
FIND YOUR PEOPLE
Find your
program contact.
Find the person or team for your program, compare the support available and take your next step in experiential or work-integrated learning.
50 program and experience contacts · Sources reviewed 10–15 October 2026. Named contacts are listed where TRU publishes them; otherwise, use the program team.
Already in a placement? Start with the instructor or coordinator assigned to your course. Exploring options? The program contacts below can help you find the right person. Email, phone and official sources are shown below each program.
Browse all programs A–Z
PROGRAM CONTACTS
Not sure where to start?
Career & Experiential Learning
Kris Kadaleevanam · CEL Program Assistant
For Bootstrap or Research-to-Venture, ask whether another cohort is available and who is coordinating it.
Course choice & academic credit
Central Academic Advising
Program and placement coordinators approve their own specific requirements.
Open Learning advising
Your OL program advisor
Use the advising page to choose your program and contact your assigned advisor. For clinical or field requirements, ask for the course-specific placement contact.
Williams Lake & regional pathways
Sarah Shortreed · Academic Advisor
PROGRAM CONTACTS
Co-op, careers & service learning
Business co-op
Corinna Bartucci · Business Co-op Coordinator
Computing Science, Physics & Mathematics co-op
Leanne Mihalicz · Co-op Coordinator
Software Engineering co-op
Harshita Dhiman · Software Engineering Co-op Coordinator
Science & Natural Resource Science co-op
Sarah Gibson · Science Co-op Coordinator
Arts co-op
Noah Arney · Arts Co-op Coordinator
Tourism co-op
Jamie Noakes · CEL Chairperson & Tourism Co-op Coordinator
For an overseas work term, begin with your co-op team and also consult Study Abroad.
Service Learning · SERV 3000 / 4000
Noah Arney · Experiential Learning referral
Ask for the current SERV course coordinator and faculty supervisor; the published staff role is Experiential Learning, rather than a course-specific assignment.
PROGRAM CONTACTS
Health & animal care
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Damara Anderson · BScN Program Assistant
Master of Nursing & advanced practice
Susie Reiter · Graduate Program Advisor
The MN–NP clinical contact serves the Nurse Practitioner stream; ask the advisor which contact applies to your course.
Health Care Assistant
Katya Alvarez · HCA / Open Learning Program Assistant
Williams Lake students can also start with the local advising team listed above.
Practical Nursing · Williams Lake
Becky Richardson · Nursing Program Assistant
Respiratory Therapy
Mike Lemphers · Clinical Coordinator
Veterinary Technology · campus
Jolie Won-Hyang Cho · Onsite Program Assistant
Veterinary Technology · Open Learning
Rachelle Cornwell · OL Program Assistant
Ask the program team to confirm clinic affiliation and any in-person requirements for your cohort.
Nursing transition courses · Open Learning
Open Learning advising
Use your course number when requesting a referral. A general advising contact is not a clinical placement approval.
PROGRAM CONTACTS
Education, social work & law
Teacher Education · Elementary & Secondary
Amanda Russett · BEd Secondary Coordinator and Acting Elementary Coordinator
Early Childhood Education
Karolyn Hendra · ECE Practicum Coordinator
For a Williams Lake or regional offering, confirm the local contact with Williams Lake advising.
Bachelor of Social Work
Rahul Jain · BSW Field Education Coordinator
Human Service & Education Assistant / Community Support
Tanya Pawliuk · HUMS & EACS Program Coordinator
The HUMS Field Coordinator position is listed as vacant. Ask the program coordinator for the current field-placement contact. Open Learning students should use their OL advisor for a course-specific referral.
Education and Skills Training · ESTR
Nicole Wheaton · UEPREP Program Advisor
The ESTR Program Coordinator position is listed as vacant. Ask the advisor for the current ESTR work-experience contact.
Community Service-Learning · SRCL 1000
Holly McLean · ELLT Program Advisor
This is a department advising starting point; request the current SRCL 1000 instructor.
Law · clinics, internships & externships
Christi McAuley · Executive Director, Career Services; Stefan Roddau · Career Services Coordinator
Use the shared Career Development Office email below to reach this team. For enrolment in a clinic or externship, ask for the relevant academic coordinator.
PROGRAM CONTACTS
Trades, technology, arts & tourism
Trades apprenticeships
Apprenticeship Office
Horticulture
Elise Menard · Program Coordinator
Regenerative Agriculture · Williams Lake
Gillian Watt · Regenerative Agriculture Program
Adventure Studies
Alexis Dyck & Tina Ryan · Adventure Studies administrative staff
Use the shared Adventure Studies email to ask the administrative team for the current practicum coordinator.
Culinary Arts
Paul Murphy · Culinary Arts Coordinator
Tourism Management & consulting projects
Gregory Simmonds · Tourism Program Advisor
Computing Science projects
Computing Science program advisors
Open Learning COMP 4911 students should begin with OL advising. For work terms, use the Computing Science co-op contacts above.
Engineering capstone projects
Geoff Fink · Fourth Year Engineering Advisor
Ask for the current capstone coordinator when discussing a specific project; the published role is fourth-year advising.
Communication & Digital Journalism
Joceline Andersen · Communication Coordinator
Arts · theatre, archaeology & creative practice
Nivi Xavier, Adriana Herrera Flores & Thriza Kennedy · Arts Advisors
Use the shared Arts Advising email to reach the team. Ask for the current theatre production or archaeology field-school instructor when discussing a specific experience.
Natural Resource & Wildfire Science
Natural Resource Science advising
PROGRAM CONTACTS
Research, global learning & ventures
Undergraduate research · UREAP, USRA & conferences
Undergraduate Research team
Honours and directed-study approval also comes through your department or program advisor.
Knowledge Makers
Knowledge Makers team
Library Makerspace
Makerspace team
House of Learning, first floor behind Tim Hortons.
Study Abroad & field schools
Study Abroad team
International Building, third floor. Academic credit and program-specific field-school requirements also need faculty approval.
TRU Generator
Generator team
Map the System
TRU competition information
Use the official site’s mailing-list link for future updates. Its displayed 2026 competition dates are past; a future cycle is not confirmed.
PROGRAM CONTACTS
Clubs, leadership, sport & media
Student clubs, Enactus & student governance
Thompson Rivers University Students’ Union
Peer mentorship & student leadership
Student Life mentorship team
For Pack Academic Edge (PACE), ask for the student-athlete mentorship contact; this is a general mentorship referral point.
Sustainability volunteering
Sustainability Office
The published instructions ask for the subject line “Join Volunteers”.
WolfPack varsity athletics
Jon Shephard · Athletics Coordinator
Recreation, intramurals & fitness
Pina Russo · Recreation Coordinator
The Omega · student journalism
The Omega editorial and management team
CFBX 92.5 FM · campus radio
CFBX volunteer team
MAKE THAT FIRST CONVERSATION EASIER
A clear message
opens the door.
You don’t need to have your whole career planned. Share enough context for the team to understand your next question.
- Introduce yourself.Include your program, year of study and campus or Open Learning status.
- Name the experience.Mention the course, placement, club, project or work term that interests you.
- Ask one clear question.For example: Who coordinates this placement? What should I complete before applying? Can it count toward my program?
- Share your timing.Say when you hope to participate and ask about the next step.
KEEP EXPLORING
Good preparation starts before the first email.
Use the CEL textbooks to explore your interests and prepare for the experience ahead.
Explore student resources