b'Alumnion the Frontlinesq ZOE MCKINNELL 08As a resident doctor in the ICU and general medicine \x04loors at Mount Sinai Hospitals in New York City, Zoe McKinnell 08 found herself face to face with the COVID crisis.The \x15irst weeks of the pandemic were really scary, said Zoe. Many people of all ages were coming to the hospital extremely sick. The hospital sta were helping patients as best they could, but they were worried about running out of resources and frightened of getting sick. Over the course of a few days, the entire hospital was transformed to be better equipped for the pandemic. As the weeks passed, Zoe began to see glimmers of hope that everything would get better.Zoes role today, for the most part, has returned to normal.m STEPHEN LEWTAS 08She is back on a regular schedule and treating patients withSince the beginning of the pandemic, Stephen Lewtas the same medical issues as she was pre-pandemic. Some08, a pilot with Cargojet, has been \x04lying hundreds of changes in her workplace include ensuring that everyonethousands of pounds of PPE into Canada every week.is practicing physical distancing, wearing masks, andHe is an essential worker, making signi\x04icant self-checking for COVID symptoms often. I love going tocontributions to help \x04ight against COVID19.work, so Im very grateful that Ive been able to continue working during this time. Like everyone else, Im still gettingAlong with \x15lying PPE, Stephen is also transporting items used to the new normal and hoping that with appropriatefor many of Cargojets other customers. Lately, he has measures, we will be able to avoid any future COVIDbeen \x15lying all over Asia and Europe, making stops in outbreaks in NYC, said Zoe. Germany, Belgium, the UK and more. Cargojet supports 95% of Canadas air freights, \x15lying materials from Purolator, Her favourite part of her role is the dedication andCanada Post, Amazon, DHL, UPS and even FedEx to all positivity among her co-workers. During the pandemic,major cities in Canada. Stephens 15-day-per-month \x15ly many people were placed on teams with doctors, nursesschedule is now close to 2021 days per month; he usually and other essential workers who didnt normally work inspends 56 days away from home at a time.her department and had been redeployed. They were often doing tasks that were not part of their traditional jobFrom the start of the pandemic to now, Stephen has seen descriptions in order to minimize the number of sta going a dozen dierent countries, spending time in hotels and in and out of COVID rooms.venturing out into various cities. I truly believe wearing a mask does make a dierence. The countries with the Everyone stepped up and no one complained, said Zoe.fewest cases are the ones where people wear masks The importance of a positive attitude and teamwork skillswithout hesitation, said Stephen. At Cargojet, all pilots really shone through. Everyone I worked with was incrediblyare required to wear a mask whenever they are outsidedevoted and eager to help. of the \x15light deck.The skills Zoe learned during her time at Greenwood,Stephen has been \x15lying aircraft for almost 12 years including the importance of teamwork and stepping out ofand has had many dierent roles and jobs, such as a your comfort zone, have played an important role in her work\x15light instructor, private jet pilot and long-haul criticalespecially during the pandemic. There are many new normsair ambulance mission commander. One thing that that people have had to learn and become accustomed to,never changes and always gives me goosebumps is the which has encouraged individuals to explore things outside incredible views that not many others get to experience of their normal daily routine. from the front seat of an aircraft, said Stephen. Most of his COVID is a really bad virus, but staying inside and away\x15lights are 812 hours long and he spends more than half from your friends is also really tough, so everyone needs toof his year in the front seat of a jet. Some of his favourite support each other from a distance, said Zoe. Throughoutsights have been: seeing the rocket launches from Cape this pandemic, she encourages everyone to wear a mask,Canaveral; Mars and Venus rising over the North Atlantic; physically distance and check in with themselves and theirthe Northern Lights; intense thunderstorms; seeing comet friends often. NEOWISE; \x15lying down the Nile River; and watching a handful of volcanoes whisper smoke from their tops from 45,000 feet above Eastern Russia.The one thing that makes this job so exciting to me is there is no pause button. I cant just take a break when things go wrong or when a diicult decision has to be made, said Stephen. It is up to him and his crew to work as a team eiciently and quickly to ensure the safe arrival of the aircraft. For Stephen, being a pilot is exciting because there is always more to learn and experience. Stephen is one of the youngest heavy jet captains in the world and owes some of the skills he has acquired to his experiences at Greenwood. Greenwood helped me learn how to balance a workload, ask for help, study eectively and most importantly be independent, said Stephen. He has taken those skills, techniques, and experiences with him throughout his time at the University of Waterloo and then onto his career. I continue to pass along what I have learned at Greenwood to my aviation students, and I am grateful.4 evergreen Oct. 2020GRWD206_Evergreen_2020_v5.indd 4 10/9/20 3:50 PM'