{"id":9175,"date":"2022-04-06T06:04:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T13:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/esnews\/?p=9175"},"modified":"2022-04-06T11:11:53","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T18:11:53","slug":"9175-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/esnews\/9175-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Spotlight – HR, Learning & Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After a couple of years of working from home and on hybrid schedules, and with new staff joining Enrolment Services along the way, many of us have never crossed paths. We used to see people in the hallway or in a lunch room and we could recognize the faces, if not the names, of our colleagues. Going forward, each month we will feature at least one ES team in a Team Spotlight. We hope this regular series helps you get to know who your colleagues are, a bit about the work they do, and some information to help you strike up a conversation when you come across them in real life or online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The HR, Learning & Engagement team<\/strong> is based on the Vancouver campus. We are a small team of two full-time and one part-time staff members, plus Annie Yim, Acting Deputy Registrar and HR Director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to find out how HRLE and your unit fit into ES and the UBC organizational structure, find out at the bottom of this post.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ashley Elchuk<\/strong> (she\/her\/hers)
HR Business Partner, Enrolment Services

I graduated from UBC back in the olden days and spent several years working in the non-profit sector until I snagged my role here in Enrolment Services in 2016. I was originally hired as an HR Coordinator, and have been the HR Business Partner for the past several years. I am lucky to support all of the staff and managers here in ES with all their HR needs, including things like coaching and performance, recruitment, onboarding and orientation, compensation, professional development and many other things. I\u2019m embedded in HR which means I get to advocate for ES staff wholly as opposed to being part of central Advisory services which represents the entire institution.

Ask me about<\/strong> RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race and Star Trek, (nerd alert!), my cat Bridget, or cats in general!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Manpreet Virdi<\/strong> (she \/her \/hers), Administrative Assistant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My work generally consist of updating directories, org charts, processing expenses etc. I work closely with HR Business Partner Ashley and assist her with various different tasks as needed. I also assist other staff if necessary with similar clerical tasks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before joining ES I studied at UBC from 2008 to 2012, and I was a volunteer at the South Vancouver Community Policing Centre for 17 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ask me about <\/strong>colouring, word searches or going for walks!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Annie Yim<\/strong> (she, her, hers)
Acting Deputy Registrar and HR Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I joined Enrolment Services in 2011 as the HR Business Partner to support the student service model transformation, which created our Enrolment Service Advisor role and the Student Support and Advising unit. Since that time, I have taken on roles with a progression of registrarial responsibility in the areas of scheduling, records and systems management; undergraduate admissions and domestic student recruitment & advising; student support and advising; and student financial management. Providing leadership and support to these portfolios in my current capacity over the last 2 years has afforded me opportunities to work collaboratively with team members, as well as staff and faculty partners on initiatives such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n