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SUMMARY: HSA x UBC Alumni Council | History Alumni Careers Night
DESCRIPTION: Learn More
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-26060 siz
 e-large" src="https://hist.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2026
 /01/622247822_18112617478622482_6050800867684435123_n-819x1024.jpg" alt="" 
 width="620" height="775" /></p><p>Want to know how to make the most of your
  History degree in the working world? Join us on Wednesday\, February 4th a
 t 5:30 pm PST in Buchanan Tower 1112 for the 2026 History Alumni Careers Ni
 ght! We are pleased to invite a group of UBC History alumni who will be dis
 cussing their career paths after graduation and how their History degree em
 powered them to find success in a wide variety of fields.</p><p>This event 
 is generously co-sponsored by the UBC Department of History\, the UBC Histo
 ry Students' Association\, and the UBC Student Alumni Council.</p><h3>Featu
 red Alumni</h3><p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-26049 size-thumbnail" sr
 c="https://hist.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2026/01/19-150x
 150.png" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></p><p><strong>Katie Sloan (she/
 her)\, Senior Strategic Technology Professional\, BC Hydro</strong></p><ul>
 <li>Katie Sloan has a BA in History and a Dual Masters of Archival Studies 
 and Library and Information Studies (MASLIS)\, all from UBC. Currently\, sh
 e is the Manager of BC Hydro's Library and Archives and also manages a reco
 rds management portfolio for the organization. Prior to her current role\, 
 Katie has worked as an Archivist at the BC Public Service\, UBC Athletics\,
  and UBC Rare Books and Special Collections\, as well as a Records Analyst 
 at the City of Richmond.</li></ul><p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-26051
  size-thumbnail" src="https://hist.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites
 /23/2026/01/21-150x150.png" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></p><p><stron
 g>Rebecca Dirnfeld (she/her)\, Career Educator\, UBC Career Centre</strong>
 </p><ul><li>Rebecca holds a BA History from UBC\, an MA History from Univer
 sity of Ottawa\, and a Career and Work Counselling Diploma from George Brow
 n College. She is a part-time MA (thesis) student in UBC's EDST program\, a
 nd researches history of education and professionalism. She loves working i
 n higher education\, supporting students with Career exploration and planni
 ng.</li></ul><p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-26050 size-thumbnail" src=
 "https://hist.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2026/01/20-150x15
 0.png" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></p><p><strong>Riley Hass (He/Him)
 \, Teacher with Richmond School District #38</strong></p><ul><li>My teachin
 g journey started in Buchanan building when I took a job posting for Englis
 h Language Learners in South Korea. Since then I helped publish a book\, ea
 rned my education degree\, and took on my school's leadership program helpi
 ng the leaders of tomorrow. (UBC Bachelors of Arts '14 & UBC Bachelors of E
 ducation '20).</li></ul><p><img class="wp-image-26106 aligncenter" src="htt
 ps://hist.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2026/01/Carmen-Watson
 -profile-photo-circle-300x289.png" alt="" width="181" height="175" /></p><p
 ><strong>Carmen Watson (she/her)</strong></p><ul><li>Carmen currently works
  as a Senior Specialist for the Indigenous Office at CBC\, and as an instru
 ctor at Royal Roads University. No matter the role\, she is most interested
  in career opportunities that draw on radical hope to effect systemic chang
 e.</li></ul>
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