Support Staff

The UBC Department of Medicine staff members support the administrative, human resources, research, educational, and clinical pursuits of our faculty members and trainees.  Our staff members assist with program coordination, financial matters, research endeavours and grants, appointment processes, strategizing and communicating the vision of our Department and its Divisions.


Administration

Name Area of Responsibility
Mary Liu Director of Administration
Donna Combs Administrative Coordinator to the Department Head
Laurie Golding Communications and Office Manager
Valentine Contival Communications Manager
Kelsie Atwater Administrative Assistant to the Department Head
Nehal Gupta Project Coordinator for Strategic Planning

Education

Name Area of Responsibility
Kathy Standeven Senior Education Manager (until December 2024)
Jacqueline Cheavins Senior Education Manager
Laura Moss Postgraduate Program Manager
Melissa Nightingale Subspecialty Education Manager
Amy Meyer Postgraduate Program Coordinator
Natalie Cheng Postgraduate Senior Program Assistant
Suhana Rishiraj Postgraduate Senior Program Assistant
Ros Wisenthal Education Coordinator
Sabina Fitzsimmons Undergraduate Senior Program Assistant, SPH & VGH
Monica Carrasco Undergraduate Senior Program Assistant, Year 4
Jeanne Valencia Undergraduate Senior Program Assistant
Adriana Villegas Undergraduate Senior Program Assistant
Chenoa Mah Undergraduate Senior Program Assistant

Finance

Name Area of Responsibility
Sharon Duguid Senior Finance Manager
Jenny Wang Financial Analyst
Katy Wong Financial Analyst

Human Resources

Name Area of Responsibility
Annie Lai HR Manager
Chloe Kim HR Coordinator
Parvin Bolourani Faculty HR Coordinator
Lyndsie Plowman Faculty HR Assistant
Selen Ince Human Resources Assistant
Currently Recruiting Human Resources Assistant
Kavinda Wijekoon (Hiring Solutions) Human Resources Assistant

Research

Name Area of Responsibility
Stefanie Cheah Research Manager
Varleen Kaur Research Coordinator
Sharon Xu Program Assistant, Experimental Medicine
Yusuf Shodeko Administrative Assistant, Experimental Medicine