Contact Us

Alex Bayne
Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives, Learning & Engagement		 604-822-1839
alex.bayne@ubc.ca

Advancing Leading and Learning

Professional Development Funds and LinkedIn Learning
Susanna Mulligan
Program Manager, Professional Development Funds & LinkedIn Learning at UBC		 604-822-9273
susanna.mulligan@ubc.ca
Emma Brazel
Staff Professional Development Funds  (both campuses)		 604-822-6314
pd.funds@ubc.ca
Debra Harding
BCGEU Okanagan Professional Development Fund (Okanagan campus)		 250-807-8829
debra.harding@ubc.ca
Tina Lu
Faculty Professional Development Reimbursement Fund (both campuses)		 604-822-2044
faculty.pd@ubc.ca 

Workplace Leadership and Learning
Yael Blum
Director, Organizational Development and Learning		 604-822-9371
yael.blum@ubc.ca
Arturo Arguello
Instructional Designer/Project Manager		 604-827-1937
arturo.arguello@ubc.ca
Isabel Budke
Organizational Development Consultant		 604-822-5129
isabel.budke@ubc.ca
Roquela Fernandez
Program Manager, Conflict Theatre		 604-822-8482
roquela.fernandez@ubc.ca
Julie Jenkins
Organizational Development and Learning Consultant		 604-827-3707
jm.jenkins@ubc.ca
Winnie Kam
Leadership Programs Manager		 604-827-2317
winnie.kam@ubc.ca
Ola Kulesza
Instructional Designer/Project Manager		 604-827-1937
ola.kulesza@ubc.ca
Stephanie Thorpe
Leadership Programs Lead		 604-822-3056
stephanie.thorpe@ubc.ca

Orientations
Sara Sawatzky
Program Manager, Orientations & Onboarding		 604-827-4473
sara.sawatzky@ubc.ca

Coaching, Conversations & Networks

Coaching
Heather Turnbull
Coaching Services Team Lead		 604-822-8147
heather.turnbull@ubc.ca
Catharine Chang
Coaching Services Program Manager		 604-822-3351
catharine.chang@ubc.ca

Career Conversations
Pooja Khandelwal
Director, Career Retention, Navigation & Transition		 604-827-1471
pooja.khandelwal@ubc.ca

Change & Transition
Dina Grskovich
Director, Organizational Change & Transition		 604-827-1872
dina.grskovich@ubc.ca
Marianne Boyles
Change Management Consultant		 604-822-4197
marianne.boyles@ubc.ca
Simon Tai
Workforce Strategist		 604-822-4827
simon.tai@ubc.ca

Workplace Team Solutions

Strategy and Engagement
Catherine Pezarro
Director, Workplace Strategy & Engagement		 604-822-3979
catherine.pezarro@ubc.ca
Melissa Baluk
Workplace Engagement & Communications Specialist		 604-822-8240
melissa.baluk@ubc.ca
Breeonne Baxter
Digital Communications Specialist		 604-822-0510
breeonne.baxter@ubc.ca
Marlene Dong
Communications & Engagement Specialist, Health, Wellbeing & Benefits		 604-822-5442
marlene.dong@ubc.ca

Workforce Analytics
Tanja Maier
Workforce Strategist		 604-827-2545
tanja.maier@ubc.ca
Tessa Russell
Workforce Analyst		 604-827-2343
tessa.russell@ubc.ca