Welcome all you McGill Engineering Sports League fans! You've arrived
at the official Demon Diodes home page. This site is designed to allow team
members of the Demon Diodes Womens' Flagball and Broomball team to keep in
touch. However, I hope that other McGill Engineers will enjoy the opportunity to
reminisce about the good ol' days of flagball, and if you have any links to
other teams, please feel free to mail them to me, and I'll add them to this
site.
This site is best viewed with Netscape Navigator. In the days and
weeks ahead, its look will likely change many times, as I get the opportunity to
add links and pictures, and hear people's suggestions.
If you don't want your email address or any personal information to
appear here, please let me know. I will
not publish home addresses or phone numbers unless you specifically ask me to,
likewise, if anything does appear that you subsequently wish to have removed,
just ask. Conversely, if you absolutely want your email address, web site or
address published, I'll gladly do it, but if you submit someone else's email
address to this page, please check with them first, to make sure they
agree.
Some of you may not recognize this , as you probably didn't experience it
very often, but it's supposed to represent the ideal condition of the playing
field on Lower Campus. Well, a person's allowed to dream, aren't
they?
OK, yes, I'm getting older, so the first few stabs at this are likely
to contain errors and omissions, because the old memory's going and I haven't
had a chance to dig out the team pictures yet. I'm a little hazy on positions
and dates, as well as numbers and nicknames. I'll do my best to write short bios
on everyone, but please, this is our page, so Diodes, send me your
comments, corrections and suggestions, any biographic stuff you want here,
pictures, the works!
Katrina graduated from EE in '92, took nine and a half weeks off to
travel Europe, then moved to Vancouver, BC, where she worked for MacDonald
Dettwiler for 3 years as a hardware and software engineer. She completed her
Masters Degree in Applied Science at UBC in August, 1997. Since moving out West,
she has been living with ex-Diodes coach and Newtonian Warmonger Guylain Roy. In
'94, Kat and Guy purchased a 35' Beneteau Oceanis sailboat, Ganache, on which
they've been living ever since, with their cat, Oreo. Katrina can be reached via
e-mail here. She is the keeper of
this site. Check out Katrina's personal
home page.
Marylene Audet (Running Back, Quarterback, Punt Returns)
Marylene graduated from EE in '92, and promptly began working as a
hardware engineer for SPAR Aerospace. In 1993 she married Newtonian Warmonger
Quito Galiana. In 1996, Paco Galiana arrived as a welcome addition to the
family. In 1997, Enrique Galiana entered the family. Marylene has been keeping
in shape playing hockey and cross-country skiing. She can be reached at maudet@spar.ca.
Genevieve Beaumier (Quarterback, Punt Kicker)
Genevieve graduated from EE in '91. Her last known coordinates were
at Northern Telecom on the West Island. Genevieve, if you're out there
somewhere, we'd love to hear from you!
Andrea Benoit (Tight End, Kicker, Safety, Punt Returns)
Andrea graduated from EE in December '92. She immediately began
working for Northern Telecom and has been with Nortel ever since. In September
'94, she started her MBA on a part-time basis at the University of Ottawa. She
will be participating in a one month international program in Holland in the
summer of 1997 and plans on completing her degree at the end of 1997. In April
of 1996, she also obtained Professional Engineer of Ontario status.
Andrea is still heavily involved in various sporting activities, the
main one being competitive soccer with the Nepean United women's team. She's now
thinking of retiring and taking on an easier sport, like ultimate.
Andrea is still with Costas, who is currently completing his MBA at
the University of Western Ontario, in London.
Giselle graduated from Mech in '92. She recently obtained her Masters
Degree from Western where she did alot of rowing. She is currently working for
Pratt & Whitney, Canada, in Ontario. Giselle can be reached at giselle.commissiong@pwc.utc.ca.
Julie Conrad (Centre)
Julie graduated from Mech in '92. She is now working for Pratt &
Whitney Canada in Montreal. She is engaged to be married to Curtis Still in the
summer of 1997. Julie can be reached at julietta.conrad@pwc.utc.com.
Rubi graduated from EE in 1992, and moved to the Washington, D.C.
area, where she worked for NIC. In July 1996, she completed her Masters degree
at John's Hopkins University. She is now working as a systems engineer for
Science Applications Internation Corporation (SAIC), in Virginia. On February
22, 1997, Rubi married Allwyn Crichlow and on March 5, 1997, Natasha Allwyn
Grace Crichlow joined the family at a healthy 5lbs 12 oz. Congratulations, Rubi
and Allwyn! Rubi can be reached at rubi@cpmx.mail.saic.com.
Betina Hold (Tight End)
Betina finished her Masters Degree in EE (VLSI) in '93. She then
moved to Ottawa where she shared an apartment with Irene, and worked for Mosaid.
In late 1997, Betina moved to Redwood City, California, where she now works for
Artisan. Betina is actively training in the hope of making the National Rowing
Team. Betina can be reached at betina@artisan.com.
Ann Hynna - #13,Tasmanian Devil (Fullback, Middle Linebacker)
Ann Hynna left the EE program to pursue a career in classical
singing. She obtained her B.A at McGill in Modern Languages (Italian and
Russian), and studied German at the Goethe Institut.
In 1992, Ann won a scholarship to study for 2 months at the
Goethe-Institut in Berlin and also spent two months in St. Petersburg living
with a Russian family. She then worked as a full-time ski instructor and
subsequently as Box Office Manager for Opera Lyra Ottawa, before deciding to
devote herself fully to her singing. She gave several recitals in Ottawa and
Montreal, and last year moved to Montreal in order to take music courses at
Concordia.
Also last year, Ann met Tomas Rebelo, a recently retired Greco-Roman
wrestler, high school teacher and piano mover. They have been living together
happily ever since. Ann is now concentrating on her singing, dividing her time
between various music and theatre courses at McGill and Concordia, and two
singing instructors in New York and Montreal.
Ann would be happy to oblige if anyone ever needs a soprano singer
for an event. She can be reached at mhynna@po-box.mcgill.ca.
Alice Kim
Alice is now living in Sweden and working for Ericsson. She is
marrying Matz in May. Alice can be reached at Alice.Kim@era-a.ericsson.se.
Cheryl Lim (Offensive Guard, Defensive Line)
Cheryl graduated from EE and worked at Brock Telecom for a while. In
1996, she married Kevin Shannon.
Louise Longley (nee Mainville) (Tight End, Defensive
End)
Louise now lives in Leamington, Ontario, which is just north of Pelee
Point National Park. She married her husband Dave in July, 1995, and has a
daughter, Katarina Gabrielle, who is now almost a year old.
She works for HJ Heinz (Yes, the ketchup company!) and is really
enjoying her job.
According to the new McGill Alumni Directory, Elizabet moved to
Chicago, Illinois. However, Louise has informed me that she is now living in
Connecticut with her husband, James.
Laura Mottola (Tight End, Safety)
Laura completed her Mining Engineering undergrad at Mcgill in
December 1992 and started a Master of Engineering in January 1993. She worked in
Sudbury for INCO Ltd. Mines Research department, Automation and Robotics, for
eight months during her Master's. She joined EDS of Canada in November 1995 and
submitted her thesis in March 1996. Laura worked for a year in the General
Motors Oshawa Car Assembly Plant supporting plant monitoring and control systems
and is transfering to EDS's headquarters in downtown Toronto in December
1996.
Nisha Parbhakar (Corner)
Nisha graduated from EE in '92 and moved to Ottawa with Newtonian
Warmonger John Tsambasis, where she worked for Northern Telecom. She has since
married John and they are now living in North Carolina. Nisha can be reached at
parbhaka@nortel.ca.
Irene Song (Running Back, Safety, Punt Returns)
Irene graduated from EE in '91 and went straight into her Masters
Degree at Mcgill (Analog Microelectronics). After completing her degree, she
moved back to Ottawa to work for BNR. She lived with her sister for a while,
before sharing an apartment with Betina. Irene has taken up hockey. In April,
1997, Irene moved to San Jose, where she is now working for LSI Logic. She can
be reached at isong@lsil.com.
After graduating Wayne went on to pursue his career with the Canadian
Air Force. I think he was a test pilot for a while, before becoming a training
pilot. The latest news on Wayne comes from Rubi, who says he was to get married
in the summer of 1996.
Jerry moved to the Washington, D.C. area after graduation. He is now
at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he is taking his MBA. He plans
to finish his degree on exchange for 1 semester at the National University of
Singapore. He's really looking forward to monsoon season! Jerry can be reached
at jshart@umich.edu.
Guylain Roy, 1989-1990
Guy finished his Masters degree in EE in 1990, upon which he began
working for Ericsson in Montreal. He was transferred to Toronto in 1991, where
he got bitten by the boat bug. He moved out to Vancouver in 1992, and in 1994
convinced Katrina that this boat stuff was a good idea. Also in 1994, he left
Ericsson to work for PCS Wireless, a small telecommunications firm in Vancouver.
He then worked for PCS Solutions, a joint venture between PCS Wireless and ADC.
In 1997, he left PCS Solutions for Broadband Networks, Inc., and recently
changed jobs yet again. He's now out of telecom and into software, at Intrinsyc.
Guy can be reached at groy@intrinsyc.com.
Luc Drouin and Phil Scalia, 1990-1991
Luc Drouin graduated from Mech in '92. He then took several months to
travel through Europe, before working for Pratt & Whitney Canada in
Montreal. He is now very actively involved in coordinating the Montreal Ultimate
League. He is currently living with his girlfriend, Genevieve. Luc can be
reached at luc.drouin@pwc.utc.com.
Phil Scalia finished his Civil degree, then suffered a stint in
Winnipeg before moving out west to Vancouver. He then studied at UBC for a
while, but I've since lost his e-mail address so am not sure how to get in
touch.
Sean Ingram, 1991-1992
Sean graduated from Political Science and in the summer of '94,
married Mia San Jose. They now live in the Washington, D.C. area. Sean worked at
the Canadian embassy there for a while, and is now working at the Johns Hopkins
School for Advanced International Studies, where he is the coordinator for their
American foreign policy graduate department. Sean can be reached at sgingram@mail.jhuwash.jhu.edu.
Mia can be reached at msanjose@tia.org.
OK, here is where I want to hear from all of you. Keep us posted on
the changes in your life, or anyone else from school that you're still in touch
with. As news becomes older, I'll add the information to the various
bios.
, as you probably didn't experience it
very often, but it's supposed to represent the ideal condition of the playing
field on Lower Campus. Well, a person's allowed to dream, aren't
they?