Featured Alumni by School – SENRS

Faculty and staff at SENRS play a vital role in helping the Advancement and Alumni Relations Office stay connected to graduates. Sharing stories about Frost Campus graduates can showcase your programs to support student recruitment and inspire other current students and alumni. It also opens doors to mentorship and networking opportunities for everyone.

If you know an interesting graduate to profile, or discover alumni in the news, please e-mail alumni@flemingcollege.ca.

Ali Woodley
Parks and Recreation ‘84
Profile		 Duane Parnham
Mineral Engineering Technology ’85 | Geological Technician, ’85
Profile		 Murray Hall
Fish and Wildlife Technician, ’80
Profile		 Duncan Cobb
Fish & Wildlife Technician ‘14 | Aquaculture ‘15
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Al Stinson
Forestry Technician ’77
Profile 		 David Swinson
Forestry Technician ’06
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Frost grads in the news
Haliburton resident Leora Berman receives national conservation award, Haliburton Echo
Leora Berman, Terrain and Water Technician, 1999 | Terrain and Water Technology, 2001

Local Naturalists Learn About Wolves, Midland Mirror
David Legros, Fish and Wildlife Technician ’04

Trent researcher works to protect Ontario walleye, The Peterborough Examiner
Ayden Ricker-Held, Ecological Restoration ’18

Fleming Grads who work at the Frost Campus 

Are you a Fleming grad working at the Frost Campus? Please e-mail alumni@flemingcollege to update your alumni record and be added to this list.

  • Michael Benedict (Natural Resources Technology-Law Enforcement ’00)
  • Cyndy Broughton (Mineral Engineering Technology ’83 | Geological Technician-Minerals ’83)
  • Geoff Clark (GIS Applications Specialist ’06)
  • Mike Fraser (Forestry Technician ’90)
  • Derrick Laplante (Fish and Wildlife Technician ’00 | Fish and Wildlife Technology ’01 | Natural Resources Technology-Law Enforcement ’02)
  • Melanie Logan (Terrain and Water Resources Technician ’97 | Terrain and Water Resources Technology ’98)
  • Hugh McArthur (PreService Firefighter ’04 |  Forestry Technician ’07)
  • Tom Mikel (Forestry Technician)
  • Rob Monico (Ecological Restoration ’16)
  • Mark Newell (Resources Technician-Drilling ’00)
  • Daniel Pantaleo (Urban Forestry Technician ’17)
  • Michael Rewegan (Heavy Equipment Technician ’86)
  • Tanya Rice (Fish and Wildlife Technician ’00)
  • Brian Saxon (Forestry Technician ’97)
  • Julia Scarlett (Fish and Wildlife Technology ’87 | Fish and Wildlife Technician ’87)
  • Shaun Shepherd (Resources Drilling & Blasting ’05 | Geological Technician ’07)
  • Jim Smith (Resources Technician-Drilling ’99)
  • William Smith (Urban Tree Maintenance ’88 | Forestry Technician ’88)
  • Steve Thompson (Fish and Wildlife Technology ’78 | Fish and Wildlife Technician ’77)
  • Nicole Vander Schaaf (Arboriculture ’16)
  • Katrina Van Osch-Saxon (Environmental Pest Management ’00 | Arboriculture ’11)
  • Paige Wearing (Ecosystem Management Technician ’98 | Geographic Information Systems-Applications Specialist ’98 | Fish and Wildlife Technology ’98)
  • Jenna Wheatley (Fish & Wildlife Technician ’16 | Aquaculture ’17)
  • Tim Wykes (Cartographic Technology ’92 | Cartographic Technician ’92)

Alumni profiles (from top)

Ali Woodley, Parks and Recreation ‘84
Fleming College Premier’s Award Nominee (Technology) 2019

With a 33-year career at Honda of Canada Manufacturing, Ali Woodley started as a Paint Inspector and progressively earned her way to VP/Plant 1 Manager located in Allison, Ontario. She was one of the first female plant managers in Honda North America. Woodley drives the production of 820 vehicles daily and continues to exceed challenging targets in safety, quality, delivery, cost, and employee professional development and engagement. She embraces volunteer opportunities that foster diversity in the company’s Lamp: Inclusion and Diversity Program and helps to inspire women of all ages to consider leadership careers in the automotive sector.

Duane Parnham, Mineral Engineering Technology / Geological Technician, 1985
Premier’s Award (Business) WINNER 2017

Duane Parnham is the winner of the 2017 Premier’s Award (Business) for outstanding Ontario college graduates.   With a successful business track record, Duane is a prominent entrepreneur who champions the high-risk development of mineral resource companies. Since 1996, Duane’s companies have generated over C$1.2-billion in investor returns. In 2011, The Parnham Foundation was established by Duane and his family to support academically talented—yet economically disadvantaged or underprivileged—students from Namibia, Africa in pursuing a diploma at an Ontario college. Duane’s charitable support to Fleming College includes a gift of C$1-million which was the largest single gift to an Ontario college by an alumnus.

Murray Hall, Fish and Wildlife Technician ’80
Fleming College Premier’s Award Nominee (Technology) 2013 & Fleming College Alumnus of Distinction Award 2014

Murray Hall is renowned as a Canadian innovator. He founded Halltech Environmental Inc. and Halltech Aquatic Research where he designed and produced countless custom fresh water sampling apparatus, integrated the first GPS receivers with rugged computers for georeferencing large data sets in remote locations and developed the first Canadian-made Backpack Electrofishing System. Murray is a pioneer in precision in the agricultural sector as he broke ground with the first high-precision autopilot system on a tractor using GPS. Murray’s many distinguished awards from industry partners include the Ontario Global Trader’s Award for Innovation and the Award for Market Expansion. (Murray Hall is a proud donor; he has a meeting room at Frost in his honour)

Duncan Cobb, Fish & Wildlife Technician ‘14 | Aquaculture ‘15

Duncan is currently working in Tasmania, Australia as a Farm Attendant for the salmon farming company Tassal. He spends his workday traveling by boat to the farms in the area and helping with getting the pens ready for fish; setting seine nets and bathing fish in freshwater.

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Al Stinson, Forestry Technician ’77
Fleming College Premier’s Award Nominee (Technology) 2017

With 36 years in predominant roles with Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests, Al Stinson retired as Forest Science Specialist. He developed Ontario’s first Silvicultural Tree Marking program that gained national and international interest and created the Forest Science Partnership that committed $9-million annually to forest research and sustainable development in Canada. Al negotiated the first tree harvest allocation for four First Nations in the Nipissing Forest. In 2015, Stinson became the first college graduate to be elected President of the Canadian Institute of Forestry since its inception in 1908.

David Swinson, Forestry Technician ’06

David is an Area Forester with the Yukon Government. He writes and consults on forest management plans, coordinates environmental assessments for forestry activities, issues harvesting licenses and permits, and develops harvest areas including road, block layout, and timber cruising.

“Fleming provided me with solid technical skills that have been essential throughout my career. It gave me a foundation to build my career on. Choosing the Forest Technician program after my common first semester at Fleming was one of the best choices I’ve made in my career and provided me with a wide range of opportunities and experiences.

My career has taken me across Canada and to different parts of the world. After graduating, I spent a summer working in Scotland on a forestry internship. Following up on this experience I worked for the University of Toronto, the Government of Alberta, and private industry in central Ontario before moving to the Yukon Territory for my current job with the Government of Yukon.”

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