Contact Us

E-mail	Campus	Room	Phone
	Abbotsford	Room B214	604-854-4528
advising@ufv.ca	Chilliwack	Room E105	604-795-2808
	Mission	Room D135	604 557-7603

Your Educational Advisors are:

Cathy Anderson (Chilliwack Campus)
Cathy loves partnering with students on their educational journeys. She has worked in the education department at SFU, as an early childhood educator in Austin, Texas and as an educational advisor at the University of the Fraser Valley for 6 years. Living outside of Canada for over 16 years in England, Denmark and the United States has given her a fine appreciation for all things Canadian, and for the many opportunities available to students at UFV.
Cathy holds a diploma in General Studies from UFV, a BA in French/English from SFU, and received her Life Coach training from the Coaches Training Institute in San Rafael, California. She has advice for confused students seeking a fulfilling life and career.
“Get curious about yourself and the world around you, and become an active participant in your own journey!”

Peggy Bray (Abbotsford Campus)
Peggy comes from the online learning environment at Thompson Rivers University Open Learning (TRU-OL). As well, she brings experience in employment skills development and teaching elementary school, specifically primary grades and learning assistance. She loves to share her experiences with students and assist them to make their dream of post-secondary education become a positive reality for them. A keener for fitness and healthy living, Peggy also enjoys gardening, visiting art galleries and attending choral music and theatre productions.

Eddie Campbell (Abbotsford Campus)
Eddie provides 12+ years experience to Educational Advising at UFV.  He enjoys seeing students as they progress through their programs and meet their educational and career goals.  Eddie graduated from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Sociology.  Eddie’s other employment experiences included work as an Educational Advising Assistant at the Open Learning Agency, Student Life Coordinator with the Technical University of BC (now SFU, Surrey campus), Immigrant Settlement worker with Volunteer Richmond Information Services and Kiwassa Neighbourhood House.

Bobby Jaswal (Abbotsford Campus)
Bobby has been helping students plan their education for a few years at UFV.  She completed her Criminology degree at SFU and has worked in a variety of areas related to that (Crim students take note; she know's what she's talking about here!).  She enjoys seeing where students are headed with their educational and career goals and enjoys giving advice as to how to ensure attainment of those goals. 

Nicholas Johnson (Abbotsford Campus)
Although new to advising, he is very familiar with the BC post-secondary education system - he graduated in BC and has worked in university areas ranging from undergraduate to post-graduate over the past seven years. In addition to his work, Nick enjoys soccer, football and basketball.

Kristen McIntyre (Abbotsford Campus)
Kristen brings 7 years of Post Secondary experience from a variety of departments and service areas, from 3 different institutions.  She started at Mount Royal College in Athletics and Recreation as an Aquatic Assistant and Game Day Event Coordinator, and then moved to Lethbridge to finish her Degree in Kinesiology.  After completing her Degree in December 2007, she started her career as a Recruitment Officer for the U of L working with and Advising for prospective students. Then before moving to beautiful British Columbia 2009, Kristen took 3 months to travel through Europe, Asia and Africa.  She started her new career as an Educational Advisor with UFV in January 2010 and absolutely enjoys helping students with their Educational career.  Her next challenge is to complete her Masters program in Educational Leadership starting in September 2010!

Sybille Stegmueller (Chilliwack Campus)
Sybille has worked with students on the UFV Chilliwack campus for many years.  She began her post-secondary studies at UBC, and completed her Bachelor of Arts in Adult Education at UFV.  Sybille is intrigued by educational journeys, and whether a student is a recent high school graduate or a mature learner, she is committed to helping them recognize and realize their potential.

Kirsten Darrach Trustham (On Leave)
Kirsten has a strong understanding of the post-secondary system obtained through both her professional and educational experiences.  Kirsten graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, Major in Criminology from Simon Fraser University.  She later attended the British Columbia Institute of Technology where she completed an Associate Certificate in Event Marketing and a Management Certificate in Marketing Communications.  Upon completing her education, Kirsten worked with the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General in their Crime Preventions Division.  Through her volunteer work, Kirsten discovered a passion for advising, as she found immense value in working one-on-one with students helping them to achieve their personal and academic goals.  Before joining the Educational Advising team at the University of the Fraser Valley, Kirsten worked at Kwantlen Polytechnic University as the Bachelor of Arts Degree Advisor.  Kirsten is excited to be a part of UFV’s team, as she truly believes in the student-centered approach embraced by the school at large.

Isabel Hay (Abbotsford Campus)
Isabel is new to the department of educational advising but has been with UFV for over 15 years bringing experience from a variety of different departments such as Admissions/Registration, ESL, Assessment Services and the Disability Resource Centre.  A lifelong learner she began her post-secondary journey with a certificate in Hairdressing, then moved to Early Childhood Education and to a Bachelor’s degree in Adult Education.  Most currently she has completed a post graduate certificate in academic advising and is working on a masters in Adult and Continuing Studies at Kansas State University  A huge sports fan you can often see her on campus sporting her team colours.