Contact Information:

Telephone: 1-613-237-4820

Toll-free: 1-877-313-6133 (from North-America only)

Fax:1-613-237-1073

Mailing Address:

220 Laurier Avenue West – Suite 1550

Ottawa, ON, K1P5Z9

Canada

 

Director

Ms. Kemale Pinar, Director, United States Operations | kpinar@cbie.ca | Ext. 254

The Director is responsible for the overall administration of the program in the United States, including all academic and social concerns, academic monitoring and progress reports, communication with the Ministry and sponsor representatives.

 

Academic Managers

For an alphabetical listing of Academic Managers sorted by US States, see our Directory.

Jamie Swofford, Academic Manager | jswofford@cbie.ca | Ext. 275 

Medical Residency Doctors for students living in the following States:

Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Louisiana, Florida, Indiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee

Sasha Tremblay, Academic Manager | stremblay@cbie.ca | Ext. 269

Medical Residency Doctors for students living in the following States: Connecticut,

Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia

Medical Residency Doctors and all other students in Massachusetts

Francesca Alesi, Academic Manager | falesi@cbie.ca | Ext. 270

Students who are attending institutions in Connecticut, Maine,  New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York,  Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont

Sarah Levinson, Academic Manager | slevinson@cbie.ca | Ext. 272

Students who are attending institutions in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, and West Virginia

Emily Pacheco, Academic Manager | epacheco@cbie.ca | Ext. 271

Students who are attending institutions in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming

Deidre Serrano, Academic Manager | dserrano@cbie.ca | Ext. 273

Students who are attending institutions in Ohio, Texas, Alabama, and Louisiana

Eric Sonnenberg, Academic Manager | esonnenberg@cbie.ca | Ext. 274

Students who are attending institutions in Colorado (all regions except Fort Collins, Greely, Golden)

Amira Ismail, Academic Manager | aismail@cbie.ca | Ext. 227

Students who are attending institutions in Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wisconsin

Sophie Teasdale, Academic Manager | steasdale@cbie.ca | Ext. 276

Students who are attending institutions in Indiana, Illinois, Colorado (Fort Collins and Greely, Golden), and Missouri

 

The Academic Manager is responsible for the overall progress and academic monitoring of students from the time the student arrives in the U.S., including the following:

  • Overseeing the placement activities

  • Approval of students’ transfers from one institution to another

  • Approval of students’ change of programs after consultation with the Ministry

  • Approval of the start of funding of new students based on instructions from Ministry

  • Approval of the suspension of funding and termination of sponsorships

  • Approval of entitlements for educational equipment, conferences, field trips and other similar requests and seeks the approval of the Ministry for funding

  • Review and approval of all expenses presented by students prior to payment by CBIE

  • Review of students’ requests for extensions and submission of requests to the Ministry for approval

  • Issuing of sponsorship letters

  • Communication with the Ministry on behalf of students

  • Communication and follow-up with the Ministry on behalf of CBIE on academic matters, recommendations and outstanding issues.

Program Administrator areas of responsibility:

Mr. James McCallum, Program Administrator | jmccallum@cbie.ca | Ext. 261

  • New student registration
  • Heath insurance matters

Ms. Nadine Miville, Program Administrator | nmiville@cbie.ca | Ext. 268

  • Requests for reimbursements
  • Adding new dependents

Ms. Penny Jarman, Program Administrator | pjarman@cbie.ca | Ext. 224

  • Tuition payments

Mr. Jean-Francis Best, Program Administrator | jbest@cbie.ca | Ext. 255

  • Tuition payments

Mr. Brad Peck, Program Administrator | bpeck@cbie.ca | Ext. 239

  • ESL Dependants
  • Placement support

 




                    





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