Catching up with: Kaitlin Breen
What drew you to the Bachelor of Management program at UBCO? Back in High School, I was lost in the post-secondary application process. I had no idea of what I wanted to do for a career, but I thought that I would be interested in studying business. As I didn’t know exactly what I wanted […]
Catching up with: Jeremy Levee
What drew you to the Bachelor of Management program at UBCO? The small classes and intimate learning environment. What takeaways from the program? How important the accounting and finance classes are when running your own business. What was the most rewarding part of the program? The amazing group environment and some of the excellent faculty we […]
Catching up with: Jessica Shmulich
Environmental entrepreneur Master of Management (MM) graduate Jessica Shumlich on creating her own path to success. Since graduating from the UBC Okanagan Master of Management program in 2019, Calgary-based Jessica Shumlich has gone on to live out her entrepreneurship dream as the co-founder and CEO of Highwood Emissions Management. Launched in 2020, Highwood has rapidly […]
Catching up with: Chandel Schmidt
What drew you to the Bachelor of Management program at UBCO? I was looking for a school and a program that was broad enough to be applicable to a variety of career options. I also knew I wanted to stay close to home (I grew up in Vernon) after graduation so I wanted to ensure […]
Catching up with: Mitchal Derksen
What drew you to the Bachelor of Management program at UBCO? Short answer, the location of the campus is hard to beat, and I was drawn to the smaller class sizes and close-knit community compared to other large university campuses that I was considering. I started my degree with the intention of pursuing a Bachelor […]
Catching up with: Alison Ruks
What drew you to the Bachelor of Management program at UBCO? I was looking for a business degree and was drawn to UBC for its reputation and its connection to my home province, British Columbia. What sealed the deal was the incredible lifestyle that Okanagan offered. Living in Lake Country at the time, the 20-minute […]
Catching up with: Cassandra Adjetey
Cassandra Adjetey is an alum of the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies program at UBC Okanagan. She has a passion for patient-oriented approaches in healthcare decision-making. During her research at UBC Okanagan, Cassandra identified a gap specifically in patient-oriented treatment is in older adults with chronic stroke. Her thesis, Data Sharing Statement, addresses this […]
Student on a Mission
Abby Newman leading for connection Sitting across from Abby Newman, it is hard to comprehend how someone with such an unimaginable to-do list spread across various roles can have such relaxed composure. The first question is straightforward: How do you do it all? Abby laughs the question off with laid-back charm, but shares that the […]
Garrett Jones: The business of sustainability
MM graduate Garrett Jones on integrating sustainability and finance. Steeped in the world of finance and insurance, Kelowna-based Garrett Jones was keen to explore how to integrate sustainability into his career when he joined the UBC Okanagan Master of Management in 2019. Since graduating, he has stepped into a new role as the Director of […]
Loanne Benner: Following a love of learning to new opportunities
When Loanne Benner took part in her first post-secondary course in 2001, it ignited a lifelong love of learning—one that propelled her towards the Master of Management at UBC Okanagan and a fulfilling career today as Academic Chair for Journalism and Library Information Technology Programs at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) School of […]