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Let’s Talk Science is an award-winning, national, charitable organization committed to building youth interest and engagement in science, engineering and technology through leadership, innovative learning programs, research and advocacy.

The UBC site has been in operation since 1997 and has grown into an initiative comprising of 400+ graduate and undergraduate volunteers who are dedicated to bringing fun, exciting, hands-on/minds-on activities to classrooms and engaging Vancouver youth in science, engineering, and technology.

Individuals who are currently overseeing the program are:


Current Partnership Coordinators:

  • Samantha Benton (Apr 2009 to present)

  • Sherri Tran (Apr 2009 to present)

  • Véronique Lecault (Apr 2009 to present)

    • Undergraduate Activity Supplies Assistant:

  • Nelson Yang (Sept 2009 to present)

    • Rural Visits Coordinator:

  • Sherie Duncan (Sept 2009 to present)

    • Learning Exchange Program (SMaRT and Mentorship):

  • Jim Dodge (Sept 2009 to present)

    • Brain Awareness Campaign:

  • Fiona Zeeb (Sept 2008 to present)

  • Dominique Levesque (Jan 2009 to present)

    • 2010 All Science Challenge Committee:

  • Brianne Burkins

  • Carolina Chanis

  • Conny Lin

  • Diana Lim

  • Dmitry Mebel

  • Emily Chang

  • Nina Tan

  • Regina Lam

  • Wing Ki Cheng

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    Special thanks to past Partnership Program and Rural Visits coordinators:


  • Lisa McDonnell (Apr 2005 to Sep 2009)

  • Jiazhen Minnie Dai (Jan 2009 to May 2009)

  • Heidrun Spohr (Sept 2007 to Jun 2009)

  • Yunbai Li (Nov 2007 to Apr 2009)

  • Xinyan Hao (Nov 2007 to Apr 2009)

  • Sam Lee (Mar 2007 to Jun 2009)

  • Irene Yu (Oct 2008 to Jan 2009)

  • Lars Rose (Mar 2005 to Jun 2009)

  • Chelsea Woo (Sep 2008)

  • Theresa Liao (Apr 2006 to Apr 2008)

  • Nadia Pietravalle (Oct 2007 to Apr 2008)

  • Michael Carnaté (Nov 2007 to Sep 2008)

  • Agatha Jassem (Mar 2007 to Sep 2008)

  • Derrick Randall (Oct 2005 to Apr 2006)

  • Erika Eliason (Jan 2005 to Mar 2007)

  • David Kent (Jul 2004 to Mar 2007)

  • Beth Simpson (Jul 2001 to Mar 2006)

  • Alicia Davis (Jul 2004 to Dec 2004)

  • Yona Sipos Randor (Jul 2003 to Jun 2004)

  • Nicole Klenk (Jul 2002 to Jun 2003)

  • Carl Scott (Jul 2001 to Jun 2002)

  • Phil Webster & Ivy Yap (Jul 2000 to Jun 2001)

  • Heather Dobson & Brihas Sarathy (Feb 1999 to Jun 2000)

  • Elena Brief (Sep 1997 to Feb 1999 – established the Program at UBC)


    • And of course, special thanks to all the amazing volunteers who make Let's Talk Science what it is today!

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