Jill Dalton
ALUMNI Name: Jill Dalton Graduation Year: 2008 Resource and Region Specializations: Urban Agriculture and Community Development Favourite Courses: LAST 100 (Latin American Studies), AGRO 444 (Agroforestry), IHHS 404 (First Nations Health), any of the PBL upper-level AGRO courses Current Job Title: Communications Coordinator for Trout Lake Cedar Cottage Food Security Network (part time); Farmer’s Market […]
Tina Buijs
ALUMNI Name: Tina Buijs Graduation Year: 2001 Resource and Region Specializations: Sustainable Agriculture and the Americas Favourite Courses: Entomology, Soils, Critical Thinking Current Job Title: Freelance translator Location: La Serena, Chile Job description: Spanish to English translation of academic papers and documents for governmental, non-governmental and private sector organizations. I do this both on an […]
Sarah Belanger
ALUMNI Name: Sarah Belanger Graduation Year: April 2008 Resource and Region Specializations: Culture and Agriculture/Plants and Peoples (formally sustainable agriculture); Pacific Northwest Coast of North America (here!) Favourite Courses: All of my directed studies/field credits, including: Linnaea Farm Ecological Gardening Programme (8 months, 6 credits), Establishment of UBC Farm Heritage Orchard (2 years, 6 credits), […]
Maggie Baynham
ALUMNI Name: Maggie Baynham Graduation Year: 2007 Resource and Region Specializations: Environmental Sustainability in the Americas Favourite Courses: GEOG 200 – Atmospheric Environments, AGSC 450 – Land, Food, and Community 3; Directed studies – Ecofootprinting the Pendulum Restaurant Graduate School: University of British Columbia Program: School of Community and Regional Planning Start Date: Fall 2009 […]
Amanda Brown
ALUMNI Name: Amanda Brown Graduation Year: 2005 Resource and Region Specializations: Latin America and Sustainable Agriculture Favourite Courses: Agro 260, Agsc 450, Agro 327 and 427 Current Job Title: MSc Student in Plant Science (Integrated Pest Management) Location: UBC and Cawston, BC Job Description: I’m researching the economic impact of a serious pest of organic […]
Jackie Siegel
ALUMNI Name: Jackie Siegel Graduation Year: 2008 Resource and Region Specializations: Food Science (Unclassified but officially the Middle East) Favourite Courses: FNH 355 World Problems in Nutririon SOCI 433A Sociology of Global Citizenship GEOG 310 Environment and Resources APSC 498G Solutions for Climate Change FNH 330 Wine Sciences Current Job Title: Applying for internships for […]
Georgia Stanley
ALUMNI Name: Georgia Stanley Graduation Year: 2008 Resource and Region Specializations: Sustainable Agriculture, Canada/USA Favourite Courses: AGSC 250, AGSC 350, AGSC 450, AGRO 490, AGRO 360 Current Job: Administrative Assistant to the BC Association of Farmers’ Markets and the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Coupon Project Description: We work in different capacities to promote awareness of farmers […]
Chloe Frere
ALUMNI Name: Chloe Frere Graduation Year: 2006 Resource and Region Specializations: Environment/Conservation, Americas Favourite Courses: Poli 351 (Enviro. Policy); Cons 200, 400; FRE 340 (Int’l Ag. Dvpt) Current Job Title: Program Standardization Officer, Fresh Products Section, Agrifood Division, Canadian Food Inspection Agency Location: Ottawa Job Description: We work to standardize grades and quality requirements of […]
Lena Syrovy
ALUMNI Name: Lena Syrovy Graduation Year: 2005 Resource and Region Specializations: Plant Protection; Europe; exchange to Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark Favourite Courses: Directed Studies at UBC Farm; Integrated Pest Management; Biological Control of Insects and Diseases (on exchange); anything hands-on Current Job Title: Integrated Pest Management Consultant Location: Delta, BC Job Description:The […]
Jenny Yi-Chen Chen
ALUMNI Name: Jenny Yi-Chen Chen Graduation Year: November 2007 Resource and Region Specializations: Environmental Policy and Asia Pacific (Japan) Favourite Courses: POLI 351 Public Policy with Prof. Vega CONS 440 Conservation Policy with Prof. Wood Any of the GRS classes! (I would also find beginner or intermediate Statistics courses relevant to my current position.) Current […]