Staff Directory

Administration & Operations

Leslie Fernandez

Associate Director, Administration & Operations, Dean's Office

Eli Koleva

Executive Coordinator, Faculty Affairs, Dean's Office

Mindy Li

HR Specialist, Dean's Office

Nicole Lee

Administrative Coordinator, Dean's Office

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Dana-Lyn Mackenzie

Senior Manager, EDI & Indigeneity, Dean's Office

Finance

Aaron Griffith

Director, Finance, Dean's Office

Jill Yu

Associate Director, Finance, Dean's Office

Rosemarie Cheng

Financial Analyst, Dean's Office

Stefen Ching

Financial Analyst, Dean’s Office

Lily Chua

AP Manager, Dean's Office

Christine Mutia

Finance Processing Specialist, Dean's Office

Nikki Li

Finance Processing Specialist, Dean's Office

Forestry IT

Support Desk

Building Operations

Francois Desmarais

Senior Facilities Manager, UBC Building Operations

Teaching & Educational Technology

Michelle Zeng

Associate Director, Teaching and Learning Support, Dean's Office

Fabian Lozano

Programmer Analyst I, Dean's Office

Heidi Chang

Teaching & Educational Technology Coordinator, Dean's Office

Grace Ong

Education Coordinator, Dean's Office

Undergraduate Student Services

Chiara Longhi

Director, Student Services, Dean's Office

Ana Curcin

Associate Director, Student Services, Dean's Office

Ayra Faiz (leave replacement)

Student Engagement Officer, Dean's Office

Janna Kellett

Senior Academic Advisor, Dean's Office

Lydia Braam (on leave)

Student Engagement Officer, Dean's Office

Michelle Suderman

Associate Academic Advisor/Co-op Coordinator, Dean's Office

Alberto Renteria

Co-op Coordinator, Dean's Office

Zhu Li

Co-op Assistant, Dean's Office

Noëlle Klymko

Student Services Office Coordinator, Dean's Office

Indigenous & Intercultural Initiatives

Garry Merkel

Director, Centre of Indigenous Land Stewardship, Dean's Office

Carlos Ormond

Director, Indigenous and Intercultural Initiatives, Dean's Office

Estefania Milla-Moreno

Program Manager, BILS, Dean's Office

Russell Ross

Online Program and Operations Manager, BILS, Dean's Office

Kala Hunt

Student Development & Advancement Manager, BILS, Dean's Office

Graduate Student Services

Erica Triggs

Director, Graduate Student Academic Services, Dean's Office

Justin Holme

Graduate Research Program Manager, Dean's Office

Lee Yupitun

Admissions & Admin Coordinator, Prof. Master's Program, Dean's Office

Rebecca Kim

Admissions Coordinator, Professional Master's Programs, Dean's Office

Shiho Mehrhoff

Graduate Awards Coordinator, Dean's Office

Professional Education & International Collaboration

Jorma Neuvonen

Assistant Dean, Professional Education & International Collaboration, Dean's Office

Sheri Andrews-Key

Director, Micro-Certificate Programming, Dean's Office

Kathleen Coupland

Program Coordinator, Professional Master's Program, Dean's Office

Development & Alumni Engagement

Emma Tully

Assistant Dean, Development and Alumni Engagement, Dean's Office

Michelle Lindsay

Associate Director, Alumni Engagement, Dean's Office

Stephanie Cardwell

Associate Director, Development, Dean's Office

Tammy Sole

Associate Director, Development, Dean's Office

Carol Cheuk

Development Officer, Dean's Office

Debbie McPherson

Advancement Officer, Dean's Office

Sarah Ripplinger

Writer, Dean's Office

Paulo Ramos

Graphic Design, Publication and Illustration Coordinator, Dean's Office

Marketing & Communications

Natasha Carter

Director, Communications & Marketing, Dean’s Office

Sonya Adloff

Digital Marketing and Web Lead, Dean's Office

Charlotte Fisher

Marketing and Media Relations Strategist, Dean's Office

Ally Penders

Digital Marketing Associate, Dean's Office

Research Development & Awards

Pia Smets

Officer, Research Development & Awards, Dean's Office

Asian Strategies

Suzy (Xueqin) Zeng

Assistant Director, Asia Forest Research Centre, Dean's Office

Anil Shrestha

Senior Researcher and Lecturer, Asian Development, Dean's Office

Jun Li

Manager, Asian Strategies, Dean’s Office

Joris (Xuan) Jun

Transfer Program Manager, Asian Strategies, Dean's Office

Jim Zhang

Asia Program Partnership Manager, Asian Strategies, Dean's Office

Forest & Conservation Sciences

Sylvia Ho

Administrator, Forest and Conservation Sciences

Pedro Ribeiro

Administrative Assistant, Forest and Conservation Sciences

Natasha Thompson

Operations Coordinator, Mother Tree Project & Program, Forest and Conservation Sciences

Andrea Chan

Administrative Support, Forest and Conservation Sciences

Rolando Descalzo

Collections Manager, Forest and Conservation Sciences

Steph Troughton

Senior Media Relations Manager, Mother Tree Project & Program, Forest and Conservation Sciences

Marie Le Bihan

Communications Coordinator, Mother Tree Project & Program, Forest and Conservation Sciences

Abigail Millson

Digital Communications & Project Assistant, Mother Tree Project & Program, Forest and Conservation Sciences

Jean Roach

Senior Research Manager, Mother Tree Project & Program, Forest and Conservation Sciences

Thomson Harris

Technician, Mother Tree Project & Program, Forest and Conservation Sciences

Erin Miller

Technician, Mother Tree Project & Program, Forest and Conservation Sciences

Christine Chourmouzis

Research Technician, Forest and Conservation Sciences

Riley Finn

Technician, Forest and Conservation Sciences

Aidan Haigh

Technician, Forest and Conservation Sciences

Andrew Lotto

Technician, Forest and Conservation Sciences

Claudia Wood

Technician, Forest and Conservation Sciences

Madeline Woodley

Technician, Forest and Conservation Sciences

Forest Resources Management

Joanne Dean

Administrative Manager, Forest Resources Management

Gladys Tecson

Research Group Administrator, AWARE, Forest Resources Management

Dulanjika Athukorala

Administrative Assistant, Forest Resources Management

Jerry He

Administrative Assistant, Forest Resources Management

Haitao Li

Technician, Forest Resources Management

Wood Science & CAWP

Genny Go

Administrator, Wood Science

Marc Camacho

HR Analyst, Wood Science

Ivy Fung

HR Analyst, Wood Science

Diana Hastings

Research & Teaching Lab Manager, Wood Science

Patty Renneckar

Program Coordinator, Wood Science

Jason Chiu

Managing Director, CAWP

Brandon Chan

Technical Operations Manager, CAWP

Lief Eriksen

Technical Operations Coordinator, CAWP

Claudia Ediger

Scientific Equipment Specialist, CAWP

Haida Gwaii Institute

K’iinuwaas Carrie Anne Vanderhoop

Director, Haida Gwaii Institute

Emily Sky Collins

Program & Operations Manager, Haida Gwaii Institute

Jamie-lynn Diaz

Administration Manager, Haida Gwaii Institute

Fraser Earl

Online Learning Program Coordinator, Haida Gwaii Institute

Alex Fraser Research Forest (AFRF)

Noel McKinnon

Maintenance and Development Technician, Alex Fraser Research Forest (AFRF)

Melissa Newberry

Wild & Immersive Program Coordinator, Alex Fraser Research Forest (AFRF)

Mustafa Onder Ersin

Project Manager
Community Bioenergy Systems (CHP Academy)

Malcolm Knapp Research Forest (MKRF)

Dominik Roeser

Associate Dean, Research Forests & Community Outreach

Hélène Marcoux

Director, Malcolm Knapp Research Forest (MKRF) & Co-director, Master of Sustainable Forest Management

Ionut Aron

Associate Director – Learning Engagement, Malcolm Knapp Research Forest (MKRF)

Jeremy Watkins

Manager, Infrastructure and Facilities Operations, Malcolm Knapp Research Forest (MKRF)

Victoria Farahbakhchian

Field Education Manager, Malcolm Knapp Research Forest (MKRF)

Sean Pledger

Resident Forester, Malcolm Knapp Research Forest (MKRF)

Sarah Panagiotou

Manager, Administration and Community Relations, Malcolm Knapp Research Forest (MKRF)

Liz Smith

Business Improvement Coordinator, Malcolm Knapp Research Forest (MKRF)

Christiane Smoroden

Wild & Immersive Coordinator, Malcolm Knapp Research Forest (MKRF)

Anna Tobiasz

Field Education Forester, Malcolm Knapp Research Forest (MKRF)