Staff in focus: Ronyne Van der Gracht

Name:

Ronyne Van der Gracht

My Pronouns:

she/her

Title:

Bookstore assistant

Faculty/Department/Unit:

UBC Bookstore

Location:

Vancouver

Year I started working at UBC:

1994

Describe what you do at UBC in 10 words or less:

I unite readers with great books.

Tell us about the team you work with - what do they do?

We curate the best selection of the books and make them available to the UBC community. We make sure that students get their course materials in the form that will foster their learning and success at UBC. If the book you want is not here, we will hunt wide and far to get it for you. We can even devise your next read based on your favourite books and authors.

What three words would others use to describe you?

Passionate, trustworthy, creative.

What are your hobbies and interests outside of work?

I am a voracious reader, who loves reading in gardens, sometimes, gardens of my own making. These gardens are also the places for birdwatching and parties with family and friends from the bookstore and my co-op. My family also loves theatre and film, and I enjoyed second-hand celebrity status in 2024 as the Mom of a Cannes Short Film-awarded actress!