Senior Program Assistant
Email: public.humanities@ubc.ca
As the PHH’s new Senior Program Assistant, Sophie brings her varied experience across the non-profit, education, and immigrant services sectors. She is passionate about equity focused programming that is responsive to community needs, and making academic research and engagement accessible to those outside of traditional academic spaces. Sophie began her non-profit career by managing programs for children and families in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, then shifted to refugee resettlement, focusing on specialty private sponsorship programs and improving refugee students’ access to education. She holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Middle East Studies from the University of British Columbia, and as a student, was involved in the development of the Middle East Studies minor program. She is also a staff writer at Spheres of Influence, a non-profit digital publication covering underreported stories in global affairs, where she focuses on forced migration, refugee resettlement, and development policy. Sophie enjoys listening to podcasts, reading historical fiction, and working on her Arabic skills.