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1. Emily Wu

   Emily manages the design, development and delivery of Extended Learning (ExL)’s professional programs. She works closely with ExL teams, UBC Faculty and external partners to create policies, systems and organizational practices that support the delivery of programs including data science, cloud computing, extended reality, Python and Indigenous health. Emily brings more than 15 years’ experience in program management and educational technology to her role. She’s committed to advancing flexible and innovative teaching and learning practices that are accessible to adult learners, and support them in their career and professional transitions. A certified professional coach, Emily is a member of Coaching at UBC, a program that offers one-on-one and group coaching services to Faculty and staff. 

2. Joenita Paulrajan

   Joenita leads the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), Intercultural and International Development programs at UBC Extended Learning (ExL). She conducts research, designs and develops curricula and course materials, and leads a team of approximately 30 facilitators. Joenita also optimizes the integration of new online learning tools, strategies and instructional design to make the online experience accessible and interactive for adult learners. With a PhD in intercultural studies and extensive experience across international contexts, Joenita regularly presents at conferences and hosts EDI workshops, both at UBC, at other post-secondary institutions and for organizations that have included the Chartered Professionals in Human Resources, the Conference Board of Canada and Asia-Pacific Association for International Education. Her outreach activities help inform ExL programs, and ensure it stays at the forefront of current EDI practices.

3. Karen Rolston

   Karen Rolston oversees the development and delivery of UBC Extended Learning’s (ExL) educational offerings for mid-career learners. She focuses on creating valuable, meaningful educational opportunities that support and enrich people’s careers and professional transitions. A member of the ExL Management Team, she works with ExL’s educational programmers, and liaises with community and campus partners to develop online and on-campus programs that are relevant, flexible and accessible. Karen is passionate about creating inclusive, thriving, engaged and respectful workplaces, and enjoys exploring those themes at ExL, and with staff and faculty across UBC as a certified internal organizational coach with Coaching @ UBC.

4. Matthew Schmidt

   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.

5. Rose Tang

   In her role at UBC Extended Learning (ExL), Rose provides a high level of customer service and administrative support to mid-career learners. With her background in business administration and tourism, she helps advise students on course and program choices and assists with registration. Rose liaises with program teams and student services team members, and supports students throughout their learning journey with ExL.

6. David Picking

   David provides administrative and student support for UBC Extended Learning’s (ExL) university preparation and community programs. He helps process admissions, registration and financial transactions for these programs, and liaises with other ExL teams and groups in the community. With more than 20 years of experience as an administrative professional in Canada and the UK, David is passionate about education and ensuring that Canadian and international students have a positive, rewarding experience at UBC.

7. Rani Kang

   Rani works on the UBC Extended Learning (ExL) student services team, providing front-line assistance to prospective and current ExL learners. She helps guide students in choosing courses and programs that will meet their career and personal education goals. Her responsibilities also include coordinating program inquiries, processing applications, advising students on course and program selection, and supporting other program areas within ExL.

8. Beatrice Lui

   Beatrice works on the UBC Extended Learning (ExL) marketing team to create and implement digital marketing campaigns and strategies for ExL programs. This includes managing and developing ExL social media accounts, optimizing paid campaigns for Google ads and other platforms, and managing a variety of digital advertising projects. Beatrice’s goal is to continuously increase yearly ExL program and course enrolments, while creating community, fostering engagement and improving the student experience. She brings a background in online paid advertising, social media and email marketing, analytics and SEO to her role.

9. Brian Houle

   Brian is the graphic designer and photographer on the UBC Extended Learning (ExL) marketing team. He creates digital assets for social media and the web, and designs all marketing collateral. He also designs, builds and deploys emails for all ExL program areas. As an experienced and trained photographer, Brian oversees the creative direction and execution for photography used in ExL communications and marketing. Brian brings more than 35 years of marketing communications design expertise to the ExL team.

10. Caitlin Sullivan

    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.