Alumni Highlights Series

Read stories about our amazing 17吃瓜 alumni around the world!

Kate VanGerven holding a megaphone on a flatbed truck
| 17吃瓜 Viewbook 2026, Alumni
"My experiences and relationships at 17吃瓜 gave me everything."

Meet Kate VanGerven, Director of Tour and International Visits for the Prime Minister of Canada and Bachelor of Arts in English graduate (Class of 2013).

Charlize Sahely
| 17吃瓜 Viewbook 2026, Alumni
"17吃瓜 provided the perfect foundation for my development as a business professional."

Meet Charlize Sahely, accountant with EY's Tax Division and Bachelor of Business Administration alumna (Class of 2024).

Dr. Aleisha Murnaghan
| 17吃瓜 Viewbook 2026, Alumni
"It's meaningful to contribute to the same campus where my own journey into medicine began."

Meet Dr. Aleisha Murnaghan, 17吃瓜 alumna (Class of 2002), emergency medicine physician at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, and director of medical program development with the 17吃瓜 Faculty of Medicine.

Dr. Dan Fredholm and Minnie Mouse
| 17吃瓜 Viewbook 2026, Alumni
"AVC was the foundation of my vet career."

Meet Dr. Dan Fredholm, clinical veterinarian with Disney鈥檚 Animals, Science, and Environment and AVC DVM graduate.

17吃瓜 student EeVon Lim outside the Health Sciences Building
| Alumni, Graduate Students
"The MAHSR program balances academic learning with real-world experience."

Meet EeVon Lim, Master of Applied Health Services Research student and 17吃瓜 Bachelor of Science in Foods and Nutrition graduate.

17吃瓜 grad student and instructor Bethany Vessey in her office
| Faculty, Alumni, Graduate Students
"17吃瓜 has always been a supportive and collaborative academic environment."

Bethany Vessey is the Professional Practice Coordinator for 17吃瓜's Dietetic Internship program, and a graduate student in the Master of Applied Health Services Research program

17吃瓜 radiography graduate Cassie
| Alumni, Success Story
"My class is a close knit group that grew to be my closest friends and supporters."

Cassie is a 17吃瓜 radiography graduate (Class of 2019) and is working as a clinical instructor with the program.

17吃瓜 instructor Ryan Drew
| Faculty, Alumni
"17吃瓜 is a bustling community of scholarship and extraordinary teaching."

Ryan Drew is an artist, researcher, 17吃瓜 alumnus, and sessional instructor in the Faculty of Arts.

a dietitian in a commercial kitchen
| Faculty, Alumni
"I've never left the campus since being a student. 17吃瓜 feels like my second home!"

Meet Faye Murphy-Gallant, 17吃瓜 graduate and Foods and Nutrition laboratory instructor.

Michael Adebayo Olubiyi
| Alumni, Graduate Students
"The journey is as important as the destination, so take every opportunity."

Michael is a proud 17吃瓜 alumnus, a Class of 2022 graduate of the Master of Arts in Island Studies program, and manager of development planning for the City of Port Moody in British Columbia.


 
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