Meet Our Team

Kali Dumbrell
Associate Academic Advisor

What is your favorite coffee?
London Fog or Chai Latte with Oat Milk
What is your favorite TV Show?
What We Do in the Shadows
What is your favorite spot in UBC to hang out? 
Nitobe Memorial Garden
Tina Chan
Academic Advisor – Engineering and Vantage

What is your favorite coffee?
Pumpkin Spice Latte
What is your favorite TV Show?
Friends
What is your favorite spot in UBC to hang out? 
The Nest
Tiffany Kanda
Academic Advisor

What is your favorite coffee?
Flat White with Oat Milk
What is your favorite TV Show?
To be announced
What is your favorite spot in UBC to hang out? 
Rose Garden
Catherine McInnis
Academic Advisor

What is your favorite coffee?
Cortado
What is your favorite TV Show?
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
What is your favorite spot in UBC to hang out? 
Pacific Spirit Park
John Jones
Academic Advisor

What is your favorite coffee?
Flat White with Oat Milk
What is your favorite TV Show?
BoJack Horseman
What is your favorite spot in UBC to hang out? 
Rose Garden (with a coffee or matcha!)
Rumiko Tachibana
Associate Academic Advisor

What is your favorite coffee?
Hazelnut latte
What is your favorite TV Show?
Friends
What is your favorite spot in UBC to hang out? 
Tower Beach
Charlie Nguyen
Associate Academic Advisor

What is your favorite coffee?
Latte with coconut or almond milk (before 3pm). After 3pm I’d go for a houjicha or a London Fog latter cause I am very sensitive to caffeine.
What is your favorite TV Show?
Friends (Rest In Peace my Chan-Chan man) and WandaVision.
What is your favorite spot in UBC to hang out? 
Bean Around the World and the Rare Books and Special Collections in IKB Library.
Jessica Kayama
Student Support Specialist

What is your favorite coffee?
Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte (half sweet with oat milk!)
What is your favorite TV Show?
Big Brother, Love is Blind, Degrassi
What is your favorite spot in UBC to hang out?
Nitobe Memorial Garden (I actually haven’t been yet, but I already feel like I love it)
Leanne Kearns
Associate Director, Academic Services

What is your favorite coffee?
Americano (decaf)
What is your favorite TV Show?
Schitt’s Creek (I am from small town Saskatchewan – it resonates!)
What is your favorite spot in UBC to hang out? 
Aquatic Centre
Sarah Bromwich-Price
Student Support Manager

What is your favorite coffee?
Chai latte with oat milk (not quite coffee!)
What is your favorite TV Show?
This Is Us
What is your favorite spot in UBC to hang out? 
The Rose Garden on a sunny day
Helen May
Associate Director, Academic Systems, Enrolment & Registration

What is your favorite coffee?
Americano Misto
What is your favorite TV Show?
Killing Eve
What is your favorite spot in UBC to hang out? 
By the Reconciliation Pole
Sara Buse
Director, Experiential Learning, and Academic Services

What is your favorite coffee?
Traditional Cappucino
What is your favorite TV Show?
NA
What is your favorite spot in UBC to hang out? 
Pacific Spirit Park
Kim Nguyen
Academic Systems & Registration Lead

What is your favorite coffee?
Vietnamese Iced Coffee
What is your favorite TV Show?
Community
What is your favorite spot in UBC to hang out? 
Nitobe Garden
Natalia Kharitonova
International Programs & Transfer Credit Advisor

What is your favorite coffee?
Caramel Frappuccino
What is your favorite TV Show?
Period dramas
What is your favorite spot in UBC to hang out? 
Pacific Spirit Park
Mimi Tse
Coordinator, First-Year Engineering

What is your favorite coffee?
Mocha with Oat Milk
What is your favorite TV Show?
Friends
What is your favorite spot in UBC to hang out? 
Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre
Nina Kessler (On Leave)
Business & Enrolment Analyst

What is your favorite coffee?
Decaf Oat Mocha Iced
What is your favorite TV Show?
Mandalorian
What is your favorite spot in UBC to hang out? 
Aquatic Centre
Dheeraj Waran
Student Support Specialist

What is your favorite coffee?
South Indian Filter coffee
What is your favorite TV Show?
Yellowjackets
What is your favorite spot in UBC to hang out? 
Nitobe Memorial Garden
Rachel Xie (On Leave)
International Programs & Transfer Credit Advisor

What is your favorite coffee?
London Fog Latte
What is your favorite TV Show?
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
What is your favorite spot in UBC to hang out? 
Rose Garden
Leah Campbell
Registration Support Specialist

What is your favorite coffee?
Usually a tea person but I love a good Latte
What is your favorite TV Show?
So many options to choose from but Insecure, Friends and Good Trouble are top 3!
What is your favorite spot in UBC to hang out?
Rose Garden