Meet the team
We have a full range of staff dedicated to making your experience at Okanagan College the best possible. The Student Services team is here to help with everything from education advising to immigration. Education Advisors are available to assist international students plan their academic program, choose courses to meet their educational goals, register for ESL and academic courses and learn about course requirements for transferring to other universities. Cultural Liaisons are there to assist with all aspects of studying in Canada. Our Cultural Liaisons are native speakers of many different languages.
General inquiries
Have questions? Contact the International staff through these main e-mail contacts based on your needs:
- Future students and current student inquiries: inted@okanagan.bc.ca
- Course planning and academic advising: intedadvisors@okanagan.bc.ca
- Student Immigration advising: intedimmigration@okanagan.bc.ca
- Student medical questions: intedmed@okanagan.bc.ca
- Student life and cultural adjustment: culturalliaison@okanagan.bc.ca
- Homestay and host family questions: homestay@okanagan.bc.ca
Book an appointment with an Education Advisor or Cultural Liaison
Administration Team
- Director, International Education
- Executive Assistant
Marketing Team
- Recruitment
- Business Development
Cultural Liaisons
- Answer questions
- Discuss concerns
- Create connections
Student Services Team
- Student Settlement and Support
- Education Advising
- Immigration
Administration Team
Gordon Shuster
Director, International Education
Email: gshuster@okanagan.bc.ca
Office: Centre For Learning 121
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4543
Leanne Foster
Administrative Coordinator
Email: lfoster@okanagan.bc.ca
Office: Centre For Learning 110
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4502
Marketing Team
Jade Bethune
Marketing Recruitment Specialist - Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, South Korea
Email: jbethune@okanagan.bc.ca
Office: Centre For Learning 120
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4251
Sakura Hirata
Marketing Recruitment Specialist - Japan and Africa
Email: shirata@okanagan.bc.ca
Office: Centre For Learning 119
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4508
Louis Hu
Marketing Recruitment Specialist - China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, Indonesia and Caribbean
Email: lhu@okanagan.bc.ca
Office: Centre For Learning 111
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4866
Melanie Wasilenkoff
Marketing Recruitment Specialist - Mexico, South America, USA and Europe
Email: mwasilenkoff@okanagan.bc.ca
Office: Centre For Learning 116
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4947
Amir .
Marketing Recruitment Specialist - India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka & Nepal
Email: mamir@okanagan.bc.ca
Office: Centre For Learning 115
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4246
Education Advisors
Heather Thomson
International Education Advising
Email: hthomson@okanagan.bc.ca
Office: Centre For Learning 114
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 6305
Nayoung Kim
International Education Advising
Email: nkim@okanagan.bc.ca
Office: Centre For Learning 110
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4883
Student Services
Skye Chataway
International Student Settlement
Email: schataway@okanagan.bc.ca
Office: Centre For Learning 118
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4670
Sora Chang
International Student Liaison
Email: schang@okanagan.bc.ca
Office: Centre For Learning 110
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4482
AR Mistry
Immigration Advisor
Email: amistry@okanagan.bc.ca
Office: Centre For Learning 110
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4914
Geri Nishi
Student Services Assistant
Email: gnishi@okanagan.bc.ca
Office: Centre For Learning 110
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4240
Karen Tessier
Student Services Assistant
Email: ktessier@okanagan.bc.ca
Office: Centre For Learning 110
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4503
Isabel Su
Student Services Assistant
Email: isu@okanagan.bc.ca
Office: Centre For Learning 110
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4162
Gurleen Kaur
Retention Officer
Email: gkaur@okanagan.bc.ca
Office: Centre For Learning 110
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4282
Cultural Liaisons
Kiran Arora
Cultural Liaison - September to April
Email: karora@okanagan.bc.ca
Office: Ashnola Building 142B
Campus: Penticton
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 2960
Gina Lee
Cultural Liaison
Email: glee@okanagan.bc.ca
Office: Centre For Learning 110
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-862-5443 ext. 4735
Mia Salmon
Cultural Liaison - (On Leave)
Email: msalmon@okanagan.bc.ca
Office: Main Building C307
Campus: Vernon
Phone: 250-307-8850 ext. 2271
Fanny Chapman
Cultural Liaison
Email: fchapman@okanagan.bc.ca
Office: Main Building C307
Campus: Vernon
Phone: 250-545-7291 ext. 2246
