Faculty

RYAN ANDERSON, BBA, MBA, LLB (2005)
Office: TBA
Tel: 604 780 8764
E-mail: randerson@harrisco.com

Ryan Anderson has studied and practiced in the area of Human Resource Management and Labour/Employment Law for over ten years. Ryan has taught the Labour Relations course (Comm 392) in the Commerce Program at Capilano University since 2001. He has also been an instructor in the business faculties of SFU and UBC.

Ryan received his Bachelor of Business Administration, with a specialization in Human Resource Management, from SFU in 1997. In 1999, he received his MBA from SFU, with a focus in labour relations. During that program, Ryan published a research project titled, "An Evaluation of the Efficacy of the B.C. Labour Relations Board Remedial Certification Provisions."  Prior to attending law school, Ryan worked for a large crown corporation in British Columbia, where he gained invaluable experience as a management-side labour relations advisor. Ryan received his LL.B. from UBC in 2005. He began working at Harris & Company as a summer student in 2003 and, after articling with the firm, was called to the BC Bar and became an associate lawyer in May of 2006.
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C.S. LUM, B.Econ. (Hons.) (Malaya), MPA (Harvard), MA, PhD (SFU)  (On Leave)
Office: Fir 451
Tel: 2523
E-mail: cslum@capilanou.ca

Dr. C.S. Lum is on leave this semester.  He teaches Econ 207 - Managerial Economics - and Introduction to Finance (COMM 298) for the Commerce Program. His industry experience includes being the Chief Economist of a brokerage firm in Asia. Currently Lum sits on a Board of Directors for a Investment Management company in London, England which invests in the emerging markets economies. He is doing a research project on corporate governance in banks in Asia for the Asian Development Bank Institute in Tokyo. He loves good jokes, good friends and a lovely dinner.

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KENNETH V. TOWSON, B.Sc.(Mathematics), M.Sc.(Mathematics) (SFU)
Office: Fir 475
Tel: 2446
E-mail: ktowson@capilanou.ca

Ken Towson teaches Comm 290/291 - Quantitative Methods and Statistics (as well as Business Calculus for pre-Commerce students). He has been teaching at Capilano University since Fall 1973 with a joint appointment in both Commerce and Mathematics & Statistics. Ken was the original developer of the Commerce program in 1980 and has taught in it ever since its inception in 1981. He is extremely interested in sports statistics and sports trivia (constructs and manages the annual Commerce hockey pool), classic rock and blues (and music trivia) and collects Old Time Radio shows in mp3.

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JANET C.E. WATERS, BA (Hons.), MA, PhD (SFU)
Office: Fir 409
Tel: 2475
E-mail: jawaters@capilanou.ca

Dr. Janet Waters has taught Organizational Behaviour for the Commerce program since 1990 and has been teaching psychology courses at Capilano University since 1987. Her research and teaching interests in psychology are in the areas of emotion, cognition and personality, and she also explores these topics in writing science fiction. In OB, she is most interested in the topics of ethics, leadership, and stress in organizations. In this post-Enron 21st century global economy, there is a desperate need for ethical leadership in the public & private sector organizations on which our society depends. Her most frequent comment in teaching OB is "It depends!" The fun is in discovering what those contingencies are.

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JUDITH WATSON, B.Admin. (Brock), CMA
Office: CE362
Tel: 2345
E-mail: jwatson@capilanou.ca

Judith Watson is currently teaching Managerial Accounting (294) in the Commerce program, but has also taught Financial Accounting (293) and Capital Markets (297). She is also an instructor in the Capilano University School of Business, where in addition to teaching a variety of courses in Finance, Financial Accounting and Management Accounting, she co-coaches Capilano's team in the Business Simulation Competition. After spending several years in the public sector, including time as an auditor with Revenue Canada, Judith started her own business providing managerial accounting and accounting system services to clients in both the manufacturing and service sectors. Judith has been a marker/instructor/facilitator with the Society of Management Accountants of B.C. since 1982 and currently is teaching in the CMA FastTrack program. Twice a year, she facilitates the CMA Entrance Examinations sessions, preparing students for their professional examinations. On the weekends when she is not at CMA sessions, you can usually find her at one of the local soccer pitches, baseball diamonds or field hockey venues cheering on one of her son's or her daughter's teams. Judith likes to ski, golf, attend Canuck games and gamble in Ken Towson's hockey pool. Judith enjoys music and, fulfilling a long held wish, finally started piano lessons last year. She frequently travels to the Okanagan where she can be found spending too much money at the wineries.

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JOHN WILSON, B.Comm. (UBC), CA
Office: CE366
Tel: 1760
E-mail: jwilson@capilanou.ca

John Wilson teaches in both the Commerce and the Business Admin programs. In the Commerce program, he has taught UBC's equivalent to Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting and Introduction to Business courses, and has been a convenor of the program. John is a graduate of UBC's (5 year) B.Comm degree. He became a CA in 1976, receiving the silver medal for second highest mark on the Uniform Final Exams in BC. John worked with Cooper Lybrand (now PriceWaterhouseCoopers) for nine years, specializing in Computer Assisted Auditing and Small Business Clients, one of Canada's first designated Computer Information System Auditors (CISA). John joined Capilano University in 1983 as an instructor in both the Commerce and the Business Administration programs. He has been a member of the executive of the Capilano University Faculty Association for over 15 years and is a negotiator and contract administrator. John has also served as a trustee of the College Pension Plan, and as the Chair or Vice Chair of the British Columbia Pension Corporation board of directors.

Outside of Capilano University John is very active in his local congregation of the United Church of Canada, and enjoys building and renovating. He has been restoring a 1922 board and bat cottage in Point Roberts. John's main phrase for students is THINK LAZY - John defines LAZY as getting the best possible outcome with the least amount of effort. The key is the best possible outcome.

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MAHAK YASERI, BA (Hons.) (Thames), MA (Sask.)
Commerce Convenor
Office: FR 501D
Tel: 2518
E-mail: myaseri@capilanou.ca 

Mahak has taught at University of Saskatchewan, St. Peter’s College, Munster, Saskatchewan, BCIT and Langara College. She joined Capilano in 1994, and has taught in the Economics and Commerce Departments. Her areas of interest include Banking and Financial Markets.

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