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Gavan Dhillon has returned to McMaster to serve as the Faculty of Science’s first Alumni Engagement Officer.

Gavan will be developing virtual and in-person programming for more than 33,000 alumni from around the world. Gavan, who reports to Morgan Tilley-Woo, Associate Director of Faculty Alumni Engagement and Heather Colwell, Associate Director of Development, will also be working on volunteer and recognition programs.

“I was very involved in event planning and networking while I was a student at McMaster,” says Gavan, who graduated in 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts in Health Studies & Gerontology. “Working as the Alumni Engagement Officer in the Faculty of Science will be a great way to give back while doing work that I’m absolutely passionate about.”

Gavan was previously the Program Coordinator with Thrive Group, a non-profit that serves as an umbrella organization for health care charities. Gavan also served as Director of Resident and Family Relations for Silverthorn Care Community.

Welcome Gavan at dhillg8@mcmaster.ca.