Ty Clayton is running across the continent to raise funds for arthritis research. He's lived with ankylosing spondylitis for 20 years.

Interview with SFU Editing Certificate alumnus

As a resident of Whistler, B.C., for more than half her life, Lisa Severn wants the community she loves to continue to thrive. Thanks to SFU’s Climate Action Certificate, she now has ideas on how her community can create sustainable solutions to any…

It was summer 2021 and Michelle Gaudet was panicking in the middle of a record-breaking heat dome making its way across B.C. As a communications coordinator for the City of Pitt Meadows, she needed to deliver emergency information to the public about…

Shuwei Xie moved from China to Canada to pursue a master’s in music, but life got in the way of her plans once she became pregnant with the first of three children. She never imagined that SFU’s would help her find a new calling years later. While…

Cover Story for The Peak, SFU's newspaper, spotlighting the new poke restaurant on campus

As a seasoned income tax accountant, Gael Melville knows how tough it is to make sense of financial jargon. She’s now a master at breaking down complex information in writing, thanks to SFU’s Technical Communication Certificate. Gael has worked for…

In 2019, Laura Mandado was a full-time mom who didn’t want to return to a job in sales and longed to do something more with her career. She never imagined that completing SFU’s Career Development Practitioner Certificate would immediately lead to a…

Kailey Bishop never expected to land a new job in HR when she walked through the doors of Atomic Cartoons, an animation studio in Vancouver. Although she’s now completed SFU’s Human Resources Management Certificate, at the time, she had little…

Juliane Biet moved across the world to pursue an HR career in Canada. But she hadn’t counted on so many Canadian employers requiring Canadian work experience. Today, she credits SFU’s Human Resources Management Certificate for helping her secure her…

As a program coordinator for the Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society (PICS) in Surrey, B.C., Sant Kaur helps those who are at risk of homelessness find employment. She credits SFU’s Career Development Practitioner Certificate program…

Erin Klingmann is so passionate about ensuring government communication materials are clear and accessible that she’s carved out a career for herself doing exactly that. As an information designer for the provincial government of British Columbia,…

Between managing two businesses and pursuing both SFU’s and Indigenous Business Leadership Executive MBA (IBL EMBA) at once, Angie Saltman has plenty to keep her busy. Angie and her husband are the founders of Saltmedia, an Indigenous business and…

A natural people person and mentor, Gloria Venczel is a graduate of SFU’s Urban Design Certificate and the principal of Cityscape Design Inc, a firm specializing in pedestrian-oriented urban design, streetscape design and sustainable cities planning.…

When she began her career as a medical interpreter, Hilda Lo never thought that she’d be providing emotional support while breaking down language barriers. “As an interpreter, you’re not just working with patients, you’re dealing with their families…

Little did Zoe Crane know that a period of uncertainty after finishing her undergraduate degree would lead her to a new career in human resources management. Zoe graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from SFU, and like many new grads,…

You could say that freelance editor Alicia Chantal has a passion for health care and education in her blood. Long before she joined the SFU Editing Certificate program, she was raised by parents who were both registered nurses and had immigrated to…

Not everyone enjoys working with data and analytics. But what if the numbers you provided could change patients’ lives? You could call that Brendan Bernardo’s mission. A recent graduate of SFU’s Business Analysis Certificate, Brendan serves as a…

Can you be an editor if you have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? For Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa, a graduate of SFU’s Editing Certificate, the answer is a resounding yes. By the time Jahleen was diagnosed with ADHD in 2016, she had…

Emerald Osagie is a musician with a lot on her plate. In addition to being a full-time student completing her bachelor’s degree in education at the University of British Columbia, she’s also hard at work writing and recording incredible songs. Not…