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Alumni Spotlight Stories

 Read about Mohawk College graduates and learn about their career journeys and involvement in the community.

Martha Castillo-Milisenda Portrait
Early Child Education, Social Service Worker

Experienced educator, Martha Castillo-Milisenda ‘03 learns every day from the children in her classroom as she passes on new knowledge to them.

Giovanni Cisternino
Manufacturing Engineering Technician - Automation

Giovanni Cisternino ’04 took his passion and found his purpose as a teacher in the manufacturing engineering field.

Kathryn Crooks
Business, Business Administration
After losing her job during the recession of 2008, Kathryn Crooks ’13 came to Mohawk College through the Second Career funded program in 2009, where she went on to complete both the Business - General and Business Administration programs...
Dr. Sanjukta Choudhury
Research Administration Certificate

When she first started looking for a job in research administration after receiving her PhD in Physics from the University of Saskatchewan, Dr.

David Parkinson
Educational Support

In 2016, David Parkinson ‘19 lost the job he had held for nearly 13 years when Sobeys closed one of their distribution facilities.

Amanda White
Event Management - Convention & Meeting

Amanda White ‘08 is now committed to broadening the understanding of the Indigenous community at the college.

Shaun Iles
General Arts & Science

Shaun Iles dropped out of high school to become a professional snowboarder. He ended up selling snowboards in a mall instead. 

Amos Key
Communication Arts

Amos Key Jr. has waited a generation to see the results of his life’s work.