Tarek Ghazzaoui is a building engineer with 10+ years experience in Design Technology, with a keen interest in business management, change management and innovation. As a results-driven and detail-oriented professional, he is passionate about helping architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) firms manage change and leverage the use of technology and computational design. His management experience coupled with his technical expertise helped improve organizational cultures, tackle complex workflows and overcome challenging designs. Tarek had the privilege of working with and managing interdisciplinary BIM teams of up to 70+ members on major construction projects ranging from $200M to $2.2B, including airports, hospitals, sports complexes, factories as well as residential, commercial and mixed-use projects in Canada and the US. Tarek holds certificates in project management, marketing and product development, and is a professional member of OIQ, ASHRAE and PMI. He is also fluent in English, French and Arabic, intermediate in Russian and beginner in Mandarin Chinese.

​Dr. Victor Martinez – Started his professional career as car designer in Mexico and later in Italy collaborating in projects for FIAT, Alfa Romeo, Audi, Italdesign-Giugiaro among many others. ​He has worked as an independent designer for 20 years wining a Red Dot Award, and as academic has explored the sustainability and future of design linked to Systems Thinking and Complexity Theory.

Dr. Michelle Lauwers - Director, Member Support at the British Columbia Dental Association She earned her Bachelor of Science from SFU and her Doctor of Dental Medicine from UBC. Dr. Lauwers began her dental career as a Certified Dental Assistant. Following completion of her Doctor of Dental Medicine from UBC she worked both as an associate dentist in private practice and as a sessional dentist for Vancouver Coastal Health providing dental care to underprivileged children. Jenny Greenwood - Practice Advisor for BCDA’s Member Support team Jenny has 20 years of combined experience in the dental profession as a CDA, Dental Receptionist, and a Dental Assisting Instructor. She advises members and their staff on topics and issues such as employment standards, regulation, insurance, and practice management. She is also a mediator, assisting in disputes between patients and dentists.

Mr. Kamide was born and raised in Richmond and has spent most of his life in Richmond Schools. After graduating from a Richmond High School, Mr. Kamide coached basketball and football in the District while attending University. After Student Teaching in Richmond, Mr. Kamide was hired as a teacher in Richmond. Mr. Kamide taught for 8 years, served as a vice principal (London and McMath) for 6 years and then served as a principal (Boyd, Cambie, McMath, and McRoberts) for the past 22 years. In total, Mr. Kamide has been part of the Richmond School District for over 50 years as a student, coach, and educator.

Perigon Games was formed about two years ago in the summer of May 2019 by a group of students from UBC. We formed the team with the purpose of publishing our first game together as most of us had not done so and we wanted to show ourselves that we were able to get this done while working on the game part time while we were all still students. Now, two years later, the goal remains the same even though most of us are now working full time jobs.

​Lucas is a senior undergraduate student majoring in Astronomy at the University of British Columbia. His research primarily focuses on extragalactic astronomy (i.e. the study of our galaxy and beyond) and he has completed several such research projects as an intern at the Canadian Space Agency and as a visiting researcher at Western University. Outside of his work, Lucas is also greatly attentive to the outreach aspect of astronomy seen through his role as the president of the UBC Astronomy Club and board member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada’s Education and Public Outreach Committee.

Hello! My name is Gurkamal and I’m currently a 2nd year nursing student at BCIT. I’m completing my maternity and pediatrics rotation at this time. I’m interested in pursuing a career in either public health or maternity. Outside of school, I enjoy trying new restaurants, biking along the seawall and kayaking. I love traveling but due to the pandemic I haven’t been able to as much as I would like. Some of my recent trips (pre-covid) were to New York and Los Angeles.