Carrie Huang, Undergraduate (UBC)
Carrie is a second generation Chinese born Canadian. At a young age she aspired to be an architect. But, after completing the Architectural and Building Engineering Technology program at BCIT she realized she wanted to work towards a different path and found herself enrolled in the forestry program at UBC.
She is currently in her 4 and final year in the Forest Resources Management program. She has worked in BC (Prince George) and Newfoundland, and is hoping to travel and work in many more places. During her spare time she enjoys learning new skills, this summer she learnt how to play the ukulele and fish.
Stephanie von Loessl, Undergraduate (UBC)
Stephanie has gained eight months of multiphase timber development experience working for a consulting company based in Prince George, BC. She is currently completing her last semester in the Forest Resource Management program at UBC in order to work towards obtaining her Registered Professional Forester. Whenever she has the chance, she spends her time outdoors with her family and friends. Her free time is often spent camping, going on hikes and trail running.
After graduation, she aspires to develop her skills as a forest technician with the purpose of achieving heightened work quality and productivity in her responsibilities and technical skills.
Li Wang, Undergraduate (UBC)
Li was born and raised in SuQian, at southeast part of China. Now, she is a fourth-year Forest Resource Management student at the department of Forestry of UBC. She first came to Canada in 2013 as a transfer student from Nanjing Forestry University. During past two years, she actively participated into varies volunteer jobs, for instance, worked as a local ecology stewardship assistant for Evergreen, helped UBC Christmas tree farm to prune and mulch Christmas trees and joined in The Great Climate Race as a volunteer to greet and give instructions to participants.
She used to work as an integrated pest management field technician at E.S Cropconsult Ltd, which provided her valuable team working and field experience. When she has spare time, she also takes oil painting and Scene painting classes to develop her interest of painting.
Anita Li, Undergraduate (UBC)
Anita grew up in Zhengzhou, China and came to Vancouver in 2012 as an international student. She is in the Forest Resources Management program at the University of British Columbia and will graduate in spring 2016. Last summer, she was working as a silviculture student with West Fraser in Chetwynd, BC. After graduation, she hopes to go to master school and learn more about remote sensing application in forestry.
During weekends and holidays, Anita likes being outside and explore other places in BC. In summer time, her activities include hiking, biking, and canoeing. She especially enjoys sitting by campfire and watching stars at night when camping. Anita is also a certified diver and hoping to dive in the Great Barrier Reef one day.
Chen Zhong, Undergraduate (UBC)
Chen was born in Nanjing, China. In 2012, Chen began the undergraduate program majoring in Forestry at the International Education School in Nanjing Forestry University in China for two years. He is currently completing his final two years at the University of British Columbia, majoring in Forestry Resources Management. Apart from his academic studies in the classroom Chen keeps up with the most recent environmental issues while gaining valuable work experience. During the summer of 2015, Chen went back to China and took an internship in the biggest forest farm in Laoshan, Jiangsu province. When Chen has free time he likes to travel around the world with friends and play sports such as basketball or billiards.
Nigel Wardrop, Undergraduate (UBC)
I was born in Toronto, Canada and moved to the United States at a very young age. I was raised in New Jersey in the suburbs and was always fascinated by the environment around me. When I graduated from High School I was driven to move back to Canada and work towards an environmentally focused career. In 2012 I was accepted to the Natural Resource Conservation program with UBC Forestry. After learning more about the industry and Forestry as a practice I was much more interested in the practical side of forestry, and quickly changed my focus onto Forest Management. I am currently planning on taking a position with Forsite Consultants Ltd. at their Prince George location in the coming year doing various pre-harvest planning and operations.