People Services

Meet the team

Gill Henderson

Associate Vice President, People Services
Office: E Building 508G
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4419

Diane Adair

Executive Assistant
Office: E Building 508
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4717

Ryan Savelieff

Manager, Employee Relations
Office: E Building 508E
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4223

Jacqui Noftall

Manager, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Wellbeing
Office: E Building 508D
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4390

Dorie Burnham

Manager, Compensation & Transformation
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4807

People Services Business Partners

The People Services Business Partners interpret and administer all Okanagan College terms & conditions and collective agreements and are responsible for providing employee and labour relations advice and consultation to managers, supervisors and employees regarding job descriptions, job evaluation, recruitment & selection, performance management and exit interviews.

Kate Cook

People Services Business Partner
Office: E Building 508H
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4208

Gardeen DePluzer

People Services Business Partner
Office: E Building 508B
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4718

Shani Herath

People Services Business Partner
Office: E Building 508A
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4761

Recruitment Coordinator

Our Recruitment Coordinator is responsible for planning,developing and implementing recruitment services to attract, recruit and retain qualified employees.  The Coordinator will work with Human Resource Advisors, Managers and departments to identify hiring needs and search requirements; develop and implement effective selection processes; and effectively match candidates with roles in which they will be successful.

Bianka Blandon

Recruitment Coordinator
Office: E Building 508
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4650

Pension & Benefits

Our Pension & Benefits Coordinators are responsible for pension & benefits administration, sick leave, long-term disability, return to work administration, wellness programs and consultative services in retirement planning.

Cheryl Dempsey

Health, Wellbeing and Disability Mgmt Specialist
Office: E Building 508C
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4603

Rachelle Nielsen

Pension & Benefits Coordinator
Office: E Building 508
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 6361

People Services Associates

Our People Services Associates are responsible for administering the staffing process and for accurately compiling, documenting, entering and updating all employment-related staffing actions from initial hire to cessation of employment into the People Services Information System; this includes analyzing the staffing action for the effect on individual employee benefit and leave eligibility and accurately processing those changes, ensuring data integrity.

Tina de Vooght

People Services Associate
Office: E Building 508
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4228

Stephanie Gretchen

People Services Associate
Office: E Building 508
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4286

Kayla Fraser

People Services Associate
Office: E Building 508
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4939

People Services Systems Coordinator

Our People Services Systems Coordinator provides technical, analytical and professional support and guidance and participate in the planning, development, implementation and maintenance of People Services Information Systems and reporting.

Liz Currie

People Services Systems Coordinator
Office: E Building 508
Campus: Kelowna
Phone: 250-762-5445 ext. 4547