MATTHEW BOKMA

Pelham, ON

While at Redeemer University College, following the maxim that

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education is a way of life, Matthew Bokma helped to nurture a small HEEREMA
intellectual community of students and professors who regularly met Emo, ON
together at the Paideia Centre for Public Theology in Ancaster, Ontario.
What ignited his passion for the possibility of a holistic education in the Caleb Heerema grew up on a
Liberal Arts was the rather obscure philosophical traditions of existentialism farm near Kakabeka, Northwestern
and phenomenology. Matthew wishes for today’s students an awareness Ontario, and enjoys the country
that the world is built on intentional relationships. While writing a chapter and farm life. As part of the pre-med
about Søren Kierkegaard’s existentialism for publication in Roald Dahl and program at Redeemer University College,
Philosophy: A Little Nonsense Now and Then, Matthew has discovered how Caleb volunteered at St. Joseph’s Health
the simplicity of, say, a children’s story book can carry profound existential Care Center in the diagnostic imaging unit,
weight. It is precisely the interface between theory and practice that and ultimately aims to become a surgeon. On
inspires Matthew to complement his theorizing with cooking, campus Caleb served as housing advisor and
BRAD baking, and exercising. as a tutor in the departments of chemistry and physics
VANDEN and at the Living Rock, an outreach to street involved youth.
Caleb deeply enjoys sports—in university he played varsity
BOOGAARD indoor and outdoor soccer, cross country, club hockey and in
Hamilton, ON intramural sports. He enjoys triathlons, and recently qualified
for the World’s Toughest Mudder competition. Last summer
After graduating from Mohawk College Caleb used his construction experience to volunteer in
in Network Engineering, Brad Vanden building a Christian school in his hometown. He was
Boogaard spent three years working at VMWare also able to procure a shadowing placement with a
in their Global Support Team, culminating in sharing surgeon in a town nearby. Until joining Cardus U this
his expertise in field presentations in Cincinnati, fall, Caleb will be working on a pollinating farm in
Ohio, and Bangalore, India. Outside of work, Brad Alberta.
loves to volunteer with youth. He’s spent five years
coordinating an annual volunteer trip with Youth
Unlimited in Niagara. For a recent volunteer trip
he went with eight youth and three other leaders
to help convert an old school into a medical clinic
in Las Mercedes, Nicaragua. While at Cardus U,

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he is curious to discover his place within the social
architecture of North America that might
allow him to combine his diverse
range of interests to work towards
meaningful cultural renewal.
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JANICE
TOLKAMP
Langley, BC
RHYS Janice Tolkamp has a deep love for
MCKENDRY making things. Her passion has been
Waterdown, ON expressed in paintings, toys, clothing,
furniture, sculptures, stationary, and
As part of Western University’s Ivey HBA drawings. She is pulled towards the visual
program, Rhys McKendry travelled to Honduras arts and how they relate to theology,
to provide consulting services to a micro-finance justice, sustainability, hospitality, and
bank in a rural community. Shortly after graduating, the mission of the church. She serves her
he spent three months interning with a Toronto-based church in Langley, British Columbia, on the
start-up that eases access to Western markets for artisans in Worship Ministry Team, where she visually
developing countries. In addition, Rhys has served as project explores ideas related to the messages and
coordinator for a small consulting firm, and spent many summers church calendar themes. At the recent Truth and
at Ontario Pioneer Camp. In university he was an active leader Reconciliation Commission in Vancouver, Janice
with his local Power to Change chapter. Rhys enjoys playing ultimate helped Willoughby CRC host a traveling art exhibit
frisbee and basketball, is a big fan of Toronto sports, and is a lover of of Ovide Bighetty: The Creator’s Sacrifice. Her interest in
authentic, creative, and original music. history and languages is bringing her back to France and
the Netherlands this summer for the second time, after
which she will join Cardus U for 2014-15.