ALUMNI OF KPU

Clipsham came to KPU because he was doing a labour job that he did not enjoy. He always had a passion for journalism and getting his degree was a big goal. Clipsham wanted to go to school where he could have a good work, school and life balance and KPU allowed him to have that. Clipsham had specific interest in sports journalism but left with an interest in all aspects of the industry. KPU laid out the groundwork for Clipsham’s professional life. He still uses some of the critical thinking skills he learned during his courses in his everyday work. After graduating from KPU, Clipsham got married and travelled to 10 countries in Europe on his honeymoon. After that, his wife and him had two children (Leo and Noah) and bought their first house in Abbotsford. Clipsham is currently working for ICBC as a senior support and recovery specialist helping customers after they are injured in an accident. In his free time, he spends a lot of evenings on his Peloton bike or playing golf (when the kids go to bed). BA ’18 JOURNALISM 

Truc had an amazing time at KPU in the learning communities 101 course program, and was sad that it came to an end, as it was a fun experience. She got to meet new friends, go on a fun tour around campus and more. She will miss this so much.

Hale recently completed a master’s degree at Adler University for counselling psychology. He is now employed at Share Family and Community Services as an outreach counselor. BA ’17 PSYCHOLOGY 

Since graduating from KPU in 2020 with a BA in psychology, minor in counselling, Redekopp began working in the social services realm at a women’s addictions recovery centre. After two years supporting women working through their addiction and finding new life, she began teaching them about the different valuable elements of starting a business (i.e., inventory tracking, product development, strategic marketing, photography, staging, customer service and more). Through her own learnings, Redekopp decided to begin her own entrepreneurial journey. In early 2022, she became the co-founder of Jubilee Gifts Ltd., an incorporated gift box business creating unique gifting experiences for corporate environments as well as special occasions. BA ’20

PSYCHOLOGY WITH MINOR IN COUNSELLING 

Lambert chose KPU because it is a local, affordable institution focusing on community and availability of education to all members of society — regardless of gender, age and race. Lambert also enjoyed how the school provided evening courses for a student working during the day. Lambert’s favourite KPU experience was her graduation day. She was very motivated and excited for the next steps and enjoyed seeing alumni and staff in their regalia. KPU has allowed Lambert to move forward in her career as an educator, and has taught her the importance of inclusion, understanding, kindness and equity for all. She is beginning a bachelor of education at UBC as she continues with the goal of becoming an elementary school teacher.,

BA ’22 GENERAL STUDIES

With a BFA degree from KPU, Leung became a prospective student support specialist in KPU’s Future Students Office. During her time as a student at KPU, Leung gained valuable work/volunteer experience in numerous departments. Through those positions, she was able to support many students through their journey at KPU. Aside from her fine arts courses, Leung took courses in different subjects for her electives. She often shares her experiences in those courses and highly recommends taking a few courses outside of your program. Leung loves the KPU community, and believes it is an institution that can offer students a lot of amazing opportunities. She hopes to give back and show prospective/new students what KPU has to offer.

BFA ’21 VISUAL ARTS 

Since Chaput graduated from the fashion marketing program, she has fluctuated with her career path. Her first job post-graduation was at a distribution agency, where she was working as a Western Canadian sales rep for the vegan accessory brand Matt & Nat. Most recently, she has moved into the E-commerce/marketing side of the fashion industry, managing the business side of the company. She is managing two E-commerce businesses — Noble Gentlemen Trading (a fashion wholesale distribution agency) and Well Seasoned (a gourmet food store). In her spare time, which is few and far between, she is working on expanding her digital branding and design business — @vesscreative. Chaput has always had a passion for digital design, and her time at KPU helped her really focus on and hone her skills.

DIP ’17 FASHION MARKETING 

Since graduating from KPU in 2019 with their BAs in criminology (Palfreyman with honours), Weatherill and Palfreyman found themselves working in the same field of public services and community corrections. Their passion for justice and helping others has since flourished into a relationship that has motivated both to continue striving to make a difference in the world. Weatherill is working as a parole officer, after working in public safety, including management in CRFs in the Lower Mainland. He is completing his master’s in leadership through Royal Roads University. Similarly, Palfreyman began her career in social services working in CRFs and non-profits in the Lower Mainland. She is completing her master’s in counselling at City University Vancouver, recognizing that justice for our communities requires acknowledgement that trauma is often the root cause of the harm, and justice can only be achieved through a holistic and empathetic response and recognition of the innate value of all persons.

JENELLE PALFREYMAN , BA ’19 CRIMINOLOGY & SEAN WEATHERILL , BA ’19 CRIMINOLOGY 

Since Bessette graduated, he has attended the Writer’s Studio and an MFA in creative writing at the University of Guelph. He has published poems, short stories and nonfiction in local and international publications, all since his time taking creative writing and English at KPU. Bessette was recently brought on board at a literary agency and is in the process of trying to publish his first novel. He’s also working as an editor in the marketing industry.

DIP ’13 ARTS 

With a desire to run her own business someday, Rosset embarked on the KPU journey to get her business management diploma. After KPU, Rosset went back to art school for graphic design and web development. She found that a lot of her classmates had a difficult time growing their business because they didn’t really learn that in art school. For Rosset, however, it came naturally from her experience at KPU. By the time she finished her diploma, she had a full queue of clients and a growing business. She is still running her graphic design and marketing company and absolutely loves what she does. Rosset works with clients to ensure they have brand consistency, as well as assists with marketing strategy.

DIP ’16 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

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McGillivray is a registered horticultural therapist and recent KPU graduate. Since graduating, she has started her own business, Gardener Kate Horticultural Therapy, where she offers therapeutic horticulture courses and workshops designed to support people in connecting with nature, themselves and their community. McGillivray would like to thank KPU for supporting her in her academic journey and for allowing her to create her own unique educational pathway that has prepared her for an exciting career in horticultural therapy.

From beauty start-ups to the luxury industry, being a community marketing manager allows Gill to create a brand voice and community for brands that have a mission greater than profits.

BBA ’20 MARKETING MANAGEMENT 

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WITH MINOR IN COUNSELLING 

Blomly has been rather busy since her graduation in April 2022 in the best possible way. She has returned to KPU as a full time, permanent staff member. She graduated from the LGLA program with the intention to go into legal administration. Blomly had a change of heart, however, and ended up applying to return to KPU in a full-time administrative role. She worked for the school during her certificate as a student assistant in the Career Development Centre and loved the work environment and making a difference for students. Blomly is so pleased to say she is enjoying her role as the dean’s assistant at Melville School of Business. The best part of her role is her awesome team and getting to make a positive difference for students and faculty. She looks forward to a long, happy career with KPU. Blomly is also a proud alumnus of SFU where she graduated with her bachelor of arts in 2019. She specialized in world politics and macro economics. Post-graduation from KPU, Blomly is also looking forward to her big move to Surrey. She is excited to put down roots in the community where she works.

CERT ’22 LEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE STUDIES 

Muchali was born in Namibia, Africa, and came to Canada as a refugee. Currently residing in B.C., he is 25 years old, recently graduated with his diploma in criminology at KPU and last year won his first MMA match, resulting in a ranking of 23rd in Canada and eighth in Western Canada. Muchali had a fight in October in the largest fighting organization (Battlefield Fight League) in Canada. The fight was live-streamed, and the full card was available on UFC fight pass. Muchali aspires to work in the criminal justice system and being a good representation of young African-Canadians. He seeks to inspire those who come from less fortunate upbringings. Muchali was born in a humble village in Africa and is now fighting on the largest stage in Canada. DIP ’22 CRIMINOLOGY 

Gill is an intelligence analyst with 15 years of experience working with Canadian law enforcement, 12 of those with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Gill set up a consulting business providing OpenSource Intelligence (OSINT) training and research to law enforcement and related entities across North America. Gill holds a bachelor’s degree in criminology from Kwantlen Polytechnic University and is actively involved in the OSINT community. AA ’05 GENERAL STUDIES & BA ’07 IN CRIMINOLOGY 

Since graduating in 2013 with a BA in criminology, Pascual has spent the past 10 years working in the private and public sector, focusing on public safety and community service. Currently, Pascual oversees public safety at the Pacific National Exhibition and Playland in Vancouver, and is also a director of Vancouver Operation Cooperation Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting safety and security in Vancouver through partnerships with private and public stakeholders. Most recently, Pascual was awarded the Professional Excellence in Operations Award by the International Parking & Mobility Institute for his work in supporting public safety in downtown Vancouver parking facilities. BA ’13 CRIMINOLOGY 

Caines returned to university as a mature student and single mother of young twin daughters. Since graduating from KPU in 2008, she has completed her BEd at UBC, her MHum at Simon Fraser and is completing her MEd administration at Western Washington University which will lead her into the principal or vice principal field in B.C.’s public schools. She has been a teacher-librarian with the Langley School District since 2014, returning to the high school she graduated from to work with teenagers to develop a love of literature and a passion for life-long learning. Caines keeps in touch with many of her peers from her KPU grad cohort as well as her instructors from KPU, and she regularly bounces ideas off them on how to best prepare high school students for the transition to post-secondary school. Most recently, Caines was the recipient of the John and Marilyn Warner Graduate Fellowship in Education for her research in developing a culture of reading for pleasure in high schools. ’09 HISTORY WITH

MINOR IN ENGLISH 

Curry graduated from KPU in 2015 with a bachelor of arts, major in anthropology and minor in sociology degree. As a student, she was an employee and volunteered in different roles at the university. Last year Curry celebrated 10 years as an employee at KPU and is currently a part-time Faculty of Arts degree advisor. Curry values her work with KPU students by helping them achieve their academic and career goals. In the Summer 2022 semester, she completed her associate of arts degree in psychology at KPU. Curry also graduated with her master of counselling psychology degree from Adler University and is in the process of becoming a registered clinical counsellor through the B.C. Association of Clinical Counsellors. Her primary approach to counselling is to support her clients through their process of healing and resilience. She recently got hired as a part-time associate in a private clinical practice. BA ’15 ANTHROPOLOGY &

Upon finishing her BBA in human resources management in 2019, Chee continued to work in human resources within private education, non-profit and now engineering. Just before the pandemic picked up, she elected to pursue her master of arts at Royal Roads with an Engaged Leadership Project on DEI and Belonging. Forever learning, volunteering for non-profits and her HR association CPHR BC & Yukon, Chee is continuing her growth as a leader of today and is always looking to get creatively involved.

CERT ’13 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, DIP ’15 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT & BBA ’19 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 

Falkner is enrolled in the master of community and regional planning program with a focus on Indigenous community planning at the University of British Columbia. He is also employed with Pooni Group as a planning assistant, with the hopes of becoming a certified urban planner after graduating in April 2023. BA ’21 APPLIED GEOGRAPHY 

Since graduating in 2010 with a BA in social science majoring in criminology, Rosier was struck by a drunk driver in 2012 and was told she would never walk again, talk properly or return to work or school. She proved the doctors wrong by making the impossible possible, returning to Kwantlen in 2018 to take a four-year course and achieve a 4.0 GPA; she returned to work and volunteering and even walked on fire with Tony Robbins. Rosier worked as an EAW with B.C. Public Service and is now starting a job as a crisis line coordinator. She also started her own company, Guided Path Wellness, as a pain educator in 2018. Rosier is also a motivational speaker.

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After graduating with a BA double minor in counselling psychology and criminology in 2019, Punni got a job as a school counsellor in an independent school. She also completed her master of education (counselling) from Thompson Rivers University in 2021. Punni’s passion lies in promoting students’ mental, physical and emotional wellbeing, to ensure their educational success. BA ’19 COUNSELLING &

Babbar came to KPU as an international student in 2011, completing a diploma in business management in 2013. Working as an assistant manager at Safeway until 2019, Babbar opened an events company named Cre8ive Events. He also launched CanPro Consulting which provides recruitment and staffing services. In 2022, Babbar received his regulated Canadian immigration consultant licence and now operates V Global Immigration. DIP ’13 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 

After completing her BA in psychology in 2016 at KPU, Said worked at KPU until March 2019 in various roles. She then pursued her clinical master of social work: specialty in mental health and addictions at the University of Calgary in 2019, which she completed in 2021. Said is now a registered social worker with authorization to perform restricted psychosocial interventions. She presently works as a mental health therapist with vulnerable youth in Calgary. BA ’17 PSYCHOLOGY 