Heather Hastie
What do you like about your current job and what do you find challenging? How does it relate to your degree? I love my current role at The City of Calgary. I oversee the Communication Division and lead approximately 120 communicators who support the various departments and business units with communications needs, as well as […]
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers is an award-winning writer, director, producer, and actor. She is a member of the Kainai First Nation (Blackfoot Confederacy) as well as Sámi from Norway. But before she began her career in 2011, she couldn’t see a place for herself within the film industry. “You can’t really become what you don’t see,” she says. […]
Jill Slattery
Why did you choose your program at UBC and what did you enjoy most about it? I’ve been a writer since I was a kid, and knew without a doubt I could do something meaningful with my life if I followed that passion. I was lucky to have the support of my family and friends […]
Victoria Fraser
Why did you choose your program at UBC and what did you enjoy most about it? Ever since I was a kid I wanted to be a writer. When it came to post-secondary, Creative Writing was a natural first choice for me. I started my academic career trying out different courses and found that Psychology […]
Liesl Lafferty
Why did you choose your program at UBC and what did you enjoy most about it? After graduating from the University of Guelph in the 1990s, I moved to Vancouver and my first job was directing a play at UBC’s Brave New Play Rites Festival. I fell in love with the campus and the people. […]
