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SUMMARY: The Art of Networking
DESCRIPTION: Connect with Arts alumni\, get career tips\, a LinkedIn headsh
 ot\, and build your network! 🎓📸🤝
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  1 []">Want to hone your networking skills and learn about how you can turn
  your Arts degree into a meaningful career? Are you curious about how to na
 vigate the job market after graduating?<br />Take advantage of this opportu
 nity to ask UBC Arts alumni from across a range of industries all your earl
 y career development questions! This is your chance to build your professio
 nal community of fellow students and alumni while gaining practical career 
 advice on how to market your Arts skills with confidence.<br />Plus\, enjoy
  a free professional headshot for your LinkedIn profile\, light refreshment
 s\, and a chance to win prizes!</p><p>[buttons][button link_text="Register 
 for this event" link_url="https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9TQAYfi
 MU8reCEe"][/buttons]</p><hr /><h3>Meet the alumni panelists</h3><p><strong>
 Connie Wu (she/her)\, BA’20 Media Studies</strong><br /><em>Communications 
 Specialist\, University of British Columbia</em><br /><img class="alignleft
  size-full wp-image-69006" src="https://artf.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/upl
 oads/sites/24/2025/11/Connie-Wu_Circle.png" alt="" width="150" height="150"
  />Connie Wu graduated from UBC in 2020 with a degree in Media Studies and 
 now works in communications and marketing at UBC\, specializing in digital 
 content and events. She’s passionate about multimedia storytelling and usin
 g communications to build community. With 5+ years of experience\, Connie f
 ocuses on turning ideas into clear strategies\, content that lands\, and pr
 actical systems that make teams’ work easier.</p><p><strong>Daniel Holloway
  (he/him)\, BA’07 History</strong><br /><em>Manager of Dispute Resolution\,
  BC Public Service</em><br /><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-69003
 " src="https://artf.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/11/Dan
 iel-Holloway_Circle.png" alt="" width="150" height="150" />A graduate of UB
 C in 2007\, Daniel worked a variety of jobs before attending law school in 
 2009. After earning his LL.B\, Daniel began working at an immigration firm 
 and then worked at the Allard School of Law. Thanks to his time at UBC\, Da
 niel has lived and worked in Paris\, London\, and Burkina Faso.</p><p><stro
 ng>Marc Goffaux (he/him)\, BA’17 Economics</strong><br /><em>Chief Complian
 ce Officer\, Amur Capital</em><br /><img class="alignleft size-full wp-imag
 e-69005" src="https://artf.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025
 /11/Marc-Goffaux_Circle.png" alt="" width="150" height="150" />Marc is the 
 Chief Compliance Officer at Amur Capital\, where he applies his compliance 
 and operations expertise from his experience as a CCO at a local private eq
 uity real estate firm. Marc holds a B.A. (Hons) in Economics from the Unive
 rsity of British Columbia and is a CAIA Charterholder. In his free time you
 ’ll find him playing tennis\, running\, and spending time with his family.<
 /p><p><strong>Felicia Slogoski (she/her)\, BA’22 Political Science & JD'25<
 /strong><br /><em>Articling Student\, Merchant Law Group LLP</em><br /><img
  class="alignleft size-full wp-image-69009" src="https://artf.cms.arts.ubc.
 ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/11/Felicia-Slogoski_Circle.png" alt="" 
 width="150" height="150" />Felicia is a proud Faculty of Arts alumni who ea
 rned a BA in Political Science with a minor in Law and Society and graduati
 ng with distinction in 2022. After completing her BA\, Felicia walked acros
 s the street from Arts at UBC and obtained her Juris Doctor from the Allard
  School of Law\, graduating this in May 2025. Felicia just passed the bar e
 xam\, and is currently working on finishing her articles\, the last step be
 fore becoming a lawyer. Felicia is honoured to be a part of this event and 
 is always happy to give back to her beloved UBC community.</p><p><strong>Ch
 ristina Lou (she/her)\, BA’17 Political Science and Economics</strong><br /
 ><em>Insurance & Wealth Management Advisor\, AlphaPrime Financial Services 
 Inc.</em><br /><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-69009" src="https:/
 /artf.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/11/Christina-Lou_Cir
 cle.png" alt="" width="150" height="150" />Christina Lou is an Insurance an
 d Wealth Management Advisor who helps individuals and families protect what
  matters most while building financial confidence through thoughtful planni
 ng. She specializes in life insurance\, living benefits\, and investment st
 rategies that evolve with clients through every stage of life. She is curre
 ntly pursuing the CFP designation as part of her commitment to continuous l
 earning and excellence in financial planning.</p><p><strong>Beata Chami (sh
 e/her)\, BA’12 Spanish</strong><br /><em>Industrial Psychologist & Executiv
 e Coach - Owner of Magnify Consulting</em><br /><img class="alignleft size-
 full wp-image-69009" src="https://artf.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/s
 ites/24/2025/11/Beata-Chami_Circle.png" alt="" width="150" height="150" />B
 eata Chami is an Organizational Psychologist\, executive coach\, and mediat
 or specializing in psychological health and safety and leadership developme
 nt. She's worked across hospitality\, healthcare\, municipal\, and post-sec
 ondary sectors\, blending research\, storytelling\, and facilitation to dri
 ve sustainable behaviour change. Her work focuses on helping leaders create
  workplace cultures where people feel heard\, respected\, and able to perfo
 rm at their best.</p><p><strong>Julian Lam (he/him)\, BA’22 International R
 elations</strong><br /><em>JD Candidate\, Peter A. Allard School of Law + Y
 outh Fellow\,Centre for Media\, Technology\, and Democracy (MTD) / Fellow a
 t the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)</em><br /><img 
 class="alignleft size-full wp-image-69009" src="https://artf.cms.arts.ubc.c
 a/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/11/Julian-Lam_Circle.png" alt="" width="
 150" height="150" />Julian Lam is a JD Candidate at UBC’s Allard School of 
 Law and a Youth Fellow at McGill’s Centre for Media\, Technology and Democr
 acy\, where he works on AI governance and technology policy. He has contrib
 uted to national initiatives on democratic approaches to AI regulation and 
 also serves as a Fellow with the Centre for International Governance Innova
 tion (CIGI). Julian has worked across public and private sectors in technol
 ogy\, including at the Digital Technology Supercluster\, Arc’teryx\, and Hi
 ive.</p>
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