# List of University of Toronto Scarborough alumni

The University of Toronto Scarborough is a satellite campus of the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. Following are some of its notable alumni.

## Academics

* Michael Degagné, Order of Canada, Order of Ontario and Queen's Diamond Jubillee Medal recipient for his work with indigenous communities and reconciliation. Former President of Nipissing University, became the first indigenous president of a Canadian university.
* Jon Dellandrea, philanthropist and fundraiser, Order of Canada ‘06 recipient for contributions to higher education President & CEO of Sunnybrook Hospital, former Vice-Chancellor at University of Toronto and the University of Oxford, and Chancellor of Nipissing University (BA 1973)
* John Harrichand, assistant professor in the Department of Counseling at The University of Texas at San Antonio (Hons.B.Sc 2008)
* Camille A Nelson, Professor of Law and Dean at the University of Hawaii's William S. Richardson School of Law, specializing in comparative law and critical race theory (BA 1991)
* Sasha Reid, former sessional instructor of sociology at the University of Calgary, known for her database on serial killers and predicted that the string of disappearances from the Church Gay village was the work of a serial killer (B.Sc. 2011)

## Art

* Norm Hacking, Canadian folk music singer-songwriter
* Doris McCarthy, Toronto-based artist, famously known for her landscape paintings of Canada (BA 1989)

## Business

* Joseph Lam, Entrepreneur and founder of multiple award-winning technology firms and applications, inventor of multiple patents (BBA 2008)
* Tenniel Chu, Vice Chairman of Mission Hills Group, owner and operator of the Mission Hills golf and leisure resorts in Shenzhen and on the island of Hainan, China (BA 1999)

## Entertainment

* Preet Banerjee, host of the television show Million Dollar Neighbourhood and winner of the reality TV series The Ultimate W Expert Challenge (B.Sc. 2001)
* Derrick Fung, co-founder and former CEO of Tunezy, Forbes 30 under 30 in Music (BBA 2009)
* Emily Hunter, Environmental activist and filmmaker (HBA 2011)
* Nancy Newman, Emmy Award-winning sportscaster, anchor and reporter for YES, former reporter for CNN and NBC (BA 1988)
* Derek Tsang, Oscar-nominated Hong-Kong based filmmaker and actor (BA 2001)

## Literature and journalism

* Tea Mutonji, Writer and poet, winner of the Ontario Creates Trillium Book Award (BA 2018)

## Medicine and science

* Loizza Aquino, mental health activist and founder of Peace of Mind Canada (BS 2021)

## Politics

* Scott Cavalier, Member of City of Scarborough Council, Metropolitan Toronto Council (and Budget chief).
* Paul Christie, Member of Toronto City Council, Metropolitan Toronto Council, Chair of the Toronto Transit Commission and Provincial Supervisor of the Toronto District School Board. BA 1974.
* Margarett Best, former Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough–Guildwood
* Bill Blair, Member of Parliament Scarborough Southwest (2015-Pres), President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness (2021–present), former Chief of Toronto Police Service (2005–2015), former Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (2019–2021) (BA 1980)
* Mae Brown, the first deaf-blind Canadian to earn a university degree and head of deaf-blind affairs with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (1972)
* Mary Anne Chambers, former Member of Provincial Parliament and former Minister of Children and Youth Services Sports (BA 1988)
* Glenn De Baeremaeker, former City Councillor of Ward 38 (former one of two Scarborough Centre wards) in Toronto (2003–2018), former Deputy Speaker of the City of Toronto, and former Deputy Mayor for Toronto East (BA 1985)
* Adrian Foster, three-term Mayor of the City of Clarington, Ontario and recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal for his community service (BA 1983)
* Goldie Ghamari, Current Member of Provincial Parliament for Carleton, Chair of Standing Committee on General Government (BA 2008)
* Jay C. Hope, highest-ranking Black police officer in Canadian history, former deputy chief of the Ontario Provincial Police; deputy minister of emergency planning and management; and commissioner of Emergency Management Ontario and commissioner of community safety for the province of Ontario, and deputy minister of correctional services for the province of Ontario. (BA 1979)
* Mitzie Hunter, former Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough Guildwood, former Associate Minister of Finance, former Minister of Education, and former Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Development (BA 1999)
* Laura Mae Lindo, former Member of Provincial Parliament for Kitchener Centre, critic on Anti-Racism, Colleges & Universities, and citizenship and immigration (BA 1998)
* John McKay, Member of Parliament for Scarborough Guildwood (2004–present), former Member of Parliament for Scarborough East (1997–2004), former Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance (2003–2006), former Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defense (2015–2017)
* Jennifer McKelvie, Toronto City Councillor for Scarborough-Rouge Park (2018–present) and Deputy Mayor of the City of Toronto (2022–present) (B.Sc. 2000)
* Mary Ng, Member of Parliament Scarborough-Guildwood, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade (BA 1996)
* David Onley, the 28th and former Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario (BA 1975)
* Michael Prue, former three-term Member of Provincial Parliament representing Beaches-East York, former mayor of East York, and current town councillor of Amherstburg, Ontario (BA 1971)
* Vijay Thanigasalam, Associate Minister of Transportation of Ontario and former member of Provincial Parliament nondegreed)
* Bryon J. Wilfert, former Member of Parliament for Richmond Hill, Consul General of Myanmar and recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun (BA 1975)

## Sports

* Saad Bin Zafar, Canadian national cricket player, current captain of the Canada men's national team (BBA 2011)
* Justine Blainey-Broker, ice hockey player for the Toronto Lady Blues (BS 1995)
* Ruvindu Gunasekera, Canada national cricket team player
* Kaley McLean, former Canadian Paralympian swimmer, silver and gold medalist at the Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CP-ISRA) World Championship, and member of the International Paralympic Committee (BA 2007)
* Cindy Nicholas, marathon swimmer and former MPP of Scarborough Centre
* Victoria Nolan, "the metronome", rower for Canada's National Adaptive Rowing Team, bronze, silver and gold medals at the World Rowing Championships (B.Sc. 1996)
* Gord Stellick, sports broadcaster and former Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager

## Serial rapists

* Paul Bernardo, also known as the "Scarborough Rapist".
* Russell Williams, graduated with a degree in economics and political science and became a colonel in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Later convicted of the rape of and murder of multiple women.