Staff Directory

Saurabh Malhotra,
Senior Manager, International Recruitment & Market Development
smalhotra@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x5034

Saurabh has been working at Fanshawe College since 2010. He started with the International team in India and has been managing International Recruitment & Market Development at the main campus in London, Canada since March 2017. Saurabh is responsible for Fanshawe's International representatives who are promoting Fanshawe College across the world.

 

Aamera Jiwaji,,
Regional Manager, International Market Development
ajiwaji@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430

Aamera joined Fanshawe’s International Recruitment & Market Development team in September 2021 to support the College’s region-specific market development plans. She has worked in international recruitment for over five years, and came to Canada as an international student from Kenya.

 

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

Brianne has worked in international education for the past 21 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.

 

Emily Low,
Manager, International Student Engagement
elow@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x5343

Emily has been working at Fanshawe since February 2020, and has experience providing immigration and settlement support to newcomers in both the Post Secondary Education and Municipal sectors. Emily is responsible for programs and services that support international student engagement, retention, and success, including leading the International Student and Immigration Advisors.

 

Sue McKittrick,
Communications and Recruitment 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 three exchange experiences herself, Caitlin coordinates study abroad opportunities for Fanshawe students. Caitlin works closely with international partners to support Fanshawe international projects abroad and is your contact for questions related to international scholarships, study abroad opportunities, and international projects.

 

Shannon Amaral,
Fanshawe International Experience Associate
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.

 

Lisa Espinola,
Fanshawe International Experience Associate
l_espinola@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4150

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

 

Jen Bishop,
Fanshawe International Experience Associate
j_bishop4@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x5037

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

 

Sharmila Rasaratnam,
Fanshawe International Experience Associate
srasaratnam@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x 5696

Sharmila works at the front counter of the International Centre and collaborates with our international student ambassadors to promote student success. She also assists students with general inquiries and requests. Sharmila also speaks Tamil, Malayalam and Sinhala.

 

Wayne Racher,
International Payments Coordinator
w_racher@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x5344

 

 

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.

Melissa Barr,
International Regional Associate - ASEAN (Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore)
intadmit@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x4767

 

Jen Fowler,
International Regional Associate - North, South and Central America, Caribbean, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Iceland
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 Chahal,
International Regional Associate - India (within Canada)
intspp@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x6157

Gurneet provides support in Hindi and Punjabi.

 

Luna Ren,
International Regional Associate - Asia Pacific (China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan)
intapp@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x6155

Luna provides support in Mandarin as well as Korean.

 

Faduma Green,
International Regional Associate - Africa and The Middle East
intafrica@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x6151

 

 

  Jamie Hahn,
  International Regional Associate - South Asia (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan and Bhutan)
  intadmission@fanshawec.ca
  519-452-4430 x4008

 

 

Our International Student and Immigration Advisors:

International Student and Immigration Advisors 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. Our student immigration advisors also provide support and guidance to registered Fanshawe students regarding their immigration status.

 

Laura Costigan, RISIA (Regulated International Student Immigration Advisor)
International Student and Immigration Advisor
lcostigan@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x4030

 

 

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

 

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

 

 

Paniz Saremirad, RISIA (Regulated International Student Immigration Advisor)
International Student and Immigration Advisor
P_saremirad@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x4467

 

Chen (Jessie) Shi, RISIA (Regulated International Student Immigration Advisor)
International Student and Immigration Advisor
cshi@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x4278

 

 

Our recruiting team:

Priyank Mistri,
Alternate Markets Recruiter
p_mistri@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x6156

Priyank is responsible for expanding and creating new digital marketing initiatives at Fanshawe International to help increase international student enrolment. He also creates content for various social media platforms to help our recruitment team attract and retain Fanshawe College students.

India

Pranav Rathi,
Market Leader, South Asia
prathi@fanshawec.ca
+91-880-073-6767

 

Varun Singh,
Advisor, India Recruitment
Email: v_singh9@fanshawec.ca
Phone: +918800898299

 

 

  Ankita Tandon
  Advisor, India Recruitment
  atandon@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
WeChat: Joeyfanshawe

 

Maggie Teng,
International Education Advisor
china@fanshawec.cn
+86-135-2108-6208

 

 

Latin America and Jamaica

Nelson Melgar,
Market Leader
nmelgar@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x4072

 

Colombia

Carolina Giraldo,
International Education Advisor
c_giraldo@fanshawec.ca

 

Barbados, Bahamas and Trinidad

Cynthia Konnerth,
International Education Advisor
ckonnerth@fanshawec.ca
519-452-4430 x3948

 

Korea, Japan, ASEAN region

Junhyun (Jay) Park,
Market Leader
jpark@fanshawec.ca
+82-10-4182-4239

 

Korea and Canada

  Jukyoung (Jake) Yoon,
  International Education Advisor
  jkyoon@fanshawec.ca
  519-452-4430 x5342

 

Philippines

  Inna Francheska Rana,
  International Education Advisor
  philippines@fanshawec.ca
  +63-918-959-9441

 

Vietnam

 Hanh Vu,
 International Education Advisor
 asean@fanshawec.ca
 +84-938-792-978

 

 

Europe, Africa, Middle East, Gulf States, Turkey

Ayşem Onar El-Hennawy,
Market Leader
aonar@fanshawec.ca
+90-531-308-8177

 

Europe

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

 

 

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