The Media Relations team on UBC’s Vancouver campus provides prompt access to faculty experts, important UBC stories and media resources. Team members specialize in assigned academic areas of the university.
A searchable online database of UBC faculty experts is available here.
Note: The contacts listed on this page are for media inquiries only. Please address all other inquiries to 604-822-2211 or find contact information for other UBC units here.
For general media inquiries: 604-UBC-NEWS [604-822-6397]
Address:
304-6251 Cecil Green Park Road
Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6T 1Z1
For after-hours urgent media calls ONLY: 604-822-3131
UBC Vancouver Media Relations contacts
Matthew Ramsey
Director of University Affairs
Tel: 604-827-0781
Cell: 604-518-5835
matthew.ramsey@ubc.ca
Director of University Affairs
Tel: 604-827-0781
Cell: 604-518-5835
matthew.ramsey@ubc.ca
- Students

Clare Hamilton-Eddy
Director, Media Relations
Tel: 604-822-3213
Cell: 604-837-7831
clare.hamilton-eddy@ubc.ca
Director, Media Relations
Tel: 604-822-3213
Cell: 604-837-7831
clare.hamilton-eddy@ubc.ca
- Information Technology
- Equity and Inclusion
- Indigenous initiatives
- Ceremonies and Events
- Research and Innovation
Peter Meiszner
Senior Digital Strategist
Tel: 604-827-5781
peter.meiszner@ubc.ca
Senior Digital Strategist
Tel: 604-827-5781
peter.meiszner@ubc.ca
- UBC News website
- Social media
Thandi Fletcher
Senior Media Relations Specialist
Tel: 604-822-2234
thandi.fletcher@ubc.ca
Senior Media Relations Specialist
Tel: 604-822-2234
thandi.fletcher@ubc.ca
- Medicine
- School of Population and Public Health
Erik Rolfsen
Media Relations Specialist
Tel: 604-822-2644
Cell: 604-209-3048
erik.rolfsen@ubc.ca
Media Relations Specialist
Tel: 604-822-2644
Cell: 604-209-3048
erik.rolfsen@ubc.ca
- Arts (economics, political science, psychology, geography)
- Athletics
- Land and Food Systems
- Library
- Kinesiology
- Learning Exchange
- Peter A. Allard School of Law
Lou Corpuz-Bosshart
Media Relations Specialist
Tel: 604-822-2048
lou.bosshart@ubc.ca
- Applied Science (engineering, nursing, community and regional planning, architecture and landscape architecture)
- Forestry
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Sustainability

Wan Yee Lok
Media Relations Specialist
Tel: 604.822.4549
wanyee.lok@ubc.ca
Media Relations Specialist
Tel: 604.822.4549
wanyee.lok@ubc.ca
- Alumni and Development
- Arts (economics, political science, psychology, geography)
- Business (UBC Sauder School of Business)
- Community Engagement
- Dentistry
- Education
- Entrepreneurship
- Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Sachintha Wickramasinghe
Media Relations Specialist
Tel: 604-822-4636
sachi.wickramasinghe@ubc.ca
Media Relations Specialist
Tel: 604-822-4636
sachi.wickramasinghe@ubc.ca
- Science
- Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
- Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability
- Michael Smith Laboratories
- Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute
- Beaty Biodiversity Museum
- UBC Botanical Garden
- Video and multimedia
UBC Okanagan Media Contacts
Bud Mortenson Director, University Relations Tel: 250-807-9255 Cell: 250-864-3385 E-mail: bud.mortenson@ubc.ca |
Nathan Skolski Associate Director, University Relations Tel: 250-807-9926 Cell: 604-365-8558 E-mail: nathan.skolski@ubc.ca |
Patty Wellborn Assistant Communications Coordinator Tel: 250-807-8463 Cell: 250-317-0293 E-mail: patty.wellborn@ubc.ca |