CANDICE LIPSKI
Journalist, Graduate of UBC's Master of Journalism Program
A BIT ABOUT ME
I grew up in the beautiful Okanagan in B.C. After completing a BA in Psychology at UBC in Kelowna, I pursued a Master's of Journalism at UBC in Vancouver. Then I moved to Saskatoon for my next adventure! I started working in radio at CBC here, and fell in love with it. I love people, and enjoy producing stories about interesting things going on in different communities. In my spare time I enjoy travelling, listening to true crime podcasts, and cooking for friends.
EXPERIENCE
January 2020 - Present
I'm an associate producer and show director (and occasional host) for Saskatoon's #1 radio show, Saskatoon Morning. I'm grateful to learn new, interesting things every single day! I've also spent time reporting and working with the Communications and social teams.
August 2016 - Present
I'm a managing editor on this project, which has created a database about Canadian LGBT history. My work has included XML encoding, biography and event writing, and database editing.
MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT
March - November 2020
I worked on a highly collaborative journalism project about the youth mental health crisis in North America. Learn more about Generation Distress here.
VICE PRESIDENT, STUDENT JOURNALISM ASSOCIATION
May 2019-May 2020
In this role, I coordinated the mentorship program, planned events, liaised with staff and students, and tried to make sure student voices were heard.
September 2019 - May 2020
We developed global-local stories about primary education over the course of 8 months. I travelled with a team to Kenya and reported on inclusive education.
VANCOUVER MAGAZINE
April 2019 - June 2019
I was fortunate to spend a few months interning with several CW Media publications, including VanMag, Western Living, and BC Living. I reported on events, food, and Vancouver life.
REPORTING IN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
January - May 2019
This UBC course encourages students to build relationships within an Indigenous community. My class partner and I reported on an Indigenous social enterprise called Nations Creations. Our class won a 2020 National Native Media Award (Best Multimedia, Student Division) for the series!
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
August 2017-August 2018
During my gap year between my undegrad and graduate degree, I worked as an assistant at a physiotherapy clinic. I acquired interpersonal and problem solving skills, as well as helped improve online systems.
