Executive Team

Jesse Xin

Jesse is a fourth year student in the Sauder School of Business with a specialization in Finance. For Jesse, entrepreneurship is unique in that it challenges innovators to solve problems at its core instead of merely fixing the moments where they occur. Enterprize is close to his heart as he has had the privilege of being a part of its close-knit team since his first year at UBC. In his three years the level of impact that students have made through the program has been astonishing and he is excited to work with his team this coming year to continue supporting young entrepreneurs. In his spare time, Jesse enjoys new technology, automobiles, strong coffee, and his windows phone.

Beckie-Anne Thain

Beckie is a third year marketing student at the University of British Columbia. Her passion for entrepreneurship began while still in high school when she founded Inspired Dance Studio in White Rock, BC. Beckie’s experience teaching and managing the studio for six years fed her desire to continue to start new projects and help others grow and develop in their own passions. She is thrilled to be part of the 2011-2012 Enterprize team. Beckie brings a wealth of marketing experience, a passion for entrepreneurship education and a lot of fun to the team. She enjoys hiking, spending time at the beach and is always up for a dance party.

Caitlin Quach

Caitlin is entering her second year at UBC. Business itself is a medium for Caitlin to apply her achievement oriented mindset and help others make their creativity a reality. As a Commerce student, she believes she has a unique opportunity to help the creative minds of the world see their dreams come to fruition. Enterprize embodies her dream, as she fully believes in going big, or going home. Caitlin enjoys being active in her spare time, if not for the endorphins then for the food she gets to enjoy following her workout.

Laura Wong

Laura is a second year student on a path to focus her studies in Marketing and Entrepreneurship. She enjoys spending quality time on the Internet, which may explain how she developed and honed her passion for web and graphic design. Laura was bitten with the Entrepreneurship bug at an age before she could even properly spell it; she was sent to the principal’s office for selling pencil crayons, and the following year enrolled in an Entrepreneurship summer program. To Laura, Enterprize means many things: an opportunity to contribute her existing skills, to further develop her enthusiasm for entrepreneurship, and to pass on the spirit to others. She looks forward to connecting with delegates, competitors, sponsors, and all those interested across the country through the website and various social media.

Jenny Nguyen

Jenny Nguyen is a first-year business student. She has previously worked with the miniEnterprize Youth Entrepreneurship Conference. In her free time, she enjoys tweeting, snowboarding and tweeting about snowboarding.

Michael Wang

Michael is a fourth year student in the Sauder School of Business with a specialization in Accounting. To Michael, entrepreneurs have a different mindset and they often see things others fail to notice. He firmly believes Enterprize Canada provides a niche for these passionate individuals to strive and move forward, to create value, and to get to where they want to be. During his spare time, Michael enjoys reading technology news and doing popping.

Anita Chang

Anita is a quirky and vibrant individual. She has ridiculously high standards for food so do not fret when she tells you she is “not impressed”. Anita believes that one must do business, play board games, and live life with honesty and integrity. Her previous experiences with entrepreneurship involved selling sticker labels and running a painting franchise. From strapping 40 foot ladders to a Prius to WCB shutting down her job site, she likes to tell people that every day is an adventure story waiting to be told. Anita would like to challenge everyone at Enterprize to put aside their fears and be empowered to take the first step towards their dreams.

Kaylee Astle

Kaylee is a third year accounting student passionate about the world of entrepreneurship. When she’s not busy in and around the halls of Henry Angus, you can find Kaylee enjoying a good movie, spending time with friends, or enjoying the few sunny days that Vancouver has to offer. Enterprize was an obvious fit for Kaylee, as she craves learning about cutting edge technology, trends, innovations, ideas and opportunities. This year as Plenary Director, Kaylee hopes to attract some of North America’s brightest and most inspiring entrepreneurs to come and speak at Enterprize.

Chris Matthew

Chris is a second year student at the Sauder School of Business with a planned major in accounting. He sees entrepreneurship as a vehicle to take your ideas, passions and ambitions and turn them in to something real that creates value in the lives of others. His goal is to make the Enterprize conference inspire and teach people to do just that. Chris’s own passions lie in his Vancouver roots. He loves hockey, cycling, painting, baking, and trying a new restaurant every week.

Aaron Ma

Aaron Ma is a third year student at the Sauder School of Business. With a growing passion in real estate, Aaron is currently embarking on his journey as a professional and acquiring his real estate license. In his eyes, entrepreneurship is not synonymous to innovation, but encompasses much more than that. Ideas will only be ideas until they are implemented. For this reason, Aaron is driven to take part in turning these visions and plans into strategies and reality. Aaron also strives for balance in his life. This is evident in his healthy lifestyle. Having played Ultimate on the national level, he seeks a fair balance of academics, athletics, and extracurricular initiatives.

Opal Leung

Opal Leung is a second year student at the Sauder School of Business. With a passion in the entrepreneurship, she aspires to connect the leaders of tomorrow with professionals of today. She has intentions of changing the face of traditional sponsorship from one time contracts to a sustainable professional network. Opal has faith in building a community boasting entrepreneurial spirit and sustainable innovation.

Paulina Aksenova

Paulina – a native Russian, born and raised on the border of two continents – is entering her fourth year with the specialization in Marketing. She has a strong connection to and passion for Sauder and has held multiple roles with the school administration/faculty and student government (CUS). During Summer 2011, she held a job in Sales with Coca-Cola Refreshments and is aspires to build a future career in brand management. In her time off she enjoys yoga, crazy dance-and-sing parties, spontaneous adventures, musica espanola and coin collection.

Cory Boles

Cory is a third year student who recent transfer to the University of British Columbia. He changed schools because of the many opportunities to become active outside of the classroom and was immediately drawn to Enterprize Canada because entrepreneurial drive is core to all business. Cory welcomes the challenge to unite students across Canada to turn their ideas into tangible businesses. When not busy with school, he be found exploring the city with an eye toward architecture and an empty stomach eagerly trying all types of cuisine.

Kevin Tseng

Kevin is a fourth year Business Technology Management (MIS) student from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia. He is joining the Enterprize executive team with 4 years of engineering experience from University of Waterloo and various co-op work placements across North America. Kevin is thrilled to be able to employ his background to help expand the vision and scope of Enterprize as he believes passionately in fostering an atmosphere of interdisciplinary student collaboration and entrepreneurial initiative across the nation. In his spare time, Kevin actively participates in many sports including basketball, tennis, and snowboarding.

Stella Cheng

Stella is a second year student at Sauder with a plan to specialize in Finance and Entrepreneurship. She decided to get involved with Enterprize Canada because it was the organization that singled handedly convinced her to try her best to get into Sauder. With a focus in social entrepreneurship and sustainability, she looks forward to creating a diversity of events throughout the year that will explore the different sides to entrepreneurship.

Abriel Chan

Abriel Chan is in his third year of a Bachelor of Commerce specializing in real estate at the Sauder School of Business. He is a positive, resourceful individual with strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills. As one of the past executives, Abriel will bring his experience and creativity to the team Abriel is passionate about entrepreneurship and is excited to be part of one of Sauder’s most distinguished clubs. His focus will be to attracting and developing relationships with delegates, external faculties, and media sponsors. In his spare time, Abriel enjoys travelling, singing, and playing sports.

Jocelyn Li

Jocelyn is a second year student in Sauder who is undecided about what option she should choose. Regardless, she intends to work in something related to international business and development, especially after spending time in Ethiopia this past summer with the Arc Initiative. She is very excited to be a part of Enterprize and the community portfolio in particular because she believes in the power of social entrepreneurship and it’s potential to change the way we think, live, work and play. Aside from school, she spends a lot of her time volunteering, planning events, watching romantic comedies and baking.

Glenda Ching

Glenda is a third year Sauder School of Business student majoring in Accounting. She is absolutely ecstatic to join the Enterprize Team as the Community Events Director. With a passion for philanthropy, she looks forward to bringing creative ideas and practical resources to the community events this year!

Amanda Lai

Amanda is a second year student at UBC whose life-long passion has been to combine her love of film, music, and design with a career in law. Despite her small stature, Amanda is 5 feet of positive energy. She is hardworking, communicative, and a team player. Amanda plans to specialize in marketing in her third year at Sauder. Her other interests include theater, travel, meeting new people, and eating her way through Vancouver.