Paulina Semenec

I am a first-generation immigrant of European (Czech) ancestry and came to Canada in the late 1980’s with my family at the age of 6. I grew up in various places in Ontario but spent the majority of my childhood living in Mississauga, Ontario. After completing my B.A, I decided that a change of scenery was needed, so I drove across Canada to BC, where I now work and live with my family. I currently live in Squamish (located on the ancestral and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.

I joined the Indigenous Initiatives team in July 2022 as an Educational and Evaluation Consultant but have been working at the CTLT since 2016. Before coming to UBC in 2012 to start my PhD, I taught English as an Additional Language in Vancouver for over 8 years before deciding I was ready for school again. I’m passionate about teaching and learning and have taught and TA’d for many years at UBC. I recently completed a certificate in Evaluation for Social Change and Transformational Learning through SFU and am currently on the lookout for my next learning challenge!