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for his contributions as a futurist.” His 23rd novel, Quantum Night, was published last March by Penguin.
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00s [4] Marsha T. Brown, Social Work ’09, was honoured at the 100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women Gala 2016, which celebrated the achievements and influence of black Canadian women. Marsha is best known as a social justice advocate, working with mainstream media outlets such as Citytv, CBC and Global News to raise issues related to affordable childcare, poverty and gender-based violence. Visit 100abcwomen.ca.
[5] Brad Dworkin, Image Arts ’08, has produced and directed an original short documentary called WhyFi? that has been picked up by the CBC. The film will be distributed as part of a brand new short doc program created by CBC Docs.
Jenny Gumbs, Public Administration ’02, was honoured at the 2016 100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women Gala 2016. Jenny has combined an active career with a commitment to volunteering. Involved with various community organizations, she is currently a trustee of the National Scholarship Fund of the Black Business and Professional Association, and president of Tropicana Community Services. She received a Ryerson Alumni Achievement Award in 2007.
Seref Isler, Performance Production ’06, writes: “After Ryerson, I moved to Australia to do my master’s in production and journalism. I now live in London and work as a producer and journalist for BBC World News, a television channel with more than 400 million viewers worldwide.”
J.J. Johnson, Blair Powers and Matt Bishop, RTA ’02, are partners in Sinking Ship Entertainment, who received, with executive producer Christin Simms, RTA ’02, 20 Daytime Emmy Award nominations for their programs Annedroids, Odd Squad and Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures last spring. Visit sinkingship.ca.
[6] Andrea (Tung) Mai, Fashion Design ’04, has opened Dreamer Gallery, an online art gallery to showcase conscious art to a worldwide audience. Her first photography exhibition, titled Love Bomb, opened in September 2016. Visit dreamergallery.com.
Karen Moore, RTA ’07, is a writer and associate producer for the CBC comedy Working Moms, which premieres in January 2017.
[7] Steve Socha, Architectural Science ’06, works with the Patch Project: Public Art through Construction Hoarding. He has contributed major artwork displays at street level in downtown Toronto as part of PATCH’s mission to beautify the city’s construction sites. One is located a block north of the Ryerson architecture building where he was a student. Another is located at the Selby Hotel near Sherbourne subway station. He writes: “My technique developed over my time in architecture school, and art is my second career, although architecture is still my day job.” Visit stevesocha.com/about/ and thepatchproject.com/projects.
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