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The EOAS Main Office staff will be working remotely as much as possible, and will only be in the office occasionally unless and until the current situation changes.

The Main Office can still be accessed by key card as normal, but the front entrance to the office will be locked, and mail and other deliveries will be delayed or temporarily re-routed to Stores. If you have concerns about a particular delivery, please let us know and we can help you coordinate with Campus Mail. Outgoing mail should be left with Stores.

Stores (basement of the EOAS Main Building) will remain open unless the situation changes, and can be reached at stores@eoas.ubc.ca .

Compstaff can be reached by the usual means at helpdesk@eoas.ubc.ca.

Admin staff can be reached remotely as follows:

• PHILIPPE TORTELL, DEPARTMENT HEAD head@eoas.ubc.ca
• HAZEL EVANGELISTA, HEAD’S COORDINATOR headsec@eoas.ubc.ca
• RENEE HAGGART, DIRECTOR rhaggart@eoas.ubc.ca
• DAPHNE FOGELMAN, HR MANAGER daphne.fogelman@ubc.ca
• KIMBERLY TIETJEN, OFFICE SUPPORT ktietjen@eoas.ubc.ca
• IAN AYERAS, UNDERGRADUATE COORDINATOR iayers@eoas.ubc.ca
• ALICIA WARKENTIN, GRADUATE COORDINATOR awarkentin@eoas.ubc.ca
• KATHY SCOTT, FINANCE MANAGER kscott@eoas.ubc.ca
• YOSHIKO KIMURA, FINANCE SPECIALIST ykimura@eoas.ubc.ca

FOR BUILDING AND OTHER FACILITIES ISSUES:

• TIM MORGAN tmorgan@eoas.ubc.ca 604-362-7988

Thank you for your understanding and stay safe!

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