New hires, moves, and changes — Fall 2021

Welcome to the following employees who have joined UFV or taken on a new role over the past three months

August 2021

Skye Fairbairn — Building Maintenance Worker

Tawney Gorrie — Department Assistant, Continuing Education

Karen Hadden — Assistant, Admissions; moved from Senior Assistant, Admissions

Michelle Principe — Supervisor, Accounts Payable

Shalina Mudaliar — Officer, Payroll

Breanne Whyte — Coordinator, Athletic Events

Jennifer Letkeman — Assistant, Enrolment and Records

Shavinderjit Dhaliwal — Program Assistant, English Language Studies

Renata Donohue — Assistant, International Articulation & Registration; moved from Assistant, Associate Vice President & Director

Jennifer Martel — Sustainability Coordinator

Samantha Gibbs — Library Technician, Abbotsford

Abhishek Eknath Atkari — Analyst II, Service Desk

Arun Varghese — Analyst II, Technical; moved from Analyst I, Technical

Kristy Krulitski — Assistant, Student Services; moved from Assistant, Document Intake

Emma Les — Assistant, Student Services

Priya Kalra — Analyst I, Service Desk

Jenna Wood — Clerk, Financial Aid and Awards

Daniel Goertz — Manager, Admissions; moved from Coordinator, Student Recruitment

Gena Hamilton — Coordinator, Career Services

Carl Nienhuis — Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Science, Kinesiology

Amanda Wurz — Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Science, Kinesiology

Nikki Yee — Assistant Professor, Faculty of Professional Studies, Teacher Education

Chelsea Wedel — Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Science, BSN

Rupinder Sandhu — Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciene, BSN

Timothy Dueck — Assistant Professor, Faculty of Professional Studies, School of Social Work and Human Services

Nicola Campbell — Assistant Professor, College of Arts, English and Indigenous Studies

Marc Bardaro — Assistant Professor, Faculty of Applied & Technical Studies, Automotive

Jonathan Ferris — Program Coordinator, Teacher Education

Deirdre DeGagne — Program Coordinator, Teacher Education

Hong Qiao — Analyst, International Enrolment & Registration moved from Assistant, Articulation & Registration

Jocelyn Thiessen — Assistant, Events & Committees; moved from Assistant, Bookstore, Chilliwack

Jessica Peakman — International Student Relations Specialist, Medical; moved from Assistant, Enrolment Services

Sylvie Murray — Dean, College of Arts; moved from Associate Dean of Faculty, College of Arts

Alexandra Brent — Advisor, Compensation & Benefits

Michelle Morier — Department Assistant, Agriculture Technology

Melissa Naman — Assistant, Centre for Experiential & Career Education; moved from Assistant to the Office of the Dean, Faculty of Access & Continuing Education

Matthew Olafson — Assistant Professor, Faculty of Applied & Technical Studies, Welding

Brock Hartman — Assistant Professor, Faculty of Applied & Technical Studies, Electrical

Gurneet Anand — Senior Advisor, Strategic Initiatives International

If you’re new and would like to introduce yourself to the UFV community in more detail, send a note to anne.russell@ufv.ca.