About Us

fanfare was founded by Chris Alleyne and Latham French in 2009 and adopted into the Ryerson Digital Media Zone in early 2010. As students, Chris and Latham maintained high grades, were involved in extracurricular clubs and enrolled in their schools co-op/internship programs. Both Chris and Latham expected top job opportunities to pour in, yet their experiences finding jobs differed significantly. Latham was fortunate to secure a series of high-quality work placements, while Chris was not. Unfortunately, Chris wasn’t alone as many of his and Latham’s peers from across Canada shared similar difficulties finding employment. Frustrated with the limited access to quality co-op, internship and entry-level positions for business students and recent graduates, Chris and Latham created fanfare.

fanfare is an employment network designed to integrate with post-secondary schools across Canada to provide employers with centralized access to talented students.

Through fanfare:

• Students access a larger pool of high quality job opportunities
• Employers expand their reach to the best talent while reducing costs
• Schools place more students in meaningful work experience

Our mission is to help business students and recent graduates secure meaningful employment by building channels to showcase their talents to reputable employers.

Our vision is to assist ALL post-secondary students secure meaningful employment

 

Christopher Alleyne
Co-founder & President

Chris is passionate about helping students succeed! A graduate of Ryerson University, Chris administered the school’s Business Careers Program. In his final year, Chris and a friend started the Canadian Association of Business Students; a non-profit organization which supplements traditional studies of commerce students with experiential learning. Chris plays competitive soccer in his spare time.

Latham French
Co-founder & Vice President

Latham hails from the University of Guelph. Through his co-op Latham successfully secured placements with the United Way and Cushman & Wakefield (Where he fell in love with real estate). Realizing the importance meaningful work experience played in his development and career choices, Latham is committed to ensuring more students are afforded similar opportunities. While he is not working on fanfare, you will find Latham rowing in Toronto’s western beaches for the Argonaut Rowing Club.

Trevor Subryan
Partner & Vice President

Trevor graduated from the Computer Science program at the University of Waterloo. While Trevor isn’t a business student, he witnessed firsthand the frustrations of searching for employment as a student. Trevor is passionate about creating a tool that legitimately helps students succeed! In his free time, Trevor is an avid gamer and a basketball addict.