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Marking career and personal achievements, special milestones and the birth of future ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ alumni - Class Notes helps you stay in touch with former classmates, housemates, and faculty.

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  • Female with dark hair, smiles at the camera.

    1990s

    Laurie Petrou

    – BFA’99

    Winter 2022

    Dr. Laurie Petrou, an associate professor at Toronto Metropolitan University and fine art Queen’s grad, released her fourth book, Stargazer. The dark academia novel about fame, ambition, and friendship takes place in a fictional remote campus in Muskoka, Ont. Stargazer is in its third printing in the U.K. by publisher Verve Books and was optioned in Canada for a limited TV series by Nikki Ray Media.

  • 1990s

    Robert Gentile

    – Artsci’96

    Winter 2022

    Robert Gentile achieved the 25-year milestone as chief financial officer of the Ontario Liberal Party. Robert was appointed CFO at age 26 before Dalton McGuinty became premier and has seen multiple party leaders and governments come and go. He encourages all Queen’s alumni to get involved in the political system, regardless of political stripe, to help strengthen Canada’s democracy.

  • 1990s

    Sean Cable

    – Com’94

    Winter 2022

    Sean Cable was appointed chief accountant at Pricewaterhouse - Coopers LLP. He leads PwC Canada’s accounting consulting services group, providing technical advice on complex accounting and financial reporting matters.

  • 1980s

    Gordon Whittaker

    – Com’86

    Winter 2022

    After graduating from Queen’s, Gordon Whittaker travelled and worked in marketing before returning to complete an MBA at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Six years later, he and his bride moved to Halifax, after completing an eight-month back-packing honeymoon adventure. Soon after landing in Halifax, he was appointed executive director of the Atlantic Film Festival. He also managed an animation studio and was long-time regional director and feature film executive for Telefilm Canada. A six-year stint in real estate acquisition and development was followed by an appointment as the senior director of Side Door, a music platform startup. In June 2022, Gord joined Screen Nova Scotia to lead the organization’s film and television studio project – a more than $30-million initiative to build the first ever purpose-built sound stage for the province’s growing screen-based industry.

  • Woman, wearing jeans and jacket, stands on a balcony with a lighthouse in the background.

    1980s

    Susan Morris

    – Artsci’81

    Winter 2022

    Susan Morris is excited and honoured to share news about her new role as Honorary Consul for Canada in Maine. For her, it is a dream come true to work with the Consulate General of Canada on behalf of two of her favourite places, Canada and Maine, and she is excited about the many opportunities to foster cross-border collaboration. Maine and New England share a great deal with Canada in sectors such as clean tech, renewable energies, blue tech, aquaculture, and life sciences. She’ll work to find ways to facilitate cultural exchanges and she looks forward to advancing Canada and Maine’s mutual efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. Rodger Cuzner, Consul General of Canada for New England, and the 25 talented and dedicated individuals in the Boston-based consulate have made Susan’s transition to the team a pleasure. She would like to thank all her colleagues and friends who helped her during the intense selection process, and she looks forward to many good things to come during her five-year tenure. Susan encourages alums in New England to reach out to her via .

  • Female with shoulder-length hair smiles at the camera.

    1980s

    Laura Jo Gunter

    – MBA’88

    Winter 2022

    Laura Jo Gunter is the recent recipient of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal (Alberta). She was awarded the medal in June 2022 for her significant contributions as a leader in the post-secondary and private sectors and as an entrepreneur. She is also the president and CEO of Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), having been appointed to the position in 2020. Previously, she served three years as president and CEO of Bow Valley College in Calgary, and held senior executive roles at George Brown College and Seneca College in Toronto, as well as at Simon Fraser University and the Vancouver Film School.