Our instructors

Rochelle Grayson

Rochelle Grayson, co-founder of ArtSites.ca, is a consumer and digital media executive with 20 years of business, technology, and education experience. She has led and launched several innovative digital media initiatives, working with a combination of both small and large companies, as well as highly analytical and creative individuals. Rochelle is equally comfortable discussing digital media business models, social media trends, online community building, and internet and mobile technologies.

For the past five years, Rochelle has been teaching courses in the Social Media at the University of British Columbia. She is also the industry chair and program advisor for the UBC Certificate in Digital Strategy and Award of Achievement in Social Media.

Since 2008, Rochelle has been nominated as one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network, been named “The New Executive Cool Hunter” by Canadian Business Magazine, been included as one of Vancouver’s Top Forty Under 40 by Business in Vancouver, and listed as one of Vancouver's Top 10 Technology Women.

Rochelle holds an MBA in Finance and Business Policy from the University of Chicago, and Master Certifications in Product Development Management and Business Facilitation.

Rochelle Grayson is the 2015 recipient of the UBC John K. Friesen Excellence in Teaching Award.

Anthony Green

Anthony Green, BTech, is the Manager of Security Operations and Compliance at Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC), where he leads the team responsible for CPABC’s security program. Anthony is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with nearly a decade of experience safeguarding Canada's largest companies and public organizations. His expertise has made him a sought-after speaker on the global stage, regularly traveling worldwide to share insights on critical cybersecurity issues.

Anthony has been an advocate for lifelong learning and mentoring new generations of cybersecurity professionals. He is the lead cybersecurity instructor at UBC Extended Learning. His passion for teaching extends internationally—collaborating with top universities in Kenya and helping government officials in Malaysia enhance their cybersecurity capabilities. Anthony has been volunteering with ISACA Vancouver Chapter since 2019 and served as the Chapter’s President from 2022-2023. His leadership significantly expanded the chapter's reach and impact within the cybersecurity community.

Anthony is now furthering his impact into the cybersecurity startup space as the Western Canada Ambassador for the Canadian Cybersecurity Cluster - In Sec M.

Whether he's securing data, educating future leaders, or guiding industry organizations, Anthony is dedicated to making the digital world safer for everyone.

Zipporah Greenslade

Kathryn Gretsinger

Kathryn Gretsinger, MJ, is an associate professor at the UBC School of Journalism, Writing and Media where she teaches a range of journalism courses, including Integrated (Digital) Journalism, Global Reporting and Reporting in Indigenous Communities. She collaborates with professionals, faculty and students at the UBC Emerging Media Lab.

Kathryn has helped create award-winning audio and digital work at the local and national level in Canada. She’s a recipient of the UBC Killam Teaching Prize, and was named one of North America’s top innovative journalism educators in 2018.

She works as a coach and trainer with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and is working on a joint Canada and USA journalistic collaboration on mental health issues.

Michael Griffin

Michael Griffin, PhD, is an associate professor in the Departments of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies and Philosophy at UBC. His doctoral research at the University of Oxford focused on ancient thought. He is the current producer of Ancient Sources, a series of podcasts and Internet resources showcasing UBC research into the ancient world and its modern legacy. He is also joint general editor of the Ancient Commentators translation project, and Professor-in-Residence at UBC's Totem Park residence. He is particularly interested in the practice of philosophical education (paideia) in late antiquity, and the role that philosophy – ancient and modern – can play in cultivating public citizenship and human flourishing. Professor Griffin’s personal website can be found at http://www.michaeljamesgriffin.com/#about

Mohammadreza Hajipour

Imran Hakamali

Imran Hakamali, MASLED, earned a bachelor and master in American Sign Language at Gallaudet University for the Deaf and hard of hearing. He has lived and taught ASL in Montréal, Washington, DC, Toronto and Vancouver, which he now calls home. An instructor for 22 years, Imran is known for his fluency and grace in ASL, and his passion for travelling and meeting and connecting with people.

Mireille Hamel

Maiwen Harfouche

Christal Rose Hazelton

Frieda He

Sandra Hernandez

Sandra Hernández was born and educated in Colombia, South America.

She began her career in interior design in Bogotá, and was a designer for 20 years before branching out into language translation, earning a proofreading and editing certificate from Redactores Profesionales in 2001.

In 2004, Sandra left Colombia for Canada. She continued to practise interior design and earned a Management Certificate in Interior Design from BCIT in 2007. In 2016, she added a UBC Award of Achievement in Spanish/English Translation to her credentials.

In addition to teaching in the UBC Extended Learning languages program, Sandra has a successful private translation and tutoring business specializing in teaching and advising International Baccalaureate high school students. She has also been teaching Spanish to seniors at the Wilson Centre in Port Coquitlam for more than eight years. Sandra has worked as a leader teacher to design, plan and implement a Spanish program for adults at Europa Language School in Coquitlam, and has hosted Spanish classes for local businesses.

Her students regard her as a resourceful, compassionate, patient, creative and dedicated instructor who draws on culture and life experiences, injected with healthy doses of humour, to teach Spanish.

Analise Hofmann

Analise Hofmann (she/her), PhD in Genome Science and Technology from UBC is a postdoctoral fellow with the Canadian Consortium of Science Equity Scholars and UBC Data Science Institute. She facilitates Data Visualization and The Data Science Toolbox courses at UBC-ExL, and is also an instructor for UBC Science Communication. She is also experienced in coding (R, Python), quantitative and qualitative data analysis, and structural equation modelling. She is a member of Society for Canadian Women in Science & Technology (SCWIST).

Thommy Hutson

Keum Tae Hwang

Gabrielle Ibasco

Lena Ignatovich

Roma Ilnyckyj

Roma Ilnyckyj, MA, is a Certified Professional Editor with extensive experience in all levels of editing and proofreading. She works for Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada, where she edits the coursework and exams that people take to become accountants. In the past, she’s also edited material for non-profit organizations, government, small presses, independent authors and academics. Roma has held a number of roles with the Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada), at both the national and local levels, including planning and facilitating study groups for professional certification exams.

Claudia Irace

Claudia Irace received her Laurea in Modern Foreign Language and Literature from the Istituto Universitario di Napoli, Italy where she studied Chinese, English and Korean as well as Far East Asian history, philosophy, arts, and linguistics. She studied and worked in China for two years where she met her Canadian husband and moved to Vancouver in 1999. She spent four years as School Coordinator for the Italian Cultural Centre before joining UBC. Her interests are languages and world cultures as well as kayaking, music, films and animals.

Emmy Issartial