JACKIE SMILEY

Following graduation I began my post secondary education at UVic. After a year in Victoria, I transferred over to UBC to finish my BA, majoring in English Literature with a minor in Commerce. Following university graduation I took a bit of a break and traveled for five months. I explored Europe solo for two months and then met up with Natalie Gurney to discover Southeast Asia. Upon my return, I continued my employment with a marketing company that I had worked for during two of my university co-op work terms. Over my four years with the company, I worked my way up to the position of Marketing Coordinator for Western Canada, working mainly on Labatt promotional programs. After realizing that there is not a lot of opportunity to advance in marketing in Vancouver, I contemplated a career switch. After a short stint as the BC and AB sales rep for Capezio, I took the plunge, quit my job and completed my real estate licensing course. At the beginning of 2006 I took a position at JJ Barnicke, a commercial real estate firm, in a research role and was subsequently promoted to a broker role about five months ago.
I recently became engaged to my boyfriend of three years, Darren Gwozd, proving that you actually can meet a quality person in a club! We just booked a venue for our 2008 summer wedding and are now starting to plan all the details. We also recently bought a townhouse in Burnaby Heights.
In my free time, when not attending weddings, wedding showers and stagettes (eight weddings last summer and another eight this summer), I enjoy doing the Grouse Grind, snowshoeing, swimming, hiking/walking/running, watching Darren play hockey and traveling.
Jackie.smiley@jjb.com

NATALIE GURNEY

After graduation, I went to UVic for 2 years, and finished up my Psychology degree at UBC. After University, I travelled SE Asia and then went on to live and work in Australia. After travelling and with not much interest in the Psychology field I took a year off to work and eventually I decided to go to BCIT and study Human Resources. After 2 very long and strenuous years I graduated and now work as a Human Resources Advisor for Saputo (Dairyland).

I love my job and I live just off Commercial Drive in a townhouse with my sister. Funnily enough, I am now dating someone that went to PW and graduated a year behind all of us. Justen and I have been going out for 2 years now!

When I’m not working I spend my time biking, working out, cooking, travelling and getting out of the city as often as I can.

BROOKE BALLANTYNE

After graduating from PW, I went straight to UBC and began my Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature. It took me about six years to complete instead of four because I worked and travelled while going to school. I think I've worked for most coffee shops in the Lower Mainland, and also for the Keg, TGI Fridays (dear LORD, we had to wear "pieces of flair" - everything you've seen in Office Space is true), GM Place (got to see concerts and Canuck games for free), the Commodore Ballroom (more concerts for free - the good ones this time), and the Canadian Diabetes Association (I coordinated their "Team Diabetes" marathon program). I travelled around Europe for a month the summer after my first year at UBC, and travelled to Northern Ireland and Amsterdam near the end of my BA.

I decided to continue at UBC to grad school, mostly because I was enjoying being a student, and also because I still wasn't sure what I wanted to do. It was at this time that I met the love of my life, Jeremy, at a mutual friend's birthday party. We moved in together a few months later, and he supported me financially so I could focus on Grad School full time (what a guy!).

I started in the Master's of Library, Archival and Information Studies program with the vague intention of being a Children's Librarian. Over the two years of the program, I moved steadily toward Clinical/Medical Librarianship. I'm now running library services for BC Mental Health and Addiction Services through our two libraries at Riverview Hospital and the Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission, both in Coquitlam, BC.

My man and I live in a highrise in Burnaby with his six-year-old son Kyle on the weekends. We've travelled to Mexico three years in a row now, and on our most recent trip he asked me to marry him.

MARIO SCAGLIONE

After high school I went to Langara College where all I did was hang out with my high school buddy Jeremy Jacobson. At the same time I had 2 jobs and enjoyed making money.J I quickly found out that academics were not going to be my thing.
I kept working trying to find my niche. I did some travelling and then finally found a great job as a sales/technician at a computer repair shop called PC Galore. With a few computer courses and hands on training I learnt that I loved to work with computers/electronics.

In 2004 I finally landed my dream job at Electronic Arts. I started off as a game tester and because of my computer background, I quickly moved into the IT department. I am now working as a Quality Assurance Support Manager in our game testing department.
Along the way my family and I dipped into the Vancouver housing market. We have worked on numerous projects renovating houses. This is something I really enjoy to do with the Fam.

I have been with my girlfriend for 2 years that I met at EA. Her name is Suman and she is the smartest woman I know. She works in IT as a Technician. I know!! A beautiful woman who can fix a computer. J

I have hobbies and a lot of them!! I am still the biggest Canuck fan you will ever meet. Not the bandwagoner’s, but a true fan. I like to play all sports and workout at the gym. Huge movie and music person as well. I also love to play with my 3 nieces and 3 nephews. I can now go shopping for Transformer toys and not feel embarrassed.

HERSHEL FRIMER

Since PW i've been schoolin in UBC, Seattle, Australia and now in Sasktoon. My wife Crystal and I have travelled through 9 W. Euro countries, NZ, Aus, Na'am, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Malaysia to arrive only at questions. Why are we so wealthy in such a poor world? I hope you've all asked yourselves such things, as empathy among the wealthy leads to charity...

I'm a biologist and I'm hoping to become a sort of conservation veterinarian... something that doesn't exist... I'm attempting to conserve the remaining wild world through some knowledge of medicine. If interested... hdf595@mail.usask.ca
Peace,
Hersh

ROBYN EVANS (nee CHADWICK)

I graduated from UBC in May 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature. I spent the next three and a half years managing Special Events (24 Hour Relay for the Kids, Heineken Cup, Orca’s in the City, Time for Children Gala, etc.) for a local children’s charity. After working with the BC Lions Society, I decided to follow my passion, and go back to school… literally. In August 2005, I received my Bachelor of Education, again from UBC. I have been teaching Grade 7 students at Hollyburn Elementary School in West Vancouver ever since.

I met my husband, Andrew in 1998, at the beginning of my second year at UBC. We dated for eight long years, and got married last August in Vancouver. We just bought our first property together and are very happy.

SUSAN HENDERSON (nee EDGAR)

After graduating I spent a year at UBC where I learned that a general arts degree wasn’t for me. I took off and went traveling spending most of my time away in India. I went back to school in 2000, studying nursing at Langara/UVIC. I am presently working at BC Women’s Hospital in Labour and Delivery.

Besides school I got married in April of 2006 to James and we had a baby girl, Gillian Catherine, on February 26, 2007.

MICHAEL CHAN

After graduating from PW in 1997, I have continued with my education in UBC, majoring in Economics with Minor in Commerce. Upon graduating in 2001, I have embarked on my career with Scotiabank and CIBC as a Customer Representative, fulfilling tasks from processing international wire payments to setting up loan and mortgage applications. From there, I have been moving up the ladder to assume the role as a Personal Banker, then as a Business Advisor and as an Acting Manager. I am currently employed as a Performance Measurement Analyst for RBC Dexia Investor’s Services, providing analytics for specialized pensions, endowment funds and asset managers. I am a candidate for the Level II examination for the CFA program and will be writing for the exam for the FRM designation.

I have recently moved to Richmond.

Apart from working and studying, I swim, work out at the gym, play soccer, and practice martial arts. Whenever possible, I try to travel, which has been increasingly difficult due to my busy schedule. I am an enthusiast in learning languages; I am trying to polish up on my French and Mandarin, and have my first go with Korean and Turkish.