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Stephanie Savage

Stephanie Savage

Master of Library & Information Studies, 2016 Librarian, UBC Library Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office Stephanie credits co-op with giving her the insights and experiences that led her to her current position of Librarian with the UBC Library Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office, where she completed two of her co-op terms. During her work term […]

Joanne Li

Joanne Li

BA: Major in English Literature, Minor in International Relations Where did Joanne work? Work Term 1 and 2 (8 months): Communications and Digital Content Assistant, UBC Student Communication Services Work Term 3 (4 months): Policy and Research Assistant, Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training What did Joanne accomplish?  UBC Student Communication Services Joanne’s position […]

Crystal Ngai

Crystal Ngai

BA: Major in English Language, 2014 Where Did Crystal Work? Work Term 1-3 (12 Months): Support Analyst, UBC IT Work Term 4 and 5 (8 Months): Information Developer, SAP   What Were Crystal’s Responsibilities? UBC IT Crystal started her co-op journey as a Support Analyst at UBC IT, where she resolved technical issues for staff […]

Namomba Shaputu

Namomba Shaputu

BA: Major in Economics, Minor in Commerce Where Did Namomba Work? Work Term 1 and 2 (8 Months): Community Leader Intern, Vancity Work Term 3 (4 Months): Community Engagement Initiatives Co-op, UBC Centre for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL) What Did Namomba Accomplish? Vancity Namomba designed a membership onboarding strategy, complete with a digital welcome kit […]

Talia Ahmad

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

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

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

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

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

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 […]