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Bawa, Ian (BA 08) is a speaker at 2026 TEDx Winnipeg. His talk 'Telling the Stories I Was Afraid To, or When I Stopped Hiding My Culture' discusses how culture is not a limitation, it's a path: "When I stopped hiding my culture and started sharing it with honesty and vulnerability, my films finally connected. The parts we think are too personal are often the ones that unlock our strongest work. A filmmaker’s moving reflection on identity, courage, and the liberating power of telling your truth."

De Groot, Scott (BA(Hons) 07) curated the exhibition Love In a Dangerous Time: Canada's LGBT purge. The Canadian Museum for Human Rights has won a Governor General’s award for excellence in museums for this exhibition the first major museum exhibition on queer history and LGBTTQ+ rights in Canada. Love In a Dangerous Time, which opened last January, focuses on the period of time from the 1950s to the 1990s when the Government of Canada investigated, harassed and fired queer members of the Canadian Armed Forces, RCMP and federal public service under the guise of “security.”

Gordon, Ariel (BA 96, BSc 96) is the Writer in Residence at the Winnipeg Public Library for 2025-2026. For more info or to submit your writing, see:

Tahimic, Alex (BA 09, BED 11, PBED 20) was named on Ace Burpee's Top 100 Most Fascinating Manitoban's of 2025. "There’s going on a McDonald’s run, and then there’s this. The McMarathon. Alex mobilized a bunch of running buddies to hit the streets for a full 26.2-mile marathon — stopping to fuel along the way at different McDonald’s franchises all over Winnipeg. There was a point to it besides just being a ridiculously cool way to spend a summer day — he raised thousands of dollars for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Manitoba."

Denton, Peter (BA 80) is a speaker at 2026 TEDx Winnipeg. His talk 'Reading, Writing and Reframing: Turning the page on AI Education' is how misuse of artificial intellegence (AI) by students in schools is driven by three things: lack of literary skills; lack of time to develop them; and fear of failing. How AI is transforming learning and what educators, students, and parents need to know to stay ahead.

Hinther, Rhonda (MA 98, BAH 96, Coll 92), was named on Ace Burpee's Top 100 Most Fascinating Manitoban's of 2025. "Hinther is a professor of history at Brandon University co-founder of the BU public history program, author, exhibit researcher for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and much more. For her innovative and impactful approach to engaging students studying history, Hunter was the 2025 recipient fot the Canadian Historical Associations' Excellence in Teaching award."

Schalla, Marika (BSc 17, BEd 19, PBEd 23) is a speaker at 2026 TEDx Winnipeg. Her talk 'Reading the Land, Healing Our Children' is about how the land became her teacher, guiding her toward ancestral, trauma-responsive pedagogy. Showing the protective patterns and stories children carry in their bodies. How reconnecting with the land can support healing, education and Indigenous youth wellbeing.

Homenick, Dane (BA 10) along with partner Adam Wrublowsky are the founders of Twenty Point 9 Inc.The lifelong skateboarders and longtime friends are the founders of Twenty Point Nine Inc., a tech startup headquartered in Winnipeg’s Exchange District. Twenty Point Nine is building a white-label technology that looks like a video streaming service, but allows users to purchase items they see in a video as they’re watching it. The company’s flagship product is the Den, a content-streaming service that aims to be the Netflix for skateboarding.

Stoller, Avi (BSc 17) along with partners Noah Palansky and Jordan Davis was named on ACe Burpee's Top 100 Most Fascinating Manitoban's of 2025. " They are the founders of Taiv Inc., a simple but brilliant device that allows bars and restaurants to control commercial advertising on their in-house screens. Already featured on literally thousands and thousands of screens in the U.S., Taiv has now launched in Manitoba, and will do soon in the rest of the country. They're onto something big. With millions in new funding, the technology already emplys 60 people, with the majority located in the province. 

Soldier, Stacey (BA 00) was named on Ace Burpee's Top 100 Most Fascinating Manitoban's of 2025. " A lawyer with Cochrane Sinclair LLP, Soldier has served in many key roles. She acted as co-counsel for the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs at the National Inquiry on MMIWG, and was recently named president of the Manitoba Bar Association. Soldier became the first Anishinaabe woman to hold that title"

Burke, Cynthia (BA 12, BED 90) was named on Ace Burpee's Top 100 Most Fascinationg Manitoban's of 2025. " Burke is the Manitoba Film industry's first certified environmental manager. Reducing the carbon footprint and overall environmental impact of films made here is a relatively new consideration, and Burke is a trailblazer Her work includes diverting materials for future use by Habitat for Humanity and ensuring prop food heads the way of Harvest Manitoba, among many other initiatives. Last year, her work as an eco-specialist on Key Hu Quan's Love Hurts earned the film the title of most-sustainable film production at the 2025 Global Production Awards in Cannes, France."

Gandier, Joshua (BBA 23) was named on Ace Burpee's Top 100 Most Fascinating Manitoban's of 2025. "A proud member of Peguis First Nation, Gandier has consistently given back to the province of Manitoba. He coached and mentored Indigenous youth through Anishinaabe Pride basketball, after his won tremendous career with the University of Winnipeg Wesmen basketball team wrapped up. He represented the Southern Chiefs Organization as Youth Chief, and his leadership took him to international stages, including the the United Nations. Somehow he finds time to practise law, and this year received the One to Watch Distinguished Alumni Award from the U of W."

Guenette, Wanda (Collegiate 81) was named on Ace Burpee's Top 100 Most Fascinating Manitoban's of 2025. " One of the best to ever do it. Her Volleyball career consisted of a national title at the University of Winnipeg, multiple Pan Am Games, she respresented Canada at the Olympics in Atlanta and had a long pro career. Already a member of Manitoba's Sports Hall of Fame, this yea she was rightly inducted into the Canadian Volleyball Hall of Fame."