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Tara-Rajesh, MIB’19, got engaged to Tonio Vos on Aug. 29, 2023 in St. Charles, Mo., where they first met nine years ago.

Alex Drake, BCom’11, and Lauren Drake (Di Pede), BCom’13, welcomed Violet Rose Drake on Dec. 19, 2023.
The couple lives in Toronto with their “beautiful baby girl.”

Kimberley Shuya, AMBA’20, and Warren Shuya welcomed a baby boy, Finn Eli, on Dec. 2, 2023 in Edmonton.

Stephanie Kelley, BCom’12, MMA’17, PhD’22, married Kyle Tousignant in Gananoque, Ont., on June 24, 2023. The pair live in Halifax where they are both university professors.

Niki Kalergis, BCom’16, GDA’16, and Nick Murray, BSc(Eng)’16, were engaged in August 2023. They live in San Francisco, where Niki is a manager at a professional services firm and Nick is a mechanical engineer at a space tech startup.

Michael Scott, MFin’22, and his wife Haley welcomed their third baby girl, Violet, on Sept. 25, 2023.

Alex Radu, BCom’13, married his partner Laurelea in September 2023 and writes, “We couldn’t be more stoked!” They live in Bracebridge, Ont., where Alex started a coaching practice after seven years with BCG.

As AI works into every nook and cranny of our lives, one question emerges: Will the AI future be ethical? Sam Kirshner, PhD’15, MSc’09, BSc(Eng)’08, helps tackle it in Checkmate Humanity: The How and Why of Responsible AI. Sam, an associate professor of business analytics at the University of New South Wales in Australia, and his co-authors offer practical solutions for leaders about responsible AI. We want the robots to do their thing, yes, but it has to be the right thing too. This book offers a path.

Before becoming a program assistant in Smith’s Full-time MBA office, Lev Eleazer Calang, MMIE’21, spent years working in early childhood education in Canada. She’s channelled that experience and passion for creative storytelling with Ani, The Little Backyard Farmer. In this story, young readers meet Ani from the Philippines, who introduces them to all the possibilities of backyard farming and the importance of food sustainability and making healthy choices.

John Hui, EMBAA’15, has received the Entrepreneur Award from the New Jersey Chinese-American Chamber of Commerce. John is the founder of several health-care businesses: Rendr, a large physician group dedicated to serving the underserved Asian community in New York City; and Twiage, a digital health firm and a past winner of Smith’s UPstart Venture Challenge.

Joanne Sallay, BCom’04, (left) and Meghan Roach, BCom’05, made the list of Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women by WXN (the Women’s Executive Network) last November. Roach, president and chief executive at Roots, was named one of Canada’s most powerful CEOs. Sallay, president and CEO of Teachers on Call, was awarded in the entrepreneurship category. They were joined in the Top 100 by Victoria Granova, AMBA’19. She is a manager at Amazon Web Services and was recognized in the STEM category.

Connor Emeny, BCom’18, made history in February by becoming the first person to complete an Iron-Distance Triathlon on all seven continents. Yes, he swam 3.9 km, biked 180 km and ran 42.2 km in Antarctica. This is his second world record. He’s already recognized by Guinness World Records as the youngest person to complete an Ironman Triathlon on six continents. Connor says his message to the world is, “dare to dream and make it happen.” He is working on a documentary about his journey titled Chasing Antarctica. Follow behind the scenes on Instagram: @connor.emeny.