Our Mentors
Since 2005, 414 individuals have been involved as mentors to Loran Scholars. Our mentors introduce scholars to their new community, provide them with advice and resources and continually challenge them to act with courage, empathy and honesty.
Current Mentors
Michael Aherne, Edmonton, Alberta
Shahad Al-Saqqar, Hamilton, Ontario
Caroline Andrieux, Montréal, Québec
Stephanie Austin, Ottawa, Ontario
Bineta Ba, Montréal, Québec
Kim Baird, Vancouver, British Columbia
Tamara Baldwin, Vancouver, British Columbia
Thomas Bastien, Montréal, Québec
Cynthia Beach, Kingston, Ontario
Pierre-Luc Bisaillon, Montréal, Québec
André Blais, Montréal, Québec
Jill Bodkin, Vancouver, British Columbia
Elizabeth Bowering, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Nicole Bradbury, Vancouver, British Columbia
Tim Brodhead, Metcalfe, Ontario
Kyla Brophy (’06), Montréal, Québec
Lyse Brunet, Montréal, Québec
Chris Buddle, Montréal, Québec
Jonathan Burke, Vancouver, British Columbia
Erika Burger (’91), Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Patrick Byrne, Hamilton, Ontario
Goran Calic, Hamilton, Ontario
Louise Chagnon-Bucheit, Montréal, Ontario
Lyne Charlebois, Montréal, Québec
Chanda Chevannes, Toronto, Ontario
Roland Chiasson, Sackville, New Brunswick
Angie Clarke, St.John’s, Newfoundland
Lisa Clatney, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Terry Cooke, Hamilton, Ontario
Glen Coulthard, Vancouver, British Columbia
Sarah Cox, Victoria, British Columbia
Barry Craig, London, Ontario
Diane Dechief, Montréal, Québec
Annie-Claude Devriese, Montréal, Québec
Keddone Dias, Toronto, Ontario
Kim Echlin, Toronto, Ontario
Pearl Eliadis, Montréal, Québec
Tom Ferries, Vancouver, British Columbia
Cheryl Finn, London, Ontario
Colleen Fitzpatrick, Kelowna, British Columbia
Kate Flynn, Hamilton, Ontario
Heath Gabruch, North Battleford, Saskatchewan
Patrick Gatien, Vancouver, British Columbia
Bryan Gilvesy, Tillsonburg, Ontario
Eric Gombrich, Kelowna, British Columbia
Danny Graham, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Rose Greensides, Cambridge, Ontario
Sunita Gupta, Kingston, Ontario
Tareq Hadhad, Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Wes Hall, Toronto, Ontario
Leanne Hammond, Kelowna, British Columbia
David Helliwell, Vancouver, British Columbia
Jennie Helmer, Vancouver, British Columbia
Astrid Hepner, Hamilton, Ontario
Gillian Hnatiw, Toronto, Ontario
Maureen Hogan (’98), St.John’s, Newfoundland
Gordon Holley, Vancouver, British Columbia
Marie Houzeau, Montréal, Québec
Stephen Huddart, Montréal, Québec
Nazim Hussain (’01), Brossard, Québec
Alex Ikejiani, Ottawa, Ontario
Idil Issa, Montréal, Québec
Nicole Ives, Montréal, Québec
Alison Jeffrey, Oakville, Ontario
Taline Jirian, Ottawa, Ontario
Mala Joneja, Kingston, Ontario
Eunjin Kim, Edmonton, Alberta
Iain Klugman, Waterloo, Ontario
Marc Laferriere, Hamilton, Ontario
Marie-Josée Lamothe, Montréal, Québec
Erica Lawson, London, Ontario
Alfred LeBlanc , Ottawa, Ontario
Mi-Jeong Lee, Montréal, Québec
Myriam Legault, Montréal, Québec
Kathryn Lennon (’06), Edmonton, Alberta
Betty Lepps, Vancouver, British Columbia
Karen Linseman, Ancaster, Ontario
Kelly Lance Loudoun, Kelowna, British Columbia
Ramona Lumpkin, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Clarke Mackey, Kingston, Ontario
Margaret Magdesian, Montréal, Québec
Nyranne Martin (’97), Ottawa, Ontario
Biff Matthews, Toronto, Ontario
Nurjehan Mawani, Toronto, Ontario
Mark McArdle, Waterloo, Ontario
Velma McColl, Ottawa, Ontario
Kristina McDougall, Waterloo, Ontario
David McKie, Ottawa, Ontario
David-Martin Milot (’07), Montréal, Québec
Iman Mohamed, Ottawa, Ontario
Anne-Marie Morel, Montréal, Quebec
Kyleen Myrah, Kelowna, British Columbia
Eyob Naizghi, Vancouver, British Columbia
Tatiana Nazon, Montréal, Québec
Marla Newhook, Montréal, Québec
Kanitha Nhek, Montréal, Québec
Shahzia Noorally, Calgary, Alberta
Nick Oddson, Waterloo, Ontario
Maria Pacella, Vancouver, British Columbia
Nicole Peña, Toronto, Ontario
Adrienne Piggott, Montréal, Québec
Rosemary Polegato, Sackville, New Brunswick
Brianne Riehl, Vancouver, British Columbia
John Riley, Mono, Ontario
Kate Rogers, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Vincent Roy, Québec City, Québec
Scott Runtè, Kingston, Ontario
Tarek Sardana, Ottawa, Ontario
Vicki Schmolka, Kingston, Ontario
Ted Sehl, Guelph, Ontario
Margaret Shepherd, Kingston , Ontario
Paula Sheppard Thibeau, Corner Brook, Newfoundland
Heather Spratt , St. John’s, Newfoundland
Anita Srinivasan, Toronto, Ontario
Colette Steer, Kingston, Ontario
Doug Stollery, Vancouver, British Columbia
Sandra Stuart, Vancouver, British Columbia
Marie-Eve Sylvestre, Ottawa, Ontario
Alanna Thain, Montréal, Québec
Cecilia Thompson, Montréal, Québec
Laura Thomson (’04), Kingston, Ontario
Michael Toppings, Montréal, Québec
Lacricia Turner, Kingston, Ontario
Andrea Unrau, Vancouver, British Columbia
Tomas van Stee, Kitchener, Ontario
Sherry Shannon Vanstone, Milton, Ontario
Manon Vennat, Montréal, Québec
Greg Veres, Waterloo, Ontario
Joy Weismiller, Victoria, British Columbia
Kate Whalen, Hamilton, Ontario
Aimée White, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Dawn Williams, Montréal, Québec
Mike Wilson, Kingston, Ontario
Marie-Hélène Wolfe, Sherbrook, Québec
Peter Wong, Vancouver, British Columbia
Sonny Wong, Vancouver, British Columbia
Malvin Wright, London, Ontario
Bruce M. Wright, Vancouver, British Columbia
Kyle Wyatt, Toronto, Ontario
Svetlana Yanushkevich, Calgary, Alberta
William Young, Toronto, Ontario
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