Peter Malouf, BComm 74
Town of Mount Royal's new mayor, Malouf is an entrepreneur and athlete. While at Loyola College, one of Concordia’s founding institutions, he played football for the Warriors.
Meet the Concordia alumni elected in Nov. 7 Quebec municipal elections
46 alumni who won seats hail from all four faculties
As part of the province of Quebec’s 2021 municipal general elections taking place throughout the fall, results for Montreal and surrounding areas were announced on November 7. With more than 1,1000 municipalities holding elections across the province, a large number of Concordia alumni are among this year’s winners.
Representing all four faculties — Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science, Faculty of Arts and Science, John Molson School of Business and Faculty of Fine Arts — meet the grads helping to make a difference in local politics.
Mayors
Georges Bourelle, BComm 74
Bourelle — who was first appointed as mayor of the City of Beaconsfield in 2013 and again in 2017 — was re-elected for a third term in 2021.
Maja Vodanovic, BFA 94
Vodanovic has been the mayor of the borough of Lachine since November 2017. She is also an artist and former teacher in Concordia’s Department of Studio Arts.
Luc Rabouin, GrDip 02
Rabouin was re-elected borough mayor of the Plateau with a landslide 75 per cent of the vote. He was first elected in October 2019.
Alexander Bottausci, BA 94, EMBA 13
A lifelong resident of Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Bottausci has served as mayor of the Montreal suburb since 2017.
Tim Thomas, MA 87
Thomas narrowly succeeded John Belvedere as mayor of the City of Pointe-Claire. He is a former policy analyst at Ottawa’s Privy Council Office and former professor of politics and economics.
Jeremy Levi, BA 08
Owner of a successful accounting practice, Levi is the new mayor of Hampstead after garnering 55 per cent of the vote. Prior to this appointment, he was a regular at Hampstead council meetings.
Councillors
Matthew Aronson, GrDipl 03
Westmount
Anastasia Assimakopoulos, BA 11
Dollard-des-Ormeaux
Paul Bissonnette, BComm 71
Pointe-Claire
Anitra Bostock, BA 04
Westmount
Sophie Brasiola, BComm 06
North Hatley
Ryan Brownstein, BA 11
Dollard-des-Ormeaux
Warren Budning, BComm 13
Hampstead
Maya Chammas, BA 19
Town of Mont Royal
Karen Cliffe, BA 92
Kirkland
Michael Cohen, BA 85
Côte Saint-Luc
Davide DeCotis, BCSc 97
Laval
Nicole Duchastel, BA 96, MBA 04
Dorval
Paul Dufort, BA 08
Kirkland
Colleen Feeney, GrDip 95
Montreal West
Dominique Godin, BEng 97
Beaconsfield
Michelle Hui, BComm 14
Brossard
Errol Johnson, BComm 73
Dollard-des-Ormeaux
Kathleen Kez, BComm 86
Westmount
Mitchell Kujavsky, BComm 02
Côte Saint-Luc
Wanda Lowensteyn, GrDip 84, BFA 84, MFA 90
Baie-D’Urfe
Peter MacLaurin, BA 68
Morin-Heights
Peter McQueen, BA 87
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce/Montreal
Michel Mendes, BComm 77
Deux-Montagnes
Roberto Mercuri, BSc 00
Beaconsfield
Tanja Minisini, BComm 04
Saint-Lazare
Melissa Monk, BComm 94, GrDip 97
Rosemère
Roger Moss, BComm 75
Beaconsfield
Vana Nazarian, BFA 11, MA 12
Saint-Laurent/Montreal
David Newell, BComm 86
Beaconsfield
Laurence Parent, PhD 19
Plateau-Mont-Royal
Dominic Perri, MA 82
Saint-Leonard/Montreal
Aglaia Revelakis, BComm 87
Laval
Craig Sauvé, BA 04
Le Sud-Ouest/Montreal
Sophie Seguin, EMBA 04
Town of Mont Royal
Lauren Small, BA 95, MA 97
Montreal West
Maria Torres, BA 83, BFA 93
Montreal West
Elizabeth Ulin, MBA 91
Montreal West
Christopher Von Roretz, GrCert 14
Dorval
Ryan Young, BFA 97
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue