Alumni 2005 - 2009
[Updated 3 January 2021]
Below are the profiles of the
students who graduated from St John Henry Newman Catholic High School or
as it was known in this era - Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
between 2005 and 2009.
Alumni are listed in alpha order, by family name, in the table below, as are their profiles which are below the index table.
Felix Arifin |
2008 - 2009 |
Victoria Altomare |
2005 - 2009
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Mary Anne Barnes |
2005 - 2009
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Abigail Bernandez |
2003 - 2007 |
Eric Carteciano |
2002 - 2006 |
Lequanne Collins-Bacchus
|
2005 - 2009 |
Joella
Crichton |
2003 - 2005 |
Ashley Da Silva |
2005 - 2009 |
Brandon Diggs |
2004 - 2008 |
Ashley
Docking |
2001 - 2005 |
Joyce Fu |
2004 - 2008 |
Ryan O'Reilly |
2006 - 2007 |
Michal Prywata |
2004 - 2008 |
Shawn Setyo |
2004 - 2007 |
Caddy Superville |
2004 - 2008 |
Marisa Tran |
2002 - 2006 |
Sinead Zailtach |
2005 - 2009 |
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Felix Arifin 2005 - 2009
Felix Arifin attended Blessed Cardinal
Newman from 2005 until 2009, where he was active in both the Concert and
Stage Bands. He remembers always being in the hallways socializing with
the Newman community.
Felix began his musical journey at the
tender age of four, but it was not until middle school when he played
the theme to DuckTales on piano for his classmates that he realized
music was something crucial to his identity. Over the years, he has
honed his performance and compositional skills to become the celebrated
composer and pianist he is today.

As
a composer, he has a knack for writing catchy, joyful melodies that
capture the spirit of any given project. Some of his more notable works
include the video game soundtrack to 2019 Webby Award Honoree Super
Sloth, the music for the Turbo Pug video game series and the soundtrack
to the short film documentary, Black Experience Project.
He is
also noteworthy as a flexible and cordial collaborative pianist, having
accompanied for the MacMillan Singers at the University of Toronto, the
Mississauga Children's Chorus, and the Ault Singers, among others.
Currently he is accompanying church services at St. Pius X Parish.
Felix Arifin is currently based in Toronto, Ontario.
Like to hear some of Felix's compositions - go to this link at Sound Cloud.
Victoria Altomare 2005 - 2009
Victoria Altomare was a student at
Blessed Cardinal Newman from 2005 to 2009. She was the valedictorian at
her graduation ceremony. During the past two years, Toronto native
Victoria Altomare has emerged as one of the bright new lights on the
beach volleyball scene, with a cluster of glowing achievements. These
include gold medals in two National Championships, a first ever gold for
a Canadian in the 18-under American National Championships, and an
unprecedented silver medal with her partner Melissa Humana-Paredes at
the 2011 FIVB Under 21 World Beach Volleyball Championships in Halifax,
Nova Scotia (the first Canadian women ever to stand on the podium at a
FIVB event), as well as a curio’s store of sportsmanship and outstanding
athlete awards.

This
past April, Victoria and Melissa Humana-Paredes mounted the podium
again at the 2012 Ontario Sports Awards (Ontario Place), where they
picked up the prestigious “Team of The Year” honours.
Although
Victoria did not at this summer’s London Olympic Games, she hopes to
represent Canada on the sand courts at the 2015 Pan American Games in
Toronto and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. And while it
maybe premature to earmark her as a Canadian medal hopeful for a future
Olympics, judging from her meteoric rise in the world volleyball ranks,
and her ongoing passion and commitment to the sport, one gets the
feeling that if all goes as planned she’ll be in the medal mix.
Victoria,
who trains full-time at the national training center in Toronto, is
refreshingly humble and clear-eyed about her achievements and her
future. She admits that without the emotional and financial support of
her parents, she couldn’t have pursued the sport. It follows that when
asked to name her role models she quickly mentions her father,
contractor Luigi Altomare, whose family hails from Cosenza, and her
mother Cheridan, an Australian native. “They’ve worked so hard to give
me this opportunity _and it’s slowly paying off. But let’s face it _
beach volleyball is kind of an elitist sport. I wouldn’t have gotten
this far if they weren’t there every step of the way.”
A
late bloomer as an athlete, Victoria describes a radical growth spurt
in grade seven that gave her a distinct advantage over her peers in
volleyball. After mastering the indoor game, she turned to the beach
variation during summer holidays to keep her skills sharp, and liked the
game’s freedom from politics and combustible team tensions. “It’s just
you and your partner,” she concludes. “You can’t run, can’t hide. So you
have to be motivated.”
Of
course, she relishes performing for ardent crowds and traveling the
world. At her first world championship in Turkey, she recalls “receiving
not so much a culture shock as feeling awed by the pure spectacle.” But
even with all her medals and a strong debut on the pro circuit, she’s
realistic about a career in beach volleyball. “Except for the top 10
players, most volleyball pros live paycheck to paycheck. It’s not an
easy life.”
Update
[2 January 2021]
Victoria obtained her M.A. in Child Studies and Education from
the University of Toronto. She is now teaching English at Upper Canada
College where she coaches volleyball, basketball and track and field.
She did her teaching internship at Branksome Hall IB World School and is
a program developer and coordinator for Pakmen Volleyball Club.
Mary Anne was a student at
Cardinal Newman from 2000 to 2004. She was in the Extended French
program and also played several sports as a Newman Knight. Mary Anne was
named athlete of the year four times for her participation with the
cross-country, soccer, volleyball, basketball, swimming, track and
field, field hockey, and boys soft ball teams.
Mary Anne attended the
University of Toronto and completed her undergraduate degree in English
while competing with the Varsity Women's Soccer Team. She then ventured
to Brisbane, Australia where she completed her Master's in Speech
Pathology Studies at the University of Queensland.
Mary Anne has since returned
from down under and has been working at Sunnybrook Health Science's
Centre on the acute care stroke unit for the past three years. There she
specializes in the identification, assessment, and treatment of
swallowing and communication disorders after stroke. Mary Anne has also
expanded her practice within the University Health Network as a speech
language pathologist working in the acute care setting.
Abigail
Bernardez was a student at Cardinal Newman from 2003 to 2007, where she
was an integral part of the cheerleading team and involved in the
Athletic Assocation and Student Council. She was a member of the
Extended French programm, as well.

She
is currently an Occupational Therapist at the William Osler Health
System, where she has worked since September 2014. As an occupational
therapist, Abigail assesses acute care clients in order to create
appropriate treatments plans and prepare patients for safe discharge
home or in their new facility. She educates clients on the activities
of daily living such as dressing, bathing and safe transfers to promote
independence. Her job involves liaison with her interprofessional team
to provide continuity of care and an advanced level of communication.
Abigail
had the wonderful opportunity to do a two-month placement in Singapore
in 2014 at the Hand in Hand Occupational Therapy , where she worked with
children from age 2 to 12. There she conducted treatment sessions with
children and parents using various equipment in the context of sensory
integration practices to educate parents in supporting their child’s
sensory needs.
In
2007, Abigail was chosen Miss Teen Toronto, where she won the Miss
Congeniality award and had the chance to meet fellow Canadian Tonya Lee
Williams. She has appeared in the feature film “Charlie Bartlett” as
well as the series “The Best Years”.
Eric Carteciano 2002 - 2006
Eric Carteciano was a student at Cardinal Newman from 2002 to 2006. While
at Newman he played on the hockey team and was captain in Grade 10.
Eric attended the University of Toronto where he studied Biology and
Psychology. He then pursued a teaching degree at Western, but his
career was to take a different turn. Eric had been working for 6 years
at Mill Street Brewery to help with school expenses. Since the age of 17
he has handled many positions in brewing, from forklift driver all the
way to Assistant Brewmaster and now Brewmaster in Edmonton.
Eric discusses his passion and his achievements in this
YouTube video.
Lequanne Collins-Bacchus 2005 - 2009
Lequanne
attended Blessed Cardinal Newman from 2005 to 2009. She was involved
with the Treehuggers, in Concert Band, the Law Team, Day of Service and
the National Society of Black Engineers.

An
intellectual peripatetic, Collins-Bacchus has studied at Carleton
University philosophically and has worked in various capacities from
researching machine learning at OCAD University to copy-editing for
online publications to participating in a Google hackathon for equality.
Founder of Ryerson-incubated technology consultancy, PAERE, she has
developed community-based approaches to technology engagement through
makerspace programs, building a Chrome extension, and a public augmented
reality gallery to be exhibited in summer 2018. A digital inclusion
advocate, she has spoken and presented her work in Toronto and London,
UK at Mars Discovery District, Mozilla Festival, Toronto Offsite Design
Festival, Make Change at the Design Exchange, the United Nations,
Tineye, Toronto Public Library and upcoming in 2018, Nuit Blanche
Scarborough. A top-4 shortlisted inaugural 2017 Code for Canada Fellow,
Lequanne is fascinated by the intersection of community engagement,
digital media, and e-service.
In 2018, Lequanne will be honing her passion for technology governance and
digital transformation in her Masters of the same name at Tallinn
University of Technology in Estonia, the only country with a digital
government. Just 26, she aims to continue growing in the field of
innovation and e-governance while re-imagining how the public engages
with technology.
Update
[2 January 2021]
Lequanne is currently an advisor at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat working on files related to the D9.
Her
past work in digital transformation includes being a 2019 Code for
Canada fellow at the Canada Energy Regulator, advising on Ontario’s
first Data Strategy at the Ontario Digital Service, and researching
artificial intelligence at OCAD University.
Joella Chrichton 2003 - 2005
Joella
Crichton is a Toronto native. She attended Cardinal Newman from 2003 to
2005. She was involved in cheerleading and in her graduating year her
team won the national championship. Joella is a graduate of York
University’s Acting Conservatory. She is passionate about her Caribbean
heritage and is the reigning Queen of Carnival here in Toronto, a title
that she has won nine times times. Some of her recent credits include, a
lead role in a web series, iLove (In these Streets); Burning Rubber
(Callowgrove Ent); Noogie, or, I love you (Ryerson); Cherry (45 West
Films); Exegesis (Ryerson); The Housekeeper (Canadian Film Centre);
Luuvie (A Squared) and a guest star role on Degrassi. Joella graduated
from the 2014-2015 inaugural acting program at Factory Theatre called
The Mechanicals.

This
summer she performed at the Toronto Fringe, in a devised piece called
Nasty with Maelstrom Collective and as Lysander in A Midsummer’s Night’s
Dream with Shakespeare in the Ruff. In the fall she has the wonderful
opportunity to play Regan in King Lear, with The Ad Hoc Collective
directed by Ash Knight and will dive into a new play this winter with
HERstory Counts.
Bechdel
Bill was co-founded by Imogen Grace and Joella Crichton. These two
Canadian filmmakers ask film professionals, producers and filmmakers to
pledge that 80 per cent of their films will pass the Bechdel Test, (or
rather, feature at least two named women who speak to each other about
something other than men).
During
the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival over 80 people joined
together at the Spoke Club to celebrate the launch of the Bechdel Bill
with a panel discussion including film leaders like Mackenzie Donaldson
(Orphan Black), Hannah Cheesman (Whatever, Linda), Dan Bekerman (Scythia
Films), Katie Boland, Laurie Finstad-Knizhnik and more. The Bill spurs
creators to ask themselves, ‘What could I do so that I could make films
with more women in conversation, see more women with their own narrative
arc, and more women with agency?’ This coming year The Bechdel Bill
promises to continue working at transforming the film industry with
panel discussions and workshops. They have been featured in such
publications as the Globe and Mail, The Mary Sue, and Wired Germany.
Update
[3 January 2021]
Joellahas most recently appeared in two made for television movies, Love by Accident (2020) and In the Dark (2019).
Ashley Da Silva 2005 - 2009
Ashley Da Silva was a
student at Cardinal Newman from 2005 - 2009. She was enrolled in the
Extended French Program and was the Cardinal Newman Ice hockey team
scorekeeper throughout all four years of high school.
Ashley Da Silva is a dancer,
performing artist, dance educator and magician based out of Toronto,
Ontario. Having trained in classical ballet, jazz and rhythmic
gymnastics from a young age, dance and performance art has always been a
part of Ashley’s life.
In 2011, Ashley teamed up
with her partner Neil Croswell. As a magic duo they would go on to
complete tours of Asia, Africa, North America and Europe, as well as to
appear on television and cruise ships worldwide.
Notable Television
appearances include “La Grande Magia - the Illusionist” filmed in Rome,
Italy, “Penn & Teller - Fool Us” filmed in Las Vegas and “Le Plus
Grand Cabaret du Monde”, the largest variety television show in the
world, filmed in Paris, France.
While not on an out-of-town
assignment, Ashley teaches ballet, jazz, lyrical, hip hop and rhythmic
dance to students of all ages.
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Brandon Diggs 2004 - 2008
Brandon
attended Cardinal Newman from 2004 to 2008, where he played rugby for
two years and was very active in the weight room. In Grade 12 he did a
co-op placement at Bally Total Fitness which led to a job opportunity in
personal training immediately after high school.
Brandon
is currently a coach at Fusion Fitlife. Being a natural athlete from a
young age, his interests have always gravitated towards sports and
competition. Pursuing these interests led him to competitive amateur
boxing and into the world of personal training. While boxing he picked
up a wealth of knowledge crucial to his success in and out of the ring.
He found himself in an extremely competitive atmosphere where he was
constantly being tested and confronted with fears and doubts. Learning
how to overcome these obstacles and thrive in this environment gave him a
deep sense of accomplishment and an even greater desire to share that
knowledge with those who could benefit.
His
training style is intense and relentless most of the time but patient
when needed. His training philosophy can be summed up in one phrase-
“by any means necessary”.
To follow Brandon’s work, check out his Instagram page @digdeepwithdiggz
Update
[3 January 2021]
Brandon has most recently formed the fitness group Synergy Complete Athletics.
Ashley Docking 2002 - 2005
Ashley
Docking attended Blessed Cardinal Newman from 2001 to 2005. She played
basketball and soccer while in high school. After Newman Ashley attended
Seneca College from 2005 to 2009 for business and marketing. She then
studied at the College of Sports Media from 2012 to 2014.

Ashley
began her career as a community reporter, writer and producer with the
Edmonton Oilers before taking on the role of sideline reporter for NBA
TV Canada in 2015 and digital correspondent for the NBA Summer League in
2016. From there, she became the sports anchor for CHCH in Hamilton and
went on to act as reporter, host and producer with the National
Lacrosse League. A former college basketball and soccer athlete, Docking
is also a member of the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association’s (OCAA)
Hall of Fame.
In
February 2019 Ashley joined The Fan 590’s morning show as a co-host. “I
couldn’t be happier to be joining Sportsnet’s Starting Lineup,” said
Docking. “I’m particularly proud to be joining the country’s top sports
talk radio station and I look forward to bringing a unique perspective
to our audience. Greg and Hugh are both tremendous broadcasters and
we’re all excited to get started and deliver a fun and fresh show to
Toronto’s morning listeners.”
Sportsnet’s Starting Lineup with
Brady, Docking and Burrill can be heard from 5:30-9 a.m. ET on Sportsnet
590 The FAN in Toronto. Ashley has considerable material on You Tube -
you may wish to start with her advice on
How to Get a Job on TVYou can follow Ashley on Instagram at @whatsupdOck.
Update
[2 January 2021]
Ashley Docking is currently an NLL sideline reporter for the Toronto
Rock. She is also now a professor in the School of Marketing at Seneca
College as well as an instructor in television announcing at the College
of Sports Media.
Joyce Fu 2004 - 2008
Joyce
Fu was a student at Cardinal Newman from 2004 to 2008. She was part of
various extracurriculars including Concert band (04-06), Dragonboat Team
(06-08), Destination Imagination (07-08). She was also part of One
Community where she contributed in the Hawaiian Dance (07-08).

Joyce
is currently a 4th year intern at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic
Centre and has been an active member of VYbE Dance Company since 2010.
It started as a hobby for Joyce, but through years of training in dance,
she came to realize that she could develop her passion into a vocation.
With a B.Sc from the University of Toronto, she got the opportunity to
work abroad in Macau, China as a performing artist with Galaxy
Entertainment. Since returning to Toronto, she has been training in the
hip hop scene to perfect her craft and has worked alongside Footnotes
Elite (directed by Andrew "Pyro" Chung and Mariano "Glizzi" Abarco), The
Girl's Club (directed by Tamina Pollack-Paris), The Cast: Heels and The
Cast: Apprentice (directed by Angela Mahoney), and VYbE'sprofessional
team, VYbE FAM (directed by Jasmin Yeung).
Joyce has also trained in Movement Lifestyle’sworkshop (LA: theTOUR 2013)
learning form choreographers including Kyle Hanagami, Parris Goebel,
Vinh Nguyen and has trained at Millennium Dance Complex (Los Angeles)
and Debbie Reynolds Dance Studio (Los Angeles). She competed in Beatdown
2013(2nd runner up) & 2014 (1st runner up) and won the title of
“Sunshine Girl” in Sunshine Generation 2012.When she is not in school,
she teaches weekly open classes at VYbE Dance Company and various
workshops across the city. Upon graduation, Joyce is excited to
introduce chiropractic into her dance community and to help dancers to
do what they love!
Update
[2 January 2021]
Joyce is now a practicing chiropractor whose services include
Diversified and Thompson techniques, acupuncture, yoga therapy and
kinesiotaping.
Ryan O’Reilly 2006 – 2007
Ryan O’Reilly attended Cardinal Newman High School from 2006 to
2007 while he was playing hockey for the Junior Canadians. He found his
time at Newman a very positive experience, which he spoke about at the
June 2018 school Athletic Banquet.
With his work ethic and mental agility combined with clear raw
talent it was no surprise that after playing a season with the Toronto
Jr. Canadians, Ryan O’Reilly was drafted 1st overall into the Erie
Otters in 2007. He was the recipient of the Jack Ferguson award as the
first overall selection in the 2007 Ontario Hockey League draft. In Ryan
O’Reilly’s rookie year as an Otter, he was voted as the Otter’s Rookie
of the Year and the Most Sportsmanlike Player. He also earned a
nomination for the Bobby Smith Trophy, which is given to the OHL player
who best combines scholastic achievement with excellent play. In his
second year with the Erie Otters, Ryan was named the Western Conference
Best Penalty Killer.
Ryan O’Reilly was team Captain when Ontario took Gold in the 2008
World U-17 Hockey Challenge. Then at still only seventeen years of age
Ryan was asked to join Team Canada in the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial
Tournament in Slovakia. He was an important factor in Canada’s win over
the Russians to claim Gold for the fourth time in four years, and was
named the game MVP in the final game. In the 2009 IIHF World U-18
Championships Ryan O’Reilly was named Captain of the young Canadian
Team. In 2012 Ryan once again made the Team Canada roster and played in
the IIHF World Championships.
In the 2009 NHL Draft, Ryan O’Reilly went 33rd overall of the 2nd
round by the Avs. He impressively is the youngest Avs player ever to
make the roster. It is a testament that Ryan’s hard work and discipline
are recognized on the ice. One reporter reported that, “Ryan O’Reilly
plays tough defensively and is an extremely smart player” They went on
to say, “The Avs obtained bottled lightning getting O’Reilly”. His fans
heartily agree and could not wait to see Ryan back out on the ice. He
loves Colorado and the fans of the Avalanche. He calls them “amazing”
and “beautiful”
.
In the 2009 NHL Draft, Ryan O’Reilly went 33rd overall of the 2nd
round by the Avs. He impressively is the youngest Avs player ever to
make the roster. It is a testament that Ryan’s hard work and discipline
are recognized on the ice. One reporter reported that, “Ryan O’Reilly
plays tough defensively and is an extremely smart player” They went on
to say, “The Avs obtained bottled lightning getting O’Reilly”. His fans
heartily agree and could not wait to see Ryan back out on the ice. He
loves Colorado and the fans of the Avalanche. He calls them “amazing”
and “beautiful
.
Ryan played for the Buffalo Sabres.
Ryan is also involved in charity work. He actively supports Big
Brothers and Sisters, and the Can fund, which is a Canadian charity that
is devoted to raising funds and awareness for Canadian athletes. And as
an example of his love for Colorado and his fans, Ryan also supports
Foster Sports, an organization that attempts to improve the lives of
displaced children in Colorado through athletics.
Update
[2 January 2021]
Ryan is now an ice hockey centre and the captain of the St. Louis Blues in the NHL.
Michal Prywata 2004 - 2008
Michal Prywata (below right) was a student at Cardinal Newman from
2004 until 2008, where he studied Extended French and participated in
our One Community celebrations with his Polish dance troupe. He is the
co-founder of a start-up company, Bionik Labs, with his friend Thiago
Caires.
Both Michal and Thiago are working on Bachelor of Biomedical
Engineering degrees at Ryerson University. On a recent visit to Newman,
Michal told Mrs. O'Sullivan "that it was largely because of taking
physics with Mr. Potts that he was inspired to study engineering".
Teamed up as students, Michal & Thiago won accolades and cash
prizes for various inventions, which led them to start their company in
2009. Bionik Laboratories was created to reinvent the standards of
biomechatronics using creativity and uniquely advanced healthcare
solutions for persons with restricted physical mobility.
Michal and Thiago won the Ontario Engineering Competition, placed
second in the Canada Engineering Competition and in the top ten of the
Innovation Showcase.
The company has grown quickly since their first product, which was
an artificial arm controlled by human thought patterns. Media and
industry response to the duo’s artificial arm only sparked further
innovation leading to Bionik Laboratories’ first market ready product,
the much-anticipated Exolegs™. The vision, technology and drive to
develop the most advanced and powerful technology is evident in the
rapid progress of the Exolegs™ and will continue to be the guiding
factor propelling Bionik Laboratories to the forefront of biomedical
innovation.
Bionik Labs develops a variety of medical technologies. Michal and
his business partner identify gaps in existing technologies and fill
them with original, innovative solutions. Their prize-winning mechanical
arm is one such invention: It uses a radical new way to move mechanical
parts that Michal and Thiago have named “air muscle”. A traditional
prosthetic (replacement) arm is controlled remotely by muscle of nerve
signals that the patient must learn to exert physically. Michal and
Thiago’s air muscle arm is the first to be controlled by a device worn
on the head that monitors brain activity and translates one’s thoughts
into arm movements.

Next, they plan to develop a solution for total lung replacement,
which could save hundreds of thousands of lives every year. Working in a
start-up company is energy and time consuming, but rewarding. “Even if
you work 16 hours a day you’re still having a good time,” Thiago says.
That’s in part because Bionik Laboratories is located at Ryerson
University’s Digital Media Zone (DMZ), a thriving community of young
tech entrepreneurs who often help each other on projects. Michal and
Thiago often go on the road to demonstrate their products at industry
events and medical innovation contests. They’ve even been featured on
The Discovery Channel’s Daily Planet! Michal says, “If you have a crazy
idea, just start with the basics and work on it. That’s what we did,
and we eventually replaced an entire surgery with something we started
from scratch"
Shawn Setyo 2004 - 2007
Shawn attended Cardinal Newman Catholic Secondary School from
2004-2007. While enrolled at the school, Shawn was an active and
engaging member of the student body. He ultimately found his place on
the track & field team, where he was a member throughout his time at
Newman. Some of his fondest memories of high school occurred on the
back field, where he practiced with the other track athletes. To this
day, his closest friends remain the ones he made on that very field.

After graduating from Newman, Shawn went on to attend the
University of Saskatchewan. He continued to be an active track &
field athlete, however, he did find other avenues of interest, one being
The Campus Greens Club. The club was a place where students concerned
with global warming could meet and discuss how one could reduce their
carbon footprint. This club eventually led Shawn to the Saskatchewan
Green Party. He volunteered for the party on a number of campaign and
eventually ended up running as a candidate in the Saskatchewan
provincial election. Throughout his time at the university, Shawn worked
closely with the Provincial and Federal Green parties.
Today, Shawn is now the newly elected leader of the Saskatchewan
Green Party. He hopes to push the ideals of sustainable development and
social justice throughout the province of Saskatchewan.
Shawn may live in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, but he will never forget his upbringing in Scarborough, or his time at Newman.
Update
[2 January 2021]
Shawn has worked for the past few years in business development,
including solar solutions, and is currently the co-owner of Beyond the
Garden Living Soil in Saskatchewan.
Caddy Superville 2004 - 2008
Caddy Superville attended Cardinal Newman from 2004 to 2008. At
Newman she was a performer for the One Community celebrations as well as
dancing on Newman’s stage on numerous other occasions.
Caddy is currently a dancer, instructor and choreographer. Her
teaching is primarily at the Underground Dance Centre in Toronto. Her
training consists of hip-hop, whacking and house dance in Toronto and in
New York City. At 13 Caddy began training at the Toronto Dance Industry
and soon after received a scholarship to attend the O.I.P. summer
programme with professional training from Luther Brown, Neekz and
Mariano.
Caddy was on York University’s hip-hop team while studying for
her degree in social work. Since then she has trained and performed
with such companies as Nexx Level, DLM, Dark, BOSS and DEuCEnDIP dance
crew.
Some of her major credits include opening for Chris Brown in 2006,
back up dancing for PSY and Kiesza at the MMVA’s and performing and
instructing the WE DAY dance at the Air Canada Centre in 2014.
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Marisa Tran 2002 - 2006
Marisa Tran attended Blessed Cardinal Newman from 2002 until 2006.
She participated in softball, stage band and concert band while at
Newman.
Marisa is a local business owner
Hollandaise Diner opened its doors in 2015 to the Danforth East
community and is a small brunch spot known for their epic eggs benedict
variations and pancakes. It was recently acclaimed as one of the top 25
diners in the city by Blog
As a Human Resources professional entering the food industry, her
focus has been to change the expectations for employees and to provide a
safe space for marginalized groups while offering an exceptional
home-perfected brunch. One can find Marisa at Hollandaise Diner trying
to think of a good brunch pun, but as eggshausting as puns may be, most
of the time she’s cracking egg-cellent yolks (get it?!)
Beyond the diner life, Marisa backpacks around the work and
recently achieved her 30 countries by 30 (Marisa’s 30X30). She
continues to actively work towards an equitable world advocating for
best practices and human rights issues internationally. Marisa lives in
Scarborough not too far from Newman and is a very proud East Ender.
Sinead Zailtach was a student at Blessed Cardinal Newman from 2005
until 2009. She participated in We Day during that time. Sinead lives
with Parkes Weber Syndrome which is an extremely rare condition that
impacts her vascular, skeletal, muscular and lymphatic systems on a
daily basis. She is very proud of the fact that she graduated from
Newman on time, a huge achievement considering she spent much of high
school in and out of the hospital and had to overcome sepsis.

Sinead is a board member of Citizens with Disabilities Ontario, an
organization that actively promotes the rights, freedoms and
responsibilities of persons with disabilities through community
development, social action and member support and referral. Its primary
activity is public education and awareness about the social and
physical barriers that prevent the full inclusion of persons with
disabilities in Ontario. As a board member Sinead attended the
independent AODA review with David Onley as well as participating in
meetings and providing input to MPs about Bill C-81, the Accessible
Canada Act.
She has been a member of the Holland Bloorview Youth Advisory
council since 2012 and is its past co-chair. Sinead has had numerous
meetings with the accessibility critic at Queen’s Park to discuss how to
implement proper Service Dog policy across all school boards in
Ontario. She is also working with the City of Toronto regarding service
dog awareness and the Toronto Police-Community Police Liaison Committee
to create a service dog awareness project which will help educate
businesses about service dog access laws as well as their rights as a
business. Sinead has visited schools to educate students about service
dogs and hopes to start her own business as a service dog policy
advisor. She is featured in her photo here with her own service dog
Paddington.
Sinead was introduced to Canadian clothing designer Hilary
MacMillan by Jessica Mulroney. In March she will be collaborating with
Hilary to design appropriate pants for those who live with Parkes Weber
syndrome. Sinead was never able to comfortably wear Newman’s uniform
pants, so she hopes to find more success working with Hilary! Sinead is a
wonderful advocate for persons with disabilities.