Faculty and staff

Sophie Farmani is an LTA instructor at University of the Fraser Valley. She holds Master of Science in Management degree from Ryerson University, a Master of Arts in English Literature, and a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature. She received Ontario Graduate Scholarship ($15,000) while at Ryerson University. Her teaching methodology is student-centered as she strives to create a positive learning environment where all students have the opportunity to thrive and become life-long learners.

Sophie comes with a mix of both teaching and industry experience. She has over 10 years of experience in various business projects in Canadian and International organizations from Car Manufacturing companies, Power Plant development and execution, to fast paced IT Projects Department in Telecom industry.

She also has cumulatively 10 years of experience in teaching different areas of Business as well as English as Second Language. Her experience in teaching Business encompasses courses such as Introduction to Business, Business Process Management, Business and Society, Strategic Marketing, Sustainable Tourism, and Human Resources.

Sophie’s research interests are mainly focused on Business Sustainability. In 2019, her research on “Tourism Stakeholders’ Perspectives towards Sustainable Tourism in Toronto” was presented at the Travel and Tourism Research Association Conference (TTRA Europe) in Bournemouth, UK and she has an accepted abstract with International Journal of Tourism Cities (she is currently working on the article).

Courses recently taught at UFV:

• BUS 100 – Introduction to Business
• BUS 353 – Business Process Management
• BUS 400 – Business and Society
• BUS 457 – Project Management