Staff Directory

Saurabh Malhotra,
Manager, International Recruitment & Market Development (South Asia and Africa)
smalhotra@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x5034

Saurabh joined Fanshawe's International team in India in February 2010 and has been working at the main campus since March 2017 as Manager. He still works closely with the team in India to ensure our partners and students continue to experience the level of service they have grown to expect from Fanshawe College.

 

Brianne Dos Santos,
Manager, International Centre
bdossantos@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x3959

Brianne has worked in international education for the past 17 years, in both the private and public sector, and has been at Fanshawe since May 2011. Brianne is responsible for helping the college meet its international enrolment goals, and manages international admissions, related processes, and the day to day operations within the International Centre.

 

Mandy Kuipers,
Assistant to the Executive Director
mkuipers@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x6150

Mandy is responsible for providing assistance in all areas to the Executive Director in the International Centre. She also manages the calendars of the Executive Director and the Manager of International Recruitment and Development.

 

Sue McKittrick,
Communications, Recruitment and Enrolment Coordinator
smckittrick@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x6153

Sue is responsible for developing and coordinating communications to help increase international student enrolment. She also works closely with all in-country representatives, ensuring they have market-specific materials and messaging that will help them attract and retain Fanshawe College students.

 

Caitlin Smith,
International Projects & Exchange Coordinator
c_smith240@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x2994

With 3 exchange experiences herself, Caitlin promotes international study abroad opportunities for Fanshawe students. She also manages incoming exchange students to encourage student global outlook development. Caitlin works closely with international partners to support Fanshawe international projects abroad and is your contact for questions related international scholarships, study abroad opportunities, and international projects.

 

Joy Jia,
Regulated International Student Immigration Advisor (RISIA)
jjia@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x6056

Joy specializes in understanding the Canadian Immigration regulations that apply to international students.  She liaises with faculty and staff across the college to ensure that all college personnel understand the unique immigration requirements of international students.  She also provides complimentary assistance to our students regarding their immigration status, including applications for various permits and visas.

 

Melissa Barr,
International Arrivals, Settlement and Visitor Services Facilitator
accommodation@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x4767

Melissa is responsible for making arrangements for the Arrivals and Settlement for International students. She also organizes the Airport Pickup service which provides students with free transportation to London from Toronto’s Pearson Airport.

 

Shannon Amaral,
Student Service Representative
samaral@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4150

Shannon works at the front counter of the International Centre and collaborates with our international student ambassadors to promote student success and assists students with general inquiries or requests.

 

Faduma Green
Student Service Representative
fgreen@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4150

Our admissions team:

International Regional Associates receive and reply to international student inquiries associated with their region (see below).  They assist with student applications, issuing letters of admission, processing program changes and fee payments from overseas.

 

Jen Fowler,
International Regional Associate -  Latin America, Middle East, Europe, Caribbean, U.S., Australia
int@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x3903

Jen is also involved in the applications for the Fanshawe EAP/Western pathway which includes the affiliated colleges King’s, Brescia and Huron.

 

Gurneet Kaur,
International Regional Associate, India
intspp@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x6157

Gurneet provides support in Hindi and Punjabi.

 

Luna Ren,
International Regional Associate – Asia Pacific
intapp@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x6155

Luna provides support in Mandarin as well as Korean.

 

Jennifer Bishop,
International Regional Associate – Africa
intafrica@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x4008

 

Rubelyn Smith,
International Regional Associate - Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Asean Region
intadmit@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x6151

Rubelyn assists students with refunds and/or withdrawals, as well as agent commissions. She also assists the other International Regional Associates with applications, issuing letters of admissions and program changes.

Our student life coordinators:

Student life coordinators provide support and guidance to our international students.  This includes advising students on program selection and career pathways, referring students to appropriate college services and providing support for any on campus issues such as social networking, campus involvement, issues in housing, etc.

 

Chen (Jessie) Shi,
International Student Life Coordinator
cshi@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x4278

 

 

Cynthia Konnerth,
International Student Life Coordinator
ckonnerth@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x3948

 

 

Laura Costigan,
International Student Life Coordinator
lcostigan@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x4030

 

Our recruiting team:

India

Pranav Rathi,
Senior Advisor, India Recruitment
prathi@fanshawec.ca
+91-880-073-6767

 

Mayank Jhingon,
Senior Advisor, India Recruitment
M_jhingon@fanshawec.ca
+91-989-978-7870

 

 

Vidhi Mathur,
Lead Admissions Officer
vmathur@fanshawec.ca

China

Xiaobin (John) Yang,
Asia Specialist
jxyang@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x4372

 

 

Joey Zou,
International Education Advisor
chinamarket@fanshawec.cn
+86-134-8266-9595

 

Latin America and Jamaica

Nelson Melgar,
International Education Advisor
nmelgar@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x4072

 

Europe

Galyna Arnautova,
International Education Advisor 
garnautova@fanshawec.ca
+7-929-986-3093

 

Africa, Middle East, Gulf States, Turkey

Ayşem Onar El-Hennawy,
International Education Advisor
aonar@fanshawec.ca
+90-531-308-8177

 

Korea, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Japan

Junhyun (Jay) Park
International Education Advisor
jpark@fanshawec.ca
+82-10-4182-4239

 

 

For more information, contact
intadmit@fanshawec.ca
Fanshawe International Centre, E2025