Past Career Talks Events

Spring 2024 Events

Talent Acquisition and Hiring Tips Career Talk
Monday, January 29 | 5:00 pm–6:30 pm | T Building Gallery
Learn about hiring practices in Canada including the hiring process, tips for your resume, cover letter, and interview. This will be a panel discussion with time for networking as well.

• Ali Najaf, Human Resource Business Partner, Greenlane Renewables Inc.
• Keren Cruz-Guerrero, Recruitment Advisor, Providence Health Care
• Katrina McGuire, Talent Acquisition Advisor, Canadian Western Bank (Alumni)
• Stefan Trifu, Talent Partner, WorkSafeBC

Business Career Talk
Wednesday, February 7 | 12:30 pm–2:00 pm | T Building Gallery
Speakers from large, medium, and small companies of varying industries will speak to their business operations, departments, and company culture. Discussions will include operations, sales, and projects.

• Guy Thorburn, Operations Manager, Grin Technologies (eBikes.ca)
• Fred Haiderzada, Project Manager, TELUS and Instructor, University Canada West
• Miriam Esquitin, Executive Director, Vancouver Mural Festival (VMF)
• Simrandeep Singh, Operations Manager, Canadian Dry Storage (Alumni)

Engineering Career Talk
Tuesday, March 5 | 5:00 – 6:30 pm | Library, L224
This event is designed to showcase different engineer’s work including highlights of their careers.

• Annelies Tjebbes, Electrical Engineer with Biomedical Option and Executive Director, Roots & Rivers Consulting
• Cecilia García Marra, Chemical Engineer, McCue Engineering Contractors 
• Michael Tyne, Mining and Mineral Engineer, Consultant, SRK Consulting
• Suyog Likhite, Mechanical Engineer, Impact Engineering

Criminal Justice Career Talk
Friday, March 8 | 12:30 pm–2:00 pm | T Building Gallery
Come meet specialists from the government, public, and private sectors at the career talk and speak to recruiters at their career booth. 

• CBSA (Canada Border Service Agency) – Tracy Letain, Recruiter, Superintendent, Human Resource Branch
• CSC (Correctional Services Canada – Reetu Rode, Parole Officer Supervisor
• Government of BC (Provincial Courthouse) - Ajay Sharma, Court Operations Manager, Justice of the Peace
• RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) - Constable Reymundo Gumboc
• VPD (Vancouver Police Department) - Detective Constable, Justin Lee

Project Management Career Talk
Monday, March 11 | 12:30 pm–2:00 pm | T Building Gallery
Join us to hear from project managers in the areas of health, tech, and consulting.

• Daniel Reyes, Project Manager at Advocate Consulting
• Eliza Wong, Project Manager at Vancouver Coastal Health
• Kim Rathbone, Project Manager at Langara College

Accounting and Finance Career Talk
Monday, March 11 | 3:00 pm–4:30 pm | T Building Gallery
Hear how your finance and accounting skills can be put to action in banking, corporate, and public accounting firms, and learn from CPABC's next steps in the certification process.

• Christine Woodington, CPA, Corporate Accountant at Coal Island Ltd. (Alumni)
• Kane Lillywhite, Commercial Banking Advisor at RBC
• Susie Jiang, Assistant Manager at Baker Tilly Canada (Alumni)

Careers in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) *New Event*
Monday, March 11 | 5:00 pm–6:30 pm | T Building Gallery
Join us to hear how experts in science, business, technology, and art apply their education and experience. We will be joined by a CIO, renewable energy sector, photographer panelists, and biotech. 

• Akiko Campbell, Ph.D. Computer Science, and BA Arts Linguistics. CIO at the BC Liquor Distribution Branch
• Gemma Ryan, PhD Pharmaceutical Science. Sr. Manager, Formulation Development at Precision NanoSystems Inc.
• Joanne Sawatzky, M.Sc. Energy Efficient Buildings and B.Tech Architecture Building Science. Managing Director of Regenerative Built Environment Services at Light House Sustainability Society 
• Manpreet Sokhi, Photographer at Mansa Photography 

Marketing Career Talk
Tuesday, March 12 | 5:00 pm–6:30 pm | T Building Gallery
Hear from digital, PR, brand, event, and promotional marketers.

• Julie Wang, Founder and Lead Digital Strategist at Tiny Planet Digital
• Jonathon Narvey, Founder & CEO at Mind Meld PR
• Nicholas Lammie, Global Brand Director at EA SPORTS (Alumni)
• Thomas Golka, Coordinator, Marketing & Citizenship at RBC

Fall 2023 Events

Talent Acquisition and Hiring Tips Talk (online via Zoom)
Learn about hiring practices in Canada including Co-op programs and new grad hires.
Monday, September 18 | 12:30 pm–1:30 pm

• Andrea Lindsay, Senior Recruiter Early Talent Acquisition, RBC
• Manisha Owan, People and Culture Advisor, TELUS (Alumni)
• Milah Woo, Talent Acquisition Specialist, Vancouver Airport Authority
• Stefan Trifu, Talent Partner, WorkSafeBC

Business Career Talk (online via Zoom)
Learn about student and new grad programs, and types of work within these organizations.
Thursday, September 28 | 12:30 pm–1:30 pm

• Arun Kumar Mahesh, Account Executive Business Solutions, Rogers for Business (Alumni)
• Ashley Hipson, Talent Acquisition Manager, Enterprise Holdings
• Katrina Liu, Talent Acquisition Specialist, Sherwin Williams

• Tianna Beharriell, Scientific Recruiter, STEMCELL Technologies

Project Management Career Talk (on campus)
Join us to hear from Project Managers in the areas of health, tech, retail, and more.
Tuesday, October 3 | 5:30 pm–7:00 pm | T Building Gallery

• Emily Chan, Project Manager Infrastructure and Healthcare at Provincial Health Services Authority (Alumni)
• Isabel Ferreras, Project Manager at Premium Brands Holding Corporation
• John Scheidegger, Project Manager at EarthDaily Analytics (Alumni)

Marketing Career Talk (on campus)
Hear from digital, event, promotional marketers, and agency marketing experts.
Wednesday, October 18 | 5:30 pm–7:00 pm | T Building Gallery

• Julie Wang, Founder and Lead Digital Strategist, Tiny Planet Digital
• Rolf Skala, Branding Strategy and Articulation, Coast + Jam
• Tatiane Procopio, Senior Communications Manager, TELUS (Alumni)
• Thomas Golka, Coordinator, Marketing & Citizenship, RBC

Criminal Justice Career Talk (online via Zoom)
Come meet specialists from the government, public, and private sectors.
Monday, October 23 | 12:30 pm–1:30 pm

• CBSA (Canada Border Service Agency) – Tracy Letain, Recruiter, Superintendent, Human Resource Branch
• Correctional Services Canada – Reetu Rode, Parole Officer Supervisor
• Ministry of Attorney General, Prosecution Service of BC – Emmanuelle Rouleau, Crown counsel, Commercial, Police and Regulatory Prosecutions Criminal Appeals & Special Prosecutions 
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) – Melody Hilliard, EHQ OCC Recruiter

Accounting and Finance Career Talk (on campus)
Designed to share the skills necessary for finance, accounting and public and private practice.
Monday, October 30 | 5:30 pm–7:00 pm | T Building Gallery

• Chloe Ellis, Group Consultant/Financial Advisor, RBC (Alumni)
• Claire Demner, Controller, Cool Air Rentals (Alumni)
• Mary Tsang, Associate Portfolio Manager, Vancity Investment Management
• Rebecca Dirnfeld, Senior Student Recruitment Officer, CPABC
• Susie Jiang, Assistant Manager, Baker Tilly Canada (Alumni)

Engineer Career Talk (on-campus)
This event is designed to showcase different engineer work including highlights of their careers and current work.
Tuesday, November 7 | 5:30 pm–7:00 pm | Library L224

• Angie Weddell, Neighbourhood Traffic Engineer/Community Planning, City of Vancouver
• Leroux Marais, Machine Learning Engineer, TELUS 
• Tommy Chiu, Senior Principal Buildings Engineer, Stantec

Spring 2023 Events

Business Career Talk (online via Zoom)
Wednesday, January 18 | 12:30 pm–1:30 pm

• Lais Carvalho Leite, Manager Strategic Planning & Corporate Development at Innovation Networks (Alumni)
• Jennifer-Lee Gunson, Founder & Podcast Marketer at J-Pod Creations
• Simrandeep Singh, Warehouse Manager at Canadian Dry Storage (Alumni)

Engineering Career Talk (on campus)
Monday, February 6 | 5:30 pm–7:00 pm | T Building Gallery

• Ankur Partap Singh, Mechanical Engineer at McCue Engineering Contractors
• Derek Yau, Transportation Engineer at Translink
• Jenikka Javison, P.Eng., Rainwater Management Engineer at the City of Vancouver 
• Sandy Buchanan, Chief Security Officer/Security Engineer at Mirai Security

Criminal Justice Career Talk (online via Zoom)
Tuesday, February 7 | 12:30 pm–1:30 pm

• Correctional Services Canada – Kiyoka Burrows, Parole Officer
• FINtech Legal – Emmanuelle Rouleau, Attorney at Law
• Vancouver Coastal Health – Sinead O'Sullivan, Addiction Counsellor (Social Worker)
• Vancouver Police Department (VPD) – Constable Michelle Neufeld, Recruitment

Project Management Career Talk (on campus)
Thursday, March 2 | 5:30 pm–7:00 pm | Library Building, Room L224

• Isabel Ferreras, Project Manager at Premium Brands Holding Corporation
• Farnoush Haddadi, HRIS Analyst & Project Manager at Atira (Alumni)
• Lawrence Carrington, IT Project Manager at Langara College 
• Navid Ahmadi, Project Manager at Vancouver Coastal Health (Alumni)

Human Resources and Hiring Tips Talk (on campus)
Wednesday, March 8 | 12:30 pm–1:30 pm | T Building Gallery

• Christine Apsega, Recruiter, STEMCELL Technologies
• Keren Cruz-Guerrero, Recruitment Advisor, Providence Health Care
• Manisha Owan, People and Culture Advisor at Telus (Alumni)
• Sally Puri, Recruitment Relationship Manager, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) (Alumni)

Accounting & Finance Career Talk (on campus)
Wednesday, March 8 | 3:30 pm–4:30 pm | T Building Gallery

• Darren Prins, Partner, Invictus Accounting Group LLP
• Mirela Oliveira, Consultant Finance and Performance, Deloitte (Alumni)
• Sean Jensen, Associate, Baker Tilly Corporate Finance (Alumni)
• Steven Lin, Senior Manager Strategic Finance, Bench Accounting
• Tim Tran, Associate, PwC Canada (Alumni)

Marketing Career Talk (on campus)
Wednesday, March 8 | 5:30 pm–6:30 pm | T Building Gallery

• Emma Cruickshank, Brand Activation Manager, Sleemans Breweries Ltd.
• Daisy Ya, Senior Marketing Data Analyst, Electronic Arts (EA) 
• Thomas Golka, Coordinator Marketing & Citizenship, RBC

Fall 2022 Events

Business Career Talk (online via Zoom)
Monday, September 26, 2022 | 12:30 pm–1:30 pm

• Earth Daily Analytics – John Scheidegger, Project Manager (Alumni)
• Premium Brands Holdings Corporation – Isabel Ferreras, Project Manager
• Rogers Communications – Nicole Cohen, Account Executive
• Small Business BC – Joshua Ludgate, Chief Operating Officer
• The Ecco Group – Emal Habibi, Sales Operations Business Analyst (Alumni)

Human Resources Career Talk (on campus)
Thursday, October 6, 2022 | 12:30 pm–1:30 pm | T Building Gallery

• Best Buy Canada – Amenah Kan, Corporate Recruiter 
• City of Vancouver – Claire van Ooijen, Recruitment Specialist 
• IT/IQ Recruiters – Alejandra Campos, Recruitment Specialist (Alumni)
• Sherwin Williams – Maud Fremont, Area Human Resource Manager

Accounting Career Talk (on campus)
Thursday, October 13, 2022 | 12:30 pm–2:00 pm | T Building Gallery

• Magnum Projects – Vivian Xu, Director of Accounting (Alumni)
• Smythe LLP – Ansh Chhabra, Senior Accountant (Alumni)
• CPABC – Rebecca Dirnfeld, Senior Student Recruitment Officer
• Also included are round table discussions with the accountants and employers. CPABC will be available to answer questions.

Project Management Career Talk (on campus)
Thursday, October 13, 2022 | 3:30 pm–5:00 pm | T Building Gallery

• Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) – Danea Avey, Project Manager
• Vancouver Coastal Health – Navid Ahmadi, Project Coordinator (Alumni)
• Earth Daily Analytics – John Scheidegger, Project Manager (Alumni)

• PMI Canadian West Coast Chapter – Dasha Belskaya, PMP, Director, Membership

Criminal Justice Career Talk (online via Zoom)
Monday, October 17, 2022 | 10:30 am–11:30 am

• Correctional Services Canada – Amanda Santiago, Parole Officer
• Provincial Courthouse – Ajay Sharma, Justice of the Peace
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) – Constable Binita Cieslar, BC Recruiting Team (Alumni)
• Squamish Nation – Johnnatan Quintero, Guardianship Case Social Worker
• Vancouver Police Department (VPD) – Constable Wes Jordan, Recruitment

Marketing Career Talk (online via Zoom)
Tuesday, October 18, 2022 | 2:30 pm–3:30 pm

• The Jilly Box – Flavia Marcondes, Marketing & Communications Manager (Alumni)
• RBC Royal Bank – Sylvia Kerfoot, Regional Marketing Manager
• Town Hall Brands – Leeann Froese, Co-owner & Brand Marketing Professional
• Vitasave – Michael Tran, Director of Marketing

Engineering Career Talk (on campus) 
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | 4:30 pm–5:30 pm | Room A136b

• Ballard Power Systems – Tegan Marie Harrower, Principal Engineer (Systems Mechanical)
• City of Vancouver – Jenikka Javison, P.Eng., Rainwater Management Engineer
• MDA – Fabiano Prado, Systems Engineer (Alumni)
• Stantec – Tommy Chiu, P.Eng., Principal Buildings Engineer

Spring 2022 Events

Human Resources and Recruiter Panel
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 | 4:30 pm–6:00 pm
Industry experts will speak to the hiring process, hiring tips including resumes, cover letters, and interviews. Panelists will also speak to networking. This is an opportunity to gain insights and tips that can help you align your career interests.

• HSBC – Talia Lemay, Talent Acquisition Manager
• Provincial Health Services Authority – Shaesta Rajabali, Advisor, Talent Acquisition
• Public Service Commission of Canada – Angela Foraaunet, Human Resources Advisor BC, NWT, Nunavut and Yukon Region
• WorkSafeBC – Milah Woo, Talent Acquisition Partner

Engineering Panel
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | 12:30 pm–1:30 pm
Industry experts will speak to their careers in mechanical, electrical, computer, and chemical engineering.

• City of Vancouver – Graham Fonseca, Environmental Engineer
• Evonik – Diego Gusmao, Chemical Engineer
• Mirai Security Inc – Sandy Buchanan, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• McCue Engineering Contractors – Ankur Partap Singh, Mechanical Engineer

Business Development Panel
Wednesday, February 9, 2022 | 4:30 pm–5:30 pm
Industry experts will speak to strategic planning, business development, operations, and community development.

• CPHR BC & Yukon – Kelly Aslanowicz, Director, Business Development 
• Futurpreneur Canada – Mina Haghighi, Senior Business Development Manager
• Workato – Jai Goyal, Sr. Account Executive (Alumni)
• Greater Vancouver Board of Trade – Argi Ahmadi, Manager, Programs and EDI Initiatives (Alumni)

Criminal Justice Panel
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 | 11:30 am–12:30 pm
Industry experts and recruiters speak to careers in policing, fraud, parole, and other criminal justice careers.

• ACI Worldwide – Marc Trepanier, Principal Fraud Consultant
• Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) – Shawn Chow, Recruiter, Superintendent, Human Resources
• Corrections Services Canada – Mike Grant, Pacific Region Outreach and Recruitment Officer
• RCMP – Cst. Rey Gumboc, Recruitment
• Vancouver Police Department – Detective Keith Dormond, Recruiting Unit

Accounting Panel
Friday, March 4, 2022 | 2:30 pm–3:30 pm
Industry experts will speak to accounting practices from large firms to small companies. A representative from CPABC will also be available to answer questions. 

• Coal Island Ltd. – Christine Woodington, CPA, Corporate Accountant (Alumni)
• KPMG – Anna Fernandez, CPA , Senior Accountant (Alumni)
• PwC – Bramleen Sidhu, Tax Specialist (Alumni)
• CPABC – Rebecca Dirnfeld, Senior Student Recruitment Officer

Business Operations and Supply Chain Panel
Wednesday, March 9, 2022 | 4:30 pm–5:30 pm
Industry experts will speak to business operations, logistics, supply chain, and global business considerations.

• Best Buy Canada - Liza Malkovich, Business Analyst (Alumni)
• Independent Consultant – Alex Yakimov, Supply Chain 
• ISCO Industries – Jaimeer Chatha, Procurement Coordinator (Alumni)
• Langara College – Tiago Ramalho Souza, Buyer/Purchasing (Alumni)

Project Management Panel
Friday, March 11, 2022 | 2:30 pm–3:30 pm
Industry experts will speak to their careers in technology, finance, health, and business.

• Georgia Main Food Group – Isabel Ferreras, Project Manager
• KPMG Canada – Rebeca Hernandez, Project Coordinator
• Lululemon – Anthony Wong, Agile Project Manager, Data Analytics
• RBC Global Asset Management – Courtney Formosa, Project Manager

Marketing Panel
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 | 12:30 pm–1:30 pm
Industry experts will speak to all aspects of marketing, digital marketing, and account management.

• Onni Group of Companies – Kendra Taylor, Senior Digital Marketing Manager
• RBC Royal Bank – Sylvia Kerfoot, Regional Marketing Manager, Marketing & Sponsorship for BC
• Small Business BC – Paola Acero Pulido, Digital Marketing Coordinator
• Thinkific – Nick Kolpakov, Enterprise Account Executive (Alumni)

Entrepreneurship Panel
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 | 4:30 pm–5:30 pm 
Hear from entrepreneurs about how they started their businesses. Included will be an introduction to Futurpreneur a funding program for entrepreneurs.

• Chetan Chouhan, CEO & Founder, DigiiMark (Alumni)
• Gavin Jones, CEO & Co-Founder, Nucli (Alumni)
• Tony Lum, Owner, Fermentations Wine Making (Alumni)

Fall 2021 Events

Engineering Panel
Tuesday, October 5 | 12:30 pm–1:30 pm
Industry experts will speak to their careers in civil, software, and others.

• City of Surrey – Akber Pabani, Project Engineer, Design & Construction (Geological and Mining Engineering) 
• MDA – Fabiano Prado, Systems Engineer (Computer Engineering) (Alumni)
• McElhanney – Pia Abercromby, PEng, ENV (Bridge Engineer) 
• Vancouver Fraser Port Authority – Selina Fong, Civil Engineer
• SRK Consulting – Michael Tyne, Senior Consultant (Mining Engineer)

Criminal Justice Panel
Friday, October 15 | 12:30 pm–1:30 pm
Industry experts and recruiters speak to careers in policing, fraud, parole, and other criminal justice careers.

• ACI Worldwide – Marc Trepanier, Principal Fraud Consultant
• Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) – Jennifer Campbell, Atlantic Region Recruiter/Superintendent
• Corrections Services Canada – Mike Grant, Pacific Region Outreach and Recruitment Officer
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) – Constable Binita Cieslar, BC Recruiting Team (Alumni)
• Vancouver Police Department (VPD) – Det/Cst. Christian Olver, Recruitment (Alumni)

Business Panel
Tuesday, October 19 | 12:30 pm–1:30 pm
Industry experts will speak to business operations, community development, and human resources.

• DSV Global Transport and Logistics – Liza Malkovich, Business Analyst (Alumni)
• Lexmark – Robin Black, Territory Sales Manager, Channel Partners, North America West
• Organika Health Products – Phillip Cardoso,  Sales Support Coordinator (Alumni)
• Rugby Canada – Jamie Levchuk, Managing Director, Business Operations at Vancouver

Accounting Panel
Friday, October 22 | 2:30 - 3:30 pm
Industry experts will speak to accounting practices from large firms to small companies. A representative from CPABC will also be available to answer questions. 

• Coal Island Ltd. – Christine Woodington, CPA, Corporate Accountant (Alumni)
• Fraser Health Authority – Armandeep Sidhu, CPA, Financial Analyst
• SAP – Kacey Du, Integrated Assurance Delivery (Alumni)
• KPMG – Katrina Sekhon, Tax Specialist
• CPABC – Rebecca Dirnfeld, Senior Student Recruitment Officer

Entrepreneurship Panel
Wednesday, October 27 | 5:30 pm–6:30 pm
Hear from entrepreneurs about how they started their businesses and more.

• CrowdfundSuite – Bret Conkin, Head of Client Growth
• Drinkfill – Andy Chou, CEO (Alumni) 
• Fairware Promotional Products Ltd – Denise Taschereau, CEO & Co-Founder
• Todd Duncan Studios – Todd Duncan, Owner Photographer 

Project Management Panel
Tuesday, November 2 | 6:30 pm–7:30 pm
Industry experts will speak to their careers in technology, finance, health, and business.

• Ledcor – Victor Zeefried, Senior Project Coordinator (Alumni)
• Hootsuite – Brittany Ho, Project Manager
• Provincial Health Services Authority – Emily Chan, Project Leader and Equipment Planner (Alumni)
• TELUS – Fred Haiderzada, PMP, Manager, Technology Strategy 

Marketing Panel
Monday, November 15 | 4:30 pm–5:30 pm
Industry experts will speak to all aspects of marketing, advertising, and digital marketing.

• Out-Smarts Marketing – Mhairi Petrovic, Digital Marketing Strategist
• RBC – Jeff Junke, Senior Manager, Regional Content and Communications 
• TELUS Business – Tatiane Procopio, Communications Manager (Alumni)

Human Resources and Recruiter Panel 
Monday, November 22 | 4:30 pm–6:00 pm
Industry experts will speak to the hiring process, hiring tips including resumes, cover letters, and interviews. Panelists will also speak to networking. This is an opportunity to gain insights and tips that can help you align your career interests.

• Ashton Carter – Brendan Williams, Recruiter
• BC Hydro – Melissa Andruff, CPHR, Recruitment Partner
• KPMG Canada – Leslie Tulett, Talent Attraction Specialist, Campus
• Townline Developments – Tammie Wessels, Vice President, Human Resources (Alumni)

Spring 2021 Events

Human Resources Panel 
Tuesday, January 26 | 10:30 am–12:00 pm
Industry experts will speak to the hiring process, hiring tips including resumes, cover letters, and interviews. Panelists will also speak to networking. This is an opportunity to gain insights and tips that can help you align your career interests.

• Best Buy Canada – Tatiana Kelly, Team Lead Recruitment
• City of Vancouver – Elan Polo, Recruiter (Alumni)
• Provincial Health Services Authority – Jacquie Coulter, Talent Acquisition
• WorkSafeBC – Milah Woo, Talent Acquisition Specialist (Campus Recruitment)

Hiring Trends Panel 
Tuesday, February 2 | 10:30 am–11:30 am
Industry experts will speak to growth and changes in their industry sectors as well as their hiring programs.

• Sherwin-Williams – Lisa Wong, City Manager, BC Metro District (Alumni)
• Rogers Communications – Hricha Thakur, Talent Acquisition Consultant 
• RBC Royal Bank – Andrea Lindsay, Senior Recruiter, Early Talent Acquisition

Biology/Bioinformatics Panel
Tuesday, February 9 | 10:30 am–11:30 am
Industry experts will speak to their careers in biotech, molecular biology and more.

• BC Cancer – Daniel Lai, PhD., Senior Bioinformatics Scientist 
• Diamond Head Consulting Ltd. – Cassandra Cummings, MSc., Biology, Environmental Planning, and Natural Resource Management
• Slalom – Zaid Haddad, B.Sc., Data Scientist 
• STEMCELL Technologies – Christine Genge, PhD., Biomedical Physiology, and Kinesiology, Manager, Recruitment

Physics Panel 
Thursday, February 11 | 10:30 am–11:30 am
Speakers will include UBC graduate students.

• Sarah Morris, UBC PhD in Medical Physics
• Erik Frieling, UBC PhD in Optics/Atomic Physic

• StarFish Medical – John Walmsley, MSc., Executive VP, Strategic Relationships 

Careers in Science Panel 
Tuesday, February 23 | 12:30 pm–1:30 pm
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering and Technology; hear a day in the life of the different scientists, researchers, and business development specialists.

• AbCellera – Kevin Heyries, Ph.D. in Biochemistry & Business Development
• Canada Drives – Andrew Hall, B.A.Sc, Engineer Physics and VP Data & Analytics
• McCue Engineering Contractors – Lynda Smithard, PEng., Environmental Engineer and Chief Operating Officer
• Precision NanoSystems Inc. – Adam M. Crowe, Ph.D., Analytical Project Team Lead
• Salesforce – Naomi Galinski, Ph.D., Developer Writer/API Technical Writer (contract)

Criminal Justice Panel
Wednesday, February 24 | 11:30 am–12:30 pm
Industry experts and recruiters speak to careers in policing, fraud, parole, and other criminal justice careers.

• ACI Worldwide – Marc Trepanier, Principal Fraud Consultant
• Correctional Services Canada – Amanda Santiago, Parole Officer
• Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) – Tracey Watkins, Superintendent / Recruiter
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) – Cst. Kari Lagrandeur, Recruitment
• Vancouver Police Department (VPD) – Det/Cst. Christian Olver, Recruitment (Alumni)

Engineering Panel
Tuesday, March 2 | 12:30 pm–1:30 pm
Industry experts will speak to their careers in civil, biomedical, chemical, and software engineering.

• Amazon – Harkirat Gill, Software Engineer 
• City of Vancouver – Paul Storer, P.Eng., Director of Transportation 
• Innotech Medical Solutions – Alaa Heshmati, Biomedical Engineer
• McCue Engineering Contractors – Cecilia García Marra, Chemical Engineer

Project Management Panel
Monday, March 8 | 6:30 pm–7:30 pm
Industry experts will speak to their careers in technology, finance, health, and business

• Museum of Vancouver – Denise Fong, PMP, Co-Curator
• Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) – Danea Avey, Project Manager
• TELUS – Fred Haiderzada, PMP, Manager, Technology Strategy 
• WorkSafeBC – Rose McDonald, OH&S Project Management 

Marketing Panel
Tuesday, March 9 | 2:30 pm–3:30 pm
Industry experts will speak to all aspects of marketing, advertising, and digital marketing.

• Electronic Arts (EA) – Daisy Ya, Senior Marketing Data Analyst 
• RBC Royal Bank – Sylvia Kerfoot, Regional Marketing Manager
• Search + Rescue Marketing Agency – Jared Harman, Managing Partner 
• Unity Technologies – Michael Lee, Sr. Product Marketing Manager (Alumni)

Business Panel
Thursday, March 11 | 10:30 am–11:30 am
Industry experts will speak to business operations, community development, and human resources.

• Alida (formerly Vision Critical) – Nick Kolpakov, Account Executive (Alumni)
• BC Hydro – Melissa Andruff, Recruitment Partner
• City of Vancouver – Vania Tse, Business & Community Liaison for the Broadway Subway Project
• Newton + Company – Elizabeth Newton, Business Psychologist

• Seaspan – Leonardo Bezerra, Manager, Continuous Improvement (Alumni)

Accounting Panel
Friday, March 19 | 11:30 am–12:30 pm
Industry experts will speak to accounting practices from large firms to small companies. Julian Robertson, Senior Student Recruitment Officer for CPABC will also be available to answer questions. 

• Colliers International – Vivian Deng, Junior Accountant
• Deloitte Canada – Mirela Oliveira, PhD., Staff Accountant II (Alumni)
• Fraser Health Authority – Armandeep Sidhu, CPA, Financial Analyst
• KPMG Enterprise – Catherine Jillian Tan, Accountant (Alumni)

Entrepreneurship Panel 
Friday, March 26 | 12:30 pm–1:30 pm
Entrepreneurs who are also Langara Alumni will share their stories on starting a business and how they took an idea, a product, or service and created a business. These industry innovators will speak to how they assess the need in the market, market research, and balance working on the idea and on the business.

• Chetan Chouhan, CEO & Founder @DigiiMark, Associate's Degree Computer Science, 2016
• Daniel Dubois, Co-founder at Key, Business Administration and Management Diploma 2012
• Jena Mathews, Family, Baby and Birth Photographer, Professional Photography Program 2017

• Richard Dalton, President at Your Score Booster, Langara's Self-Employment Program 2013

Environmental Panel
Tuesday, March 30 | 12:30 pm–1:30 pm
Industry experts will speak to environmental, sustainability, and green initiatives in business.

• BC Transportation Investment Corporation – Chris Martin, Manager of Environmental Programs
• Light House Sustainability Society – Joanne Sawatzky, Managing Director, Regenerative Built Environment Services
• McCue Engineering Contractors – Lynda Smithard, PEng., Environmental Engineer and Chief Operating Officer
• NHC (Northwest Hydraulic Consultants) – Derek Ray, MSc, PGeo, Geomorphologist

For any questions regarding Career Talks, contact career@langara.ca.