Gillard, Spring

Gillard, Spring

 

Pronouns

She/Her/Hers

Job Title

Coordinator, English Conversation Program

Workplace

UBC Learning Exchange

EDST Degree/s and graduation year/s

MA, 2016

Concentration

Adult Learning and Education (ALE)

Residence

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Spring Gillard is an educational planner with nearly three decades of experience in the field. She is currently the Coordinator of the English Conversation Program at the UBC Learning Exchange in the downtown eastside of Vancouver. She has developed and delivered experiential educational programs for a variety of clients from non-profits to government, educational institutions to corporations. She also co-facilitated a tour-based course in applied sustainability at Simon Fraser University for six years. Drawing on her communications background, Spring is known for her innovative curriculum design and unique approaches to engaging with community. For many years, she was actively involved in the local food scene, working with diverse populations and cultures in an effort to increase access to healthy food. Spring is the author of two books on food security and blogs at www.compostdiaries.com/. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Victoria and a Master of Arts in Education from UBC.

Davis, Linda A.

 

Pronouns

She/Her/Hers

Job Title

Vice President of Academic Affairs

Workplace

The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute

EDST Degree/s and graduation year/s

PhD, 1993

Concentration

Educational Studies – General

Residence

Nasssau, Bahamas

Dr. Davis has served in higher education administration at the senior level for more than 20 years. This journey has taken her from The College of The Bahamas (COB) to the former Wheelock College (Boston, MA, USA) and back to University of The Bahamas (UB), where most recently, she served as Provost. Beginning her career in higher education as a faculty member at COB in the Humanities, followed by Teacher Education, she subsequently moved into the administrative track, first as Assistant Chair, then Dean, two Vice Presidential level positions, and the international deanship at Wheelock before being appointed UB’s first Provost. This range of experiences enabled Dr. Davis to explore multiple perspectives and philosophies that inform education and operations in the academe. As a curriculum specialist, she has a specific interest in connecting theory and practice through experiential learning and co-curricular engagements. Her perspective on academic leadership is grounded in the philosophy of the power of teams. She believes in leveraging the talents of each team member to achieve the greatest success, whether it involves faculty, staff, or students. She is a parishioner of St. Francis Xavier Cathedral and has served as a member and Chair of the Catholic Board of Education. Her civic and community outreach has spanned national, regional and international engagements, including such programmes as The Bahamas COVID-19 Vaccination Drive; Consortium Visiting Haiti-Post-Earthquake (2010); and various service-learning experiences that have taken her to South Africa and Ghana among other locations. Dr. Davis completed her undergraduate education at the College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota (BA, English) graduate studies at the University of Ottawa (MEd, Psychopedagogy) and University of British Columbia (PhD, Social and Educational Studies). She is a 2005 graduate of the Harvard Institute for Educational Management (IEM) and a 2020 graduate of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI), May 2019 – April 2020, Coaching for Aspiring Presidents and Senior Higher Education Leaders.

 

 

Vered, Nancy

 

Pronouns

She/Her/Hers

Job Title

Director of Finance and Administration

Workplace

UBC

EDST Degree/s and graduation year/s

EdD, 2019

Concentration

Educational Administration and Leadership (EDAL)

Residence

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Nancy Vered is recently retired from the University of British Columbia after a 25-year management career in the faculties of Medicine, Arts, and Science. During that period, she had the opportunity to leave UBC for several years to manage an international language school in downtown Vancouver. Her career as a higher education professional involved comprehensive administrative experience in both the public and private domestic and international education sectors. Her responsibilities ranged from management of finances, human resources, and facilities, to overseeing curriculum development, and health and safety. She served on numerous committees and boards that were responsible for strategic planning as well as policy and procedure development and implementation. Nancy has broad international experience garnered from living, working, and volunteering abroad. Her breadth of experience includes working with international language students, education marketing in Turkey and Russia; curriculum development training in Vietnam, mentoring faculty in Myanmar, consulting for Mongolian higher education reform, and volunteering in Ecuador and Tanzania. As well as certificates in University and College Administration and in Intercultural Communication, Nancy holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English and her doctorate is in Education Leadership and Policy. Her thesis looked at the organizational and occupational identities of management and professional staff at UBC using identity theory, third space theory, and sensemaking. Since retiring, Nancy has returned to her love of writing and editing and is currently working as an academic editor. She continues to travel extensively for both pleasure and to volunteer in capacity building projects around the world.

Oct 18, 2021

Have your say! Input on future planning and initiative updates: Diverse Career Paths of Educational Studies Alumni

 

Do you want to learn more about the Diverse Career Paths of Educational Studies Alumni? Join this event to learn about this student-led initiative. We’ll begin with a brief overview of the program thus far and what we have planned for the future. You will be invited to have your say on the initiative and help to guide our future programming. There will be an opportunity to share career questions you may wish to pose to alumni.

 

When: Monday, October 18, 2021 from 12-1 pm

Where: on Zoom

Register here:

https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5code6hqj8jH9Fw6u98AaXPfz65u1cTVcPS

Host: Mary Kostandy, Initiative Lead, The Diverse Career Paths of Educational Studies Alumni

 

 

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Oct 7, 2021

Elementary and Middle Years Teacher Candidates’ Antiracism Lecture Featuring:

Amrita Kauldher: Teaching in a Pandemic: Lessons on Racial Justice, Classroom Culture and Wellness

Amrita Kauldher is a Graduate of UBC’s Secondary B.Ed (2017), specializing in History and Social Studies. Amrita’s experiences as an educator began while teaching 6th grade in The Bahamas and has spanned spaces of alternative education, high school English and middle school. She is passionate about anti-racist education and social justice teaching practices, which are informed by her MA in Social Anthropology from York University researching Punjabi-Sikh identity, race and ethnicity and hip-hop culture. She has contributed articles to the BCTF Magazine on antiracism including Stories of Resistance: Resilience in the Face of Racism in Education and Hip-hop pedagogy in the classroom. Taking a step back from the classroom this year, Amrita has taken on the role of education specialist with Equitas in partnership with the Ministry of Education working on BC’s K-12 Anti-Racism Action Plan.

 

Annie Ohana: Education as Transformative Resistance

Annie Ohana is Indigenous Department Head at LA Matheson Secondary. She is an Anti- Oppression Curriculum Specialist and also works with community organizations in advocating for justice in a myriad of ways. Education must liberate, elevate and empower. She is the 2017  recipient  of Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence.

 

Location: IRC 2 – Woodward (Instructional Resources Centre-IRC) (WOOD)  – 2194 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver BC, V6T 1Z3 

Date: Thursday October 7, 2021

Time: 11am – 12.30pm

 

Many thanks to the TLEF for providing funding for this initiative, as well as the Department of Educational Studies and the Teacher Education Office for their continued support.

 

Scott, Suzanne

 

Job Title

Assistant Dean, Development & Alumni Engagement

Workplace

Faculty of Education, UBC

EDST Degree/s and graduation year/s

PhD, 2011

Concentration

Higher Education (HIED)

Residence

Vancouver, BC, Canada

As the Assistant Dean, Development & Alumni Engagement for the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia I direct a team of fundraising and alumni engagement professionals to raise funds for the Faculty. I have senior experience in the private sector, government, non-governmental organizations, healthcare and higher education institutions. I have worked for TD Bank in Electronic Banking and Corporate Communications, for the Canadian International Development Agency, UNICEF-Bangladesh, and St. Paul’s Foundation. At St. Paul’s Foundation I managed the Surgery + Imaging portfolio liaising with physicians and surgeons in 15 medical divisions and raised funds from a pool of 150 major gift donors in the $50K to $10M range. Active in community service, I have held volunteer leadership roles with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC/Yukon, as Auction Chair for the Heart of Gold Gala for two years. I also served as a Board Member at the Vancouver Academy of Music for over 5 years. I hold a Ph.D. from UBC, where I examined the impact of Canadian philanthropy on higher education. My M.A. thesis at the University of Toronto examined an innovative UNICEF initiative to educate young female labourers in Bangladesh. I also hold a Fundraising Management Certificate from the B.C. Institute of Technology and a Certificate in Advanced Major Gift Success from the Madison Institute at the University of Wisconsin. In 2019, I completed the Women in Educational Leadership program at Harvard University.

Iqbal, Isabeau

Pronouns

She/ Her/Hers

Job Title

Career Coach and Educational Developer

Workplace

Isabeau Iqbal Coaching and Educational Consulting; Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology at UBC

EDST Degree/s and graduation year/s

PhD, 2012; MA, 2003

Concentration

Adult Learning and Education (ALE); Higher Education (HIED)

Residence

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Isabeau Iqbal enjoys two different professional roles and identities: one as a career coach for ambitious perfectionists in higher education and the other as an educational developer at the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) at the University of British Columbia. Isabeau derives immense satisfaction from her coaching work (isabeauiqbal.com) because she loves to help people find greater satisfaction within their career. In addition, she relishes the creative aspects of being a solopreneur and the constant learning. Isabeau is certified with the International Coaching Federation and is also a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach. In her role as an educational developer, Isabeau works within the UBC community to enhance teaching and student learning. At the CTLT, she leads the formative peer review of teaching initiative and supports faculty members to grow in their capacity as educational leaders. Isabeau’s educational background is in adult education and the sociology of higher education. She completed her MA and PhD in EDST. Outside of work, Isabeau loves to hike, be active in the outdoors, and spend time with her family. She’s an avid podcast listener and is always curious to know what others are listening to.