Dear Department members,
I wish to share with you some important staffing updates and announcements regarding our UBC Department of Psychiatry Administration Office.
Firstly, I am thrilled to share the news that Ms. Leah Ranada has been promoted to the position of Assistant HR Manager. As you are all aware, Leah has been in the role of HR Assistant since July 2022, and during this time, demonstrated her resourcefulness, adaptability and competence in handling both varied and demanding tasks. I am confident that Leah will make a smooth transition as she assumes a higher level of responsibility in overseeing HR processes for all Department members, and will thrive in her new role as Assistant HR Manager!
As well, we wish to warmly welcome our new HR Assistant Ms. Dora Li who, as of June 12, has taken over Leah’s previous HR portfolio handling Workday processes for term faculty appointments. Dora brings several years of administrative and HR experience, having previously served as a recruitment specialist for an educational centre, as well as a human resources generalist for an educational consulting office. She will be situated in the main Administration Office on the 2nd Floor at UBC Hospital, Detwiller Pavilion (UBC Campus), and may be reached by email at dora.li@ubc.ca.
Additionally, as Ms. Amy Jeffrey recently left her position as the Fraser PGE Senior Program Assistant to pursue another opportunity, we are delighted to welcome Ms. Raquel Portillo, who has accepted this position in the Psychiatry Education team. Prior to joining Psychiatry, Raquel served as an administrative coordinator in the FoM Office of the Vice Dean, Education. As our new Fraser PGE Senior Program Assistant, she will be coordinating the master rotation schedule for the Fraser PGY2-5 Residents, coordinating evaluations, maintaining Resident attendance records, and providing administrative support to the Fraser Psychiatry Associate Program Director. As the point of contact for our Fraser Program, Raquel may be reached by email at raquel.portillo@ubc.ca.
Finally, on Friday June 16 we bid a fond farewell to our Project Manager Ms. Amit Natt, who has accepted a new position within Fraser Health. Amit has been a great help over the last few months, not only in coordinating the 2023 Vancouver Summer Program for Psychiatry, but also providing coverage for the position of Executive Coordinator for the Department Head, as our recruitment efforts continue for this vacancy. Upon Amit’s departure, we have brought onto the team Ms. Ally Wang from UBC Hiring Solutions, who will be providing temporary support as we recruit to fill these positions on a permanent basis. Ally may be reached by email at psychiatry.projects@ubc.ca for any matters related to the Vancouver Summer Program. For administrative matters related to the Head’s Office, please continue to use the psychiatry.asst@ubc.ca email, which is being monitored by Ally and the UBC Administration team.
Should you have any questions or would like further clarification regarding our new team members and their respective portfolios, please feel free to reach out to me at vicky.yau@ubc.ca.
Sincerely,
Vicky Yau
Director, Administration
UBC Department of Psychiatry
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