Meet the Team

List of 6 members.

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  Mr.  Jamie Lougheed 87

  Chief Advancement Officer

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  Jamie Lougheed '87, P’18, leads Crescent School's Advancement Department, which manages the School's enrolment, fundraising, parent and alumni relations, and marketing and communication activities. Mr. Lougheed’s association with Crescent School spans over 40 years. He is a Crescent alumnus (Class of ‘87), former faculty member (‘97 to ‘02), former President of the Alumni Executive (‘99 to ‘01), former Alumni Executive member (‘13 to ‘19), and along with his wife Alana, a past Crescent parent (Jack ‘18). Before returning to Crescent School, Mr. Lougheed spent 22 years at Greenwood College School in Toronto. He was part of the original group that founded the school in 2002 and served as the founding Executive Director, Admissions and, most recently, the Executive Director, Advancement. Mr. Lougheed graduated from Dalhousie University and completed his Masters in Educational Leadership and Management from Royal Roads University.
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  Mrs. Kathryn Foster 

  Director of Development

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  As Director of Development, Kathryn Foster supports all fundraising and friend-raising efforts at Crescent School. Kathryn started at Crescent in 2011 as the Alumni Relations Officer, rising to Associate Director of Advancement and Alumni Relations, where she was responsible for managing the robust Crescent alumni programs. In 2021, Kathryn left Crescent to join Trillium Health Partners Foundation as the Manager of Philanthropy. She returned to Crescent in 2023 to assume her current role. Kathryn graduated from Western University with an Honours BA and has a graduate certificate from Humber College’s Fundraising and Volunteer Management Program. 
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  Leslie Belzak 

  Associate Director, Development

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  Leslie Belzak joined the Advancement Team at Crescent School in November of 2023. With more than 30 years of experience in the Advancement field, she has held positions in the arts at The Writers' Trust of Canada and the Art Gallery of Ontario, in education at the University of Toronto and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research in healthcare at Toronto General Hospital. Leslie graduated from Carleton University with a Combined Honours Degree in Journalism and Political Science.
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  Ms. Zoe Hynec 

  Parent Relations and Events Coordinator

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  Zoë Hynec joined Crescent School as the Parent Relations and Event Coordinator in 2023. She has been fine-tuning her event management skills in a variety of national and international roles. Previously, Zoë worked at the University of Technology, Sydney as a Project Coordinator in the Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion. Zoë has a Bachelor of Sports Business from the Australian College of Physical Education.
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  Ms. Barb Shearer 

  Manager of Development Programs

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  Barb Shearer has been part of the team at Crescent School since 2016 and joined the Advancement Office in November 2018. Previously, she helped run the Toronto California Closets franchise which she co-owned with her husband for 12 years. Prior to that she worked at Nortel for 15 years in a variety of human resources roles. Barb has a Bachelor of Business Management degree from Ryerson University.
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  Ms. Claire van Nostrand 

  Manager of Campaign and Major Gifts

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  Claire van Nostrand joined the Advancement Team in 2022. She began at Crescent as the Constituency Relations Officer, assisting with Alumni & Parent Relations. She now holds the title of Development & Major Gifts Officer, supporting the Director of Development in fundraising and friend-raising efforts at the school. Claire graduated from Queen's University with an Honours BA with certificates in Employment Relations and Entrepreneurship & Innovation.