Contact an Okanagan College Recruiter

Contact an Okanagan College Recruiter to find out anything about all programs in any of the College regions.  Recruiters can help you find information about programs, deadlines, how to apply, direct you to other Student Services you may need to know about, and let you know about upcoming College events you can attend to learn even more!

Jake joined the Public Affairs team in August 2008 in the position of student recruiter and event coordinator for the South Okanagan Similkameen. Having grown up in Penticton, Jake is a huge advocate for both post-secondary and the Okanagan Valley. In 2007 Jake graduated with her bachelor of Tourism Management from Thompson Rivers University. Upon graduation she joined the management team at the Penticton Ramada, where she worked in a variety of areas.

Jake has also volunteered with several organizations, including Skills Canada BC and the Cinderella Project in Penticton. The Cinderella Project helps students overcome financial and personal odds to attend their high school prom. 

      
Tawnya Cameron, Recruiting and Events, North Okanagan
(250) 545-7291 ext. 2309
tcameron@okanagan.bc.ca

Tawnya was born in Vernon, attended high school in Regina and moved back to Vernon after graduation to attend Okanagan College, where she received an Associate Arts Degree.  She then moved to Vancouver to attend BCIT, where she received her diploma in Marketing Communications in 1998.  Since then, she has been working as an event coordinator at businesses around Vernon. Before being hired as the Recruiter and Events Coordinator for the North Okanagan Campus in Vernon in 2005 she was the Fund Development Officer at Vernon Hospice Society for five years and a Study Tour Assistant in International Education at Okanagan College for four years prior to that.

                                                   
Leslie Bogula, Recruiting and Events, Shuswap-Revelstoke
(250) 832-2126 ext. 8259
lbogula@okanagan.bc.ca

         

Christy joined the Public Affairs team in July 2006. As a recruiting and events coordinator her responsibilities include working within the community to promote all Okanagan College has to offer.  She loves working with potential students presenting them with the information they need to choose a desired path of study.  In addition, Christy works closely with the Manager of Recruitment, and Central Okanagan Regional Dean and faculty to coordinate events, conventions, trade shows, tours and presentations on behalf of Okanagan College.

Christy grew up in Kelowna, but just recently just moved back after completing her Tourism (Recreation) Management Degree at Malaspina University College and three years with Celebrity Cruises in the positions of youth program manager and staff event coordinating officer.  She loves to travel, enjoys the outdoors and is enjoying being back in the beautiful Okanagan.

Shelley Witzky
Aboriginal Recruiting and Events, North Okanagan/Shuswap-Revelstoke
(250) 492-4305 ext. 3229
switzky@okanagan.bc.ca

Shelley Witzky is Okanagan College's Aboriginal recruiter for the North Okanagan and Shuswap-Revelstoke regions. Shelley is of Secwepemc (Shuswap) and German ancestry of the Adams Lake First Nation. She was raised on the Osoyoos First Nation with both Secwepemc and Okanagan cultural teachings.

After graduating from a private school, she attended OUC, then transferred to the University of Victoria to complete a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Anthropology. She continued her studies with the Institute of Indigenous Government in Vancouver, earning an associate in Indigenous Studies and Social and Economic Development. She has a background as diverse as her heritage having worked in the fields of archaeology, archives, Aboriginal tourism, employment counseling and environmental volunteerism. Shelley is a strong believer in education empowering Aboriginal people.