SEA Graduates' Achievements

Yr. Began Indon/Malay

Shawn Golinowski 1992-93
1994-96 ESL Instructor in Indonesia and Korea
1997 UBC Sustainable Development Youth Internship Programme 1 year working in the Philippines for the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) on distance education programme.
1998 Pursuing M.A. through Athabasca University Distance Education Master programme.
1999-2000 Develoment Officer, CIDA, Manila
2001- Limited-term Contracts with CIDA, Manila, assessing grass roots development project proposals.

Tim Fenson 1992-93
1994-98 ESL instructor in Jakarta, Indonesia

Todd Richer 1992-1993
1994 Travelled through China and Southeast Asia
1995-1998 Shrinakarinwirote University, Bangkok.  Teacher.Department of Western and Social Sciences.
1998-2000 UBC Diplomas in Education TESOL and Social Sciences.
2001 - present International School of Phnom Penh.  Teacher. High School History (East and Southeast Asia). Teacher. Middle School ESL.

Alida Abbott 1993-94
2001- Coordinator for UVIC Computer Assisted Language Learning Facility (CALL Facility)
2003-04 York University Applied Linguistics M.A. Programme

Danielle Miller 1993-94
1994 British Columbia Asia Pacific Students' Award to attend Orangutang field school in Java and Kalimantan.
1997 Canada-Asean Center Graduate Student Travel Grant & CAPI Graduate Student Research Grant for M.A. Thesis research On Women's Organizations in Contemporary Indonesia. M.A. completed Dec. 1998.
1998-99 Policy Analyst, BC Ministry of Women's Equality (5 months)
1999 One year work assignment with UNIFEM, women's development organization in New Delhi, India through Leadership Skills Enhancement & International Work Assignment Programme of the Institute for Leadership Development, York University.
2000 Policy Analyst, BC Ministry for Women's Equality.
2001- Human Rights Unit, UNTAET (UN Transitional Administration in East Timor).
2001-2003 Human Rights Unit, UNTAET (UN Transitional Administration in East Timor).
2004 UN Peacekeeping Mission, Human Rights Violations Investigations, Afghanistan

Nancy Fillion 1993-94
1995 British Columbia Asia-Pacific Students' Award to attend COTI summer intensive Indonesian language program in Manado, Indonesia.
1996-98 ESL Instructor in Korea.
2001 M.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies at York University.
Topic: Implementation and Effects of Birth Control and Family Planning Programs in Indonesia.
2002-2003 UNHCR in Ankara, Turkey
Women and Children systems / procedural development and implementation, NGO Liaison
2004 High School Teacher, Blenheim, New Zealand

Tony Fisher 1993-94
1996 Indonesian Government Darmasiswa Scholarship to study Indonesian Language at Universitas Padjadjaran in Bandung, West Java.
2000- CAPI Student Essay Award Winner
2000-2003 Attending University of Ottawa law school
2004- Articling for the Ontario Provincial Government at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal

Winnie Lee 1994-95
1998- Coordinator-Volunteer Services for Victoria Inter-Cultural Association.

Penny Lloyd 1994-95
1999-2000 Project Coordinator KPMG Consulting on Governance Reform (Vancouver) with current projects on democratization in Zimbabwe, Philippines, and Indonesia.
2002- Currently Employment Counselor
2005 M.A. Program in Public Administration, UVIC
2005-persent Senior Policy Advisor at the BC Ministry of Environment

Claire Rumball 1994-95
1999 Free-lance Environmental Program Consultant
  Currently Consultant for Provincial Government

Drew Penland 1995-96
1996 Indonesian Government Darmasiswa Scholarship to study at Sekolah Tinggi Kesenian Indonesia in Solo, Central Java.
1999 Member of international volunteer team to monitor referendum on national independence in East Timor.
2000 Instructor Bahasa Indonesia/Malay at UVic (Fall).
2001 Interpreter/Translator UN Transitional Asministration in East Timor (UNTAET), Legislative Preparation Unit.
2002 English Language Instructor, Japan
2003-2004 Trainer Interpreting, Translation & Training Cell, UN Mission of Support in East Timor
2004-2005 Public Information Office, UN Operation in Burundi—Dissemination and Operations Officer.
2005-2006 Public Information Office, UN Operation in Burundi—Head of Planning and Outreach Unit.

Michelle McCombs 1995-96
1999 Aga Khan Foundation and CIDA Development Support Centre Internship in Ahmadabad, India. Training and implementation for Water and Land Irrigation Programs.
2001-2002 Communications Officer, Fisheries and Oceans Canada,Vancouver.
2002-2003 Goodenough Scholarship to Study International
Development Management at the London School of Economics.
2002-2003 M.A. London School of Economics.
Oct 03 - Feb 04 Analyst, United Nations (UN) Industrial Development Organization, India.
Mar 04 Apr 04 Resettlement Assistant, UN High Commission for Refugees, India: Interviewed Afghan refugees to assess and consolidate claims for resettlement.
June 04 Oct 05 Researcher, Amnesty International (AI), London, UK.
Mar 06-- Consultant, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Ottawa.

Erin McQuillan 1995-96
1998 UBC Sustainable Development Internship Program 8 months in Indonesia working with WALHI, leading Indonesian environmental NGO.
1999 Member of international volunteer team to monitor referendum on national independence in East Timor.
2000 OXFAM Emergency Response Programme Delivering Relief Aid and Monitoring Human Rights Violations in Aceh, Indonesia.
2001-02 School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London, Human Rights M. A. Programme.
2003- B.C.L/LLB combined Programme, Faculty of Law, McGill University

Sarah Moser 1995-96
1998 COTIM summer intensive Indonesian/Malay language programme in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
1999-2002 M.A. in Landscape Architecture at University of Toronto.

Robb Stewart B.A. 1996
2002 M.A. in Thai Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

James Morley 1996-97
1999-2002 ESL instuctor in Taipei, Taiwan----"English consultant", worked with company managers and several government officials to improve their English language skills.
2002 Attended Yunnan Normal University in Kunming, China to study Mandarin.
2002 ESL instructor for Wal-Mart China in Yunnan province.

Jennifer Talbot 1996-97
1999 Indonesian Government Darmasiswa Scholarship to study Indonesian language at Gajah Mada University in Yogyakarta, Central Java.
2000-2002 CUSO two year position working for Indonesian NGO YAPPIKA in Jakarta.
2003 Programme Development Officer, Pacific People’s Partnership, Victoria, BC
2004 University of Victoria Professional Education Program
2005— Teacher, students with Behavioural and Academic Needs, Spencer Middle School, Langford, BC.

Eli Hason 1997-98
2000 ESL Instructor in Thailand.

Donna Ng 1997-98
2001-2002 ESL Instructor in Taiwan

Jennifer Munro (General) 1998-1999
2002 Enrolled at Australian National University Asian Studies Graduate Program in Asian Studies.
2003-2004 M.A. Pacific and Asian Studies, University of Victoria
2005-- PhD. Programme in Anthropology at ANU, Canberra, Australia.

Tamsin Kineen 1998-99
2002 Research assistant for a Government Relations Consulting Firm in Victoria.

James Kennedy 1998-99
2002 ESL Instructor in Australia

Micaela Campbell 1999-2000
2001-2002 Darmasiswa Scholarship to Study one Year in Yogyakarta.
2003-2005 M.A. UVic Pacific and Asian Studies.
2003-2005 University Fellowship.
2004 CAPI Research/Language Graduate Fellowship.
2005- Lecturer Indonesian Language and Southeast Asian Culture, UVic Department of Pacific and Asian Studies.

Amy Penner 2000-2001
2002 1 year exchange program, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Joe Corcoran 2000-2001
2003-04 BC Centre for Disease Control—SARS Accelerated Vaccine Initiative
2004-2006 M.A. Internatioanl Relations, Leiden University, Netherlands.
2006 United Nations Development Programme’s Equator Initiative—working on Community Centred Biodiversity Conservation and Poverty Reduction.

Natalie Lastary Lee 2000-2001
2004 Accepted Australian National University M.A. in International Relations
2004-2005 M.A. International Affairs with Merits (distinction) ANU.
2005-2006 Executive Assistant Public Defender’s Office.
2006 Carrick Institute of Education, Sydney, Australia.

Kate Vallance 2001-2002
2003 Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives International Intern—Asian Regional Resource Center for Human Rights Education (ARRC), Bangkok, Thailand

Chandler Vandergrift 2003-2004
2004-2005 1 year Exchange Program Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
2005 Co-recipient of Pacific and Asian Studies 1st Annual Pacific and Asian Studies Research and Exchange Award To produce film on the conflict in Southern Thailand

Nickie Sorochan 2003-2004
2005 Co-recipient of Pacific and Asian Studies 1st Annual Pacific and Asian Studies Research and Exchange Award To produce film on the conflict in Southern Thailand.
2006 Indie-Asian Publicist, San Francisco Film Festival

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