Alumni Talks is a speaker series where Langara graduates will share their experiences, challenges, and career journeys. Visit the Alumni Talks page to see the most recent events.

Fall 2024 Events

Alumni Talks: Job Search Strategies
Monday, September 16 | 6:30 pm–8:00 pm | Library, L224

  • Daniel Fonseca, PDD Web Mobile Application Design & Development (2017), Development Manager at Electronic Arts (EA)
  • Monica Martinez, PDD Marketing Management (2022), CEO at Neuromedia Digital Agency
  • Rachael Nguyen, PDD Supply Chain and Logistics (2019), Logistics Supervisor at Shafer Haggart Ltd.
  • Shivom Chaudhary, PDD Accounting (2021), Senior Accountant at Deloitte Canada

Alumni Talks: Networking
Thursday, October 24, 6:30 pm–8:00 pm | Library, L224

  • Argi Ahmadi, BBA Marketing Management (2017), Manager of Stakeholder and Community Relations at TransLink
  • Adrian Bascar, PDD Marketing Management (2023), Communications Specialist at Canadian Cancer Society
  • Brunna Pimenta, PDD Business Administration (2021), Operations Specialist at Electronic Arts (EA)
  • Tim Tran, BBA Accounting (2019), Senior Associate at PwC Canada

Alumni Talks: Your Elevator Pitch
Tuesday, November 12, 6:30 pm–8:00 pm | T Building Gallery

  • Melody Lin, BBA Marketing Management (2020), Digital Marketer/Special Projects at Town Hall Brands
  • Navid Ahmadi, Project Manager at Vancouver Coastal Health
  • Shubham Khanna, BBA Accounting (2023), Staff Accountant Audit at KPMG

Spring 2024 Events

Alumni Talks: Job Search Strategy
Tuesday, January 23 | 5:00 pm–6:30 pm | T Building Gallery

  • Clauzi Guerini, 

Alumni Talks: Getting Started with Networking
Thursday, February 15 | 5:00 pm–6:30 pm | T Building Gallery

  • Andre Pfrimer, Diploma Accounting (2023) & 
  • Luiz Pion, Post Degree Diploma Business Administration (2019), Vice President, Marketing & Business Development at Hero Innovation Group
  • Marcos Lobo, Post Degree Diploma Marketing Management (2022), Marketing Communications Specialist at Prism Engineering
  • Post Degree Diploma Accounting (2019), Senior Tax Staff at EY LLP

Alumni Talks: Your Elevator Pitch
Thursday, March 7 | 5:00 pm–6:30 pm | T Building Gallery

  • Chetan Chouhan, Associate Degree in Computer Science (2016), Digital Marketing Manager at The InsureBC Group
  • Lucy Morrow, 
  • Navid Ahmadi, Project Manager at Vancouver Coastal Health

Fall 2023 Events

Alumni Talks: Networking & Career Prep (on campus)
Monday, September 18 | 5:30 pm–7:00 pm | T Building Gallery

  • Lara Griner, PDD Business Administration (2017), Development Officer, Faculty of Management at Langara College
  • Simranjeet Kaur, PDD Business Administration (2019), Senior Accounts Receivable Specialist at Flora Health

Alumni Talks:  Networking & Career Advice (on campus)
Tuesday, October 17 | 5:30 pm–7:00 pm | T Building Gallery

  • Brunna Pimenta, PDD Business Administration (2021), Operations Specialist at Electronic Arts 
  • Kevinn Sanchez, BBA Business Administration (2019), Associate Director at Robert Half
  • Marilia Costa, PDD Business Administration (2020), Inside Sales Professional at Organika Health Products
  • Puthirin Thieng, PDD Accounting (2023), Staff Accountant at BDO

Alumni Talks: Networking & Elevator Pitch (on campus)
Thursday, November 16 | 5:30 pm–7:00 pm | T Building Gallery

  • Cristina Vaz, PDD Business Administration (2018), Manager of Sales, Services and Distribution Systems at STEMCELL Technologies
  • Erich Silva, PDD Data Analytics (2022), Data Analyst at Translink
  • Rocio Jezabel Cabalerio, PDD Marketing Management (2020), Project Manager at Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)
  • Shivom Chaudhary, PDD Accounting (2021), Senior Accountant at Deloitte Canada
  • Tiago Ramalho Souza, PDD Supply Chain and Logistics (2019), Senior Buyer at WorkSafeBC

Spring 2023 Events

Alumni Talks: Networking and Career Advice (on campus)
Monday, January 30 | 5:30 pm–7:00 pm | T Building Gallery
  • Andrea Boechat, PDD Business Administration (2020), Information Assistant at SFU Vancouver
  • Dean Tsatouhas, BBA Business Administration (2014), Marketing Manager at Sandman & Sutton Place Hotels
  • Dominic Tran, PDD Marketing Management (2019), Senior Mortgage Underwriter at Canada ICI Capital Corporation
  • Martina Ondrasekova, BBA Marketing Management (2018), Customer Account Manager at Hootsuite
  • Sergio Rocha Junior, PDD Business Administration (2020), Advanced Support & Recovery Specialist at ICBC
  • Tiago Ramalho Souza, PDD Supply Chain, and Logistics (2019), Senior Buyer at WorkSafeBC

Alumni Talks: Networking and Interview Tips (on campus)
Tuesday, February 28 | 5:30 pm–7:00 pm | T Building Gallery

*Event Update: This event has been cancelled due to weather conditions. We invite you to join us at Co-op & Career Week from March 6–9, with a Networking with Alumni event on March 7.*

Alumni Talks: Networking and Next Steps (on campus)
Thursday, March 30 | 5:30 pm–7:00 pm | T Building Gallery

Fall 2022 Events

Alumni Talks: Welcome Back to Campus (on campus)
Thursday, October 6, 2022 | 3:00 pm–5:00 pm | T Building Gallery

Accounting, Business, and Marketing Alumni Talk (on campus)
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 | 5:00 pm–7:00 pm | T Building Gallery

Join the School of Management grads who will share their career journey, their career search, and thoughts on how to approach your career search. This is an interactive networking session meant to inspire and educate students on a variety of industries and career opportunities.

Computer Science, Web Mobile App Development, and Data Analytics Alumni Talk (online via Zoom)
Wednesday, November 23, 2022 | 5:00 pm–6:15 pm

Spring 2022 Events

Business, Marketing, and Human Resource Alumni Panel
Monday, January 31, 2022 | 5:00 pm–6:15 pm

  • Alejandra Campos, BBA Business Administration (2020), Recruitment Associate at IT/IQ Tech Recruiters 
  • Navid Ahmadi, Post Degree Diploma Business Administration (2020), Project Coordinator at Vancouver Coastal Health
  • Mariana Silvestrin, Post Degree Diploma Business Administration (2021), People Management & Benefits Analyst at Vale Canada
  • Steven Salinas, BBA Business Administration (2017), Solution Engineer, Customer Experience at SAP

Computer Science, Web Mobile App Development, and Data Analytics Alumni Panel
Wednesday, March 2, 2022 | 5:00 pm–6:15 pm

  • Aditi Jaswal, Post Degree Diploma Data Analytics (2021), IT Coordinator at Amazon
  • Kailash Sukumaran, Post Degree Diploma Data Analytics (2021), Data Engineer at Gore Mutual Insurance
  • Harmanpreet Kaur, Post Degree Diploma Web Mobile Application Development (2019), Software Engineer at Twitter

  • Rosalind Ng, Associate's Degree Computer Science (2019), Jr. Data Engineer at eCompliance (Alcumus)

Accounting, Business, and Marketing Alumni Panel
Monday, March 21, 2022 | 5:00 pm–6:15 pm

  • Ansh Chhabra, Post Degree Diploma Accounting (2018), Intermediate Accountant at Smythe LLP
  • Dylan Craddock, BBA Accounting (2020), Disbursements Administrator at Ritchie Bros
  • Natalia Kozlowski, BBA Marketing Management (2018), Product Specialist at TELUS

  • Suzana Bozza, Post Degree Diploma Business (2017), Project Technologist at BC Housing

Fall 2021 Events

Business, Marketing and Accounting Alumni Panel
Monday, September 27, 2021 | 5:00 pm–6:00 pm

  • Arun Kumar Mahesh, Post Degree Diploma Business Administration (2021), Strategic Services at 3 Tier Logic
  • Natalie Johnson, BBA Marketing (2016), New Business Development/Sales Manager, MRINetwork
  • Gavin Randhawa, BBA Marketing (2016), Divisional Manager of Marketing & Communications, The Salvation Army BC Headquarters
  • Harmeet Singh, Post Degree Diploma Accounting (2019), Junior Accountant at Trans-Pacific Trading

Computer Science & Web Mobile App Development Alumni Panel
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 | 5:00 pm–6:00 pm

  • Baljeet Singh, Associate's Degree Computer Science (2018), Software Developer at Powerex
  • Jason Manshadi, Associate's Degree Computer Science (2015), Intermediate Software Developer at Vena Solutions
  • Fabio Callegari, Post Degree Diploma Web Mobile App Development (2018), Front End Software Developer III at Bananatag
  • Jasmine Kaur, Post Degree Diploma Web Mobile App Development (2020), User Experience Designer at Jonas Fitness, Inc. (Jonas Software)

Business, HR, and Marketing Alumni Panel
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 | 5:00 pm–6:00 pm

  • Evan Chepil, BBA Business Administration (2015), Regional Sales Director at Centric Software
  • Farnoush Haddadi, Post Degree Diploma Business Administration (2018), HRIS Administrator at O2E Brands
  • Genty Lai, BBA Marketing (2021), Digital Marketing Manager at Mills Office
  • Kevinn Sanchez, BBA Business Administration (2019), Senior Associate at Robert Half

Data Analytics Alumni Panel
Wednesday, November 24, 2021 | 5:00 pm–6:00 pm

  • Nicky Nguyen, Post Degree Diploma Data Analytics (2021), Marketing Analyst at Cymax Group
  • Puja Unni, Post Degree Diploma Data Analytics (2021), Data Engineer, Harris Computers
  • Jaspreet Singh, Post Degree Diploma Data Analytics (2021), Data Applications Engineer, London Drugs

Spring 2021 Events

Business Alumni Panel
Thursday, March 4, 2021 | 5:30 pm–7:00 pm

  • Emily Chan, BBA Business Management (2015), Project Leader and Equipment Planner at Provincial Health Services Authority
  • Erik Favrholdt, BBA Business Management (2017), Marketing Coordinator, Vancouver Airport Authority
  • Luiz Henrique Pion Vieira, PDD Business Administration (2019), Marketing Director at Euro Asia Pay
  • Suchjot Khakh, PDD Business Administration (2020), Recruitment Associate at Vancouver Coastal Health
  • Ramsey Alfantazi, BBA Business Management (2018), Territory Representative, Milwaukee Tool

Computer Science Alumni Panel 
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 | 5:30 pm–7:00 pm

  • Antarpreet Singh, Diploma Computer Science (2017), Senior Full Stack Software Developer at ATB Financial
  • Baljeet Singh, Associate's Degree Computer Science (2018), Software Developer at Powerex
  • Einar Gabbassov, Associate's Degree Computer Science (2018), Machine Learning Researcher at 1QBit
  • Palak Kansal, Diploma Computer Science (2017), Business Analyst / Project Manager at RedMane Technology LLC
  • Roman Teyibov, Diploma Computer Science (2018), DevOps Engineer at Mimik Technology

Fall 2020 Events

Business Alumni Panel 
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 | 5:30 pm–6:00 pm

  • Melody Lin, BBA Marketing Management (2020), Marketing & Business Operations at Ascension Sciences and Social Media Manager at Social T.
  • Keegan Wong, BBA Business Management (2016), Operations Manager at Blender Media, Digital Marketing
  • Simrandeep Singh, PDD Business Administration (2017), Operations Coordinator at Canadian Dry Storage
  • Rodolfo Motta, PDD Business Administration (2017), Sports and Event Marketing at EA (Electronic Arts)

Computer Science Alumni Panel 
Monday, November 2, 2020 | 5:30 pm–6:00 pm

  • Baljeet Singh, Associate's Degree Computer Science (2018), Software Developer at Powerex
  • Subbaramaiah Mettu, Diploma Computer Science (2017), Fullstack Developer at ATB Financial
  • Jatin Chhabra, Diploma Computer Science (2019), Computer Support Technician at Langara College
  • Joel Cripps, Associate's Degree Computer Science (2016), DevOps Engineer at Fortinet
  • Tomas Gonzalez-Ortega, Diploma Computer Science (2018), Development Support at Electronic Arts (EA)