Our Team

Staff

Alexa Traboulay

Alexa Traboulay

she/her

Program Coordinator

Alexa Traboulay is a passionate social justice advocate and researcher dedicated to amplifying diverse voices through meaningful community engagement. With a strong background in equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) organizing, she is committed to advancing action-based programs with and for equit...Read more

Gaylean Davies (on leave)

Gaylean Davies (on leave)

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Advisor

Gaylean Davies (she/her) is the Advisor of the Office of Regional and International Community Engagement (ORICE) at UBC. She has worked in the non-profit and academic spheres for over a decade. Gaylean has worked for various BC-based organizations in cancer care, recognizing excellence in arts and b...Read more

Lorenia Salgado-Leos

Lorenia Salgado-Leos

she/her

Lorenia Salgado-Leos (she/her) is a Sessional Lecturer and PhD Candidate at the University of British Columbia. Her doctoral project, “Infrastructures of Mobility,” explores twentieth- and twenty-first-century migration, literature, and culture. With a focus on Haiti, Central America, Mexico, an...Read more

Mathew Graham

Mathew Graham

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Program Assistant

Mathew Graham (he/him) joined the ORICE team as a Program Assistant in the summer of 2024. He is currently a student studying for a B.A. Degree in Sociology with Honours standing. In his personal research, he observes how gay men are portrayed in Canadian news outlets in relation to public health st...Read more

Mercy (Gakii) Muthuuri

Mercy (Gakii) Muthuuri

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Graduate Academic Assistant - Data Exploration & Support (CBR)

Meet Mercy, a powerhouse at the intersection of finance, policy, and climate change. My focus revolves around Social, Developmental, and Sustainability policies, I bring a unique blend of expertise to the table. Currently pursuing Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of Briti...Read more

Sarah Kwak

Sarah Kwak

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Communications Assistant

Tamara Baldwin

Tamara Baldwin

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Director, Office of Regional and International Community Engagement

Tamara Baldwin (she/her) is the Director of the office of Regional and International Community Engagement (ORICE) at the University of British Columbia. Tamara has worked in higher education for two decades with a background in community/international development, student engagement, curriculum desi...Read more