Dear Department members,
I would like to share a couple of staffing updates and announcements regarding our UBC Department of Psychiatry Administration Office.
Firstly, we are delighted to welcome Ms. Kaitlin Vandewater as our new Executive Coordinator as of August 6. Prior to joining our staff, Kaitlin worked as Manager of Operations/Assistant to the Director of Academics at Ontario College of Health and Technology and as a regional supervisor for the YMCA. In her new role, Kaitlin will be providing day-to-day administrative support to the Department Head and IMH Director, in addition to coordinating department events and meetings, and supporting the clinical and research activities of the UBC Mood Disorders Program. She will be situated in the Head’s Office at Detwiller Pavilion at UBC Hospital and may be reached by email at psychiatry.headasst@ubc.ca. Further, I would like to acknowledge and sincerely thank Ms. Terena Zhao for doing such an outstanding job providing coverage as we were recruiting for this position over the last few months.
Also, it is with mixed feelings that I share that our HR Assistant Ms. Eunice Yiu will be leaving her position in the Department to accept a new role as HR Advisor for the Burnaby School Board. Eunice has done a phenomenal job supporting our Department members and expertly handling the portfolio for Student/Staff/Volunteer HR Workday processes. While we are very sad to see her leave UBC, we are thrilled for her as she advances in her career. As Eunice’s final working day will be August 9, please include our Assistant HR Manager Ms. Leah Ranada (leah.ranada@ubc.ca) on all staff/student/volunteer HR-related requests, and she will delegate these requests appropriately to our team as we recruit for this vacancy.
Please join me in warmly welcoming Kaitlin to the team and wishing Eunice all the best in her future endeavours!
Sincerely,
Margaret Koshi
Director, Administration
UBC Department of Psychiatry
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