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  • Ian Cull
    UBCO
    16 November, 2018 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff

    Ian Cull

    Ian Cull is the Associate Vice-President, Students, at UBC’s Okanagan campus. As a leader of student life and experience at UBCO, student engagement is a top priority. With a Master of Arts in clinical psychology, an Honours degree in Anthropology, and a history of post-secondary career progression, Ian understands — first-hand — the importance of enhancing services, experiences, and learning opportunities for students.

  • James Olson
    UBCV
    16 October, 2018 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff

    James Olson

    Dr. James Olson is the Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science, and a professor of Mechanical Engineering. He was the past Associate Dean of Research and Industry Partnerships, Director of UBC’s Pulp and Paper Centre, and is an internationally recognized forest products researcher who has been actively involved in the transformation of the forest sector into a vibrant, diversified bio-products industry.

  • Barbara Meens Thistle
    UBCV & UBCO
    16 September, 2018 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff

    Barbara Meens Thistle

    Barbara Meens Thistle joined UBC in February 2018, as the Vice-President, Human Resources. A long-time champion of equity, diversity and inclusion, Barbara has a wealth of experience in strategic planning, change management and operational excellence. Prior to joining UBC, Barbara was Vice-President, Central Services at the Insurance Corporation of BC (ICBC). She is a Certified Professional in Human Resources and a Fellow in the Canadian Board Diversity Council. In 2016, she was voted HR Professional of the Year by Chartered Professionals in Human Resources, BC and Yukon.

  • Murali Chandrashekaran
    UBCV & UBCO
    16 July, 2018 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff

    Murali Chandrashekaran

    Dr. Murali Chandrashekaran is UBC’s first Vice-Provost, International. Born in Bangalore, India, Dr. Chandrashekaran is no stranger to the international scene. He has lived on three continents, and has travelled widely across Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America. He came to UBC in 2011, joining the Sauder School of Business as Director of the Robert H. Lee Graduate School and as Associate Dean, Professional Graduate Programs, and then started his role as Vice Provost, International in September 2017*. With a focus on deepening UBC’s engagement on issues of global relevance, he and his team manage more than 500 active institutional partnership agreements with universities and research institutions in more than 65 countries.

  • Deborah Buszard
    UBCO
    16 May, 2018 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff

    Deborah Buszard

    Professor Deborah Buszard is Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal of our Okanagan campus and a core member of UBC’s executive leadership team. Originally from the UK, Deborah’s research background is in plant science and strawberry breeding. Prior to joining UBC in 2012, she was responsible for the creation of the College of Sustainability at Dalhousie University and served as Dean of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Associate Vice-Principal of McGill University’s Macdonald campus. In her current role, she provides overall leadership to UBC Okanagan. Updated 2018. An earlier version of this article was originally published in 2015​.

  • Mary MacDougall
    UBCV
    10 March, 2018 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff

    Mary MacDougall

    Dr. Mary MacDougall joined UBC in August 2017, as Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry. From the US originally, she is an internationally recognized scholar, having published 18 book chapters and over 150 peer-reviewed articles. In addition to holding leadership positions at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and most recently, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dr. MacDougall has served as President of the International Association for Dental Research and as President of the American Association of Dental Research.

  • John Innes
    UBCV
    17 February, 2018 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff

    John Innes

    Dr. John Innes is Dean of the Faculty of Forestry. He came to British Columbia in 1999, having previously worked in the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research. He is actively involved with climate change research, particularly its effects on forest ecosystems. In 2007, he was part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) team that shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore. Dr. Innes teaches in the field of international and sustainable forestry. Under his leadership, the Faculty has taken significant steps toward broadening the curricula and academic content to reflect changing realities in the forest and conservation sectors.

  • Gail Murphy
    UBCV & UBCO
    17 January, 2018 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff

    Gail Murphy

    Dr. Gail Murphy is the Vice-President, Research & Innovation (VPRI). In addition to her role in the VPRI office, Dr. Murphy is a professor in UBC’s Department of Computer Science. Dr. Murphy joined UBC in 1996 and was a key driver of data science initiatives in the Faculty of Science. Her research focuses on improving the productivity of software developers and knowledge workers by providing the necessary tools to identify, manage and coordinate the information that matters most for their work. Dr. Murphy is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and an Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Distinguished Scientist, as well as co-founder, board member and former Chief Scientist at Tasktop Technologies Incorporated.

  • Karen Carriero
    UBCV
    19 October, 2017 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff

    Karen Carriero

    Karen Carriero (Kcee) is the Associate Vice-President, Communications. She is responsible for developing an over-arching long-term communications strategy for UBC, ensuring alignment with the university’s vision, mission and values. She oversees the Public Affairs, Brand and Marketing and Internal Communications units within the External Relations portfolio. Originally from Australia, Kcee brings with her a wealth of experience in communications, having served in senior leadership positions at a number of large organizations, including Curtin University of Technology and most recently, the University of Western Australia.

  • Andrew Szeri
    UBCV
    17 September, 2017 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff

    Andrew Szeri

    Professor Andrew Szeri is the Provost and Vice-President Academic for UBC Vancouver, providing leadership for the university’s academic strategy, budgetary and planning processes. The role also includes overseeing UBC’s academic programs and support functions, faculty affairs, enrolment, sustainability and information technology. Prior to his appointment at UBC, Professor Szeri served as Vice-Provost for Strategic Academic and Facilities Planning, at the University of California at Berkeley. Professor Szeri was also a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley, teaching in the areas of fluid mechanics and nonlinear dynamics. He has won several research awards.

  • Rehan Sadiq
    UBCO
    29 July, 2017 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff

    Rehan Sadiq

    Dr. Rehan Sadiq joined UBC Okanagan in 2009 and is Associate Dean of the School of Engineering. Prior to arriving at UBC, Dr. Sadiq worked in the Urban Infrastructure Program of National Research Council Canada, and since 2002 has been involved in research related to drinking water quality modelling, environmental risk analysis and decision-making, and lifecycle asset management of civil infrastructure systems. He was named UBC Okanagan’s Researcher of the Year in 2014, and is an author of more than 400 publications in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, books, and conferences. He is listed among the top 200 most cited civil engineering researchers.

  • Karyn Magnusson
    UBCV
    18 July, 2017 | Leadership one-on-one | Faculty & Staff

    Karyn Magnusson

    Karyn Magnusson is the Managing Director of Building Operations at UBC Vancouver. A UBC alumna, Karyn is a registered professional engineer, and spent 14 years within progressive leadership roles with the City of Vancouver’s engineering department. She joined UBC in 2014 to lead the operations and maintenance of over nine million square feet of building space and over 1,000 acres of landscaping at UBC Vancouver’s Point Grey campus. She is a former elite-level swimmer.

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