Talia Ahmad
Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs, 2017 Where did Talia work? Work Term 1: Outreach and Diversity Plan Fire Rescue, City of Richmond What were Talia’s responsibilities? Talia joined Richmond Fire-Rescue (RFR) as a Policy Analyst and Researcher where she independently led a research study to identify the community’s needs and perceptions of emergency […]
Aaron Tong
BA: Double Major in Human Geography and Visual Arts Where did Aaron work? Work Term 1: Collections Assistant, Nikkei National Museum What were Aaron’s main responsibilities? Aaron’s work as a Collections Assistant allowed him to become an integral part of the archives team at the Nikkei National Museum. His main responsibilities were constructing the […]
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 […]
Viet Vu
BA: Major in Economics (Honours), 2016 Where did Viet work? Work Term 1: Research Assistant, Vancouver School of Economics Work Term 2 and 3 (8 Months): Strategy Analyst, UBC IT What were Viet’s responsibilities? Vancouver School of Economics To assist in a microeconomics research project, Viet developed an online auction simulation that simulated the […]
John Bae
BA: Major in Economics, Minor in Commerce Where did John work? Work Term 1 and 2: Sales Development Representative, Bench Accounting Work Term 3: Account Executive, Bench Accounting What were John’s main responsibilities? During his 12 months as a Co-op student at Bench Accounting, a tech-start up that performs bookkeeping for small businesses, John advanced […]
Cassandra Torres
BA: Geography – Environment and Sustainability Where did Cassandra work? Work Term 1 and 2 (8 months): Emergency Management Programs Assistant, UBC Safety & Risk Services What were Cassandra’s responsibilities and accomplishments? Cassandra supports the emergency management team in the administration, event logistics and delivery of emergency management training. “We have training throughout the whole […]
Matthew Campos
BA: Human Geography Where did Matt work? Work Term 1 and 2 (8 months): Development Student Assistant, GEERing Up! UBC Engineering & Science What did Matt accomplish? Matt is in charge of managing the sponsorship and fundraising cycles for GEERing Up. Additionally, he designs programs and initiatives that would be attractive to funders, including creative […]
Utkarsh Sikka
2020 Undergraduate Arts Co-op Student of the Year Honourable Mention Excellence in the Workplace Utkarsh was the first Workday Learning Rover hired to work with the UBC Integrated Renewal Program (IRP) on Workday, an enterprise system for managing human resources, finance, and student administration. In this role, he was not only responsible for assisting with […]
Patrick van den Brink
BA: Major in Geography, Minor in Education Where did Patrick work? Work Term 1 (4 months): Community Relations Associate, BC Lions Football Club Work Term 2 (4 months): Co-op Student, BC Corporate Services for the Natural Resource Ministries Work Term 3 (8 months): Strategy and Engagement Student, Department of Fisheries and Oceans – Fish and […]
Pavlina Pajot
Background In Fall 2020, Pavlina—who was then a UBC English PhD candidate and PhD Co-op student—completed a paid work term with the UBC Knowledge Exchange (KX) Unit. In her role as a Training Development Assistant, she developed the foundations of a self-paced training module on using social media as a tool for the two-way exchange […]