Kirsten Nicholson is the Executive Director, Development at the University of British Columbia (UBC) where she oversees fundraising for six units, including Corporate and Foundation Relations; Regional and Global Development; and the Faculties of Forestry, Land and Food Systems, Science, and Applied Science. She began working in major gift fundraising at UBC in 2001 and has worked in various roles in faculty and centrally based units. She was recently the Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations. After working as an Associate Investment Advisor at RBC Dominion Securities, Nicholson’s fundraising career includes working at the Arts Club Theatre and the BC Cancer Foundation. She holds a BA from UBC and has a Certificate in Fundraising Management from BCIT.