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Our Top 30 Alumni Under 30

In a world defined by rapid change and global challenges, the call for bold, compassionate, and visionary leadership has never been louder. At York University, we are proud to see our alumni stepping up to meet that call—not someday, but now.

York’s Top 30 Alumni Under 30 program celebrates exceptional young leaders who are using their talents, education, and passion to make meaningful change. Launched in 2021, the Top 30 Alumni Under 30 program continues to spotlight the energy and excellence of young alumni who apply their York education to transform lives, communities, and the world at large.

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Chimira Nicole Andres, PhD '25

Planetary geophysicist and glacial geomorphologist

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Wasi Syed Babar, MPPAL '25

Senior Program Manager, City of Toronto

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Deepana Devadas, LLM '25

Lawyer, Marketing Strategist and Community Builder

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Tolu Faromika, MA '25

Podcast Host and Founder, The BrainCore Podcast

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Merve Kolcak, MES '21

Urban Planner and Project Manager, The Biglieri Group

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Esther Martinez, MEd '24

Founder, Raíces;
Community Educator

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Parmin Rahimpoor-Marnani, MSc '25

Clinical Research Assistant

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Chinoye Sunny, MES '21

Development Planner, City of Richmond Hill

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Winnie Yu, MSc '20

Founding Partner, FinMed

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Jocelyn Cadieux, MES '20

Policy planner and community builder

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Lauren Castelino, MES '24

Environmentalist and entrepreneur

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Blessing Owusu, MEd '24

Educator and children's book author

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Aniket Prabhudesai, MASc '22

Space robotics and engineering expert

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Pankaj Puar, MSc '21

Health Researcher,
Educator and Mentor

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Nathan Yiu, MDEM '21

Disaster management expert and community leader

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Khadeja Elsibai, MPPAL '22

Public servant and community builder

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John Lau, MES '19

Sustainability Leader and Senior Policy Advisor

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Sara Pishdadian, MA '18, PhD '23

Clinician and health equity advocate 

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Sam Rockbrune, MA '19

Community leader and social justice advocate

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Bianca Bondi, MA '19

Clinical researcher and child development advocate

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Victoria Canale, MSW '21

Public health researcher and social worker

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Lucas DeLuca, MA '19

Accessibility strategist and advocate

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Philip Geller, MFA '22

Theatre artist and
storyteller

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Ying Gu, MES '19

Sustainability advisor and climate change advocate

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Shalini Iyer, MSc '22

Scientist, STEM educator and EDI advocate

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Kate Haiyun Mossop, MLCE '21

Community Builder, Director of Community Programs

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Lela Pacitti-Sander, MES '17

Community planner and youth worker

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Raghavender Sahdev, MSC '18

Entrepreneur

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Korina Thomas-Reynolds, MEd '20

Educator and entrepreneur

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Suzanna Alsayed, MDEM '20

Tech entrepreneur

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Elijah Bawuah, MES '21

EDI advocate and mentor

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Jonathan Clodman, MEd '20

Educator; Health advocate

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Bri Darboh, MA '18

Health equity advocate

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Jason Robinson, MES '19

Environmental and EDI advocate

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Miranda Baksh, MES '19

CEO and Founder, Community Climate Council

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Nicole Doray, MES '19

Manager, Social Impact;
Senior Researcher

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Mikhaela Gray-Beerman, MED '18

Anti-trafficking advocate, researcher and educator

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