AMPD – York University – School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design

Our Alumni

Jenny Lewis and business partner Sara Kay have been in business together for fifteen years with their casting company “Lewis Kay Casting”. She has casted for many hit Canadian TV shows and has won Geminis and Canadian Screen Awards for Heyday (2006) Bitten (2016), and Letterkenny (2017).

Jenny Lewis Casting Director
Film BFA 1994

Sarah Thawer is a drummer based in Toronto. At York University, she studied jazz and world music and was the recipient of the Oscar Peterson Scholarship. She is a brand ambassador for Yamaha drums and has played alongside many popular artists like AR Rahman and Ruth B.

Sarah Thawer Drummer
BFA 2015

Matt Dusk is a Canadian jazz vocalist. His debut album, Two Shots, was released in 2004 and was certified gold in Canada. He has since released three additional gold albums and two certified platinum albums.

Matt Dusk Jazz Vocalist
BFA 2002

Designing across hemispheres – sustainably

2022 Dean’s Student Leadership Award recipients announced

Sundar Viswanathan’s Avataar wins 2022 Juno Award

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