List of 14 news stories.

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  Kerrigan Brown '12

  President
  ​Kerrigan graduated from CDS in 2012 as a Lifer​ having been a member of the school community since Grade 1. During high school,​ ​she was an active player on many sports teams​,​ including soccer and rugby. Kerrigan also participated in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award dogsledding and canoe trips building strong relationships with her classmates. After graduation, she went on to attend Wilfrid Laurier University, majoring in Kinesiology and Physical Education, with a minor in Psychology. Her love for teaching brought Kerrigan to Cardiff, Wales to pursue a Bachelor of Education. Kerrigan has since spent time working at the CDS Summer Camp, teaching Junior Phys​.​ Ed​.​ and is currently the Junior School Support Teacher. ​She has a strong passion for staying connected to the CDS community and is honoured to be a part of the Alumni Executive Committee as President. 
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  Kaitlin Georges ’10

  Past President
  Kaitlin has been a part of the Alumni Executive since 2016. She started at CDS in Grade 6 and following graduation went on to complete her BBA degree at Wilfrid Laurier University. She currently works as a Consultant on the Health team at Mercer Canada in Toronto.
  
  Fondest memory:  Playing with the concert band and singing with the choir on the Great Wall of China. The entire trip was amazing, but that moment was definitely the highest point!
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  Martha Goodrow ‘06

  Co-Vice President
  ­­­­­­­­­­­­Martha spent six wonderful years at CDS before she went on to obtain a Kinesiology degree from Western University, and subsequently a Masters degree in Speech Language Pathology from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. Brisbane became home for Martha for seven years, where she started her career as a Speech Language Pathologist and explored the beauty of Australia and the Southern Hemisphere. 
  
  Martha moved back to Ontario in 2019 and has enjoyed reconnecting with family and friends, meeting new people, continuing her career, becoming a member of the CDS Alumni Executive and is especially learning to love all four seasons again!
  
  Fondest memories: winning countless soccer championships with Mr. Lewis and rugby championships with Mr. Sherman as well as the community service trip to Africa.
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  Alex Lukeman Ibrahim '10

  Co-Vice President
  Alex attended CDS for 11 years. He graduated from Carleton with a Bachelor of Law. After graduating, he spent a number of years working for the Toronto Raptors and MLSE. He currently resides in Toronto working as a Solution Specialist for Microsoft.
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  Hayden Brown '14

  Hayden graduated CDS in 2014 as a Lifer, having been a member of the CDS community since Junior Kindergarten. Throughout her time at CDS, she was an active member of the basketball, volleyball and rugby teams. She’s always looked at CDS as a second home.

  
  

  After graduation, she attended the University of Western Ontario for two and a half years, before deciding to take some time off to travel. Upon her return, she started working as an ECA and found her passion towards teaching and working with children. She attended Seneca's Early Childhood Education program and received her diploma in August 2021.

  
  

  Hayden is now attending Guelph-Humber's Early Childhood Studies program. After the completion of this degree, she will receive a Bachelor of Applied Science. Her ultimate dream is to attend teacher’s college and become a Kindergarten teacher.

  
  

  She is so excited to be connected to such an incredible community that has been such a big part of her life, and is honoured to be a new member of the Alumni Executive Committee.
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  David Cooper '01

  David, who most people call Coop, attended CDS for eight “great” years before completing a BA with a minor in professional writing from Brock University and a MSc in Education from Medaille College in Buffalo, NY. Dave writes that he aspires to be as great as the staff at CDS in his current role as an elementary teacher at a private school in Toronto. He and his wife, Christina, live in Toronto with their one-and-a-half year old son, Lincoln. 
  
  Fondest memories: The staff, classes, teams, and all the great trips/events. I always look forward to meeting CDS alumni and hearing their stories. Hope to see you at our next alumni event! Go Dunlap House!
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  Ali Dashti '19

  Ali attended CDS from 2015 to 2019. He graduated from McMaster University in 2024 with a Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences, and is currently enrolled in the Physician Assistant Education Program at McMaster University. 
  
  My fondest CDS memory - giving my Student Council President election speech.
  
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  Mackenzie Dasovic '18

  Mackenzie attended CDS from 2014 to 2018. He graduated from Trent University with a Bachelor of Science, specializing in Forensic Science. He is currently working as a Fraud Analyst at the Royal Bank of Canada.
  
  My fondest CDS memory - winning the CAIS 7s national rugby championship!
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  Vanessa Elefteriadis '19

  Vanessa attended CDS from 2010 to 2019 and is currently studying Industrial Engineering at The University of Toronto. Her plan for the future is to become an Engineering Consultant.

   

  My fondest CDS memory - Playing on the Senior Girls' Tennis team.
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  Ashley Monckton Scholz '99

  Ashley is a member of the Class of 1999. Growing up as a competitive Figure Skater and Golfer, she knew she wanted to surround her day to day life doing what she loved. She graduated from WLU, bought a skating Club in Halton and worked at ScoreGolf Magazine. Both allowed her the opportunity to travel significantly, from viewing Olympic level skaters to catching a ride in Sergio Garcia’s rental car, just to name a few.
  
  

  Shifting lifestyle once kids arrived, she took the plunge into a whole other realm that she never expected to enjoy just as much. In 2010, she started from scratch and moved into the CPG world. She is currently the VP of Sales for Remedy Kombucha and loves every minute of it.
  
  

  Ashley is married to her fabulous husband Maxx, has two tenacious girls (Reese 14 & Mia 12), a fun-loving Border Collie named Gordie, and still LOVES to play golf, strap on the skates and is now competing in IronMan triathlons.
  
  

  She is super excited to be welcomed onto the CDS Alumni Executive and looks forward to all the exciting things that are to come.
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  Colin Noble '08

  Colin is a Certified Professional Accountant, a licensed Pilot, an accomplished Realtor. Colin attended CDS from grades 9 -12. Throughout his time at CDS, he was an active member of the Soccer, Hockey and Rugby teams as well as the concert band, jazz band and choir, he was also Student Council President in his graduating year – CDS was his second home for many years! 

   

  Colin continued his studies at U of T in the Commerce program before taking off to Australia to complete his BComm at Bond University. With 7 years of corporate governance, auditing, tax, and accounting experience at KPMG (where he received his Chartered Accountant’s designation in both Australia and Canada) and  5 years in the real estate industry as a licensed agent he brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his clients. Colin currently works at RE/MAX Hallmark with the Ralph Ciancio Homes team.

   

  Colin and his Wife, Diana, exchanged vows in 2020 in the middle of the pandemic and have since welcomed two beautiful children, Olivia and Emma. Colin and his family currently reside in Uxbridge. When he is not busy balancing duties for the office, family and his clients, Colin is an avid sports fan and participant.

   

  Fondest CDS memory(s): UK Rugby trip, Music trip to Chicago, community service trip to Kenya, Africa.
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  Eric Selvaggi ’10

  Eric attended CDS for six years. He graduated from Western University with a Bachelor of Management and Organization Studies (BMOS) degree in spring 2015 now works at TD Wealth Management as an Investment Advisor. Eric lives in Aurora with his girlfriend.
  
  Fondest memories: The rugby trip to England and the music trip to China.
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  Josh Simmonds '09

  Joshua first entered the doors of CDS as a JK student in Ms. Sutherland’s class, and the school quickly became a second home. At all stages of his Lifer journey, Joshua was inspired by so many CDS teachers.  After graduating with the CDS Class of ‘09, Joshua was part of the pioneering cohort in McMaster University’s innovative Integrated Science program.

  
  

  Returning to CDS as a member of the Senior School Faculty, the school continues to feel like a second home. In the halls of CDS, Mr. Simmonds is known for continuing the tradition of fostering a warm and welcoming classroom environment. He also keeps the countdown of the number of days each year: a tradition inherited lovingly from Mr. (Steve) McCutcheon. From coaching Robotics and Tennis teams to traveling the world on school trips, Mr. Simmonds knows the value of Education with Balance.

  
  

  Fondest CDS memories: Mr. Bayler closing assemblies by asking: “Anything else for the good of the Junior School?”, Mr. Davison hatching ducklings in Middle School, and Music Camp in Senior School.
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  George Tsiolis ’20

  George attended CDS from 2008 to 2020. George is currently in his second year at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles where he is studying Business Administration with a minor in Blockchain Technology. In his free time, he loves watching movies and working out.
  
  Fondest memory:  Playing Senior Boys' Soccer and travelling to the UK with the team.