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Who: Leanne Isaak
Unit: Student Recruitment and Advising
Position: Associate Director
Since: July 2014 (in her new position)
Job specifics: Leanne is excited to work within the broader ES culture of people who love what they do and are passionate about PSE and serving students (that’s you!).  Her particular focus is to build a cohesive national recruitment and advising strategy implemented by a fully integrated team located on UBC’s two campuses. This strategy is designed and implemented in collaboration with all our ES colleagues on both campuses (again: you!).

Professional: Her marriage to an academic means that Leanne’s professional background has been diverse and flexible.  Her secret talent is music: she taught piano for ten plus years, to students from ages 4 to 88.  She has also been part of SFU, Waterloo, Stanford and UCLA in various capacities, from a research assistant to a program coordinator for the Centre for Comparative Studies in Race, Ethnicity and Culture at Stanford. 

Personal: Leanne loves good food and wine – and she is willing to share her virtual wine cellar with fellow wine-lovers.  While she loves being at home with her dogs, gardening in her pj’s in the early morning hours with a strong cup of coffee in one hand, she also loves exploring the world.  Next time you see her, ask about her highlights from her recent trip to Uganda – or why India is next on her list.

As you can tell from her photo, her dogs are particularly close to her heart; she draws inspiration from Dorris Day, who died with 75 dogs on her property.  If you saw Leanne’s home, with beautiful landscaping and a wide Okanagan view, you would know that both dogs and people would be more than happy to spend their days lounging on her lawn…