Metro Vancouver is a beautiful place to live and play. While many visitors come to Vancouver and ravels at the majestic beauty of this modern city surrounded by beautiful nature, mountains, forests and the sea, some individuals fall in love with the place and decide to stay and work here. That is the story of … Read more
During the BCIT Financial Association Industry Round Table Event in April, we had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Ajit Amar, Branch Manager for the Newton Branch for RBC Royal Bank. Ajit graduated from BCIT in 2001 with a Financial Management Diploma and, in 2005, completed his Bachelor of Business Administration Degree. He … Read more
Vancouverites are ready to pack their bags for their next summer vacation after more than two years of travel restrictions brought about by the pandemic. That is why tourism is a booming industry at the moment. This is especially prominent when we chatted with BCIT Tourism alumnae, Colleen Smith, Event Sales and Services Manager at … Read more
Visionaries, innovators, and trailblazers are critical to the social and economic prosperity of British Columbia. The Business in Vancouver (BIV) BC500 2022 list recognizes individuals who have made notable impact across sectors and communities. Among the 500 influential business leaders named in BC500 this year includes Kory Wilson, Executive Director, BCIT Indigenous Initiatives and Partnerships, … Read more
As early as seventh grade, BCIT alumna Manpreet Dhillon knew that she wanted to end sexism, racism, and war. However, at the time, supportive language to describe her vision of what we now refer to as EDI—equity, diversity and inclusion—was not in common use. Building her now-successful business, Veza Global (which supports organizations in embedding … Read more
The BCIT School of Construction and the Environment, BCIT Student Association (BCITSA) Entrepreneurial Services and BCITSA Career Services were pleased to bring back the first in-person annual Trades Entrepreneur Panel event since the pandemic. Made up of successful BCIT trades alumni and entrepreneurs, the esteemed panel spoke to a captive audience of trades students about … Read more
If you walked into a BCIT Broadcast and Online Journalism class 16 years ago, you may have caught the now BCIT alum Luke Mynott sleeping in the back the of class. Meanwhile, you would have noticed a very alert and focused Amanda Wilcox on the opposite side of the class, sitting right in the front. … Read more
It was only their fourth date when BCIT alumna Keisha Go blurted out, “Thank god, I married a smart one.” She was talking about her date Jamie Haakons, who at this point, was not even her boyfriend yet. Needless to say, she was mortified by what Jamie refers to as her Freudian slip. Fast forward … Read more
“I was late, I was really late,” BCIT alumna Michelle Dragon recalls as she and Adrian Duke prepared to present their speeches at the first Honouring our Leaders, BCIT Indigenous graduation celebration. “We went over what we were going to talk about. I was like, I think I got it!” Despite the confidence he exuded … Read more
With another year coming to a close, we reflect on the accomplishments of our many BCIT alumni who have contributed in their respective sectors in BC and beyond. The following stories are just a few examples of incredible alumni who have used their BCIT education to launch and grow meaningful careers. 1. More than just … Read more