Spotlight

Staff profile: Meet Kristen Brooke

Staff profile: Meet Kristen Brooke

Kristen Brooke joined UBC during the pandemic in November 2020, bringing experience from the local government and non-profit sectors to the world of academia as Communications Coordinator for the Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic

Staff profile: Meet Michelle Tinling

Staff profile: Meet Michelle Tinling

Michelle Tinling joined the Office of the Provost in August 2024 on secondment from the UBC Okanagan Library to support the implementation of Workday Student at UBC Okanagan.

Staff profile: Meet Raina Reddecliff

Staff profile: Meet Raina Reddecliff

Raina Reddecliff has been with UBC Okanagan since 2007 and has worked in the Provost and DVC offices supporting communications and internationalization.

Staff profile: Meet Janine Wood

Staff profile: Meet Janine Wood

Meet Janine Wood Role: Project Manager, Strategic Projects Janine Wood joined the Office of the Provost in 2019 as Executive Administrator to the Provost. She completed a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) at the University of Waikato in New Zealand before coming to Canada in 2010. Before joining UBC Okanagan, she worked as a Legal Assistant, […]

Staff Profile: Meet Laura Prada

Staff Profile: Meet Laura Prada

Laura Prada has worked in higher education for more than 12 years in student services and teaching and learning. In her current role, she currently supports academic programs and reviews in the Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic.

Staff Profile: Meet Janet Kalesnikoff

Staff Profile: Meet Janet Kalesnikoff

Meet Janet Kalesnikoff Role: Senior Manager, Strategic Projects Janet Kalesnikoff joined the Office of the Provost in 2019 as Senior Manager, Strategic Projects. She completed her undergraduate (BSc) and graduate training (Ph.D. in Experimental Medicine) at UBC Vancouver, and postdoctoral training (Pathology/Immunology) at Stanford University. She held various administrative roles at Stanford University, where she […]

Asian Heritage Month 2021

As you know, the month of May is Asian Heritage Month. It comes to us amidst significant adversities: the unprecedented rise of anti-Asian racism, the scepter of the unrelenting pandemic, the humanitarian crisis in India and so on.