and interesting– implicitly gave us a model forourselves being engaged andpassionate about whatever we woulddo.” For putting her unique stampon architectural projects both urbanand remote around the world, forbeing recognized internationally andfor literally building a better futurethrough innovation and research,Lola has been chosen one of our 125Women of Trafalgar.36 | 125 Women of Trafalgar

S c i e n c eKrystyne Blaikie 1990Attended Trafalgar: 1985-1990Education: BEng (Mechanical), McGill University; MSc (Biomechanics),Northwestern UniversityBiomechanical EngineerKrystyne is a biomechanicsengineer at Motion AnalysisCorp. in Santa Rosa,California, the world’s largestmanufacturer of high-performanceoptical instrumentation systemsdesigned to test and measure themovement of objects. It is responsiblefor making hardware and softwarefor motion capture, which is used inanimation (video games and movies)as well as clinical and research (gaitlabs). She helped design software forthe creatures in Lord of the Rings togive them human-like movement.Krystyne has been working remotelyfrom her home in Montreal for thelast 10 years and feels lucky to beable to work in such an interestingfield and be very present in her“be open to challenges”children’s lives. She advises youngwomen to “be open to challengesand realize that what may haveseemed like a mistake at the timecan prove invaluable in the future.”Krystyne is one of our 125 Women ofTrafalgar for pursuing her dreams andrealizing the importance of balanceand living a full life outside of work.Rebecca Reich 1994Attended Trafalgar: 1990-1994Education: BEng (Electrical Engineering and Minor Arts), McGill University;MSc (Media Arts and Sciences), Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyEngineerRebecca Reich has had animpressively varied careerin the arts, communicationsand science. Her awards includethe 1998 Canadian AcousticsAssociation’s Director’s Award forbest student publication and theNational Research Council of CanadaWomen in Engineering and ScienceAward. She also came second inthe McGill Conservatory of Musicconcerto competition (advancedlevel) in piano. Prior to doing hermaster’s at MIT, she worked inOttawa as a research assistant for theNational Research Council Canada.Highlights have included travellingto Asia, training engineers and doingtechnical sales. She now lives in“National Research Council ofCanada Women in Engineeringand Science Award”Montreal and works as a director ofbusiness development in the not-forprofitresearch industry. Despite nothaving much training as a manager,she now knows the ropes formotivating a team and dealing with avariety of personalities. Previously, shewas a contributing writer to Spilt MilkMoms, and the manager of customerand sales support for Octasic in thetelecommunications industry, whereshe also served as customer and salessupport engineer. In March 2007,she moved to Denmark to work asan audio applications engineer inthe semiconductors industry for arecently acquired start-up. Rebeccareminds young women that there aremany different and non-traditionalcareer paths out there and thatlife is not always linear. For herown remarkable leadership, she isrecognized as one of our 125 Womenof Trafalgar.Tyler Ball 1996Attended Trafalgar: 1991-1996Education: BScA (Engineering Chemistry), BA (Business German): Queen’s University;MScA (Civil Engineering), École PolytechniqueEngineerTyler Ball’s engineeringachievements have servedpeople and places nearand far. She has worked for SNCLavalin since 2003 and recentlytook maternity leave. Her currenttitle is Water Treatment Engineer inthe Transportation, Infrastructureand Building Division, Water& Sanitation Group. Her workincludes water treatment plansfor the City of Montreal. In 2007,she was awarded a CanadianEngineering Memorial FoundationAMEC Master’s EngineeringScholarship for her leadershipand community involvement.During her postgraduate studies,Tyler held a Natural Sciences andEngineering Research Council ofCanada Industrial Research Chair.Her earlier credentials includejunior engineer in the environment“awarded a Canadian Engineering Memorial FoundationAMEC Master’s Engineering Scholarship for her leadershipand community involvement”and construction divisions, duringwhich she performed water volumemodelling and took part in theresearch for producing ConstructionSite Environmental ManagementPlans, which can now be used by anySNC-Lavalin project on constructionsites. Tyler has been involved inengineering projects in developingcountries. In 2002, she worked onseveral development projects inBolivia. Her international experienceincludes working as a ProjectManager for Engineers WithoutBorders in Conakry, Guinea, whereshe took pride in seeing one of herfunctioning solar cookers in action.Tyler is grateful that Trafalgar gaveher the confidence to work in a maledominatedfield because the all-girlclassrooms made math and science agirls’ zone. “It never occurred to methat they were traditionally maledominatedsubjects.” Her energy,enthusiasm and work ethic haveearned her praise in the workplaceand have landed her recognition asone of our 125 Women of Trafalgar.125 Women of Trafalgar | 37

S e r v i c eServiceMary (Winnifred) Kydd Brown 1919Attended Trafalgar: 1910-1919Education: MA, McGill University; Bryn Mawr CollegeOrder of the British EmpireDean of Women/ Women’s Rights AdvocateAleading scholar,groundbreaking diplomatand feminist, Winnifred Kyddpersonified all the finest qualitiesinstilled in Trafalgar girls of her time.Best known for her foreign servicerole as a Canadian delegate to theLeague of Nations, she was anactive participant in 20th-centuryCanadian history, leaving her markon many fields. After graduatingfrom McGill, in 1926 she won theJulius C. Strawbridge Fellowship atBryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania,where she spent her postgraduateyears. An early champion of women’srights, her academic interests first ledher to explore the social conditionsof women in Europe. Winnifredlater joined the National Council ofCécile Bouchard 1925Attended Trafalgar: 1920-1924Military Commander/Journalist/BroadcasterOrder of the British EmpireCécile applied the leadershipqualities she learned atTrafalgar to her multifacetedlife as a military commander, RedCross organizer, newspaperwomanand patron of the arts. The only childof the Hon. T.D. Bouchard, QuebecMinister of Roads and Public Works,Cécile understood the importanceof public and community service.Living easily in both the Frenchand English milieux, she came toMontreal to attend Trafalgar andgraduated in 1924 before leavinghome to travel and study in Europe.With the outbreak of World War II,Cécile joined the Canadian Women’sWomen of Canada (NCWC), servingas president from 1931 to 1936.During her tenure as leader of theNCWC, she represented Canadaat the League of Nations’ 1932Disarmament Conference in Geneva.She and Nellie McClung were twoof the few women delegates at thathistoric meeting. In recognition ofher contributions to diplomacy, shewas made a Commander of theOrder of the British Empire (CivilDivision) [CBE] in 1934. A May1934 newspaper account of herpresentation to the King and QueenArmy Corps. She also founded theSainte-Hyacinthe branch of theCanadian Red Cross. By 1941, withthe rank of Junior Commander, shewas stationed at National Defencegeneral headquarters in Ottawa. Justtwo years later, she found herselfcontributing to the war effort inEngland. King George VI recognizedCécile’s successful military service byawarding her the Order of the BritishEmpire (OBE) in 1945. Returninghome, she became a bilingualjournalist and broadcaster. In themid-1940s, she was the popularhost of “Personalities in the News”on CJAD. She edited the women’spages of Le Clairon and Le Hautat Buckingham Palace enthused overMiss Kydd’s gold and white tinselbrocade gown, proving she had afashion sense to complement hermore serious side. Winnifred wasnamed Dean of Women at Queen’sUniversity in 1934, a post she heldfor five years. She combined heracademic career with CanadianGuiding, rising to become chief“She represented Canada at the League of Nations’1932 Disarmament Conference in Geneva. She and Nellie McClungwere two of the few women delegates at that historic meeting.”“Order of the British Empire”commander of the Girl Guides ofCanada and in 1947, Director of theWorld Association of Girl Guides andGirl Scouts, the first Canadian to beappointed to that position. She diedin 1969. For leaving her mark onwomen’s rights around the world,Winnifred is recognized as one of our125 Women of Trafalgar.Parleur for many years. Later she tookover management of the ImprimerieYamaska, the family-owned printingcompany. An inveterate travellerand writer, she kept journals ofher trips through Spain in 1929and 1956 and a European tour in1937, as well as her experiencesas a woman in the military. Cécileindulged her love of music as amember of various musical societiesand arts associations, encouragingand promoting local artists andauthors throughout her life. She wasa member of the Canadian AuthorsAssociation, the Alliance Françaiseand the Canadian Women’s Club.Cécile died in Montreal in 1987,Trafalgar’s centennial year. For all herachievements, she is recognized asone of our 125 Women of Trafalgar.Lucille “Lou” Pacaud 1925Attended Trafalgar: 1916-1921Volunteer/Community ServiceLou Pacaud, our oldest livingTrafite, made history in 2009as the oldest volunteer at theMontreal General Hospital, winningthe Volunteer of the Year Award atthe age of 102. Born in Montreal in1907, Lou lived in London and Parisbefore her family finally settled herefor good. She attended Trafalgar inthe class of 1925 before going toKing’s Hall Compton as a boarder.After graduating from Compton,she returned to Paris to work at anart studio and polish her French.She made her debut in Montreal,attending a whirlwind of partiesand balls, and later joined the JuniorLeague. She managed a coffee houseat McGill University and worked atthe Jaeger women’s sportswear storebefore finding a job at DominionTextile, where she worked for 40years, retiring in 1983 at the ageof 76. Feeling she still had a lot tocontribute, Lou embarked on acareer as a volunteer at the MontrealGeneral. She started out in the giftshop but found she preferred towheel around the hospital floorswith the shop pushcart, selling itemsto bedridden patients. “Referred tofondly by staff as the ‘Lou Mobile,’the plastic cart was loaded with gumand chocolate bars, newspapersand magazines – all the little extrasto brighten a patient’s day, almost“oldest living Trafite”as much as having a chat and visitwith Lou did.” A 100-year-old Louwas featured with her cart in a 2008CTV report. Lou told a CBC reporterthat she attributed her longevityto her sunny attitude to life. “If it’spouring rain, well, you just say, thesun’s gonna come out, you know,and so that was my attitude all thetime.” Lou retired from the MontrealGeneral after 27 years of service. Forher life of service and for representingTraf as its oldest Old Girl at age 105(August 2012) Lou Pacaud is one ofour 125 Women of Trafalgar.Source: The Montreal Gazette125 Women of Trafalgar | 39

Trees in the Wind Circleby Emily CarrDorothy Crabtree Davidson 1928Attended Trafalgar: 1924-1926Education: BA, Magna cum laude, McGill University; LLD, Mount Allison UniversityPhilanthropistDorothy Crabtree Davidsonwas born in Joliette, Quebec.An accomplished musicianand vocalist, she polished her talentswith further studies in Montreal,New York and London. In 1943, shemarried Edgar (Davy) Davidson, ayoung man from a cosmopolitanbackground. Dorothy continuedher music studies and did charitablework. The newlyweds embarkedon amassing what would become acelebrated collection of Canadiana artand books with their first purchase,Emily Carr’s Trees in the Wind Circle.Dorothy was the first woman to beelected to the Board of Governors ofthe Mechanics’ Institute of Montreal,the precursor of the Atwater Library,the sole survivor of the manymechanics’ institutes established inCanada in the 19th century. After thewar, the Davidsons began to collectin earnest, acquiring paintings by theGroup of Seven, Cornelius Krieghoffand Jean-Paul Riopelle, among manyother artists. Dorothy divided hertime between the arts and charitablework with the YWCA and Save theChildren Canada. In 1969, the coupleestablished the Davidson Chair inCanadian Studies at Mount AllisonUniversity, donating a rich collectionS e r v i c eof Canadiana books, imprints andmanuscripts, 18th-century furnitureand Canadian painting and sculpturefrom the 19th and 20th centuries.Her dedication to philanthropy wasrecognized by Mount Allison, which“first woman to be elected to the Board of Governors of the Mechanics’Institute of Montreal, the precursor of the Atwater Library”awarded Dorothy an honorary degreein 1969. She died in 2010 in Ottawa,in her 99th year. For sharing her loveof Canadiana with Canadians all overthe world, Dorothy is one of our 125Women of Trafalgar.Historical Note Mechanics’ Institute of Montreal: “In 1828, some prominent Montreal citizens formed the MontrealMechanics Institution because they saw a need to educate workers for the emerging industries of the growing city. Patternedafter mechanics institutions that had already sprung up in England and Scotland, the aim of the new Montreal Institutionwas, “to see to the instruction of its members in the arts and in the various branches of science and useful knowledge.” Ratherthan classroom activities, the institution ran a lecture program, organized weekly information sessions and had a library andreading room.” Source: www.atwaterlibrary.caGeorgina Eloise (Bunny) Fairie Falkner 1930Attended Trafalgar: 1924-1930Education: Arts, McGill UniversityVolunteer/Philanthropist“The common ingredients in all her volunteer work were her energy, enthusiasm and abilityto attract and stimulate volunteers to work together effectively.”Bunny had a lifelong love anddedication for helping others.A resident of the Square Mile,she was very involved at the Churchof St. Andrew and St. Paul, the Fairiefamily church. She performed inMcGill’s Red and White Revues andfundraising events and belonged tothe Montreal Junior League, beforemoving to New York to study. Withthe outbreak of World War II, Bunny’shusband joined the Royal CanadianNavy Volunteer Reserve and shejoined the Canadian Red CrossTransport Corps in Halifax rising tothe rank of Commandant, a positionthat reinforced her commitmentto volunteer work. In 1953, shechaired the financial campaignfor the Westmount Division of theRed Cross, and in 1954, she wasawarded the Red Cross Medal ofService by the Canadian Red Cross,Quebec Provincial Division. She alsovolunteered for the YWCA (the FairieMemorial Library is named for hergrandmother), the Red Feather andthe United Way. She was tirelessin her work with the Women’sAuxiliaries at the Royal Victoria andthe Montreal General hospitals. AtWestmount’s St. Andrew’s UnitedChurch, she taught Sunday school,chaired bazaars, co-founded theSt. Andrew’s Guild and chairedthe 75th anniversary committee.When the church burned down,Bunny’s fundraising expertise wasinstrumental in the reconstruction.As a member of The Trafalgar OldGirls Association (TOGA), she helpedmake the 1956 capital campaigna huge success and raised fundsto build the Simpson Street Wing,which was officially opened byGovernor General Vincent Massey.In 1958, as TOGA president, sheserved as TOGA’s first representativeto Trafalgar’s Board of Governors.In 1998, Bunny’s daughter, DianaEloise Falkner Hennessy (class of1958), established a scholarship inher mother’s memory, the GeorginaEloise Fairie Memorial Scholarship,noting that “the common ingredientsin all her volunteer work were herenergy, enthusiasm and ability toattract and stimulate volunteers towork together effectively.” For herdedication to her community and hertireless philanthropic work, Bunny isone of our 125 Women of Trafalgar.Traf History Lesson The Trafalgar Old Girls’ Association (TOGA) was founded in 1937 on the occasion of the school’s50th anniversary. TOGA’s objectives are to foster a spirit of loyalty and fraternity among the graduates and former students ofTrafalgar and bring about a united and concentrated action in promoting the welfare of the School.Traf Today More than 2500 alumnae, known as Old Girls, remain in touch with Trafalgar. Email and and social media makeit easy for women worldwide to reconnect with the school and with one other. The annual Montreal Old Girls’ Reunion takesplace each October at the school and Chapter reunions and other networking opportunities for Old Girls occur throughout theyear.40 | 125 Women of Trafalgar

S e r v i c eMadeleine Parent 1936Attended Trafalgar: 1934-1936Education: BA, McGill University; Honorary Doctorate, Concordia UniversitySocial ActivistMadeleine Parent, a unionorganizer, labour leader andsocial revolutionary, startedher education at the Villa Mariaboarding school. Even as a younggirl, she was deeply disturbed by theinequality between the nuns, thestudents and the women working atOver the years, Madeleine helpedset up the Canadian Textile andChemical Workers Union and foughtagainst the US-dominated labourunions in Canada. She campaignedfor pay equity for women and wasactive in the Fédération des femmes duQuébec. She fought for abortion ona heretic and harassed by PremierMaurice Duplessis because hebelieved her to be a communist. Shewas arrested five times and convictedof seditious conspiracy in 1948, butacquitted. In her 80s, she marchedwith 60,000 protesters againstthe North American Free TradeAgreement and criticized Westernmilitary involvement in Iraq. McGillhonoured Madeleine with a seminar“I believe young women of all origins and circumstances will, in their own way, continuethe struggle against long-standing injustices, building coalitions with their sisters around theworld and with men who care. They will overcome.”the school. Transferring to Trafalgarto finish her secondary education,she continued her studies at McGill,where she received a Bachelor of Artsin 1940. Madeleine started her careerteaching English to French-speakinggarment workers and worked as asecretary for the Montreal Trades andLabour Council. She helped organizeworkers in six Montreal CottonDominion Textiles mills and tookpart in a strike that led to the firstcollective agreement with the UnitedTextiles Workers of America in 1946.Jean Scrimger Wootton 1936Attended Trafalgar: 1925-1936Military Intelligence - DecoderImagine a Trafite getting involvedin espionage during World War II.That is exactly what Jean ScrimgerWootton did. After graduating fromTrafalgar, Jean found herself livingin England. Her career in Britishintelligence began as a driver for MI6,the espionage division. Jean soonclimbed the ranks at MI6 because shespoke German and French, whichmade her very useful dealing withprisoners of war (POWs). She alsoworked in decoding at Bletchley Park,the site of the United Kingdom’smain decryption establishment,demand and championed the rightsof aboriginal and immigrant women,devoting her life to improving therights of all women. She said, “Ibelieve young women of all originsand circumstances will, in their ownway, continue the struggle againstlong-standing injustices, buildingcoalitions with their sisters around theworld and with men who care. Theywill overcome.” Madeleine facedmany hardships to fight for whatshe believed in. She was denouncedby the Roman Catholic Church asthe Government Code and CypherSchool (GC&CS). The high-levelintelligence produced at BletchleyPark, codenamed Ultra, providedcrucial assistance to the Allied wareffort. Many have speculated thatUltra shortened the war by two tofour years and that the outcome ofthe war would have been uncertainwithout it. Of course, Jean was swornto secrecy. In fact, she could notin her name in 2006 and Concordiaawarded her an honorary doctoratein 2009. Even in her decliningyears, living in a nursing home,she organized her fellow patientsto protest against an all-lights-outat-10-pmrule…and they won! Shedied in March 2012. For her tirelessdedication to and passion for equalrights for all, especially women,Madeleine is one of our 125 Womenof Trafalgar.Source: The Montreal Gazette and TheGlobe and Maildiscuss her involvement with MI6 for25 years after the end of World WarII. Even her family knew absolutelynothing about her dangerous andvery important work until the early1970s. Jean died in 2010. For her“dangerous work in the predominantly male world of espionage”dedication to the war effort anddangerous work in the predominantlymale world of espionage, Jean is oneof our 125 Women of Trafalgar.Thanks to Jean’s cousin, Faith Feindel ‘37and sister Charlotte Corbett-Thompson ‘42for their assistance with this article.Valerie Sims 1948Attended Trafalgar: 1943-1948Education: BA (Economics), Sir George Williams University; MSW, McGill UniversitySocial Worker (Immigration/Health & Welfare)“Realizing there was little social research supportingFirst Nations communities, she and local staff…undertook asurvey to assess social needs in the Mohawk communityof Kahnawake near Montreal.”Valerie’s career began as alab technician at MerckPharmaceutical. She thenmoved to the Royal Victoria Hospital’sDepartment of Social Work, earningher BA in night school, majoring ineconomics, before attending theLondon School of Economics. Aspart of her course requirements,she worked for the City of Londonand the Plastic Surgery Hospitalin East Grinstead, Sussex, whereCanadian airmen with burns werebeing treated. Returning to Canada,Valerie completed her MSW atMcGill and moved to Ottawa towork in the Department of Labour’sVocational Rehabilitation Program,helping people overcome disabilitiesand return to or enter the workforce. A change in direction tookValerie to the research branch of theDepartment of Labour and then tothe Department of Immigration. AsDirector General of one of the newbranches, she visited many CanadianImmigration departments in Canadaand abroad. She joined the CanadianCouncil on Social Developmentas Acting Executive Director andcombined her experience in socialwork, administration and researchfrom a community perspective. Sheretired from government but stayedon the Council. Realizing there waslittle social research supportingFirst Nations communities, she andlocal staff, with financial assistancefrom the Canadian Department ofHealth and Welfare, undertook asurvey to assess social needs in theMohawk community of Kahnawakenear Montreal, which helped thecommunity develop its social services.After retiring from the Council, Valeriecontinued to do social research forFirst Nations communities with otherconsultants. For her exceptional workwith Canada’s immigration programand on the Canadian Council onSocial Development combining socialwork, administration and research,particularly in support of First Nationscommunities, Valerie has been chosenone of our 125 Women of Trafalgar.125 Women of Trafalgar | 41

Sherry Daws-Knowles Richardson 1953Attended Trafalgar: 1949-1953Education: Royal Canadian NavyNaval CommanderSherry joined the CanadianNavy soon after graduatingfrom Trafalgar and trained asan aviation electronics technicianat HMCS Stadacona. She, a Wren(WRN – Women’s Royal NavalService) and six sailors were theonly ones to complete the coursesuccessfully (out of 50). She was thendrafted to VU32 Squadron, HMCSShearwater, and commissioned intothe Canadian Intelligence Corps in1962. Until her retirement in 1999,her work in the Corps includedrecruit training, language and seatraining, and administrative duties,including emergency planning. Sheachieved the rank of LieutenantCommander and was appointedcommanding officer of the CorvetteHMCS Sackville. At the end ofthe twentieth century, Sherry“Naval Officers Association of Canada Gold Medal”Richardson was still the only womanto have commanded a ship in theCanadian Navy. Her devotion tothe Navy was also reflected in herrelated interests, contributions andawards: Captain of the ShearwaterRifle Team (1956-1961); MaritimeCommanders (“Bravo Zulu” Award);Canadian Director and Secretary ofthe International Historic Naval ShipsS e r v i c eAssociation. Presented with severalhigh-profile awards over her career,Sherry is proudest of the NavalOfficers Association of Canada GoldMedal (2010), awarded by consensusof a national committee. Sherryalso excelled as a curler, skippingrinks in Canadian and internationalchampionships. She served withScouts Canada and continues aspast president and service officerof the Royal Canadian Legion. Shealso volunteers with the Camp HillVeterans Hospital. And apparentlythe sky’s the limit: Sherry earned apilot’s license in 2010 and is now“busily upgrading” to a private pilot’slicense. For single-minded devotionto service in and contributions to theCanadian Navy, for the wide range ofher other interests and for constantlysailing on to new horizons, Sherryhas been chosen as one of our 125Women of Trafalgar.Historical Note “The Navy was the last branch of the Canadian armed forces to accept women as recruits. The Women’sRoyal Canadian Naval Service was not established until July 1942, much later than the Women’s Royal Naval Service in Britain(also known as ‘Wrens’). Canada’s Admiralty was slow to see the importance of bringing women into the RCN. However, bythe end of the Second World War, there were more than 6000 regular personnel and officers in the WRCNS.Source: navalandmilitarymuseum.orgJoan Dickison Foster 1964Attended Trafalgar: 1960-1964Education: BNursing, University of New BrunswickNurse/Community VolunteerJoan has always been deeplyconcerned about the welfare ofothers. Perhaps that’s why shechose to pursue nursing as a career.Joan enjoyed a long nursing careerat the Montreal General Hospital,working her way up from staffnurse to head nurse. She has alsodone community nursing with theCLSC of NDG/Montreal West. Hercommitment to others has includedactive involvement with the GirlGuides. Her hard work and dedicationCarolyn North Warden 1975Attended Trafalgar: 1970-1975Education: BA (Religion), Concordia UniversitySpecial Needs AdvocateCarolyn North Warden is thefounder and CEO of theAsperger Parent Network(APN) of Arizona, a non-profitorganization dedicated to supportingfamilies with children or teens whohave Asperger’s Syndrome or autismspectrum disorder. The organizationprovides a wealth of services,including seminars, workshops andmonthly meetings, education andemotional support, as well as onlineassistance through its website. Ithas been a resource to over 6,000families since it was founded in 2003.Carolyn has also served as an autismconsultant and lecturer at Arizonahave not gone unnoticed – in 1999,she was awarded the Girl Guides ofCanada Silver Merit Award. She hasalso been active in the Montreal Westcommunity, including the MontrealWest United Church. In 2003, Joanwas recognized at one of the highestlevels possible by being awardedthe Governor General’s CaringCanadian Award for her volunteerservice to communities. In 2012Joan received the Rotary CommunityService Award. She advises youngwomen to “pause and take care ofyour soul. Don’t be so busy that youneglect your soul. Build relationships“Silver Merit Award, Girl Guides of Canada in 1999 andthe Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award in 2003”“Founder and CEO ofthe Asperger Parent Networkof Arizona”State University’s College of PublicPolicy and produced a documentaryfilm, “Asperger Syndrome: FromSurviving to Thriving.” She is especiallyproud of entering the film in theSundance Film Festival Competition.The initiative for her efforts camefrom her own experiences withher now-grown son, who is in fact“surviving and thriving.” The road tohis success posed challenges for hisparents, and along the way Carolynrealized that many other parentsthat support you.” For her ongoingcommunity service, her altruisticnature and her sound advice, Joan isone of our 125 Women of Trafalgar.had similar needs. That recognitionled to the founding of APN. She hasbeen rewarded not only by her son’sachievements but also by recognitionfrom the community. In 2003, theCity of Phoenix, Arizona, awardedher the Don Aldrich Advocacy Award;in 2004, the Scottsdale, Arizona,Lion’s Club gave her an AppreciationAward; in 2008, she earned theCoulter Video Spirit of SupportAward; and in 2009, the AutismSociety of America recognized herwith its Outstanding ContributionsAward. Life put meaningfulchallenges in front of her and she said“yes.” For her resourcefulness, caringand dedication in helping those whostruggle with Asperger’s Syndrome,Carolyn is one of our 125 Women ofTrafalgar.42 | 125 Women of Trafalgar

S e r v i c eAnne Wood 1976Attended Trafalgar: 1972-1976; Distinguished Alumna Award Recipient 2008Education: BA (Economics), Carleton University; BS (Biology), University of Ottawa; MHSc (Health Administration), University of TorontoInternational Aid WorkerAnne Wood has had twocareers, starting with a“respectable” career inhealth-care management, in somerespects a prelude to the second.Anne is a humanitarian who hasspent the past 20 years providing lifesupport in what she terms “’complexemergencies,’ i.e. countriescharacterized by continued conflict,insecurity and the displacementof people.” She has served ascoordinator and/or director withinternational aid organizations thatinclude CARE, OXFAM, and Merlin(UK), as well as UN agencies suchas the World Health Organization,the Office for Coordination ofHumanitarian Assistance and UnitedNations Mission in Sudan. She hasmanaged refugee camps, distributedemergency supplies, provided neededhealth care, monitored electionsand human rights, and much more.“she led an OXFAM team to deliver a six-month supply of food to300,000 people in Afghanistan’s central highlands”She has done all this in devastatinghuman situations in countries suchas Afghanistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka,Burundi and Libya. Most recently,Anne served as Country Director forOXFAM in Chad and for Merlin inLibya. Her proudest moment, shesays, came during a drought in 2000,when she led an OXFAM team todeliver a six-month supply of foodto 300,000 people in Afghanistan’scentral highlands, without which“tens of thousands more would havedied.” In her time off, Anne travels,and that, too, shows her mettle. Sheis a solo traveller who prefers publictransportation and finds comfort ina hammock strung up in the boilerroom of a ferry boat. A recent tripfollowed the White Nile River by riverbarge, bus, train, ferry, etc., fromUganda through Sudan to Egypt. Sheis also a published adventure travelwriter. Anne advises young women,“Stop tweeting. Listen to/see theworld. Dare to dream and do theunexpected.” For daring to listen toand see the world with compassionand committing her life to alleviatinghuman misery, Anne is one of our125 Women of Trafalgar.Sheryl Ludwick Stotland 1985Attended Trafalgar: 1980-1985Education: BA, MSW: McGill UniversityVolunteer/Advocate/PhilanthropistOn graduation, Sheryldeveloped a project to helpbring about awareness ofelder abuse in Montreal. Twentyyears later, she realized that moregood could be done. At her class’sAnne Tinsley and Stephanie Zelman)decided to work together and makea difference. “Since we shared amutually positive experience withour all-girl education at Trafalgar, wedecided to raise money to supportgirls through their education andco-founded Forgirlsake.” Since 2007,Forgirlsake has helped to send girlsPeru that taught the textile traditionsof a remote village to a group of 30girls. This year they are partneringwith the UN Refugee Agency, theKakuma Project, and the Traf Trek toKilimanjaro to help girls attend highschool in Kenya. Sheryl, a mother offour, is also active in her children’sschools and sits on the board of theNew London Barn Playhouse. Shehas chaired the planning committee“Since we shared a mutually positive experience with our all-girl education at Trafalgar, wedecided to raise money to support girls through their education and co-founded Forgirlsake.”20-year reunion, she and some ofher classmates (Patrizia Cappelli,Leslie Kaufman, Linda Kessler, AndreaMandel-Campbell, Michele Mani,Jessica Mosher, Christina Nacos,Vivian Sallai, Shaune Thompson,in Uganda and Kenya to secondaryschool and partnered with NurturingMinds to support a girls’ school inTanzania, raising funds for a solarpoweredcomputer lab. Last year, thegroup worked to fund a course infor the Radford C. Tanzer MedicalSymposium for the past 10 years. Forher contributions to Forgirlsake andher community involvement, Sherylhas been chosen one of our 125Women of Trafalgar.Stephanie Zelman 1985Attended Trafalgar: 1983-1985Education: BA, MA: McGill University; BFA Parsons School of DesignGraphic Designer/Advocate/PhilanthropistStephanie Zelman is an awardwinningdesigner and principaland creative director at UturnDesign, based in Boston. Her careerin advertising began in Japan withthe Koyosha Printing Companyand included stints with Ogilvyand Mather in Montreal, Ingallsdecided to raise funds to supportgirls’ education, gathering smalldonations from many people. Theyestablished Forgirlsake, an umbrellaorganization of grassroots groupswho are responsible for raisingfunds from a fairly large circle ofwomen. By coming together througha way to post information abouteach project. The organizationhas no overhead. Since 2007,Forgirlsake has raised funds to send16 Ugandan village girls to highschool, helped establish a highschool library in Kenya, helped funda solar-powered computer lab in“...established Forgirlsake, an umbrella organization of grassroots groups who are responsiblefor raising funds from a fairly large circle of women.”Advertising, and Go fish! Design inBoston. She taught graphic designand advertising at the Art Instituteof Boston and MassachusettsCollege of Art for 10 years. In 2005,Stephanie and a group of friendsfrom Trafalgar planned a reunionand realized they could accomplisha lot more as a group. TheyForgirlsake, women can make theirown individual contributions whileleveraging the support of a largerumbrella organization to decidehow their money will be spent. Eachmember collects about $400 in$20 increments towards a project.A website supported by Stephanieconnects the women and providesTanzania and helped village girlsin Peru to attend secondary schooland teach traditional weaving. Intotal, Forgirlsake has directed some$40,000 to various projects to benefityoung women around the world. Forher vision and support of Forgirlsake,Stephanie has been chosen one ofour 125 Women of Trafalgar.125 Women of Trafalgar | 43

Lisa Campeau-Fenzel 1986Attended Trafalgar: 1982-1986Education: BA (Political Science), University of British Columbia;MA (Public Administration), Harvard University, Kennedy School of GovernmentInternational Relief CoordinatorLisa Campeau-Fenzel workedfor 18 years in post-conflictresolution, internationaldevelopment and disaster responseand disaster management programsaround the world, working for suchorganizations as the World Bank,the United Nations (UNHCR andWFP), the Canadian InternationalDevelopment Agency and otherNGOs. She was a representative andspokesperson for the United NationsWorld Food Program during the crisisin southern Sudan in the early 1990s.One of her proudest moments wasreturning recently to southern Sudanand being immediately recognizedby a Sudanese official for UNICEFwhose parents worked with her 15years previously…she had nevermet him before. Lisa worked inMozambique in the late 1990s, andfrom 1999 to 2003 was involvedin reconstruction projects in EastTimor. She organized logistics for the“received the World BankPresident’s Award for Excellence”1999 World Bank Joint AssessmentMission in East Timor, where a varietyof political factions were competingfor dominance in a post-conflictsituation. The mission completed aclean-up program in Dili, employinglocal workers and involving themin project management, helping tocurb community unrest. Lisa wasrecognized several times for herS e r v i c ework in East Timor and receivedthe World Bank President’s Awardfor Excellence (2003). From 2007to 2010, Lisa was involved insupporting United States troops andthe families of troops deployed toAfghanistan. She is the recipient of anOutstanding Community VolunteerAward (2007), an Airborne BrigadeAward for Excellence for supportto military families in Vicenza, Italy(2008), and an Outstanding CivilianService Medal (2010) awarded bythe Department of the Army at FortBliss, Texas. In 2002, Lisa addressedthe Trafalgar community at theannual Trafalgar Ross Lecture. Forher inspiring career in internationaldevelopment and reconstruction, Lisais one of our 125 Women of Trafalgar.Traf History LessonGirls for the CureTrafalgar initiated the Girls for the Cure walk in 1995 (under the leadership of then Director of Studies Jane Wightman and Head Girl Tyler Ball) and remains proud of ourcontribution to cancer awareness and treatment. Read more from the St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation website:“Launched in 1995, Girls for the Cure brings together over 2,300 students from Miss Edgar’s and Miss Cramp’s School (ECS), Queen of Angels Academy (QAA), SacredHeart School of Montreal, The Study, Trafalgar School for Girls and Villa Maria who walk five kilometres from their participating school campuses to the summit ofMount Royal (Chalet du Mont-Royal). The students work tirelessly to gather pledges from family, friends and neighbours in the hopes of finding a cure for women-relatedcancers. This event raises money for cancer treatments and services, as well as heightens the awareness of the toll this disease takes on the health and wellness of womenin our community. Funds are directed to the Community Cancer Care Centre at St. Mary’s Hospital Center. To date, this event has raised almost $2 million. In the past 17years, the Girls for the Cure have walked over a quarter of a million kilometres. And they will keep walking until they find a CURE. They are Girls for the CURE.GFC Student ScholarshipThe GFC Student Scholarship Program was launched in 2010 to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the event. This Scholarship offers the young women of theparticipating schools an opportunity to develop projects focused on philanthropy, volunteerism and education. Taking action and making a difference in theircommunities are at the very essence of Girls for the Cure. St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation is pleased to support the passion, drive and dedication of today’s young womenthrough this student scholarship. Source: www.stmaryshospitalfoundation.ca44 | 125 Women of Trafalgar

Wo m e n to Wa t c hWomen to WatchNaila Ramji 2002Attended Trafalgar: 1997-2002Education: BA cum laude (History and Science), Harvard University; MDCM, McGill University (expected)Field: Medicine/WriterNaila Ramji expects to receiveher MDCM from McGillUniversity in 2012 and willthen start her residency at MemorialUniversity in Newfoundland. On heracademic and personal journey, shehas merged her two primary interests– medicine and writing. This year, TheCanadian Medical Association Journalpublished her creative article Throwninto the Rose, about the medicalstudent’s clinical and emotionalexperience. In 2010 the CMAJpublished her article Light on theWards, another creative piece inspiredby her first exposure to palliative careas a first-year medical student. Havingthe opportunity to publish creative,reflective writing in the CMAJ hasallowed Naila to engage with a wideraudience, sharing human experiencesand important concerns for patientsand doctors-in-training. Her awardsand prizes include an Anton SegalFellowship at Harvard for purposefultravel abroad for eight weeks withthe intention of writing about the“awards and prizes includean Anton Segal Fellowshipat Harvard”experience. She travelled to andaround Turkey as field research for anovel, still in progress. At Harvard,Naila was Assistant Executive Editorand writer for the university’s Diversityand Distinction magazine. She wrotearticles and news briefs on social andcultural issues. Naila reaches out toothers in tangible ways off the writtenpage. She’s been a volunteer forProject Genesis, McGill’s CommunityHealth Alliance Project, anopportunity for medical students toengage with local organizations andhelp provide services to empowerimmigrants, refugees and peoplewith disabilities or low incomes. AsTeaching Coordinator of Harvard’sExperiMentors, Naila co-ordinatedteacher volunteers in Cambridgepublic schools. She also taughtscience to first-graders, fosteringenthusiasm, arousing curiosity andpromoting critical thinking. Nailareceived the Governor General’s andGovernor’s medals at Trafalgar whenshe graduated in 2002. For her desireto make a difference as a physicianand for her love of the written word,Naila has been chosen one of our 125Women of Trafalgar.Lisa LeRoy 2003Attended Trafalgar: 1998-2003Education: MSc (Human Rights), London School of Economics and Political Science; BSocSc Honours/Magna cum laude(International Development and Globalization), University of Ottawa; BCL/LLB, McGill University (expected)Field: Law/Human RightsLisa LeRoy is dedicated toimproving the lives of childrenaround the world. She iscurrently adding to the academicachievements that will furtherher efforts in human rights andinternational development. Sheexpects to graduate with a BCL/LLB from McGill University in 2012after a fall exchange at the Écolede droit de la Sorbonne (UniversitéParis 1). Winner of a CommonwealthScholarship in 2009 and a Top 20Under 20 award for leadership,achievement and innovation inCanada in 2004, Lisa was founderand leader of the Cedar Park Youthin Action Group of Free the Children,which raised over $30,000 to builda well at a primary school in SierraLeone. Lisa has worked as a resourcecoordinator for UNICEF at theUniversity of Ottawa, a speaker for“Top 20 Under 20 award for leadership, achievementand innovation in Canada”the Free the Children InternationalSpeakers’ Bureau and a volunteerteaching children numeracy andliteracy in Senegal, Ecuador andTanzania. She has worked as asummer student and intern invarious branches of the law. In 2010,Lisa reviewed case law related toyoung offenders and researchedlegal questions at the CanadianDepartment of Justice, as well asanalyzing good practices in juvenilejustice and European guidelines forconsistency with the Youth CriminalJustice Act. In a 2007 internshipwith the International Bureau forChildren’s Rights, she researchedbest practices in response to childtrafficking internationally. She hasbeen a clerk of the Youth Court,Court of Quebec, summarizing filesfor the judge in preparation for court,and as an intern with Project Genesisadvocating on behalf of clientswith welfare and other governmentagencies. For her dedication tochildren’s rights and her willingnessto speak for others who cannotalways speak for themselves, Lisa hasbeen chosen one of our 125 Womenof Trafalgar.Lisa Nobel 2003Attended Trafalgar: 1998-2003Education: MS (Epidemiology), McGill University; MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School (expected)Field: Medicine/ScienceLisa is currently in the Clinical& Population Health Research(CPHR) doctoral programat the University of MassachusettsMedical School. The program enrolls19 PhD students and six MD/PhDstudents selecting four to six newstudents each year. Lisa was oneof four accepted in 2011, the firstCanadian to be accepted to theprogram, which gives students “theopportunity to pursue epidemiology,clinical trials, and health servicesresearch as their doctoral work.” As afirst-year medical school student, Lisasought out UMMS for the availabilityof the clinical research track aftercompleting an MS in epidemiologyat McGill University. Lisa notes:“A physician scientist in clinicalresearch is able to direct researchto emphasize clinical relevance andto therefore enlarge the impact onthe health of individuals and entirepopulations.” She says that she isdrawn to epidemiological research“the first Canadian to beaccepted to the program”“because of its potentially immenseimpact on the health of both largenumbers and broad spectrums ofpeople.” For breaking ground southof the border in an exciting field andpursuing a field that can improve thelives of a wide range of people andpopulations, Lisa is one of our 125Women of Trafalgar.125 Women of Trafalgar | 45

Kierstin Lundell-Smith 2007Attended Trafalgar: 2002-2007Education: BA (Philosophy major, Asian Studies minor), Princeton University (expected)Field: LawKierstin Lundell-Smith enterslaw school at McGill in thefall of 2012, armed withconsiderable experience in debating,a critical skill for a lawyer. A topdebater, she was a member of theCanadian Debate team in 2006-2007. The team won the EuropeanSchools Debating Championship inStuttgart in 2006 and advanced tothe semi-final round of the WorldSchools Debating Championship in2007. Kiersten says that her years atTrafalgar taught her new skills andto take risks. She says that she wouldnever have applied to Princeton ifit had not been for the supportiveatmosphere at Trafalgar, and sheprobably would not have thoughtabout studying law without thedebating she did in high school.Kierstin went on to the pre-universityprogram at Lower Canada Collegeand won prizes in Economics,Wo m e n to Wa t c h“member of the CanadianDebate team”English Literature, Psychology andPhilosophy, as well as the Dr. PaulBennett Award of Excellence forgraduating with the highest average.She considers her senior thesis hercrowning achievement. For heracademic achievement, her abilitiesas a debater and her openness to risktaking,Kierstin has been chosen asone of our 125 Women of Trafalgar.Kimberley (Kim) Fortin 2008Attended Trafalgar: 2003-2008Education: DEC (Honors Social Sciences), International Studies Certificate: John Abbott College; BA, McGill University (expected)Field: International Studies/Community ServiceKim is pursuing a BA inInternational DevelopmentStudies and African Studies atMcGill University. Her involvementwith international developmentbegan in 2003 with the Cedar ParkYouth in Action Group of Free theChildren, a group she’s still activecompound with 32 other participantsbetween the ages of 13 and theirlate twenties. They helped buildtwo classrooms, cleared land for acommunity garden and experiencedlocal culture to learn ways toimplement sustainable developmentprojects. Kim joined Operationmouth campaign that raised moneyto complete the mechanization ofa borehole to provide clean waterfor the community of Larabanga,Ghana. The group is currently raisingfunds to construct a new classroom.Kim has been recognized for hercontributions and dedication to“She’s a three-time Duke of Edinburgh Award winner – bronze, silver and gold – and receivedan Honourable Mention for the Terry Fox Humanitarian Award in 2010”with. While at Traf, Kim took partin a two-week humanitarian trip tothe Dominican Republic. The grouphelped build the walls of a classroom,made desks, painted and drewmurals, and cleared land to makespace for a playground. In 2010,Kim spent three weeks in Kenya ona similar mission, living in a groupCrossroads Africa on a seven-weekhumanitarian trip in 2011. She taughta grade one class at a local school,helped build a one-acre communitygarden and lived in a Ghanaianfamily compound. On her returnfrom Ghana, she started the Water IsLife/Passion for Change Campaign,an online (Facebook) and word-of-improving lives elsewhere. She’s athree-time Duke of Edinburgh Awardwinner – bronze, silver and gold –and received an Honourable Mentionfor the Terry Fox Humanitarian Awardin 2010. For her dedication to givingto others and to community service,Kim has been chosen as one of our125 Women of Trafalgar.Victoria (Tori) Schouela 2009Attended Trafalgar: 2004-2009Education: DEC Dawson College; BSc (Rehabilitation Science), McGill University (expected)Field: Physical Therapy/Community ServiceBefore she even graduated fromhigh school, Tori Schouela hadbuilt an entire school herself.She co-organized and ran a fundraiserin 2008 that collected enough moneyto build a school through Free theChildren. That was her proudestmoment among many. Now studyingphysical therapy at McGill University,Tori continues to work for the lessprivileged. In 2010, she co-organizeda photography exhibit and benefitconcert, Fight the Bite, for a projectdesigned to raise awareness of thesocial climate in Uganda and topromote health care at a children’shome in Gulu, Uganda. It raised$4,000. Tori has also volunteered atthe Livingstone Lion RehabilitationReserve in Zambia and helped builda secondary school in Kenya withFree the Children, the group for“Before she even graduated fromhigh school, Tori Schouela hadbuilt an entire school herself.”which she helped raise $8,500. AtTraf, she was an award-winningstudent and athlete: Juvenile TouchFootball MVP (2008, 2009); SeniorMost Sportsmanlike Award (2007);Janette C. Doupe Medal (2009)for bringing honour to the schoolfor an outstanding achievement;Lieutenant-Governor Award; and theDuke of Edinburgh Bronze Medal.Not surprisingly, Tori twice receivedthe Community Service Certificate ofRecognition. At Dawson College shewas named Track and Field Club MVP(2010, 2011). She has also been avolunteer with St. John’s Ambulancesince 2009. For her interest in thewelfare of others less fortunate andher willingness to do somethingabout it, Tori has been chosen one ofour 125 Women of Trafalgar.46 | 125 Women of Trafalgar

Wo m e n to Wa t c hKatherine Wagner 2009Attended Trafalgar: 2005-2009Education: DEC (Arts and Science), Marianopolis College; BA Joint Honours (Accounting, Economics) (expected)Field: Accounting/Economics/EnvironmentKatherine Wagner is anaward-winning studentwith an impressive list ofachievements and honours. Whileat Trafalgar, she received eightawards, including two GovernorGeneral’s Awards for the highestcumulative academic average andthe highest graduating average. Sheentered McGill after graduating fromMarianapolis College with multipleawards for academic achievement,including another Governor General’sAward, a Grace Fairley scholarship forscholastic achievement of a studententering McGill and the Women’sAssociate Scholarship, a major McGillentrance scholarship that providesfull tuition. She is currently at McGillpursuing a BA with Joint Honoursin Accounting and Economics,with a minor in Environment. Asan undergraduate, she is researchassistant in a joint project of theMcGill Institute for Health andSocial Policy and the McGill Schoolof Environment. Katherine is also a“Recipient of a Grace Fairleyscholarship for scholasticachievement of a studententering McGill and theWomen’s Associate Scholarship,a major McGill entrancescholarship”member of the Executive Committeeof the Sierra Youth Coalition,contributing to the strategic planand policies, hiring employees andwriting and revising the annualbudget. In 2010, Katherine wasproject leader at the Shad ValleyInternational program. During amonth-long engineering camp atUniversité Laval in Quebec City, thegroup designed a bio-filter to removetrace pharmaceutical residue fromwater using bio-mimicry. The projectplaced first for best website and thirdfor scientific principles. In 2008,Katherine and her Traf team-matesrepresented Canada in Italy at theWorld School Conference, three of60 students from 20 countries. Theydebated food safety and the currentworld food crisis. In her spare time,Katherine is a swimming teacher, acreative writer and is active in theenvironmental community. For herpassion for the environment anddedication to academic excellence,Katherine has been chosen one of our125 Women of Trafalgar.Jenna Omassi 2010Attended Trafalgar: 2005-2010Education: Double DEC (Arts and Sciences), Marianopolis College; BA (International Relations and Religious Studies) (expected),University of British Columbia (expected)earned “the Girls for the Cure Scholarship, of which she is most proud, because she knowsthat something she has worked hard for is having a direct impact on someone’s life”In Jenna Omassi’s final yearat Trafalgar, she was HeadGirl, already showing theleadership skills that make her aWoman to Watch. The same year,she earned the Duke of EdinburghAward. At graduation, she took theMcGill Science Prize, the TrafalgarSchool Governor’s Medal and theTrafalgar Cup. Named senior mostsportsmanlike athlete in 2007 and2008, Jenna went on to organize asoccer training camp for coaches inKhayelitsha, South Africa, throughFreeway Football, a grassrootsorganization in Cape Town. Shealso organized a soccer equipmentdrive and collected over 200 piecesof equipment that she transportedto Khayelitsha. This initiative leadher to earn the Girls for the CureScholarship, of which she is mostproud, because she knows thatsomething she has worked hardfor is having a direct impact onsomeone’s life. Jenna is often back atTraf as a math and science tutor forcurrent Trafalgar girls. As Presidentof the Marianapolis Model UnitedNations she has attended manyconferences. At the World ModelUnited Nations Conference in 2012in Vancouver, Jenna won an awardfor her performance as United ArabEmirates. She was active as an actorand director in the MarianapolisTheatre Company, and was also amember of the Glee Club. At hergraduation from Marianopolis, Jennawas recognized with the LieutenantGovernor’s Award and the DouglasHowes Student Life Award. Jennais currently studying XXXX at theUniversity of British Columbia. Jenna’snot sure where her path will lead herin the next few years, but her journeyso far shows such promise that shehas been chosen one of our 125Women of Trafalgar.The Grace Fairley Scholarship, McGill University: Trafalgar graduates may be interested in applying for this $1,500entrance scholarship founded by friends and former pupils of Miss Grace Fairley, long-time head of the Trafalgar Institute andthe school’s first principal. Source: www.mcgill.ca/studentaid/scholarships/prospective/list/125 Women of Trafalgar | 47

Scholars and Explorers 2012 by CategoryI n d e xEARLY YEARSBaker, Effie (1890)Botterell Redpath, Florence, 1892Caverhill, Marjorie, 1907Dobell, Ethel (1890)Drummond Henderson, Helen, 1919Mackay Wilson, Cairine, 1902Mitchell, Katherine (Katie), 1892Ross, Aileen, 1920Stevenson Fleming, Ruth, 1909Trenholme Cole, Florence, 1892ARTSByers Fergusson, Anne, 1929Cash, Katherine, 1970Chalmers MacLeod, Hilary, 1966Charest, Susan, 1973Churchill Harter, Caryl, 1955Dumoulin, Natalie (Nat), 1984Gilsig, Jessalyn, 1988Goodman, Joanna, 1986Heming, Aileen (Ronne), 1960Huber, Karina, 1990Johnston, Sara, 1989Lambert, Ann, 1974Losconzi Landauer, Laura, 1987Mandel-Campbell, Andrea, 1985McCullough Snowdon, Julia, 1996Montour (Perrault), Tara-Louise, 1988Moroz, Jennifer, 1990Narahashi, Yoko, 1964Nash, Joanna (Joey), 1966Nayar, Anjali, 1997Ohlin, Alix, 1988Pasold, Lisa, 1985Tam, Karen, 1995Taylor, Carolyn, 1990Vasil, Adria, 1993Weitzman, Ilana, 1992Weldon Masella, Dorothy, 1946ATHLETICSBurden Read, Dorothy (D), 1943Burke, Shaunna, 1993Foster, Jody, 1980Johnson Ogilvie, Sally, 1964Kay, Joanne, 1988Lang Little, Elisabeth (Elsie) (Bunny), 1928Mingie Binmore, Joan, 1947Sorby, Sunniva, 1978Staniforth, Lindsay, 1992Whittall, Edith (Beth), 1953Wurtele Eaves, Isabelle (Rhoda), 1940Wurtele Gillis, Grace (Rhona), 1940BUSINESSCooper, Hannah, 1996Ferguson Burrows, Cathy, 1975Hughes Anthony, Nancy, 1966Lewis, Janet, 1976Pepper, Tricia, 1987Risk Kingsmill, Stephani, 1983Shanks, Maila, 1974Wilson Close, Patricia (Pat), 1960EDUCATIONBedford-Jones, Muriel, 1922Begor Lancashire, Anne, 1958Gulrajani, Nilima, 1995Irwin Simser, Judith, 1958Law, Vivien, 1971MacSporran, Maysie, 1922Reid Smith, Allana, 1939Waters, Gloria, 1970HEALTH AND MEDICINEArtola Cox, Leticia (Letty), 1948Devey, Jennifer, 1980Francoeur, Maeve, 2001Gupta, Rina, 1987Hall, Philippa (Pippa), 1969Hassan, Saima, 1995Henderson, Mary Jane (MJ), 1967Klinkhoff-Thompson, Alice, 1968McGregor Price, Margaret, 1968Mitham DeJong, Mary, 1943Price Sparling, Sydney, 1958Reich, Heather, 1990Ross May, Gertrude (Elaine), 1941Rubbra Carlyle Crowell, Marion Joyce, 1953Simons, Ruth, 1975LAWBeaubien, Chantal, 1994Echenberg, Lynne, 1989Greenspoon, Julie, 1994Holland, Caroline (Carol), 1963leMaistre, Janice, 1984Pilgrim, Jill, 1975Quaid, Jennifer, 1987RELIGIONBerkowitz, Miriam, (Carey Knight), 1987SCIENCEBall, Tyler, 1996Blaikie, Krystyne, 1990Burt, Forrest, 1935Chughtai, Naila, 1981Devroye, Natasha, 1997Fairservice Berman, Donna, 1972Howard Rollerston, Alma, 1930Johanssen Turnham, Alice, 1930Leblanc-Ross Allen, Diana, 1982Marcel, Valerie, 1987Reich, Rebecca, 1994Sheppard, Lola, 1988Turcotte. Lorraine, 1976Warnatzsch, Erika, 2003SERVICEBouchard, Cécile, 1925Campeau-Fenzel, Lisa, 1986Crabtree Davidson, Dorothy, 1928Daws-Knowles Richardson, Sherry, 1953Dickison Foster, Joan, 1964Fairie Falkner, Georgina Eloise (Bunny), 1930Kydd Brown, Mary (Winnifred), 1919Ludwick Stotland, Sheryl, 1985North Warden, Carolyn, 1975Pacaud, Lucille (Lou), 1925Parent, Madeleine, 1936Scrimger Wootton, Jean, 1936Sims, Valerie, 1948Wood, Anne, 1976Zelman, Stephanie, 1985WOMEN TO WATCHFortin, Kimberley (Kim), 2008LeRoy, Lisa, 2003Lundell-Smith, Kierstin, 2007Nobel, Lisa, 2003Omassi, Jenna, 2010Ramji, Naila, 2002Schouela, Victoria (Tori), 2009Wagner, Katherine, 2009Scholars and Explorers 2012 by NameArtola Cox, Leticia (Letty), 1948Baker, Effie (1890)Ball, Tyler, 1996Beaubien, Chantal, 1994Bedford-Jones, Muriel, 1922Begor Lancashire, Anne, 1958Berkowitz, Miriam, (Carey Knight), 1987Blaikie, Krystyne, 1990Botterell Redpath, Florence, 1892Bouchard, Cécile, 1925Burden Read, Dorothy (D), 1943Burke, Shaunna, 1993Burt, Forrest, 1935Byers Fergusson, Anne, 1929Campeau-Fenzel, Lisa, 1986Cash, Katherine, 1970Caverhill, Marjorie, 1907Chalmers MacLeod, Hilary, 1966Charest, Susan, 1973Chughtai, Naila, 1981Churchill Harter, Caryl, 1955Cooper, Hannah, 1996Crabtree Davidson, Dorothy, 1928Daws-Knowles Richardson, Sherry, 1953Devey, Jennifer, 1980Devroye, Natasha, 1997Dickison Foster, Joan, 1964Dobell, Ethel (1890)Drummond Henderson, Helen, 1919Dumoulin, Natalie (Nat), 1984Echenberg, Lynne, 1989Fairie Falkner, Georgina Eloise (Bunny), 1930Fairservice Berman, Donna, 1972Ferguson Burrows, Cathy, 1975Fortin, Kimberley (Kim), 2008Foster, Jody, 1980Francoeur, Maeve, 2001Gilsig, Jessalyn, 1988Goodman, Joanna, 1986Greenspoon, Julie, 1994Gulrajani, Nilima, 1995Gupta, Rina, 1987Hall, Philippa (Pippa), 1969Hassan, Saima, 1995Heming, Aileen (Ronne), 1960Henderson, Mary Jane (MJ), 1967Holland, Caroline (Carol), 1963Howard Rollerston, Alma, 1930Huber, Karina, 1990Hughes Anthony, Nancy, 1966Irwin Simser, Judith, 1958Johanssen Turnham, Alice, 1930Johnson Ogilvie, Sally, 1964Johnston, Sara, 1989Kay, Joanne, 1988Klinkhoff-Thompson, Alice, 1968Kydd Brown, Mary (Winnifred), 1919Lambert, Ann, 1974Lang Little, Elisabeth (Elsie) (Bunny), 1928Law, Vivien, 1971Leblanc-Ross Allen, Diana, 1982leMaistre, Janice, 1984LeRoy, Lisa, 2003Lewis, Janet, 1976Losconzi Landauer, Laura, 1987Ludwick Stotland, Sheryl, 1985Lundell-Smith, Kierstin, 2007Mackay Wilson, Cairine, 1902MacSporran, Maysie, 1922Mandel-Campbell, Andrea, 1985Marcel, Valerie, 1987McCullough Snowdon, Julia, 1996McGregor Price, Margaret, 1968Mingie Binmore, Joan, 1947Mitchell, Katherine (Katie), 1892Mitham DeJong, Mary, 1943Montour (Perrault), Tara-Louise, 1988Moroz, Jennifer, 1990Narahashi, Yoko, 1964Nash, Joanna (Joey), 1966Nayar, Anjali, 1997Nobel, Lisa, 2003North Warden, Carolyn, 1975Ohlin, Alix, 1988Omassi, Jenna, 2010Pacaud, Lucille (Lou), 1925Parent, Madeleine, 1936Pasold, Lisa, 1985Pepper, Tricia, 1987Pilgrim, Jill, 1975Price Sparling, Sydney, 1958Quaid, Jennifer, 1987Ramji, Naila, 2002Reich, Heather, 1990Reich, Rebecca, 1994Reid Smith, Allana, 1939Risk Kingsmill, Stephani, 1983Ross, Aileen, 1920Ross May, Gertrude (Elaine), 1941Rubbra Carlyle Crowell, Marion Joyce, 1953Schouela, Victoria (Tori), 2009Scrimger Wootton, Jean, 1936Shanks, Maila, 1974Sheppard, Lola, 1988Simons, Ruth, 1975Sims, Valerie, 1948Sorby, Sunniva, 1978Staniforth, Lindsay, 1992Stevenson Fleming, Ruth, 1909Tam, Karen, 1995Taylor, Carolyn, 1990Trenholme Cole, Florence, 1892Turcotte. Lorraine, 1976Vasil, Adria, 1993Wagner, Katherine, 2009Warnatzsch, Erika, 2003Waters, Gloria, 1970Weitzman, Ilana, 1992Weldon Masella, Dorothy, 1946Whittall, Edith (Beth), 1953Wilson Close, Patricia (Pat), 1960Wood, Anne, 1976Wurtele Eaves, Isabelle (Rhoda), 1940Wurtele Gillis, Grace (Rhona), 1940Zelman, Stephanie, 198548 | 125 Women of Trafalgar

Women of Trafalgar – Scholars and ExplorersLet’s add more names to this impressive list!Review the criteria below and send in your suggestions to Traf’s Advancement Office.Highlights from new stories will be published every fall in The Victory magazine.Update your story or the story of another Old Girl today.Criteria (any one of the following)• She has/had an interesting occupation or skill;• She is/was the first Traf girl or first woman to accomplish a feat;• She has broken ground in her field or in a male-dominated field;• She is an inspiration to others;• She has been recognized or honoured in some way via her employer or community;• She has/had an interesting volunteer involvement;• She has exceeded expectations for her timeDistinguished Alumna AwardAs stories are collected, an Old Girl will be recognized each year asa Trafalgar Distinguished Alumna.Established in 2007, the Distinguished Alumna Award recognizes annually the achievements of a particularlyaccomplished Trafalgar Old Girl, a woman whose career or activities has/havemade a difference in the world and can serve to inspire our students today.Criteria• She is a role model and inspiration to others;• She embodies the courage to break new ground and to reach for her full potential;• She is seen by others to have demonstrated excellence and/or has distinguished herself in her chosen field;• She has made a difference in the lives of others/has contributed to her local or the global community;• She has demonstrated leadership through her vision or acceptance of responsibility.Nominations and SuggestionsDeadline – March 1 of each calendar yearHelp us share more stories.Please contact: Sharon Cozens, Director of Advancement, at (514) 935-2644, #237, cozens@trafalgar.qc.ca.

Mission StatementTrafalgar’s mission is to provide a balanced, superior education in an atmosphere that enables each girl to reachher full potential as a confident young woman capable of meeting life’s challenges and responsibilities.The school’s motto is Spem Successus Alit or “Success Nourishes Hope.”Motivating, Educating and Inspiring Young Women Since 18873495 Simpson StreetMontreal, Quebec H3G 2J7(514) 935-2644www.trafalgar.qc.ca