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  • Ashley Drobot and fianc茅 sit on some rocks with a mountain in the background. Their bodies are turned towards each other with one hand on top of the others.

    2010s

    Ashley Drobot

    鈥 MPH鈥15

    Spring 2023

    Ashley Drobot is engaged! She met her fianc茅, Haykaz Mangardich (MSc鈥15, PhD鈥21), at Queen鈥檚 in September 2013 at a grad boat cruise event. They became engaged this past October. Haykaz proposed to her in Jasper, Alta., at a spot on one of their favourite hiking trails. She was completely surprised and, later, had a lovely time during the proposal shoot. It just so happened that she was wearing her favourite Queen鈥檚 sweatshirt. 

  • Jenna Dibblee and Connor Peebles stand in front of wooden doors on 成人大片 campus, wearing their faculty leather jackets. Their bodies face the door but their heads are turned around facing the camera. They are holding hands.

    2010s

    Jenna Dibblee and Connor Peebles

    鈥 Artsci鈥15; Sc鈥15

    Spring 2023

    Jenna Dibblee and Connor Peebles eloped on the back staircase of Douglas Library on a frigid Jan. 14, 2022. Later they celebrated with their families at a cottage wedding on Lake of Bays, Ont. Jenna and Connor met in their fourth year at Queen鈥檚. Proud fellow Queen鈥檚 alumni include parents Tom Dibblee (Ed鈥87) and Sharon Kehoe (Dibblee) (Artsci/PHE鈥84), and grandfather A.C. Dibblee (a.k.a. Dibb) (Arts鈥53). 

  • Julie Smith, wearing a 成人大片 sweatshirt, has her arm around Graeme Jagger, who also wears a 成人大片 t-shirt. Behind them is a set of lockers.

    1990s

    Julie Smith

    鈥 ConEd鈥97

    Spring 2023

    Julie Smith has been teaching in Michigan for the last 13 years. At Greenhills School, where she currently teaches, the school recently had its first student ever accept an offer to go to Queen鈥檚! When she heard the news, she contacted her niece, Katie Urchik (Com鈥25), and had her run to the Campus Bookstore to get the prospective Queen鈥檚 student a T-shirt. Graeme Jagger is very excited to become a student of the class of 2027! 

  • 1990s

    Sarah Nicholl

    鈥 Artsci鈥93

    Spring 2023

    Since graduating, Sarah Nicholl has focused her career on extending the reach of learning with technology. Having consulted with more than 200 organizations across the F1000 globally, Sarah is sharing the habits that she sees across teams, individuals, and organizations that make for more innovation and increased capabilities. Kogan Page is publishing her new book, Learning Habits: Drive a Learning Culture to Improve Employee and Business Performance, which is available as of April 2023.  

  • A closeup photo of Edward Chadderton who wears a button-down shirt and blazer.

    1990s

    Edward Chadderton

    鈥 Law鈥96

    Spring 2023

    Edward 鈥淭ed鈥 J. Chadderton accepted an invitation in December 2022 to join the International Association of Defense Counsel, the pre-eminent invitation-only global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests. Upon receiving the invitation, he said, 鈥淎s a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel, I am grateful for the opportunity to belong to and participate in a tribe of civil defence attorneys of the highest calibre, and benefit from sharing knowledge and experiences with the depth and breadth not possible elsewhere.鈥 Edward is a managing partner at Carroll Heyd Chown LLP in Barrie, Ont., the past president of the Simcoe County Law Association, and past vice-chair of the Library Co. Board of Directors, which operated the province of Ontario鈥檚 network of county law libraries. 

  • 1990s

    Andrew Brown

    鈥 Artsci鈥94

    Spring 2023

    Andrew Brown was appointed Associate Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Development, effective Feb. 13, 2023, as part of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau鈥檚 changes to the senior ranks of the Public Service. He is the first Black male to be appointed to such a position.