Julie Walchli
Director
604.827.5194
julie.walchli@ubc.ca
About Julie
Sheila Ashwell
Associate Director
604.822.6919
sheila.ashwell@ubc.ca
About Sheila
Anna Jubilo
SLAIS Coordinator
604.822.4223
anna.jubilo@ubc.ca
About Anna
Merry Wang
Coordinator
604.822.0235
merry.wang@ubc.ca
About Merry
Heather Liau
Manager, Marketing & Industry Relations
604.827.4800
heather.liau@ubc.ca
About Heather
Roger Ling
Program Assistant
604.822.4223
roger.ling@ubc.ca
About Roger
Julie Walchli
Director
Julie has worked in the field of co-operative education since 1997 when she founded the first co-op education program in Arts at UBC in the English Department. Since then she has helped to create an Arts-wide program that offers career training and opportunities to students throughout all undergraduate programs and a graduate co-op program in the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies. During 2008/09 she completed a secondment as Senior Advisor, Strategic Initiatives with the UBC Go Global International Learning Programs Office, creating a Student Safety Abroad policy and resources for UBC, and a handbook for faculty members leading Group Study Programs Abroad.
Julie has served in a number of leadership roles in the BC co-op community, and is currently Chair of the UBC Co-op Council and a board member of the Association for Cooperative Education BC. A graduate from UBC’s B.A. and M.A. programs in English, Julie taught in the English department from 1993-97 and co-edited Landmarks: A Process Reader for Canadian Writers. Recognitions include UBC’s President’s Service Award for Staff Excellence and the Association of Co-operative Education BC award for outstanding contributions to the Association.
Undergraduate Degree: B.A, English (Honours) & Political Science (UBC)
Graduate Degree: M.A., English (UBC)
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Sheila Ashwell
Associate Director
Sheila has been working in the career education and employment services field since 1995. Starting with youth in the secondary school system, she moved on to employment coaching and workshop delivery with Career Services at UBC, but has spent the last 9 years actively involved in the growth and development of UBC’s Arts Co-op Program.
An alumna of UBC’s Psychology Program, Sheila understands the value of an arts degree. Sheila’s primary responsibilities are to oversee the undergraduate Arts Co-op program, including the co-op student recruitment process, developing and delivering pre-employment workshops, advising students, and maintaining positive relationships with the varied employer groups. In 2007 she completed her M.Ed. in Counselling Psychology from UBC, in 2008/09 she served as Acting Director, and in 2009/2010 she took a personal leave to act as UBC’s Loaned Representative to the United Way of the Lower Mainland and to volunteer/travel in East Africa. Sheila is the recipient of the 2008 Dean of Arts Award for Staff Excellence.
Undergraduate Degree: B.A., Psychology (UBC)
Graduate Degree: M.Ed., Counseling Psychology (UBC)
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Anna Jubilo
SLAIS Coordinator
Anna has a wide-ranging background in librarianship, program coordination, communications, and administration; extensive experience working with and participating in international exchange programs; as well as several years of experience at UBC, working with various departments and programs in the Faculty of Arts. She first worked with Arts Co-op in 2001 during a work term as a shared Communications Assistant with the Dean of Arts Office. Her other co-op positions were as a Technical Communicator for TELUS Enterprise Solutions and as an Academic Office Assistant with the YMCA International College. While completing her M.L.I.S. degree at UBC, Anna completed her practicum and professional experience with the Vancouver Art Gallery Library, worked as a Coordinator for VPL’s Summer Readalong Program, and as a work-study student, managing the Department of Linguistics’ Reading Room.
Undergraduate Degree: B.A., English & Linguistics (UBC)
Graduate Degree: M.L.I.S. (UBC)
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Merry Wang
Coordinator
Having graduated from the UBC Arts Co-op Program in May 2005, Merry has first-hand knowledge of the value of co-operative education. Through the Arts Co-op Program, Merry learned how to apply the skills she developed as an International Relations major in a variety of work environments. Merry completed her co-op work terms at S.U.C.C.E.S.S. (as an Assistant Program Coordinator), Atira Women’s Resource Society (as a Human Resources Assistant), and TRIUMF (as a Technology Transfer Assistant). Merry hopes that through participation in the Arts Co-op Program, students, employers, and faculty members will realize that a Liberal Arts education prepares students for a wide range of career opportunities.
Undergraduate Degree: B.A., International Relations (UBC)
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Heather Liau
Manager, Marketing & Industry Relations
Heather’s main role at the Arts Co-op office is to expand the program through active marketing, industry outreach, and brand awareness, with the goal of significantly increasing the number of job opportunities for Arts Co-op students.
In her previous experience, Heather’s marketing initiatives have brought international attention to British Columbia’s technology industry. In 2004, she launched BC’s first International Partnering Forum at the Vancouver International Digital Festival. Through personalized business matchmaking, Heather provided an avenue for local companies to pitch the likes of international producers and distributors such as Cartoon Network, BBC, Flickr, and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Most recently, Heather led product launches and interactive and print marketing for Vision Critical, makers of the world’s most adopted online research platform.
Undergraduate Degree: Bachelor of Commerce, Marketing (UBC)
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Roger Ling
Program Assistant
As an UBC Arts Co-op alumnus, Roger can attest to the immense value of experiential learning. Co-operative education empowered him to secure roles outside of his academic specialization and outside of the country; first, as the Business Administrator for the Well Café and then as a Native English Teacher for iTTTi Japan Ltd. From these work terms, Roger was able to effectively combine the hard skills of business management and the soft skills of teaching to launch his own business: ThingsbyLing.com.
Roger joined the Arts Co-op team in August 2009 and currently supports the program’s operations by overseeing all stages of the job posting process, while working closely with employers and stakeholders. He is excited to continue the program’s outstanding track record of helping individuals achieve personal and professional development.
Undergraduate Degree: B.A., Sociology & Family Studies (UBC)
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