Staff & Faculty

Academic Advising


Joie Marin

Head Academic Advisor

BA (Simon Fraser)

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Alice Cai

Academic Advisor

BA (Beijing Language & Culture University), MA (Beijing Language & Culture University), PhD (University of Calgary)

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Cam Bondoc

Academic Advisor

BA, Philosophy (UBC) - 2019

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Don Han

Academic Advisor

BA, Major in Economics & Minor in Commerce (UBC)

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Maisha Samiha

Academic Advisor

BA (Simon Fraser),

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Malike Bektas

Academic Advisor

BA, Psychology (Thompson Rivers University)- 2023, BA, Psychology (Los Angeles City College)- 2020, Bachelor of Fine Arts Filmmaking (Kazakh National University of Arts)- 2019

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Meghan Belcher

Mental Health Counsellor

BA (University of Winnipeg), Diploma (Vancouver College of Counsellor Training)

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Sarah Pike

Academic Advisor

MSc: Lifestyle Health Sciences and Coaching (University of North Texas, Health Science Centre)- 2024

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RISIA: International Student Immigration Advising


Diana Battocchio

Head of International Business Development & Marketing, RISIA

BA (Simon Fraser), PDP Teacher Cert (Simon Fraser), TESL Linguistics Cert (Simon Fraser), RISIA

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Senior Administration


Chris Rands

President

Will Eckford

President Emeritus, Senior Advisor, Director of Marketing

Michael Williams

Chief Academic Officer

BEd (Simon Fraser), BA (Boise State), MA (Athabasca), TESOL

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Kaylene Donaldson

Chief Financial Officer

Compliance & Reporting


Nicole Degagne

Regulatory & Compliance Coordinator

Office of the Registrar


Jocelyn Hebeler

Registrar, Office Manager

Becca Dougherty

Admissions, Administrative Assistant

Carina Raj

Admissions, Administrative Assistant

Diane Wu

Admissions, Administrative Assistant

Elaine Nitschke

Admissions, Administrative Assistant

Helen Liu

Admissions, Administrative Assistant - On Leave

Jennie Park

Admissions, Administrative Assistant

Mariana Eboli

Admissions, Administrative Assistant

Serena Zeng

Admissions, Assistant Office Manager

Accounting


Maggie Li

Student Accounts Assistant

Marie Chen

Student Accounts Assistant

Rita Tio

Student Accounts Assistant

Seline Chao

Student Accounts Assistant

Homestay


Penelope Cruz

Marketing Assistant, Homestay Coordinator

Marketing


Diana Battocchio

Head of International Business Development & Marketing, RISIA

BA (Simon Fraser), PDP Teacher Cert (Simon Fraser), TESL Linguistics Cert (Simon Fraser), RISIA

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Erica Yu

Acting Digital Marketing Lead

Jamie Choi

Marketing & Communications Coordinator

BA Hons Digital Media (YU)

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Jessy Weng

Social Media Coordinator

Natalie Szeto

Agent Relations Coordinator

Penelope Cruz

Marketing Assistant, Homestay Coordinator

Sandy Chow

Digital Marketing Lead, Digital Designer - On Leave

Susan Teta

Student Engagement Coordinator

P.G.Dip. Int'l Business Mgmt (Douglas College), BA Comm. & Business (Southern New Hampshire University)

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IT Department


David Lee

Application Tester, Junior System Administrator

Kirsten Tian

IT Support Specialist

Reanna Tandon

IT System Administrator

Library


Billy Augustine

Librarian

Bibiana Chai

Assistant Librarian

BA (Singapore), TESL, Teacher Certificate Program (Auckland), Diploma in Education

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Jiane Jomara Alforque

Library Administrative Assistant

Human Resources


Heather Corbett

HR Coordinator

Human Resources Management Certificate (SFU) – 2016, BA, Psychology (UBC) - 2012

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Facility Operations


Chandler Riggins

Facility Operations Manager

B.Sc in Aeronautics, Summa cum Laude (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) – 2023

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Public Health & Wellness


Meghan Belcher

Mental Health Counsellor

BA (University of Winnipeg), Diploma (Vancouver College of Counsellor Training)

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Susan Patterson

Health and Wellness Consultant

CRNBC Registration, CPR Certification, STI Certification, Venipuncture Certification, Immunization Certification

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Arts - English


Bruce Lord

English Department Head (UT), Instructor

BA Hons (Simon Fraser); MA (Trent)

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Bea Oertel

Instructor

B.Ed (Simon Fraser University), MA (Germany), TEFL Certificate

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Bruce MacDonald

Instructor

BA (UVIC) MA (UBC)

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Daniel Renton

Instructor

MA (UNB), BA (VIU), BA (StFX)

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Dylan Godwin

Instructor

BA (UBC), MA (University of California) PhD (SUNY Stony Brook)

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Irene Iwasaki

Instructor

M.Ed. (U of A), M.Ed (UBC), MA (University of Sheffield), BEd (Simon Fraser), BA (Simon Fraser)

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Janet Jones

Instructor

A.O.C.A. (Ontario College of Art), BA (UBC), MFA (USASK)

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Joseph Thomas

Instructor

MA (University of Toronto) BA (Concordia University) TESL (Victoria)

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Julia Vergara

Instructor

BA (KPU), MA (UBC)

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Michael Loncaric

Instuctor

MA, BA (Simon Fraser)

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Saakshi Patel

Instructor

MA in English Poetry, with Distinction (Queen’s University, Belfast)
BA in English Literature and Language (UBC)

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Siavash Saadlou

Instructor

MFA Creative Writing (Saint Mary’s College of California)

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Sook Kong

Instructor

BA Hons, BA (Singapore), MA (UBC)

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Suzy Phillips

Instructor

MA (Edinburgh) TEFL (Edinburgh)

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Swati Mishra

Instructor

PhD, MA (Nagpur), TESOL (Coventry House International)
Doctor of Philosophy, English (Nagpur University, India)
Master of Arts, English (Nagpur University, India)
Advanced TESOL Certificate, English (Coventry House International, Toronto)

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Arts - Economics


Sonya Plater

Economics Department Head (UT), Instructor

BA Hons, MA (Simon Fraser)

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Eduardo Azmitia

Instructor

BA (SFU), MA (UBC)

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Edward Choi

Instructor

BA (Simon Fraser), BSc (UBC), MA (Waterloo)

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Firoozeh Kolahi

Instructor

MBA (Simon Fraser)

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Holy Aminadoki

Instructor

MA (Simon Fraser University) BA (University of Manitoba)

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Kojo Budu Laryea

Instructor

MA (Simon Fraser), MPhil (Ghana), BA (Ghana)

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Lyle Green

Instructor

BA (University of Toledo), MBA (University of Toledo), (UBC)

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Mohammad Fakhrabadi

Instructor

MA (SFU)

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Randy Liu

Instructor

MSc (UBC)

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Rui (Melissa) Wan

Instructor

BA (Xi'an Jiaotong University), MA (National University of Singapore), Ph.D (University of Calgary)

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Sam Viavant

Instructor

MA (UBC) BA (Montana)

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William Shen

Instructor

BSc (TRU), MSc (SFU)

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Arts, Humanities - General


Patrick Best

Humanities Department Head (UT), Instructor

BA (Simon Fraser), MA (Athabasca), TESL

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Brandon Narayan

Instructor

BA (SFU), MA (U of O), LLM (UU)

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Christine Baker

Instructor

PhD (University of Texas), MA (University of Texas), BA (Pennsylvania State University)

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Daniel Maya

Instructor

BATI (University of Antioquia), MA (University of Poitier), Certified Teacher (Quebec Ministry of Education)

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Eliza McClenagan

Instructor

MA (UVIC), BA (UNBC)

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Eve Eckford

Instructor

BA (SFU), MA

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Firoz Mahmud

Instructor

BA (Hons) and MA (Bangladesh, MA (SFU)

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Foram Chandarana

Instructor

PhD in English, MA in English, BA in English (Maraharaja Sayajiro University of Baroda, India. Accredited by World Education Services)
Certificate in Teaching English to Adults (CELTA)

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Grace Kim

Instructor

BEd (SFU), PDP Cert (SFU), BA (SFU) MEd (UBC)

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Ian Heckman

Instructor

PhD (UBC), MA (SUNY, The College of Brockport), BS (SUNY, The College of Brockport)

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Jairo Salazar

Instructor

GAC (University of North Texas), MA (University of North Texas), BA (Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano)

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Janet Jones

Instructor

A.O.C.A. (Ontario College of Art), BA (UBC), MFA (USASK)

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Jesse Macpherson

Instructor

MPhil (University of Queensland), Certificate (UFV), BA (UBC)

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Jeremy Matthew

Instructor

PhD (King's College London), MA (University of Auckland), BA (University of Auckland)

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Juan Cortes

Instructor

BA (Universidad Externado de Colombia), M.Ed (Simon Fraser University), CELTA (University of Cambridge), Certificate Program in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language – Online, UEC

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Linda Bao

Instructor

BA (Guangzhou University of Foreign Languages), MA (British Columbia)

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Maria Petrucci

Instructor

Ph.D (UBC) MA (UBC) BA (UBC)

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Nour Almoujabber

Instructor

MA Film Studies (Lebanese University, Lebanon)
BA in TV and Cinema (Lebanese University, Lebanon)

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Rebecca Lee

Instructor

BA, TESL Qualification, Teacher Certificate Program (British Columbia)

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Sami Coteli

Instructor

PhD, Communication Studies (University of Istanbul, Turkey)
MA, Communication Studies (University of Firat, Turkey)
BFA, Art Management (University of Yeditepe, Turkey)

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Sean McGarragle

Instructor

MA (SFU), BA (SFU)

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Shiva Montazeri

Instructor

MA (Brock University), MA (Shahid Beheshti University), BA (Yazd University)

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Sonia Chhabra

Instructor

BSc (Simon Fraser), MA (School of Oriental and African Studies, London), Teacher Certificate Program (Simon Fraser), TESL Certificate

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Arts, Social Sciences - General


Audrey McDougall

Social Sciences Department Head (UT), Instructor

BA (SFU), B.Ed (SFU), MA (Athabasca), TESL

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Anannya Shamsuddin

Instructor

MA (University of Amsterdam), MSS (Jahangirnagar University), BSS (Jahangirnagar)

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Anna Maslouskaya

Instructor

BA (Minsk State Linguistic University), BA (SFU), MA (SFU), TESOL (VCC)

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Ashley Peckford

Instructor

MA, Criminology (SFU)
BA, Honours with Distinction (SFU)
AA, General Studies (KPU)

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Catherine Carnrite

Instructor

MA (SFU), BA (University of Calgary), TEFL Certficate

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David Froc

Instructor

PhD in Psychology

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Franco Acosta Teleg

Instructor

BA (Phillippines), MA (Japan)

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Jeffrey Jones

Instructor

MA (University of Birmingham), BA (University of Lethbridge)

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Kathy Fitzpatrick

Instructor

PhD (Memorial University of Newfoundland), MA (Simon Fraser University)

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Mark Cernigoj

Instructor

BA (Hons), MA (British Columbia), TESL

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Ravreet Kaur

Instructor

BA (Hong Kong), MA (Hong Kong)

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Suzy Phillips

Instructor

MA (Edinburgh) TEFL (Edinburgh)

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Tracy Adole

Instructor

BSc (University of Benin), MSc (University of East Anglia), PhD (University of Southampton)

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Victoria Tubrett

Instructor

BSc., AdvDip (Memorial University of Newfoundland)

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Wayne Podrouzek

Instructor

BCS, Bsc Hons (Mt. St. Vincent's), MA, PhD (Simon Fraser)

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Zaher Ghezelijen

Instructor

BA in Urban Studies, MSc’s in Geography & Urban and Regional Planning

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Business - General


Chuck Konrad

Business Department Head (UT), Instructor

BComm (UBC), CPA, CA

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Amanda Koning

Instructor

CPA, CGA, BComm (BC)

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Eduardo Azmitia

Instructor

BA (SFU), MA (UBC)

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Misha Lidder

Instructor

Diploma (John Casablancas Institute), Certificate (UBC), BA (SFU)

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Mohammad Fakhrabadi

Instructor

MA (SFU)

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Randy Stewart

Instructor

BA (Simon Fraser), Teaching Certificate (Independent Schools Branch)

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Sonya Plater

Instructor

BA Hons, MA (Simon Fraser)

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Education - General


Afrina Khan

Instructor

M.A (SFU), M.A (Dhaka University, Bangladesh), Diploma in TESOL

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Alex Ferguson

Instructor

BEd Hons (Manchester), CELTA (Cambridge), TESL Canada Certificate

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Alisha Devani

Instructor

MA, Interdisciplinary Humanities - English Stream (TWU)
BSc, Microbiology (Christ College, Rajkot, Gurat, India)

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Anna Marie Austero

Instructor

Master of Business Administration (UCW)
Doctor of Education in Educational Management (St. Paul University Dumaguete)
Master of Arts in Education in Counselling (St. Paul University Dumaguete)
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (St. Paul University Dumaguete)

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Bibiana Chai

Instructor

BA (Singapore), TESL, Teacher Certificate Program (Auckland), Diploma in Education

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Brittany Hopkin

Instructor

BA (MRU), TEFL

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Franco Acosta Teleg

Instructor

BA (Phillippines), MA (Japan)

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Martina Koneska

Instructor

MA: Teaching English as an Additional Language (SFU)

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Nanna Leegaard

Instructor

MSC (Denmark), BSc (BC), Diploma (Denmark)

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Ping Man Chan

Instructor

Postgraduate Certificate in Education (University of Hong Kong)
Master of Science in Environmental Management (University of Hong Kong)
Bachelor of Science (University of Hong Kong)

Ravreet Kaur

Instructor

BA (Hong Kong), MA (Hong Kong)

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Science - Computer Science


Megan O’Connor

Computer Science Department Head (UT), Instructor

MSc (SFU), BSc (Memorial University of Newfoundland)

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Arpanjot Sidhu

Instructor

MSc (SCIT), BTech. (SCIT)

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Kongwen (Frank) Zhang

Instructor

PhD (York University), MSc (York University), BASc (York University)

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Nadine Turner

Instructor

MSc (University of Portsmouth) BA (University of London)

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Liaqat Ali

Instructor

PhD (SFU), MSc (Athabasca University), MBA (University of Fredericton)

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Randy Stewart

Instructor

BA (Simon Fraser), Teaching Certificate (Independent Schools Branch)

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Rita Ester

Instructor

MA (TU Dortmund)

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Vijaykumar Singh

Instructor

PhD (University College Dublin) MSc (Chennai Mathematical Institute, India) BSc (Mumbai University, India)

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Sciences - General


Sheenam Girdhar

Science Department Head (UT), Instructor

PhD (India) BSc (India) MSc (India) BEd (India) PIDP (VCC) Teacher Certificate Program (British Columbia)

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Amanda Gronotte

Instructor

BSc (SFU), MSc (SFU)

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Raymond Wang

Instructor

MSc (University of British Columbia)

Saeed Faraji

Instructor

PhD (Ottawa)

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Tracy Xu

Lab Assistant

BSc (China), Diploma in Food Technology (BCIT)

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Science - Math / Statistics


Gera Belchev

Math/Statistics Department Head (UT), Instructor

BSc (Sofia), MSc, MA for Teachers (Michigan State)

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Charles Huang

Instructor

BSc, BEd Teacher Certificate Program (British Columbia), M.SC (UW), MMT (University of Waterloo)

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Edward Wong

Instructor

BASc, PEng, Teacher Certificate Program (British Columbia)

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Ketki Pendharkar

Instructor

BA, MA (India), Teacher Certificate Program (British Columbia)

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Lucien Lapierre

Instructor

BSc (TRU), MSc (SFU)

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Saeed Faraji

Instructor

PhD (Ottawa)

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Scott Pai

Instructor

BSc (National Chiao Tung University), MSc (Iowa), PhD (Texas at Dallas)

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Vijaykumar Singh

Instructor

PhD (University College Dublin) MSc (Chennai Mathematical Institute, India) BSc (Mumbai University, India)

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Math & Science


Edward Wong

Math & Science Department Head (HS), Instructor

BASc, PEng, Teacher Certificate Program (British Columbia)

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Charles Huang

Instructor

BSc, BEd Teacher Certificate Program (British Columbia), M.SC (UW), MMT (University of Waterloo)

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Sheenam Girdhar

Instructor

PhD (India) BSc (India) MSc (India) BEd (India) PIDP (VCC) Teacher Certificate Program (British Columbia)

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Tracy Xu

Lab Assistant

BSc (China), Diploma in Food Technology (BCIT)

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English, Humanities & Social Sciences


Alex Ferguson

Instructor

BEd Hons (Manchester), CELTA (Cambridge), TESL Canada Certificate

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Bea Oertel

Instructor

B.Ed (Simon Fraser University), MA (Germany), TEFL Certificate

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Bibiana Chai

Instructor

BA (Singapore), TESL, Teacher Certificate Program (Auckland), Diploma in Education

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Jade Robinson

Instructor

B. Ed (SFU), Geography Minor

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Nicole Baxter

Instructor

BEd Hons (Victoria)

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Marina Chekunova

English Studies Department Head (ES), Instructor

BA (Hons), MA (UBC), TESL

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Alex Ferguson

Instructor

BEd Hons (Manchester), CELTA (Cambridge), TESL Canada Certificate

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Bea Oertel

Instructor

B.Ed (Simon Fraser University), MA (Germany), TEFL Certificate

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Dale Johnson

Instructor

BA, Post Baccalaureate Diploma (British Columbia), TESL (VCC)

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Laura Ciconte

Instructor

BA, TESL Certificate

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Nicole Baxter

Instructor

BEd Hons (Victoria)

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