Staff Profile

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Renata

Position: Registration & Promotions Coordinator
Length of service with GV: Since November 2011 (+ 4 month MBA internship, Dec 2010 - April 2011)
Place of Birth: Shan Xi, China
Degrees and/or Languages studied: Master of Business Administration/English, Cantonese,
Places Visited or Lived: China, Canada, USA
Interests: Shopping; Watch Movie; Play Tennis
GV Goal: I would like to serve GV Victoria's students better with my study abroad experience.

Position: Academic Coordinator / IELTS Support
Length of service with GV: GV Calgary: 2002-2008 GV Victoria: Since Feb. 2011
Place of Birth: Rossland, B.C. - in the beautiful West Kootenays
Degrees and/or Languages studied: Majored in Pacific and Asian Studies and minored in English
Places Visited or Lived: Lived in Japan, Vancouver and Calgary; travelled to Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong, China, South Korea, Australia, the U.K., Turkey, Spain, and various cities in the US
Interests: yoga, reading, watching movies, doing crossword puzzles
GV Goal: To work with GV staff and teachers to ensure our students get great service both in and out of the classroom.

Position: Chief Operations Officer
Place of Birth: Quesnel, BC
Languages studied: English and Japanese
Places Visited: Mexico, USA, UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Germany, Czech Rep, Latvia, Poland, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Thailand.
Interests: Reading, hiking, camping and playing with my beautiful little boy.
GV Goal: To work with the whole GV team to maintain quality programs and unique learning opportunities for students, such as work experience, internships and group tours.

Position: Test Centre Administrator
Place of Birth: Edmonton, Alberta
Languages Spoken: English, Russian
Languages Studied: Russian
Places Visited: Switzerland, Russia
Interests: Scott enjoys outdoor activities like snowboarding, sailing, and hiking. When he's not enjoying the beautiful weather in Victoria, he can be found in the classroom quizzing his students on English grammar.

Position: Receptionist & Administrative Assistant
Length of service with GV: January 2012
Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Degrees and/or Languages studied: BA Anthropology (minor History) from UVic. Studied French in High School but did not do very well. Can order coffee and say hello in French and Spanish.
Places Visited or Lived: I have lived in Canada and the UK and have traveled in Canada, USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Germany, France, Italy, China, Ecuador (and the Galapagos Islands!).
Interests: Travel, reading, playing Tag all over Victoria, and riding my yellow bike.
GV Goal: To create a positive, friendly and harmonious learning environment by connecting people through effectively managing the flow of communication between students, teachers, staff, host-families, agents and other business partners.