Leonel Roldan-Flores

Leonel Roldan-Flores is Associate Vice President, International Education, and serves as a member of the College's Senior Management Team. In this position, Leonel oversees all activities of international engagement at Douglas College, including international enrolment and studies, domestic student participation in exchanges and field schools, and international partnerships. Leonel also helps develop applied academic programs for both domestic and international students.

Leonel joined the College in 2021 and has over 20 years of experience in international engagement, both in the postsecondary and government sectors. Before coming to Douglas, Leonel was the Director of UNBC International and the Associate Director of the International Office at UBC. Leonel began his career in the Alberta public service in the area of economic development and trade policy. He later worked in the BC public service in market development, trade, and investment attraction.

Leonel was born in Guatemala and received his BA (Political Economy) from Concordia University of Edmonton and an MSc (Politics of Development - Latin America) from the London School of Economics.