Dean's office directory


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Name Position
Susan Allen

604-822-4213
Associate Dean, Faculty

Responsible for the Faculty’s promotion and tenure reviews, faculty retention efforts, facilitating dual career positions and peer evaluation of teaching initiatives.

Faculty + Equity
Chris Balma

604-822-5082
Director, Communications

Responsible for the development and execution of the Faculty's strategic communication program, the delivery of targeted messaging across electronic, print and social media.

Communications
Fiona Beaty

604-827-4406
Associate Director, Development

Leads fundraising efforts for the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF).

Development + Alumni
Aven Bendickson

604-822-0105
Senior Manager, HR Services

This position focuses on improving the experiences for Departments in navigating UBC's HR processes and HR systems such as Workday.

Human Resources
Allan Berezny

604-822-8686 or 604-318-3810
Assistant Dean, Development and Alumni Engagement

Leads the Science development and alumni engagement team in the engagement of our alumni and community donors to invest in research, students and projects in the Faculty of Science.

Development + Alumni
Emma Berg

604-822-3612
Manager, Proposal Development and Communications

Responsible for the development and implementation of the Faculty of Science’s donor communications programs.

Development + Alumni
Gulnur Birol

604-827-3414
Director, Skylight (Science Centre for Learning and Teaching)

Leads the Skylight group: responsible for providing strategic leadership and vision in planning and delivery of faculty-wide teaching and learning initiatives.

Curriculum, Education + Programs
James Charbonneau

Associate Dean, Students

Responsible for Science Student Academic Services including advising, student engagement programming, enriched learning, graduation, enrollment management, academic integrity, and Science Co-op.

Students + Advising
Sarah Chen

Web and Digital Communications Specialist

Responsible for content development, information architecture, and UI structure across UBC Science digital media assets, particularly websites, but also including email marketing and social channels.

Communications
Michelle Chiang

604-827-1990
Assistant HR Manager, Faculty of Science

Coordinates Human Resources activities for all employees in the Dean’s Office units and supports Faculty-wide Human Resources and Faculty Relations processes.

Human Resources
Ada Christopher

604-827-2102
Associate Director, Academic Support

Responsible for overseeing the student undergraduate academic support services delivered by the Academic Advising team pertaining to academic progression and retention in the Faculty of Science.

Students + Advising
Karen Clare

604-822-3336
Administrative Assistant & Office Coordinator (Associate Deans for Faculty, Research & Graduate Studies, and Equity and Diversity)

Serves as initial contact for general inquiries to the Dean’s Office.

Administration + ITFaculty + EquityResearch + Innovation
Warren Code

604-822-4691
Associate Director, Special Initiatives, Skylight (Science Centre for Learning and Teaching)

Providing leadership and management of special teaching and learning initiatives in the Faculty of Science and the Science Centre for Teaching and Learning (Skylight), including the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative (CWSEI). Co-supervises the Science Education Specialists.

Curriculum, Education + Programs
Nancy Cook

604-822-9012
Academic Project Manager

Leads special projects for Academic portfolio: manages course teaching evaluation process and curriculum development and change processes; year 2 specializations, administers Science Outreach programs including Science 101.

Curriculum, Education + Programs
Gurman Dhillon

604-827-4464
Development Officer

Leads fundraising efforts for the Department of Mathematics, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS) and the Mineral Deposit Research Unit (MDRU).

Development + Alumni
Sarah Doran Coelho

604-827-3536
Associate Director, Development

Leads fundraising efforts for the UBC Botanical Garden and the Beaty Biodiversity Museum as well as the departments of Botany and Zoology.

Development + Alumni
Kim Duffell

604-822-1864
Associate Director, Alumni Engagement

Leads the alumni portfolio. Creates programming and executes on engagement strategy to enhance alumni connections within and to the Faculty of Science.

Development + Alumni
Lilia Espenido

604-822-9971
Faculty Affairs and Project Administrator

Manages the Faculty’s promotion and tenure processes, academic projects such as Head searches and external Departmental reviews for the Dean, Dean’s advisory committees activities; supports faculty-wide projects and initiatives.

Administration + IT
Geoff Gilliard

604-827-2001
Communications Manager

Manages and creates content for UBC Science communications channels, alumni engagement and our research magazine FOCUS.   

Communications
Veronika Gorlova

604-822-4464
Associate Director, Development

Leads fundraising efforts for the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Michael Smith Laboratories (MSL) and life science related projects.

Development + Alumni

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We honour xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam) on whose ancestral, unceded territory UBC Vancouver is situated. UBC Science is committed to building meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples so we can advance Reconciliation and ensure traditional ways of knowing enrich our teaching and research.

Learn more: Musqueam First Nation

Faculty of Science

Office of the Dean, Earth Sciences Building
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