Government Relations

Lee Barrett-Lennard 

Lee Barrett-Lennard 

BA International Relations and MA Political Science   We asked UBC alumnus Lee Barrett-Lennard to share his unique perspectives of his time as a student in the Arts Co-op Program.  As an undergraduate Arts Co-op student, Lee worked at the UBC Cloud Innovation Centre as a Project Assistant and later as a Jr. Analyst with […]

Alicia Barker-Åström

Alicia Barker-Åström

Dual Degree with Sciences Po, Honours in Political Science and International Relations Where did Alicia work? Work Term 1: Junior Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada  Work Term 2: Junior Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada What did Alicia accomplish? Junior Trade Commissioner, Global Affairs Canada In Alicia’s role as a Junior Trade Commissioner at Global Affairs […]

Sarah Tang

Sarah Tang

BA: Double Major in Music and International Relations Where Did Sarah Work? Work Term 1 (4 months): Public Diplomacy Intern, U.S. Consulate General in Vancouver Work Term 2 (8 months): Junior International Development Officer, Global Affairs Canada Work Term 3 (8 months): Co-op Student, B.C. Ministry of Jobs, Economic Recovery, and Innovation What Did Sarah […]

Mandy Wu

Mandy Wu

2014 Undergraduate Student of the Year Honourable Mention Double Major: International Relations & French Mandy Wu received an honourable mention for the Arts Co-op Student of the Year Award. Mandy is recognized for her work terms at the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) in Hong Kong, where her supervisor, John Medeiros, described […]

Ashwini Canagaratnam

Ashwini Canagaratnam

2018 Undergraduate Co-op Student of the Year, Honourable Mention Each year, the Arts Co-op Program recognizes an undergraduate co-op student for outstanding achievement in all aspects of the student’s performance, including academics, the workplace, and professional/community involvement. This year’s honourable mention, Ashwini Canagaratnam, was recognized for her work term with TRIUMF. “To say Ashwini went […]

Gabriela Llanos

Gabriela Llanos

2018 Undergraduate Co-op Student of the Year Each year, the Arts Co-op Program recognizes an undergraduate co-op student for outstanding achievement in all aspects of the student’s performance, including academics, the workplace, and professional/community involvement. This year’s winner, Gabriela Llanos, was honoured for her work term with Global Affairs Canada (GAC). To quote her supervisor, […]

Duncan Wright

Duncan Wright

BA 2008: Asian Studies Head of North Asia – Search, Assistant and Web Partnerships, Google For Duncan, co-op opened doors that directly led him to his current position with Google Japan. Over four work terms, he was able to develop skills in project and stakeholder management that are essential to his current work as Head […]

Christopher Stephenson

Christopher Stephenson

Master of Library & Information Studies (SLAIS, the iSchool at UBC), 2015 Where did Christopher work? Work Term 1: Analyst, Public Works & Government Services Canada, Ottawa ON Work Term 2: Reference Librarian, Legislative Library, The Legislative Assembly of BC, Victoria BC What Were Christopher’s Accomplishments with the Arts Co-op Program? Public Works & Government […]

Sanmini Koffi

Sanmini Koffi

Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs Where did Sanmini work? Work Term 1: Policy Consultant, Vancouver Coastal Health What were Sanmini’s main roles and accomplishments? As a Policy Consultant at Vancouver Coastal Heath, Sanmini had the opportunity to grapple with the complexities of policy-making in the health sector. Sanmini’s greatest accomplishment was designing a […]