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UBC Development and Alumni Engagement Office 500 – 5950 University Blvd Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z3 Tel 604.822.8900 Fax 604.822.8151 UBC Okanagan Development and Alumni Engagement Office Innovation Precinct Annexation 1 (IA1) 3505 Spectrum Court Kelowna, BC V1V 2Z1 Tel 250.807.8565

[email protected]

Staff

    Office of the VP Development and Alumni Engagement
    Office of the VP Development and Alumni Engagement
  • Heather McCaw

    Vice-President, Development & Alumni Engagement

    604.822.1585

    [email protected]

  • Tara MacKenzie

    Executive Director, Planning

    604.827.4181

    [email protected]

  • Stephanie Shelton

    Director

    604.822.8880

    [email protected]

  • Amber Tortora

    Executive Assistant to Vice President

    604.822.0169

    [email protected]

  • Charlene Phung

    Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Specialist

    604.822.3722

    [email protected]

    Development Leadership Team
    Development Leadership Team
  • Hillary Gosselin

    Associate Vice-President, Development

    604.827.4321

    [email protected]

  • Dee Dee Sung

    Executive Director, Development

    604.827.4875

    [email protected]

  • Kirsten Nicholson

    Executive Director, Development

    604.827.1739

    [email protected]

  • Andrea Benzel

    Executive Director, Development

    604.822.0234

    [email protected]

  • Suzanne Ostrow

    Executive Director, Donor Engagement

    604.822.8904

    [email protected]

    Campus Initiatives
    Campus Initiatives
  • Kari Streelasky

    Senior Director, Campus Initiatives

    604.822.3015

    [email protected]

  • Emmy Buccat

    Advancement Officer, Campus Initiatives

    [email protected]

    Corporate & Foundation Relations
    Corporate & Foundation Relations
  • Virginia Hong

    Senior Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations

    604.822.8538

    [email protected]

  • Jenny Park

    Associate Director, Foundation Relations

    604.827.4380

    [email protected]

  • Matt Hurley

    Associate Director, Corporate Relations

    [email protected]

  • Jenna White

    Advancement Officer

    604.827.4795

    [email protected]

  • Vacant

    Development Officer, Corporate Relations

  • Daphne Ho

    Development Officer, Corporate and Foundation Relations

    [email protected]

    Faculty of Dentistry
    Faculty of Dentistry
  • Jane Merling

    Assistant Dean, Development and Alumni Engagement

    604.822.5886

  • Catherine Makischuk

    Advancement Officer, Dentistry

    604.827.5505

    [email protected]

  • Raelyn Scribner

    Development Coordinator, Stewardship and Events

    604.822.5893

    [email protected]

  • Rosemary Casson

    Alumni Relations Manager

    604.822.6751

    [email protected]

    Faculty of Education (including the School of Kinesiology)
    Faculty of Education (including the School of Kinesiology)
  • Sherri Magson

    Assistant Dean, Development & Alumni Engagement

    604.827.5213

    [email protected]

  • Michael Murphy

    Associate Director, Alumni Engagement

    604.827.2221

    [email protected]

  • Pamela Pittman

    Development Officer

    [email protected]

  • Shamali Arsakulasuriya

    Development Coordinator

    604.827.4982

    [email protected]

    Gift & Estate Planning
    Gift & Estate Planning
  • Elizabeth Ko, MBA

    Senior Director, Gift & Estate Planning

    604.822.8906

    [email protected]

  • Brian Altwasser, MBA

    Director, Estates & Trusts

    604.822.2652

    [email protected]

  • John Fleming, BA

    Director, Gift & Estate Planning

    604.822.8767

    [email protected]

  • Shakeela Begum, JD

    Director, Gift & Estate Planning

    604.827.2897

    [email protected]

  • Darya Sawycky, CFRE

    Associate Director, Gift & Estate Planning

    604.827.2973

    [email protected]

  • Carla Banfield, BA

    Associate Director, Gift & Estate Planning

    604.822.1601

    [email protected]

  • Dave Keefe

    Associate Director, Gift & Estate Planning

    604.827.4155

    [email protected]

  • Jonathan Doan

    Associate Director, Gift & Estate Planning

    604.822.2998

    [email protected]

    Okanagan Campus
    Okanagan Campus
  • 250.807.8565

    [email protected]

    Innovation Precinct Annexation 1 (IA1) 3505 Spectrum Court Kelowna, BC V1V 2Z1 Fax: 250.807.9211
    International Foundations
    International Foundations
  • The American Foundation for The University of British Columbia

    1030 15th St. NW B1-Ste.155 Washington DC 20005
  • The UK Foundation of The University of British Columbia

    Registered in England and Wales 67 Manor Avenue, Hounslow, Middlesex TW4 7JN United Kingdom No. 5042921 Charity No. 1103437
  • The Hong Kong Foundation for UBC Limited

    The Hong Kong Foundation for UBC Limited, Suite 1202, 12/F Lee Gardens Six, 111 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay Hong Kong, Company number: 444488
    Point Grey Campus
    Point Grey Campus
  • The Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre

    604.822.3313

    [email protected]

    6163 University Blvd Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1
    Fax: (604) 822-8928
    Toll Free Tel: 800-883-3088
    Toll Free Fax: 800-220-9022
    Okanagan Campus
    Okanagan Campus
  • The University of British Columbia

    250.807.9360

    [email protected]

    Innovation Precinct Annexation 1 (IA1) 3505 Spectrum Court Kelowna, BC V1V 2Z1
    Hong Kong
    Hong Kong
  • Mei Mei Yiu, Director

    Alumni & Development, Asia Pacific Regional Office

    852.2111.4403

    [email protected]

    Fax: 852-2111-9532 Room 1202, 12/F Lee Garden Six 111 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
    Communications and Engagement Leadership Team
    Communications and Engagement Leadership Team
  • Jennifer Bendl

    Managing Director

    604.822.3930

    [email protected]

  • Helen Nichols

    Senior Director, Campaign and Volunteer Leadership

    604.822.9172

    [email protected]

  • Juliana Fridman

    Senior Director, Integrated Marketing & Communications

    604.827.4804

    [email protected]

  • Marguerite Collins-Olding

    Director, Donor and Alumni Events

    604.827.4995

    [email protected]

  • Christina Harley

    Associate Director, Programming

    604.827.3145

    [email protected]

  • Rosa Onate

    Administrative Support, Communications

    604.827.4860

    [email protected]

    Integrated Marketing and Communications
    Integrated Marketing and Communications
  • Juliana Fridman

    Senior Director, Integrated Marketing & Communications

    604.827.4804

    [email protected]

  • Chris Knapman

    Associate Director, Communications

    604.827.2411

    [email protected]

  • Gabriel Odina

    Communications Manager

    604.827.0705

    [email protected]

  • Marie Fe del Rosario

    Lead Communications Designer

    604.827.4280

    [email protected]

  • Andrea Bonnie (on leave)

    Communications Designer

    604.822.0828

    [email protected]

  • Clay Dixon

    Content Specialist / Writer

    604.822.8620

    [email protected]

  • Zeljka Hadija Shah

    Communications Coordinator

    604.822.8760.

    [email protected]

    alumni UBC Marketing and Communications
    alumni UBC Marketing and Communications
  • Steve Kennedy

    Director, Marketing & Communications

    604.822.8918

    [email protected]

  • Vanessa Clarke

    Head of Communications, Content

    604.822.8913

    [email protected]

  • Michael Awmack

    Associate Director, Communications

    604.822.8741

    [email protected]

  • Pamela Yan

    Communications Designer

    604.822.8930

    [email protected]

  • Vicky Tran

    Digital Editor, The UBC Magazine

    604.822.9519

    [email protected]

  • Craig Takeuchi

    Content Specialist & Writer

    604.822.5071

    [email protected]

    Alumni Engagement
    Alumni Engagement
  • Kathryn Hall

    Alumni Engagement Manager

    250.807.9850

    [email protected]

  • Vacant

    Alumni Officer

  • Denae Weighill

    Alumni Engagement Coordinator

    250.807.8051

    [email protected]

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