Our team
Bruce Wiesner
Associate Dean, Executive Education
Phone
604.827.5544
bruce.wiesner@sauder.ubc.ca
Bruce Wiesner is the Associate Dean, Executive Education, providing overall leadership and strategic direction of business development and operations for the business unit. A graduate of the UBC Sauder School, Wiesner brings to the team over thirty years of management and senior executive experience with a proven track record in leading successful growth strategies within the publishing, advertising and media industries. Bruce was previously Senior Vice-President of Canada Wide Media Ltd and has also held several senior positions at Quebecor World Inc. including Regional Vice-President. Prior to that he spent several years in key management roles with Pitney Bowes and Konica Minolta.
Jackie Howard
Director, Client Engagement
Phone
604.822.8262
jackie.howard@sauder.ubc.ca
Jackie Howard is the Director, Client Engagement for UBC Sauder Executive Education, bearing overall responsibility for the unit’s business development activities. A life-long advocate of continued professional development, Jackie works with clients across sectors and business size to identify their unique challenges and creates cutting edge learning solutions that transfer UBC Sauder’s leading research pedigree into real-world applications. Jackie brings to the team over ten years of experience in corporate education with a proven record of designing programs, operations management, and client engagement. She holds a Bachelor of Science from the College of William & Mary in Virginia, United States.
Anson Tung
Director, Open Enrolment
Phone
604.827.4602
anson.tung@sauder.ubc.ca
Anson is the Director, Open Enrolment, overseeing the complete design and delivery of the open enrolment short and week-long courses and programs. He provides overall leadership and working with the operations teams, ensures the courses and programs are at the highest standards. He partners and collaborates closely with the faculty and industry practitioners to deliver impactful learning that help professionals to build and hone-in on their skills, resulting in higher performance in their functions and organizations. Anson brings extensive and hands-on experience in executive education, talent and leadership development, from working with private and public organizations in Canada and Asia.
Dilla Wong
Director, Business Development & Programming, International
Phone
604.822.9746
dilla.wong@sauder.ubc.ca
Dilla is responsible for developing and implementing the strategic B2B sales plan and programming design for UBC Sauder Executive Education’s International market. Dilla works with public and private sector clients to identify performance goals and determine creative solutions for addressing a variety of organizational development needs. Dilla has a B.Sc. from UBC, majoring in Animal Biology and minoring in Japanese. She is also an INSEAD MBA graduate and has spent most of her early career in advertising and luxury retail in Asia, with roles in sales, marketing and business development.
Bhavraj Ghtaura
Associate Director, Business Applications
Phone
604.822.8498
bhavraj.ghtaura@sauder.ubc.ca
Bhavraj is the Associate Director, Business Applications for UBC Sauder Executive Education. He is responsible for being the architect and delivery lead for the unit's full range of business applications in order to develop a scalable technology infrastructure that positions the unit for long term success. Bhavraj has been with UBC since 2018 and previously worked as a Procurement Partner at Financial Operations. His areas of expertise are client services, sales, negotiation, supply chain management and procurement. Bhavraj has experience in leading high functioning teams and has held a wide variety of positions with start-ups and large multi-national organizations. He holds a BA in Economics from Simon Fraser University.
Jessica Taylor
Associate Director, Client Solutions
Phone
604.822.0083
jessica.taylor@sauder.ubc.ca
Jessica is responsible for the leadership and operational management of Executive Education’s administration, financial sustainability, human resources and program delivery and logistics. In this role, Jessica strives to support the Executive Education team in the delivery of an outstanding client experience. Originally from Ontario, Jessica moved to Vancouver in 2016 to establish the Western Division of a national not-for-profit business accelerator where she played a critical role in the day-to-day operations and strategic planning. Jessica has extensive client management, business development and strategic planning experience. She holds a Masters of Science in Nutrition and Nutraceutical Sciences from the University of Guelph and a Certificate of Business Analysis from the University of Toronto.
Nicola Scott-Davies
Associate Director, Custom Programs
Phone
604.828.0067
nicola.scott-davies@sauder.ubc.ca
Nicola Scott-Davies is the Associate Director of Custom Programs for UBC Sauder Executive Education. She has over 20 years’ experience working within a wide range of global businesses from both the private and public sectors specializing in designing and delivering creative and innovative learning solutions to facilitate sustainable change, leverage high performance team work and develop strategic thinking. Nicola worked with the London Business School for 18 years as a Programme Director and Lead Coach and as a Senior Learning Consultant and Orchestrator with Headspring, a joint venture between the Financial Times and the IE Business School. She has an MSc in People and Organisational Development
Mike Lakusiak
Associate Director, Digital Experience
Phone
604.880.6841
mike.lakusiak@sauder.ubc.ca
Mike Lakusiak is the Associate Director, Digital Experience at UBC Sauder Executive Education. He leads all digital projects and programming including learning experience design, our live virtual offerings and supervising all the work that comes out of our media production studio in downtown Vancouver. Mike began his career in journalism and worked in the educational technology space as a solutions engineer for a large eLearning software firm. Before joining the Executive Education team, he was the Technical Producer for the UBC Graduate School of Journalism. Mike completed his Master of Journalism at UBC, where he focused on documentary and immersive video production.
Anita Boomer
Manager, Copywriting & Direct Mail Marketing
Phone
604.822.8406
anita.boomer@sauder.ubc.ca
Anita has been the presence behind the “written face” of Executive Education since 1990. Acting as a liaison between programming and marketing, she works with program managers and instructors to create clear, accurate and customer-focused text describing the unit's open enrollment programs. She also updates the website and manages the production and distribution of direct mail brochures. Anita holds a Masters degree in English from UBC.
Sunny Lee
Business Operations Manager
Phone
604.827.4604
sunny.lee@sauder.ubc.ca
Sunny is the Business Operations Manager for UBC Sauder Executive Education, leading the operations team within the unit. She is responsible for overseeing processes to achieve key business goals, ensuring smooth delivery of the programs to be aligned with the highest quality standards, and working with different stakeholders to ensure their needs are met properly. Sunny also focuses on fostering positive global partnerships by managing custom programs with Korean clients, leveraged by her international work experience. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from UBC and has previously worked as a research executive at one of the world’s leading marketing research agencies.
Wendy Bishop
Program Manager
Phone
604.827.5409
wendy.bishop@sauder.ubc.ca
Wendy has been with the UBC Sauder School of Business since 1980 in a number of different capacities, including Alumni Relations, the Dean’s Office, the Real Estate Division and Executive Education. As the Program Manager for Executive Education's premium programs, Wendy is responsible for providing in-class customer service support and managing students' post course follow-up learning. Wendy has her degree from UBC in Human Kinetics, with a minor in English, and her Education certificate.
Mandy Hu
Custom Program Manager (On Leave)
Phone
604.822.8269
mandy.hu@sauder.ubc.ca
Mandy is the Program Manager for UBC Sauder Executive Education managing existing organizational accounts and engaging with prospective clients. She works directly with organizations, faculty, and participants to ensure a smooth program delivery and positive interaction amongst all members and key stakeholders. As an avid learner and strong believer of continuous learning, Mandy collaborates in ways that support the goals of creating sustainable learning solutions and driving impact on new and existing learning partnerships. She holds a Bachelor of Science from UBC with a major in Biology and a minor in Commerce as well as a Certified Associate in Project Management Designation from the Project Management Institute.
Imogene Huxham
Senior Program Coordinator
Phone
604.827.5714
imogene.huxham@sauder.ubc.ca
Imogene is the Senior Program Coordinator for Executive Education. Imogene coordinates week long programs such as Meeting The Leadership Challenge, Essential Management Skills, and the Integrated Management Program. In addition, Imogene also coordinates customized programs such as the Physician Leadership Program. Imogene has a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication from Simon Fraser University. She has been with the UBC Sauder School of Business for seven years and previously worked as a Human Resources training coordinator at UBC Plant Operations for 8 years.
Elsie Liu
Program Coordinator (Interim Custom Program Manager)
Phone
604.827.4615
elsie.liu@sauder.ubc.ca
Elsie is the program coordinator for Open Enrollment programs at Executive Education. Working alongside the Executive Education faculty, she is responsible for organizing all course logistics and ensuring that students have an excellent learning environment. Elsie brings to the team over a decade of experience as an Assistant Investment Advisor at TD Waterhouse.
Flora Phung
Program Coordinator
Phone
604.822.9860
flora.phung@sauder.ubc.ca
Flora is the Program Coordinator for Executive Education’s Custom, International, and Open Enrollment programs. Working alongside the Executive Education faculty, she is responsible for organizing all course logistics and ensuring that clients have a positive learning experience. Flora has a varied background in graphic design, with a little marketing along the way as well. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Food, Nutrition and Health from UBC.
Ioanna Salpigktidou
Executive Assistant to the Associate Dean
Phone
604.822.8508
ioanna.salpigktidou@sauder.ubc.ca
Ioanna is the Executive Assistant to the Associate Dean of Executive Education at the UBC Sauder School of Business. She provides senior level administrative support to the Associate Dean and the Senior Management team. She coordinates the complex administrative processes within the Executive Education unit including travel planning, on and off-site meeting coordination, event coordination, and student services. She liaises to internal and external stakeholders and ensures the accurate and up-to-date information for all areas for the efficient administration, organization, and operation of Executive Education. Ioanna holds a Diploma in Hotel Management and has over 9 years of client service experience as well as a track record of strong performance in high-volume, high-pressure environments.
Simran Dale
Sales and Marketing Assistant
Phone
604.827.0636
simran.dale@sauder.ubc.ca
Simran is the Marketing and Sales Assistant for UBC Sauder Executive Education. She is responsible for supporting the operational execution of the sales and marketing strategy. She works cross-functionally with the team to provide high quality service to clients, faculty, partners and stakeholders. Simran holds a B.A. from UBC majoring in Sociology and minoring in Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies, as well as an Associate Certificate in Marketing Communications from BCIT.
Our faculty & associates
Perry Atwal
Perry is a faculty member at the UBC Sauder School of Business. He teaches courses on service management, employment relationships, organizational behaviour, strategy and marketing. He has led successful projects involving extremely diverse participants, and has forged effective relationships between business and government professionals at many levels. Previously he worked in Investment Banking in London, New York and Hong Kong.
Dr. Justin Bull
Justin is a faculty member at the Sauder School of Business, where he leads the Sustainability and Ethics Group. An experienced educator and consultant, his clients have included Adobe, IKEA, Canfor, WWF and Rolling Stone Magazine. He is also a board member with the economic development arm of the Tla’amin Nation, where he assists a modern Treaty Nation with their development strategy.
Jonathan Carrigan
Jonathan is a passionate thought leader with 20 years of experience working at the intersection of strategy, technology and design. He was a founding member of the corporate transformation office at Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment that guided the organization's digital transformation. Previously he led digital product development and design in support of strategic planning at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. An active educator and online facilitator, he speaks regularly at industry events internationally.
Dr. Lisa Cavanaugh
Lisa is Academic Director of the Graduate School and a Marketing & Behavioural Science professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business, where she teaches marketing strategy, business strategy, advertising and consumer behaviour. An internationally recognized expert in marketing and consumer psychology, she was named one of “The World’s Best 40 Under 40 Business School Professors.” Professionally, she has directed strategic marketing, branding and new business development efforts for US organizations and consults for start-ups, social enterprises and global brands internationally.
Andrew Chen
Andrew is an Adjunct faculty member at the UBC Sauder School of Business who specializes in improvisation for leaders and business communications. He is a Canadian Comedy Award Nominated performer and has worked in improvisation since 2003. He has been affiliated with various improv organizations such as the Canadian Improv Games, UBC Improv and Instant Theatre, and has offered improv programs in a professional development context.
Dr. Darren Dahl
Darren is Senior Associate Dean at the UBC Sauder School of Business, where he holds the Innovate BC Professorship in Sales and Sales Management. He teaches courses in strategic marketing, entrepreneurship and creativity. His work on product development and consumer behaviour has been presented at conferences internationally. He also consults for major organizations such as Procter & Gamble, General Electric, Lululemon and Xerox. He recently received Canada’s highest post-graduate teaching honour, and was a finalist in The Economist magazine’s Business Professor of the Year competition.
Adel Gamar
Adel is an Adjunct faculty member at the UBC Sauder School of Business and CEO of a boutique firm specializing in adaptive leadership, strategy and change management. He is driven to forge effective collaborations among business, government and non-profit sectors while creating lasting solutions. In addition to advising senior leaders of Fortune 500 companies and public sector agencies worldwide, he has taught adaptive leadership and negotiation at Harvard and served as Education Specialist at UNESCO. He also co-facilitated the Think Tank on Global Education: Empowering Global Citizens.
Tracey Gurton
Tracey is a faculty member at the UBC Sauder School of Business. She has been with UBC for almost two decades and has been recognized for teaching excellence. She teaches full-time in the MBA and BCOM programs in the areas of organizational culture, leadership, emotional intelligence, managing change, and trust on teams. Tracey also delivers professional development programs to executives and managers in private and public organizations, with the objective of helping companies be a better place to work. She believes that a paramount responsibility in teaching, speaking, facilitation and consulting is to bring theory to life with practical examples and experiences. In 2020, Tracey received a Special Service Award for Sauder’s exceptional transition to virtual classroom education during UBC’s COVID response. She and her colleagues also launched a new course called Values, Ethics and Community, which received high praise in Sauder’s top-rated business degree.
Dr. David Hannah
David is a Professor of Management at Simon Fraser University, where he has won multiple teaching awards. He has taught executive programs at a number of prominent universities in Western Canada and Texas. His clients have included Samsung, B.C. Hydro, PMC-Sierra, the Beijing Media Group and many other organizations in the public and private sectors. His research focuses on how employees can deal effectively with workplace dilemmas.
Dr. Joey Hoegg
Joey is the Canada Research Chair in Consumer Behaviour and Associate Professor of Marketing at the UBC Sauder School of Business. She teaches consumer insights and marketing research. Her expertise includes the influence of product and advertising design on consumers, and how brands develop relationships with their customers. Previously she worked as a marketing research and communications consultant in San Diego.
Denise Holleran-Boswell
Denise is a certified PMP and Prosci Change Practitioner, the Founder and Managing Partner of Collaborators In Knowledge Inc., and past President of the Society of PMP’s of Greater Vancouver. She has over 40 years of international industry experience as a practicing project, program and portfolio manager specializing in change, risk and stakeholder management. In her role as coach, she has trained thousands of people from the private and public sectors in the best practices of portfolio and project management.
Dr. Tim Huh
Tim is a Professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business. His interests include operations management, inventory control, supply chain management and dynamic pricing. He has worked with semiconductor companies on capacity expansion and configuration, when the production technology and demand for products were subject to high uncertainty. He has also worked with health care organizations, insurance companies and manufacturing facilities in Canada and the U.S.
Steve Jacobs
Steve is Senior Advisor and past Board Chair at CLG, a global leader in behaviour-based strategy execution and performance improvement consulting. He is known internationally for his work with senior executives who are accountable for making things happen—improving the speed, return and sustainability of performance improvement strategies in their companies. His clients have included major corporations such as Chevron, Cigna, H.J. Heinz and the Bank of Montreal.
Dr. Keith Kee
Keith is a Director with True Hoshin Consulting Inc. He has more than 15 years of experience assisting clients in their journey of operational design, including the integration of automation and digital transformation. A certified Lean Black Belt, project management and change management expert, he also delivers Lean optimization, continuous service improvement and strategic planning programs to private and public sector organizations.
Magdelene Rebecca Kee
Magdelene is a Director with True Hoshin Consulting Inc. Formerly she was the Director of Business Consulting at Fujitsu Canada, Director of Lean at PWC, and Manager of Lean Transformation at Vancouver Coastal Health. A certified coach in Lean, she has more than 30 years of experience in developing and delivering training, optimization, continuous service improvement and strategic planning programs to organizations across multiple industries.
Dr. Harish Krishnan
Harish is a Professor in the Operations and Logistics Division at the UBC Sauder School of Business. His expertise is in the area of supply chain management, specifically as it relates to incentive alignment and contracting. He teaches courses in process analysis and supply chain management, and has worked with several private and public sector organizations in BC.
Jennifer Kwok
Jennifer has practiced law for over 10 years. Drawing on her past career as a Patrol Constable with the Vancouver Police Department, she frequently conducts workplace investigations into a wide variety of complaints, for organizations of all sizes. She also provides training and advises clients on labour and privacy matters, advocating for a proactive perspective to prevent clients from finding themselves in legal jeopardy.
Dr. Gail Levitt
Gail is the President of Levitt Communications Inc. She is a dynamic coach and facilitator specializing in leadership communications, influence and productivity. Her diverse clients over her 25+ years of experience include TD Bank, Home Depot, Telus, Loblaw, Transport Canada, WorkSafe BC and Toyota. Her most recent book is The Truth About Collaboration: Why People Fail and How to Succeed.
Dr. Kari Marken
Faculty
Kari is a faculty member at the UBC Sauder School of Business, where she teaches public speaking and communication. She also leads the Graduate Program creativity curriculum, highlighting critical thinking, problem solving and innovating in teams. Her specific expertise is in the application of leadership presence and critical thinking to bring out the creative capacity in groups facing complex challenges. In addition to her academic work, she runs an educational design consultancy that helps organizations improve their learning and team-building strategies.
Dr. Gordon McIntosh
Gordon has 35+ years of experience in providing governance development, strategic facilitation and leadership guidance to government and public sector organizations. His current interests focus on alignment strategies for effective political/administrative relations. His students affirm that his dynamic sessions enable them to make an immediate leadership difference back at work.
Dr. Steven Minns
Steven is a faculty member at the UBC Sauder School of Business. His interests include business strategy, innovation, decision making and public policy. Formerly he was Head of Project Management at Taylor Woodrow, an international development and infrastructure construction firm with operations throughout Europe, Africa, North America and the Middle East.
Doug Mollenhauer
Doug is an Adjunct faculty member at the UBC Sauder School of Business. He has taught presentation skills and business writing at many of BC’s best-known organizations for more than 25 years, and coaches senior leaders on speaking and persuasive communication. He has also been a regular contributor to The Globe and Mail on topics pertaining to leadership and business communication.
Robert Murray
Robert is a Partner in the Incrementa Group, a strategy, leadership development and business optimization organization. An award-winning transformational leader, he has led 18 different turn-around projects in more than 20 countries where the culture was toxic and debilitating to success. A passionate educator, he is also a sought-after speaker and an Amazon #1 best-selling author on issues relating to customer-centric cultures, strategy, transformation and leadership.
Dr. Mahesh Nagarajan
Mahesh is a Professor and Chair of the Operations and Logistics Division at the UBC Sauder School of Business, where he holds the Alumni Chair Professorship in stochastic optimization and financial modeling. His areas of applied research include data analytics and mathematical modeling of business systems. He has also consulted with major international organizations in retail, manufacturing, services and health care.
Dr. Elizabeth Newton
Elizabeth is a Registered Psychologist dedicated to helping people thrive at work. She consults with a wide variety of clients in areas such as succession planning, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and leadership development. A top-rated educator, she built the grant-winning E101 entrepreneurship program at UBC. She is also a prolific writer of articles for magazines, newspapers and websites.
Carman Overholt (Q.C.)
Carman has over 35 years of experience working with senior business managers and HR professionals to ensure compliance with labour, employment and human rights legislation, and to develop policies that minimize the risk of litigation. He has appeared on behalf of employers before the BC Supreme Court, BC Human Rights Tribunal, BC Employment Standards Tribunal and the Canadian Industrial Relations Board in a variety of commercial and labour arbitration proceedings. He has also represented employers in collective bargaining.
Tracy Page
Tracy is a certified project management consultant who works locally and internationally to help clients deliver successfully on complex strategic projects. Her workshops in project management, communication and leadership help team members develop their delivery skills and become more effective in their day-to-day working relationships.
Dr. Rebecca Paluch
Rebecca is an Assistant Professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business, where she focuses on the changing nature of employment relationships. She recently received the Faculty’s inaugural Equity, Diversity and Inclusion award for her contributions to advancing EDI initiatives at UBC. She has also worked as a consultant for organizations such as Accenture and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Preston Parsons
Preston has practiced law for over 10 years. His practice includes advising both employers and employees on all types of workplace law issues, with a focus on proactive measures to prevent trouble from arising. He also advises and represents a variety of professionals in investigations and disciplinary proceedings. Over the course of his career he has appeared before the BC Supreme Court, BC Court of Appeal, BC Human Rights Tribunal, BC Labour Relations Board and more.
Dr. Marie-Hélène Pelletier
Marie-Hélène draws on her extensive background to increase resilience as a key pillar of organizational success. She is a practicing psychologist and senior leader with over 20 years of experience. As an executive at Sun Life Financial, she oversaw the physical, mental and financial health strategy to support Sun Life’s clients.
Joanna Piros
Joanna is a senior consultant with Counterpoint Communications, where she conducts communications and media relations consulting. For 20+ years she has trained thousands of people how to become better communicators, and how to project themselves in the media spotlight and on the podium. Her clients have included Ballard Power Systems, VanCity, TransLink and Indigenous & Northern Affairs Canada.
Dr. Wayne Rawcliffe
Wayne Rawcliffe is a full time faculty member at the UBC Sauder School of Business. The recipient of the 2020 CPA award in excellence in graduate education, he is an engaging educator, organizational behaviour & human resources champion. He has over 25 years of experience helping clients at all levels of leadership in public, private and not-for-profit sector organizations to successfully develop and implement individual, team and organizational performance improvement initiatives. He has expertise in leadership and management development, change management, high performing teams, total rewards, & talent strategy.
Rachel Segal
Rachel has spent many years at the intersection of digital communications, product strategy and project delivery. She currently leads a social impact agency specializing in strategy, branding, digital and marketing solutions for nonprofits and purpose-driven companies. Formerly she worked as a Senior Digital Strategist, helping organizations around the world to design and deliver engaging digital campaigns that empower people and platforms.
Dr. Steven Shechter
Steven is an Associate Professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business. His expertise involves applying data-driven, advanced analytical techniques to improve managerial decision making. He was recently awarded a Career Investigator Award from BC’s Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research for his work on applying analytics to the health care industry. He also has work experience applying analytics to the airline industry.
Dr. Timothy Silk
Tim teaches brand management, new product development and consumer behaviour at the UBC Sauder School of Business. A leading expert in pricing and promotion-related consumer behaviour, he helps major international organizations to identify strategic market opportunities for new products. He has also helped shape consumer-friendly public policies for government agencies. Formerly he was a marketing manager for a soft-drink company and an advertising account executive.
Scott Sinclair
Scott is a faculty member at the UBC Sauder School of Business. He has been actively involved in professional accounting education for more than 35 years. He was the principal author for the CA School of Business in Western Canada between 2000 and 2010, and has won multiple awards for teaching excellence. He has also worked with Coopers & Lybrand Chartered Accounts, serving small business and mining clients.
Dr. Daniel Skarlicki
Daniel is the Edgar Kaiser Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the UBC Sauder School of Business. He has taught executive programs in organizations across North and South America, Europe and Asia. His clients have included VanCity, Rocky Mountaineer and Glaxo. An active educator, he has won numerous teaching and international research awards. His interests focus on leadership mindfulness and how people respond to justice and injustice at work.
Trevor Sones
Trevor is an Adjunct faculty member at the UBC Sauder School of Business, where he teaches human and organizational behaviour, conflict resolution, leadership and communication. He has also been a Mediator with the BC Labour Relations Board for more than 14 years, helping parties negotiate solutions to large, high-profile conflicts. He is particularly skilled at handling interactions between senior leaders on politically sensitive issues involving those under their leadership.
Amy Stanley
Amy is an Adjunct faculty member at the UBC Sauder School of Business. She has worked in various HR roles, including 8 years as an HR Manager in UBC’s Department of Medicine. An expert executive coach, she manages her own leadership development business helping leaders handle conflict and create high-performing organizations. Her global client list includes a range of industries from the business, finance, government and education sectors.
Christie Stephenson
Christie, a thought leader in corporate governance and responsible business, is Executive Director of the Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics at the UBC Sauder School of Business. Before joining UBC she spent 15+ years working at firms in the ESG investment industry, where she was engaged in the analysis and advocacy of emerging governance expectations of public companies. She also has over two decades of board service as a director of cooperatives, non-profit and private organizations.
Kai Su
Kai is a LSS Black Belt with many years of experience in leading large-scale process improvement programs within complex organizations. As a provider of LSS mentorship, training and business collaboration, he is known to be a continuous change agent for encompassing customer-centric thinking into the everyday culture. He is currently a Senior Process Improvement Consultant at TELUS.
Dr. James Tansey
James is an Associate Professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business and the Executive Director of SauderS3i, a research centre dedicated to social innovation, sustainability and impact investing. A renowned leader in social enterprise, emerging technologies and environmental strategy, he co-founded Canada’s largest carbon project developer and advises organizations in the green energy space.
Dr. Alex Trisoglio
Alex is an executive coach and leadership adviser with extensive experience in leadership development, performance improvement and organizational change. His experience includes nineteen years advising senior leaders at McKinsey & Co. and four years working with the CEO and Management Team at IFC/The World Bank.
Joanne Turner
Joanne is an Adjunct faculty member at the UBC Sauder School of Business and a brand strategist who helps organizations drive bottom-line results while making positive social and environmental impacts. For almost two decaddes, she led strategic planning at award-winning agencies and worked with some of the best marketers in the world. She now runs her own consultancy firm, where she applies her big brand skills to public and private sector organizations striving to achieve both purpose and profit goals.
Dr. Danielle van Jaarsveld
Danielle is an Associate Professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business in the Organizational Behavior-Human Resources Division. Her expertise includes customer service, industrial relations and human resource management. Currently, she focuses on how customer mistreatment of employees influences performance, turnover and absenteeism. She is frequently interviewed by the media about her findings.
Dr. Yanwen Wang
Yanwen is an Assistant Professor of Marketing and Canada Research Chair in Marketing Analytics at the UBC Sauder School of Business, where she teaches marketing research and customer relationship management. Her interests lie at the intersection between marketing and public policy; specifically, the regulatory implications of marketing actions in anti-smoking campaigns, political advertising and mobile ride sharing apps.
Dr. Kate White
Kate is Professor of Marketing & Behavioural Science and Academic Director of the Peter Dillon Centre for Business Ethics at the UBC Sauder School of Business. A world-renowned researcher, author and teacher, she focuses on how we can shift people’s attitudes to encourage prosocial actions. She has also conducted behaviour change projects with major public sector organizations, including smoking cessation with Health Canada, sustainability with The City of Calgary, and charitable giving with The United Way.
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