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Work hard, play hard, and get involvedÌýin your community. SAF has allowed meÌýto combine my passion for not-for-profitÌýwork with a strong foundational skill setÌýto do what I love.

Tracy was nominated for the 2013 Alumni Award, and went on aÌýtrip of a lifetimeÌýwith her family.

I can’t imagine a school or a programÌýthat could offer students moreÌýleverage than SAF. If you want a careerÌýin finance, accounting, or tax, SAF willÌýput you on the direct line to achievingÌýthis objective. Choose SAF and make aÌýleapÌýrather than just a first step towardÌýyour career goals!

Don’t be afraid to jump off theÌýbandwagon and carve your ownÌýpath to success!

Meng was a winner of the 2015 Young Alumni Award.Ìý

À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ has an excellentÌýreputation and brand, but it’s alsoÌýa great place to meet new friends,Ìýget involved, and along the way,Ìýpick up a great education.

When she was a student at À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, Cindy Kottoor (MAcc '97) never envisioned running her own company. "I assumed I'd work for established global organizations," she recalls. "Working for myself wasn't an option I was exposed to - or even recognized! So, when I started my business, I really had to figure out everything from scratch."

"I started TrueCo. in my living room, with 500 bras and a pen-and-paper survey that reminded me of the Cosmo quizzes my friends and I loved in high school," explains the company's CEO and co-founder, who concedes that she and her colleagues never imagined becoming bra experts. "But we love what we do, helping women find their perfect fit. We created a brand new way to fit women online in two minutes with no fitting rooms, no measuring tape!"

Preparing to launch the enterprise was both nervous and exciting, she admits. "It felt like jumping off a cliff! Accountants are typically risk adverse, and starting a new business from scratch was completely opposite to what I was used to."

"My career path has been anything but linear, which comes as a bit of a surprise even to me!" says Sharon Ng (MAcc '04). There's a back story and a front story here. Her daytime job as a merchandise planner is one thing, her nighttime job is quite another - and that's the front story for this posting: the popular "Backseat Stylers" fashion blog that she and her sister created. Their casual exploration of the fashion world spiraled into an addiction.

"It's somewhat embarrassing!" What Cynthia McIntyre [Loeffen] (MAcc '96) is talking about is the kind of faux pas we've all done or imagined doing. Years ago at À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, she ticked the wrong box on a co-op job application form. "I think she did it 'accidentally on purpose,' "suggests her sister Heather Wright [Loeffen] (MAcc '98). Both are tax experts - and their career choices have proved to be exactly right.

If the license plate of the car ahead says "A TRIGUY," you're behind ace triathlon competitor and UW Accounting grad Scott Slaven (BA '82). And that could be fellow triathlete Bernie Linseman (BMath '81) beside him. Triathlons enable the London, Ontario duo to build their physical strength, focus their minds — and rekindle their youthful vigour. "The great thing is the inspiration you receive," Bernie reports.