Our Team

Staff

Carolina (Carol) Basso

Carolina (Carol) Basso

she/her

Program Coordinator

Carolina Basso (she/her) is the Program Coordinator of the Office of Regional and International Community Engagement (ORICE) at UBC. She has considerable experience with project coordination and volunteer management having worked with local communities and non-profit organizations in poverty reducti...Read more

Gaylean Davies

Gaylean Davies

she/her

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

Krystal Go

Krystal Go

they/she

Communications Assistant

Krystal Go (they/she) recently graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from UBC Vancouver. They have worked at ORICE for the past two years, starting as a student in the UBC HRC engagementship on Academic Freedom in Canadian Higher Education in 2021. They have worked as the Communications Assista...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

he/him

ORICE 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

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