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Abby Blinch

Manager, Marketing & Communications Email: abby.blinch@ubc.ca Abby develops and implements strategic marketing plans for ECE’s programs. She fosters community partnerships while ensuring all marketing messaging aligns with UBC’s strategic communications goals. With extensive marketing experience in post-secondary settings, Abby leads projects across websites, social media, and multimedia platforms to enhance the impact of ECE’s […]

Shirina Aktar

Graduate Student Academic Assistant Email: eced.gaa@ubc.ca Shirina Aktar is a graduate student in Early Childhood Education at UBC’s Faculty of Education. She also serves as a graduate academic assistant and is available to support students in the MA and MEd programs from a student’s perspective. Her research interests include knowledge mobilization in Early Childhood Education, […]

Karen Dsouza

Graduate Student Academic Assistant Email: eced.gaa@ubc.ca Karen D’Souza is a passionate education professional pursuing a Master of Arts in Early Childhood Education at the University of British Columbia while working as a program design consultant with nonprofits. With over 14 years of experience, she has focused on improving outcomes for children and youth from […]

Nhu Dinh

Senior Program Assistant

Samantha Tsui

Marketing & Communications Specialist

Gabrielle Coombs

Learning Designer

Koichi Haseyama

Lecturer, Early Childhood Education Email: koichi.haseyama@ubc.ca Originally from Japan, Koichi has come to this point of his career after 25+ years of experience in diverse educational settings (Pre-K, K-12, postsecondary, lifelong learning), domestically and internationally. Koichi believes that meaningful and engaging learning occurs in human connections and relationships. These social contacts for education are […]