SSC Staff


General Inquiries and Appointments

Sai Kilari

SSC Administrative Coordinator

success@ucalgary.ca  

Amara Crowell

Co-op Student

success@ucalgary.ca 

Precious Onukwuli

Co-op Student

success@ucalgary.ca 


Leadership Team

Roxanne Ross

Director, Student Success Centre

(403)220-2421

rossr@ucalgary.ca 

Lesley Gerein

Senior Specialist, Academic Advising

(403)220-7767

lgerein@ucalgary.ca 

Steve Mason

Manager, Learning Support Programs

(403)220-7798

smason@ucalgary.ca 

Garrett Beatty

Specialist, Academic Integrity 

and Student Success Initiatives

(403) 210-8807

gsbeatty@ucalgary.ca 

askacademicintegrity@ucalgary.ca 


Academic Support Team

Jennifer Parsons

Academic Development Specialist, 

International Student Support

(403) 220- 4865

jen.parsons@ucalgary.ca

Kaliopi Gorgichuk

Academic Development Specialist,

Academic Turnaround Program

(403) 220-5218

k.gorgichuk@ucalgary.ca

Paul Papin

Academic Development Specialist,

Grad Programming

(403) 220-2696

ppapin@ucalgary.ca

Dina Taher

Academic Development Specialist,

Dinos Student-Athletes

(403) 220-8691

dtaher@ucalgary.ca 

Sumia Sultana

Academic Strategist

sumia.sultana@ucalgary.ca 

Mary Ana De Leon

Academic Development Specialist, 

Equity-deserving Students

mary.deleonbacallao@ucalgary.ca

Jared Secord

Academic Development Specialist, 

Scholars Programs

(403) 220-5881

jared.secord1@ucalgary.ca

Annelies Engel

Academic Strategist

annelies.engel@ucalgary.ca

Heather Thompson

Academic Strategist

heather.thompson1@ucalgary.ca 

Sandra Ukaigwe

Academic Strategist

sandra.ukaigwe@ucalgary.ca 

  

Exploratory Advising

Deirdre Mooney

Coordinator, Exploratory Advising

(403) 220-5881

dmooney@ucalgary.ca 

Iraida Gutsalyuk

Academic Advisor, Exploratory Students

(403) 210-9721

iraida.gutsalyuk@ucalgary.ca 

Daniel Birch

Academic Advisor, 

First-Generation Student Programs

daniel.birch@ucalgary.ca 

Lisa Nguyen

Academic Advisor, 

First-Generation Student Programs

pnguy@ucalgary.ca 


Program Coordinators

Kendell Heydon

Writing Support Coordinator

(403) 220-5884

kaheydon@ucalgary.ca 

Mariann Howell

Coordinator, 

First-Generation Student Programs

(403) 220-2682

mhhowell@ucalgary.ca 

Deirdre Mooney

Coordinator,

Exploratory Advising

(403) 220-5881

dmooney@ucalgary.ca 


First-Generation Student Programs

Mariann Howell

Coordinator, 

First-Generation Student Programs

(403) 220-2682

mhhowell@ucalgary.ca 

Daniel Birch

Academic Advisor, 

First-Generation Student Programs

daniel.birch@ucalgary.ca 

Lisa Nguyen

Academic Advisor, 

First-Generation Student Programs

pnguy@ucalgary.ca 

Tori Keller

Wellbeing Advisor,

First-Generation Student Programs

tori.keller@ucalgary.ca 

Mary Ana De Leon

Academic Development Specialist, 

Equity-deserving Students

mary.deleonbacallao@ucalgary.ca 

 

Scholars Academy and Aspire

Jared Secord

Coordinator, Scholars Programs

(403) 220-5881

jared.secord1@ucalgary.ca 

Sandra Ukaigwe

Academic Strategist

sandra.ukaigwe@ucalgary.ca 

Wing Sze Yam

Program Assistant, 

Scholars Programs

sap@ucalgary.ca 


On Leave

Courtenay Riben

Academic Strategist

courtenay.riben@ucalgary.ca 

Tram Nguyen

Academic Development Specialist,

Equity-deserving Students

tram.nguyen4@ucalgary.ca