UBC Sauder School of Business

UBC Sauder is a vibrant hub of ideas and opportunities. Our generous alumni and donors make the school an even better place for future leaders to hone their skills. Take a look at some of our key priorities in supporting UBC Sauder students, and see how you can get involved.

Find a Fund:

Priority Funds

UBC Sauder School of Business Innovation Fund
UBC Sauder School of Business Scholarship
UBC Sauder School of Business Bursary
Ch'nook Program Fund
Creative Destruction Lab - West
entrepreneurship@UBC
SSE-Kenya

Projects and Impact Stories:

  • Impact Story

    Peter Dhillon Centre

    A Forward-Thinking Approach to Career Support

    The careers of the future will require more relationship-building and entrepreneurial thinking than ever. Thanks to a generous $250,000 gift, which was matched by UBC Sauder School of Business for a total of $500,000, the Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre has virtually reinvented itself to better prepare students for the future of business. more

  • Priority Project

    Support DAP and the UBC Sauder School of Business

    Support DAP and the UBC Sauder School of Business

    This year marks the 20th anniversary for the UBC Sauder School of Business Diploma in Accounting Program (DAP). As one of 3,620 DAP alumni members, we would like to celebrate more

  • Priority Project

    Support a Student

    Support a Student

    Awards are truly life-changing. The Sauder School of Business Bursary provides critical support to students in financial need, while the Sauder School of Business Scholarship recognizes and rewards more

  • Impact Story

    Gordon Keep

    A donor inspired by Indigenous entrepreneurship

    When Gordon Keep attended the 25th anniversary of the UBC MBA Class of ’83, he — along with his former classmates — was determined to give back to the UBC Sauder School of Business. more

    Student Learning

  • Priority Project

    Undergraduate Student Experience Fund

    Undergraduate Student Experience Fund

    The UBC Sauder Class Giving Campaign is officially underway. The UBC Sauder Class of 2019 gift will support the Undergraduate Student Experience Fund. Your donation will support the newest innovations more

  • Impact Story

    Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics: Where Excellence Meets Ethics

    Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics: Where Excellence Meets Ethics

    Peter Dhillon’s generous support and vision for responsible leadership laid the groundwork for UBC Sauder’s Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics. Now, the Centre is making a sizable impact throughout UBC Sauder and beyond. more

  • Priority Project

    Sauder Social Entrepreneurship – Kenya: Empowering Impoverished Communities

    Sauder Social Entrepreneurship – Kenya: Empowering Impoverished Communities

    The mission of SSE – Kenya is to uplift the lives of African youth and their communities through sustainable entrepreneurship. more

    Community Engagement, Student Learning

  • Priority Project

    Cultivate an Entrepreneur

    Cultivate an Entrepreneur

    With $600 million worth of research undertaken annually and more than 70,000 students, faculty and staff, UBC is an incredible spawning ground of high potential innovation and new ventures. Giving to more

    Student Learning

Contact Us

Cecily Lawrenson
Assistant Dean, DAE, Sauder School of Business
Tel: 604.822.4194
Fax: 604.822.0592
Email: cecily.lawrenson@sauder.ubc.ca

Erin Townley-Smith
Senior Associate Director, Development
Tel: 604.822.8684
Email: erin.townleysmith@sauder.ubc.ca

Teresa Faulkner
Associate Director, Alumni Engagement
Tel: 604.827.5448
Email: teresa.faulkner@sauder.ubc.ca

Giovanni (Gio) Festa
Manager, Development
Tel: 604.822.8463
Email: gio.festa@sauder.ubc.ca

Stephanie Mocherniak
Associate Director
Tel: 604.827.5424
Email: stephanie.mocherniak@sauder.ubc.ca

Heather Berry
Development Officer
Tel: 604.822.2088
Email: heather.berry@sauder.ubc.ca

Letizia Ferreira
Development Officer, Leadership & Annual Fund Program
Tel: 604.822.6068
Email: letizia.ferreira@sauder.ubc.ca

Mari Kesselman
Development Officer
Tel: 604.827.5447
Email: mari.kesselman@sauder.ubc.ca

Ryley Humphry
Development Officer
Tel: 604.822.0192
Email: ryley.humphry@sauder.ubc.ca

Allison Baker
Development Coordinator
Tel: 604-822-2088
Email: allison.baker@sauder.ubc.ca

Amadon Coletsis
Manager, Alumni Engagement
Tel: 604.827.5403
Email: amadon.coletsis@sauder.ubc.ca

Carmen Cheung
Alumni Engagement Officer
Tel: 604.822.2088
Email: carmen.cheung@sauder.ubc.ca

Marina Tischenko
Alumni Engagement Officer
Tel: 604.827.4616
Email: marina.tischenko@sauder.ubc.ca

Ashvina Sicharam
Manager, Donor Relations and Stewardship, Development
Tel: 604.827.5428
Email: ashvina.sicharam@sauder.ubc.ca

Dominique Ahadi
Event Manager
Tel: 604.822.8658
Email: dominique.ahadi@sauder.ubc.ca

Marianne Perron
Development Coordinator
Tel: 604-827-4606
Email: marianne.perron@sauder.ubc.ca