Our team
47 Results
Staff
-
Joanne Savory
Senior Program Assistant, Community Programs
Joanne is involved with developing and delivering a wide range of arts, humanities and science courses at UBC Extended Learning (ExL). The programs in her portfolio include UBC Elder Scholar, One Day @ UBC and One Week @ UBC. In addition to liaising with UBC faculty to deliver short-term programs, Joanne recruits and orients instructors, supervises student assistants and assists with preparing promotional materials. Joanne brings more than 30 years’ experience in post-secondary client service and program administration to her role.
Details
-
Matthew Schmidt
Program Leader, Language and Writing Programs
Matthew (Matt) is responsible for course and curriculum design and development, and evening weekend and online programming for UBC Extended Learning Languages, Professional Writing and Communications and English Communication Skills courses and programs. He also manages summer institutes in French, Spanish and American Sign Language (ASL), and supervises and mentors more than 50 instructors. Matt is fluent in Spanish and French, and represents ExL at the Centre de la Francophonie de UBC. A published fiction author, Matt’s background includes 12 years’ experience in adult education, a master’s in French literature, a bachelor’s in linguistics and basic skills in ASL.
Details
-
Aika Sembay
Manager, Program Development, Design & Research, Academic Services
Aika develops and implements UBCx, open learning and non-degree initiatives, including MOOCs (massive open online courses), professional certificates, micro-bachelors and micro-masters. Working in partnership with UBC faculties, she delivers online programming that promotes UBC excellence to the local and international communities.
She conducts market research and needs assessments, and consults stakeholders to design, develop, maintain and evaluate programs to attract new learners. As a member of the Academic Services team, Aika improves learning through online learning management systems and virtual technologies. She also helps administer funding call initiatives, including the Continuous Learning Advancement Fund (CLAF).
Details
-
Neha Shivhare
Program Leader
She, Her, Hers
Neha is responsible for the planning, design, development, assessment, budgeting and delivery of Extended Learning’s (ExL) programs and courses. She collaborates with ExL teams, UBC Faculties and external education partners to create policies, systems and organizational practices that support the delivery of programs, including data science, cloud computing, extended reality, systematic program design and Indigenous health.
Neha is trained and skilled in policy analysis, research and international education, and has more than a decade of experience developing educational programs and leading teams. A passionate scholar and teacher-educator, she’s committed to advancing flexible and innovative teaching and learning practices that are accessible to adult learners. Neha enjoys research-based problem solving and policy planning to streamline operational processes.
Details
-
Patricia St. Laurent
Manager, Program Marketing
She, Her, Hers
Patricia plans, implements and evaluates integrated marketing campaigns for UBC Extended Learning University Preparation, Graduate Studies Preparation and Community Programs. She also collaborates with the UBC Faculty of Medicine and Peter A. Allard School of Law, as well as Blockchain@UBC, to deliver professional development programs. Patricia contributes to strategic planning, creates communications plans, assesses campaign performance, and applies insights from analytics to future marketing cycles.
Her long and varied career includes management positions in the financial, telecom, government, not-for-profit, retail and education sectors, and at advertising agencies. She has mentored for the Women in Leadership Foundation, has won several awards for her work in university continuing education, and has presented at higher education industry conferences.
Details
-
Doina Strusievici
Manager, Business Intelligence and Analytics
She, Her, Hers
In her role at UBC Extended Learning (ExL), Doina turns data into actionable insights that inform marketing and business objectives. Her work encompasses business intelligence and data governance, digital insights and analytics, and digital marketing. Doina provides strategic direction for data collection, measurement, processing and reporting in collaboration with ExL marketing and program teams, UBC Web Services and external vendors.
Committed to her continuous learning and personal growth, Doina has completed the UBC Award of Achievement in Digital Analytics, the Certificate Program in Web Intelligence and the Certificate in Business Intelligence & Data Warehousing from UCI. Doina is part of the ExL Digital Transformation working group, and is a professional member of the Digital Analytics Association (DAA). She is also the recipient of several higher education marketing awards.
Details
-
Conchita Suarez
Senior Student Services Representative
Conchita is a member of the student services team at UBC Extended Learning (ExL). Learners of all ages rely on Conchita and the team to help them choose the most appropriate program or course based on their unique needs and goals. Her experience working with the programs at ExL also allows her to contribute to course creation, planning, organizing and information sharing. Conchita is committed to providing exceptional advisory services that help people become successful lifelong learners.
Details
-
Caitlin Sullivan
Manager, Program Marketing
She, Her, Hers
Caitlin plans, implements and evaluates integrated marketing campaigns for UBC Extended Learning’s (ExL) languages, writing, English communications skills, data science and software development programs. She also collaborates with and supports the marketing for the UBC Master of Data Science.
With a background in mathematics, education, digital marketing and analytics, Caitlin also plays a key role in administering the marketing team’s project management application. Caitlin is committed to delivering campaigns that inspire learners of any age to pursue education.
Details
-
Brian Taguchi
Program Leader, Organizational Coaching Programs
He, Him, His
Brian leads and manages the UBC Certificate in Organizational Coaching program at UBC Extended Learning, as well as the delivery of coach training modules customized to internal clients at UBC. He hires, trains and coordinates a team of UBC Mentor Coaches, onsite facilitators and online moderators who support organizational coaching programs. In partnership with UBC Coaching Services, Brian designs and iterates program material and content to meet emerging needs in the coach training marketplace, and explores new initiatives within UBC and for industry.
Details
-
Cynthia Tam
Senior Program Assistant
She, Her, Hers
Cynthia works with Career and Professional Programs leaders to coordinate and deliver online and in-person programs. She provides administrative and communications support for the instructional team and for students, with an eye to streamlining processes and policies to effectively deliver Extended Learning programming. With more than 15 years’ experience in adult education and administration, Cynthia has a service-oriented mindset and is focused on meeting learners’ needs.
Details