June 9–12, 2005
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CNSC 2005 Player Roster: Detailed, Alphabetical
See also:
a brief version
of this page without details or photos,
or the information in this page arranged
geographically or by pretournament ranking.
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Chuck Abbate
35, Veterinarian
Quispamsis, NB
First-time competitor
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Timothy Anglin
63, retired teacher
Scarborough, ON
Record: 30th (1996), 31st (1998), 29th (2000), 20th (2003)
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Awards and Tournament Wins: Atlantic City, Buffalo, Bozeman, Alaska Cruise, Mississauga, Daytona
Hobbies: flyfishing, Scrabble
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Evan Berofsky
29, Soon-to-be-returning university student, freelance writer, disturber of peace
Thornhill, ON
Record: 24th (2000), 3rd (2003)
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Awards and Tournament Wins: 2002-06, 2004-06 Livonia MI; 2003, 2004 Toronto Club Champion; 2003-11 Brantford ON
Hobbies: Anything to get my mind off of Scrabble...
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David Boys
41, Programmer analyst
Dorval, QC
Record: 5th (1996), 5th (1998), 18th (2000), 1st (2003)
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Awards and Tournament Wins: 1995 WSC; 2002-03 Toronto West, ON; 2002, 2004-05 Montreal, QC; 2003 CNSC 2005-01 Kingston, ON
Hobbies: Softball, Hockey, Poker, Neerdowelling
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Barbara Bultz
55, Teacher
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
Record: 27th (2003)
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Shannon Burns
32, Health Records / Graphic Design
Airdrie, AB
First-time competitor
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Awards and Tournament Wins: 2004-03 Calgary AB; Member of the National Cartoonists Society
Hobbies: Hiking, Bible study, avoiding carpal tunnel syndrome
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Jim Carlton
47, Mail Sorter/Courier for Purolator Courier
London, ON
First-time competitor
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Hobbies: Biking, reading, walking, playing video games with my son, listening to music
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Arthur Carvalho
47, Manager
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
Record: 45th (2003)
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Emanuel Chicoine
28, Studying for LSATs
Montreal, QC
First-time competitor
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Awards and Tournament Wins: Graduated magna cum laude from McGill
Hobbies: Poker, reading, movies
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Lou Cornelis
56, Actuary
Ottawa, ON
Record: 36th (2003)
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Salvatore Desiato
42, Actuarial analyst
Toronto, ON
Record: 23rd (2003)
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Awards and Tournament Wins: 2001 Toronto SCRABBLE Club "B" Division Champion. Is 1-0 in tournament play vs. the 2003 Canadian Champion.
Hobbies: Crosswords, biking, soccer dad, watching baseball
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John Dungey
50, Co-owner of a business manufacturing wooden pallets
Mitchell, ON
First-time competitor
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Awards and Tournament Wins: MMath, University of Waterloo
Hobbies: Yoga, watching Art House movies, vegetable gardening, walking the dog, reading and crossword puzzles
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Glenn Dunlop
60, Retired
Brantford, ON
Record: 7th (1996), 13th (1998), 17th (2000), 29th (2003)
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Hobbies: Bicycling, reading, sports
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Linda Espallardo
63, retired
Cote Saint-Luc, QC
Record: 25th (1996), 18th (1998), 34th (2000)
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Ray Francis
44, Systems Manager
Pickering, ON
Record: 24th (1996), 28th (2000), 18th (2003)
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Hobbies: Squash, golf
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Shaun Goatcher
53, Retired
Mississauga, ON
Record: 4th (1996), 11th (1998), 36th (2000), 17th (2003)
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Awards and Tournament Wins: 18 tournament wins, most recently at Cambridge ON 2005-04
Hobbies: Music (guitar), antiques
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Andrew Golding
39, Programmer
Verdun, QC
Record: 20th (1996), 6th (1998), 37th (2000), 10th (2003)
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Hobbies: Music
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Albert Hahn
57, Courier, cube truck
Calgary, AB
Record: 16th (1996), 2nd (1998), 4th (2000), 44th (2003)
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Awards and Tournament Wins: 2004-01 Calgary AB, 2004-05 Calgary AB
Hobbies: I like watching movies and theatre, especially with singing and dancing. I don't do any singing or dancing. It's a legal thing.
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David Hermanson
44, Graphics Software Supervisor
Temple City, CA, United States
First-time competitor
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Hobbies: Adventure travel
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Jeremy Hildebrand
29, Animation artist
Ottawa, ON
First-time competitor
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Hobbies: Golf
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Ron Hoekstra
36, Accountant
Kentwood, MI, United States
Record: 32nd (1998), 1st (2000), 11th (2003)
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Awards and Tournament Wins: 2000 Canadian Champion; 2004-06 Port Huron, MI; 2004-10 Petosky, MI
Hobbies: hockey, keyboards, languages
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Zev Kaufman
58, Contractor
Toronto, ON
Record: 6th (1996), 24th (1998), 8th (2000), 9th (2003)
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Awards and Tournament Wins: Qualified for Canada's Team to World Championships 4 times. Toronto Club Champion 12 times.
Hobbies: Talmud and Kabbalah
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Lisa Kessler
50, Montessori Teacher
Toronto, ON
Record: 15th (1998), 46th (2000), 41st (2003)
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Awards and Tournament Wins: Codirector of NSA Club #3 (Toronto); Advisory Board member
Hobbies: movie buff, snorkling, crafts
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Jason Krueger
35, Investor relations / corporate finance consultant
Calgary, AB
First-time competitor
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Hobbies: playing with my kids, taking my bride out to dinner, volunteering at church
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Tony Leah
55, union education coordinator
Ajax, ON
Record: 7th (2003)
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Awards and Tournament Wins: 7th place, 2003 CNSC
Hobbies: labour history, book collecting
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Stuart Levinsky
42, President of a computer integration firm
Thornhill, ON
Record: 50th (2003)
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Awards and Tournament Wins: Basketball bronze medalist, 1985 and 1989 Maccabiah Games
Hobbies: Golf, softball, weightlifting
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Fern Lindzon
47, musician
Toronto, ON
Record: 35th (1998), 42nd (2000), 16th (2003)
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Hobbies: who has time for hobbies when there's Scrabble?
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Adam Logan
30, lecturer
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Record: 1st (1996), 4th (1998), 2nd (2000)
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Awards and Tournament Wins: 1993, 1998 Waltham Premier; 1996 NSC; 1996, 2005 CNSC; 2004 British Elimination ST; 2005 Durham (11-0); etc.
Hobbies: reading, music, walking
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George MacAulay
56, Miner
Saskatoon, SK
Record: 28th (1996), 14th (2000), 4th (2003)
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Awards and Tournament Wins: 2002-03 Vancouver BC
Hobbies: Long distance running and gym
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Carl Madden
29, Lead generator
Brantford, ON
Record: 26th (2000), 35th (2003)
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Hobbies: baseball,
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Heather McCall
31, Copywriter/Editor
Toronto, ON
First-time competitor
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Awards and Tournament Wins: I'm too young to have won anything of real merit :)
Hobbies: www.ileaftoronto.com, Healthy Living
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Glenn Mosher
47, IT Contractor
Toronto, ON
Record: 19th (1998)
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Hobbies: long-distance running, raising orchids, scuba diving, backpacking in the Third World
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Jim Nanavati
48, Teacher
Burlington, ON
Record: 26th (1996), 8th (1998), 9th (2000), 14th (2003)
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Awards and Tournament Wins: Some Scrabble Tourneys
Hobbies: Scrabble, reading, biking
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Steve Ozorio
47, Hotelier
Mississauga, ON
Record: 46th (1998), 43rd (2000), 33rd (2003)
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Awards and Tournament Wins: Bahrain Champion 1987/1988
Hobbies: Scrabble, chess
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Danny Panganiban
55, Senior cathodic protection technologist
Calgary, AB
Record: 44th (1998), 41st (2000), 28th (2003)
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Hobbies: Tennis, Reading
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Maxim Panitch
30, student
Toronto, ON
First-time competitor
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Hobbies: baseball, photography
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Libero Paolella
50, bicycle courier
Toronto, ON
Record: 11th (1996), 9th (1998), 7th (2000), 12th (2003)
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Awards and Tournament Wins: 2nd. Reno 1991
Hobbies: chess, bridge, cycling
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Jeffrey Parsons
42, University Professor
Logy Bay, NL
Record: 36th (1996), 30th (1998), 13th (2000), 19th (2003)
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Hobbies: Fly fishing, Squash, Ocean Kayaking
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John Robertson
41, Bookkeeper, private tutor, writer
Cambridge, ON
Record: 21st (2000), 24th (2003)
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Hobbies: Scrabble, Softball umpire, Trivia, Sports research
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Craig Rowland
39, Library Assistant
Mississauga, ON
Record: 12th (1996), 20th (1998), 33rd (2000), 8th (2003)
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Hobbies: Minority European languages; studying Sursilvan Romansch in Switzerland during the summer of 2005; Ultra Bra; Värttinä
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Dean Saldanha
22, student/service
Richmond, BC
Record: 2nd (2003)
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Awards and Tournament Wins: represented Canada at 2003 Worlds; 2005-03 Vancouver, BC
Hobbies: hockey, soccer
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Trevor Sealy
55, Accountant
Oshawa, ON
Record: 20th (2000), 43rd (2003)
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Awards and Tournament Wins: Currently Director Of Club #263 in Oshawa Ont. Canada
Hobbies: Tennis,Baseball,
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Fran Silver
61, Teacher
Cote Saint-Luc, QC
Record: 14th (1996), 7th (1998), 22nd (2000), 13th (2003)
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Awards and Tournament Wins: 2005-01 Melbourne, FL
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David Stokoe
39, Scrabble Bum
Windsor, ON
Record: 25th (2003)
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Hobbies: Running
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Christopher Sykes
39, Computer Programmer
Cambridge, ON
Record: 3rd (2000)
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Awards and Tournament Wins: 3rd Canadian Nationals 2000
Hobbies: nothing in particular
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Siri Tillekeratne
63, Consulting Engineer/College Lecturer
Calgary, AB
Record: 23rd (1996), 25th (1998), 16th (2000), 39th (2003)
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Awards and Tournament Wins: NSA Director of the Year 1996
Hobbies: Reading
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Jason Ubeika
30, Tax Accountant
Mississauga, ON
First-time competitor
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Awards and Tournament Wins: NSA wins: 2003-01 Oshawa, ON Div. 5, 2003-18 Cambridge, ON Div. 3, 2003-10 Cambridge, ON Div. 2
Hobbies: Bowling, dragon boating, volleyball, baseball
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Sinna Vijayakumar
56, Electronic Manufacturing Services
Mississauga, ON
Record: 38th (2003)
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Hobbies: Sports and Music
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Joel Wapnick
59, University professor
Montréal, QC
Record: 3rd (1996), 1st (1998), 15th (2000), 15th (2003)
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Awards and Tournament Wins: 1983 NSC, (2nd) 1993 WSC, 1998 CNSC, 1999 WSC, (2nd) 2001 WSC
Hobbies: Scrabble (more than a hobby)
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Lynda Wise
60, Personal Life Coach and Weight Loss and Wellness Coach
Toronto, ON
Record: 35th (1996), 37th (1998), 50th (2000), 37th (2003)
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Hobbies: food, tennis, movies - did I forget to mention Scrabble?
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