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John Rowsome
Journalism '73

Last spring, John donated
his Ryerson degree - the
first applied arts degree in
journalism - to the Ryerson
Archives. He enjoyed a
multifaceted career, including
10 years at Sun Media, 10 years
heading a trade association,
as well as positions in the
offices of premiers, diplomats
and attorney generals. "For
everything that happened in
my career, it was absolutely
the foundation," he said of his
time at Ryerson. "But it's only
the second most important
thing Ryerson provided me
in my life." John met his
wife, Mary Ann Prebey,
Nursing '72, at Ryerson.

1980s
Cathy Crowe
Nursing '85

A Distinguished Visiting
Practitioner at Ryerson, Cathy
received the Order of Canada
in recognition of her advocacy
work in helping the homeless.
She has written extensively
about homelessness in
Canada, has been involved
in multiple documentary
films, and co-founded the
Toronto Disaster Relief
Committee, the organization
that identified homelessness
as a national disaster in 1998.
Carmela Doctor
RTA '88

Carmela spent many years in
children's programming at the
CBC. She is now the director of
client and business development
at the Vaughan-based TAXplan
Canada where she oversees
day-to-day operations and
technical development.

Janet Forman
RTA '83

Writing under
the name Jay
Forman, Janet
is publishing a three-book
mystery series with Endeavour
Press in the U.K., including
One-Way Ticket, No Return,
and Excess Baggage.
Suzanne Hartmann
RTA '89

Suzanne began her career
in television at Citytv and
later at CBC, before moving
to print, web and digital,
writing for Style at Home,
Canadian Living, and the
Toronto Star. She works
for Vitality magazine, and
in her spare time runs her
blog oldsagehands.ca. She

is thrilled to have recently
published her first children's
book, My Father's Nose, now
available in paperback.
Susan Marjetti
RTA '83

The executive director of
radio and audio for the CBC,
Susan was the 2017 recipient
of the Rosalie Award, which
was established to recognize
Canadian women who have
blazed new trails in radio.
Bryan Press
RTA '84

"I have enjoyed
a rewarding
career in the
broadcast advertising
business," Bryan writes.
"I have now joined the

Finbarr O'Reilly won the 2006 World Press Photo of the Year.

National Advertising
Benevolent Society (NABS) as
director of sales, representing
donated media to ad agencies
and clients. NABS is the
only charity supporting the
health and well-being of
Canadian media, marketing
and communications
professionals."
Yvonne (Wygergangs)
Robertson
Hospitality & Tourism
Management '85

"In 1990, at the age of 30,
I enrolled at the University
of Toronto to obtain my
Bachelor of Education.
Since 2004, I have been with
the Halton Catholic District
School Board, teaching
food and nutrition, and
hospitality and tourism,
incorporating all the skills
and knowledge I obtained
as a student at Ryerson."

1990s
Finbarr O'Reilly
Journalism '97

Finbarr spent more than
a decade as a Reuters
correspondent and staff
photographer based in
West and Central Africa.
His coverage earned him
national and international
awards, including the 2006
World Press Photo of the
Year for his photo of a mother
and child at an emergency
feeding centre in Niger. He
embedded regularly with
coalition forces fighting in
Afghanistan between 2008
and 2011 before moving
to Israel in 2014, where he
covered the war in Gaza from
inside the Strip. In August,
he published Shooting Ghosts:
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