Dean's Office Directory

Name Position Area Contact
Kenny Ruan Associate Academic Advisor
Responsible for academic advising services, including academic advising and academic evaluations for promotion and progression in order to support the academic success, personal development and retention of undergraduate Science students. 		Students + Advising kenny.ruan@ubc.ca
Ramon Sales Project Manager, Workday Student
Provides project management to plan and implement Workday Student and acts as the central liaison for the Dean’s Office, steering group, project teams, and key Faculty of Science stakeholders. 		Students + Advising ramon.sales@science.ubc.ca
Melinda Sam Administrative Assistant to Development Team
Part time administrative support for Development and Alumni Engagement team and also contributes to Dean’s office reception coverage. 		Development + Alumni melinda.sam@ubc.ca
604-822-4114
Amber Schroeder Skylight Administrative and Communications Coordinator
Generates all administration and communication materials for the extended Skylight team across the Faculty. 		Administration + IT, Curriculum, Education + Programs amber.schroeder@science.ubc.ca
604-822-2749
Ritisha Sharma Data Analyst, Strategic Initiatives
Provides data analytics and decision support for the implementation and ongoing operationalization of the Faculty’s strategic priorities as outlined in “Improving our World through Science.” 		Administration + IT ritisha.sharma@science.ubc.ca
Jaclyn Stewart Associate Dean, Academic
Responsible for the Faculty's curriculum process and overseeing and appointing Directors for Science education programs including Science Gateway Programs, Integrated Science and Coordinated Science Programs; oversees the Science Centre for Learning and Teaching (Skylight). 		Curriculum, Education + Programs stewart@science.ubc.ca
Stefanie Suderman (on leave) Student Engagement Officer
Responsible for the design and delivery of programs and services intended to facilitate a culture of learning, leadership, involvement, and service for undergraduate students in the Faculty of Science. 		Students + Advising stefanie.suderman@ubc.ca
604-827-2006
Heidi Sung Advancement Officer
Provides support on internal operations and processes including donations, grants and new endowments. Works with central Development office on establishing and implementing best practices and workflows. 		Development + Alumni heidi.sung@ubc.ca
604-822-2391
Curtis Suttle Interim Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies
Responsible for issues related to research and graduate student matters, including faculty and graduate student awards, Canada Research Chairs, Canadian Foundation for Innovation, conflict of interest, intellectual property, and ethics review 		Research + Innovation suttle@science.ubc.ca
Valerie Titford Manager of Development
Manages the administrative team and daily operations of the Faculty of Science Development team, leads endowment and award creation and provides strategy to the fundraising staff. 		Development + Alumni valerie.titford@ubc.ca
604-822-3404
Stephanie Van Willigenburg Associate Dean, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Responsible for a broad range of issues related to equity, diversity, and inclusion, including leading faculty diversity initiatives related to women, racialized minorities, LGBTQ+ people, Indigenous people and people with disability. 		Faculty + Equity stephvw@science.ubc.ca
604-822-4213
Deborah Watt Director, Strategic Initiatives
Leads and oversees the design, implementation, reporting and operationalization of the Faculty’s strategic priorities as outlined in the our Strategic Plan, “Improving our World through Science.” Provides directional and high-level project support across the Faculty to ensure integration, communication and execution of the Faculty's strategic priorities. 		Administration + IT watt@science.ubc.ca
Christina Wong Associate Academic Advisor
Responsible for academic advising services, including academic advising and academic evaluations for promotion and progression in order to support the academic success, personal development and retention of undergraduate Science students. 		Students + Advising christina.wong@ubc.ca
Mandy Wu Dean’s Office Finance Manager
Responsible for the Dean's office budget planning and management, financial reporting and financial administration of Dean's office accounts. Reviews Dept documents for Faculty Salary increase process and tracks faculty commitments to departments 		Finance + Operations wu@science.ubc.ca
604-822-5379
Yana Yablonovskaya Academic Advisor - Systems and Records Management
Responsible for academic advising services, including academic advising, evaluations for promotion and progression and student programming in order to support the academic success, personal development and retention of undergraduate Science students. 		Students + Advising yana.yablonovskaya@science.ubc.ca
Luke Yang Portfolio Finance Manager
Provide high level financial and budgetary analysis and reporting to a portfolio of departments and units in Science, in support of strong budget management. Provides strategic financial information and support to the Department Administrators 		Finance + Operations luke.yang@ubc.ca
Kendra Yu Finance Assistant
Responsible for financial transaction activities for the Dean’s office including expense processing. Provides guidance to Departments re processing, taxation, financial practices; audits P cards across the Faculty. 		Finance + Operations kendra.yu@science.ubc.ca
604-822-9409
Jessie Yu First Year Focus Program Coordinator
Manages the non-academic components of the First Year Focus (FYF) program, such as programming to support students' wellbeing and belonging, community building, and research and career opportunities. 		Curriculum, Education + Programs jessie.yu@science.ubc.ca
604-822-1908
Olivia Zhou Associate Academic Advisor
Responsible for academic advising services, including academic advising and academic evaluations for promotion and progression in order to support the academic success, personal development and retention of undergraduate Science students. 		Students + Advising olivia.zhou@science.ubc.ca

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