Alumni Profiles Top 6

Alumni Spotlight: Flavien Joubert (MES ’03)

Flavien Joubert is currently the Minister for Agriculture, Climate Change & Environment on the small nation island of Seychelles.

Alumni Spotlight: Garrett Seepersad (MSc ’12, PhD ’18)

Garrett Seepersad (MSc ’12, PhD ’18), a research associate at York, emigrated to Canada after completing his undergraduate degree in Geomatics Engineering at the University of The West Indies (UWI), settling in Toronto. He has since completed two advanced degrees at York, and has worked in the trifecta of government, industry, and academia in Europe […]

Alumni Spotlight: Tiffany Richards (BSc ’09)

In 2021 while the COVID-19 vaccine was rolling out across Canada, Dr. Tiffany Richards (BSc ’09) started to notice threads of misinformation about the vaccine all over the internet. As a resident physician in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto , she began spending all her free time online, […]

Alumni Spotlight: Ingrid Pui Yee Chu 朱珮瑿 (BFA ’93)

Ingrid Pui Yee Chu 朱珮瑿 (BFA '93) had always known that she wanted to work in arts and culture. When it was time for her to choose a university, she saw York's multi-disciplinary bachelor of fine arts as the ideal fit for her goals. The program allowed Ingrid to explore both arts administration and her […]

Alumni Spotlight: Mikhaela Gray-Beerman (BA ’14, MEd ’18)

Mikhaela Gray-Beerman (BA '14, MEd '18), one of York’s Top 30 Changemakers Under 30, is an anti-trafficking advocate, researcher, and educator, as well as a non-profit consultant, the work she does is informed by the many inspiring women and girls who have entrusted their stories with her.

Alumni Spotlight: Farah Motani (BES ’14)

Farah Motani (BES '14) is an environmentalist, holistic nutritionist and yoga teacher. She currently resides on the unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Watuth), and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nations of the Coast Salish peoples, also known as the settler lands of Vancouver. The environmental studies alumna combined her many passions and has spent the last […]

Alumni Spotlight: Madeleine Patton (BFA ’16)

When she was 14 years old, alumna Madeleine Patton wrote a story about a young, limping lioness in the wild. TodNow she shares her journey since graduating from York and creating her animated web series My Pride where she explores her bisexual identity.

Alumni Spotlight: Sindiswa Moyo (MPPAL ’20)

Sindiswa Moyo (MPPAL ’20) is the acting Manager and Senior Advisor in the Office of the Chief Planning Officer at Metrolinx, a Crown agency of the Government of Ontario, undertaking the largest transportation investment in Ontario’s history. She was born and raised in Zimbabwe and moved to Canada in December 2008.

Alumni Spotlight: Iman Mohamed (BA ’14)

Iman Mohamed (BA ’14) is a community leader, policy professional and researcher. After graduating from York’s political science program, Iman applied her education to help create positive change and empower vulnerable communities.

Alumni Spotlight: Michelle Jaelin (BFA ’08)

Michelle Jaelin (BFA ’08) is a TV and media registered dietitian, founder, and content creator at nutritionartist.com. The York alumna discusses her early career as an entrepreneur, and how her years as a student at York helped her bridge her love of the arts with nutrition.