property management and general insurance company operating since 1933. Mike is living in Oak Bay and is married to Maria Payne Boorman and has two children, Spencer and Evelyn. Mike is the fourth generation of family to be involved in the business. Mike’s focus aside from management is real estate sales.
2000S Nancy Chiao BCom 1991 It is such a strange sensation to be typing this after almost twenty years since my graduation. Can it really be that long ago? I now live in California and have been fortunate to be a stay-at-home mom for the past 12 years. While watching my son grow into a teen, I do hear the call of commerce again. I’m hoping to re-enter the work force some time soon. The global economy has not been this bad in a long time and certainly in Silicon Valley we see the disastrous effects. But where there is a will, there is a way. I feel honored and proud to have studied at UBC and would like to add that many Americans here think highly of our university. Cheers to everybody.
ik Boorman DULE 1999 Mike Since completing my Diploma in Urban Land Economics at UBC, Mike has been managing the family business in Victoria, BC. Boorman’s is an independent, family-owned real-estate sales,
Tania Bangayan BCom 2001 I finally took some risks and tackled a few bucket list items along the way. Get diving certified: check. Live & work abroad: check. Venice, Turkey, Greece, Jerusalem, West Bank: check. Pursue a new career direction: check. Soon will start teaching at Capilano.
Graham Day BCom 2006 I have recently returned from a powerful personal and professional experience in Haiti working with the Clinton Foundation’s “Clinton Health Access Initiative.” During my year-long stay, I quickly learned that the post-earthquake problems of Haiti are as numerous as they are complex. To combat these, there is a need to actively coordinate the many agencies, country donors, NGOs and companies, without crowding out the responsibilities of the government or the potential of the private sector—a tricky balance indeed. After graduating from Sauder in 2006, I spent three years working as a management consultant for Oliver Wyman on projects in the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East. Since then, I have begun my master’s degree in International Affairs and Economics at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University, in Washington, DC. As I go forward, I hope to keep inching ahead my knowledge on using for-profit business models to improve living standards in the developing world. In Haiti, I saw many examples of how this can work, but there are certainly many more opportunities to be uncovered. Oh, the applications of a business degree!
Rosanna Zhong BCom 2004 Kelly Tai, an amazing girl born on Sept. 11, 2010. She is truly our bundle of joy.
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