Irina Trouchenko

Irina Trouchenko has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. From 2010, they worked in marketing and business administration at UBC. Prior to that, from 2002 to 2009, they served as an international business development and marketing consultant for Irina Templeton & Associates, where they worked with multiple companies and focused on non-profit organizations in art and education. Starting in 2006, they held the position of business manager and artistic managing director at CCIS, where they utilized their marketing and creative experience. Irina also founded The Centre for Creative Initiatives and served as the executive director/artistic director at Creative Initiatives. In addition, Irina worked as a freelance director/producer for various theater, TV, and film productions. Irina also worked as a talent agent/director/producer at Russian Connections Agency. Irina Templeton & Associates (ITA) was another company where they were a principal and provided international business and trade development services primarily to Canadian companies looking to export overseas, specializing in Russia and Eastern Europe. Irina has also worked as a sound designer for Nakai Theatre.

Irina Trouchenko began their education in 1986 at the University of Art and Culture in Saint - Petersburg, Russia, where they earned a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Theatre. Irina then pursued a Certificate in Camera, Editing, Sound Operation and Editing, and Voice Over at Columbia Academy TV&VIDEO Production from 1997 to 1998. Additionally, they attended the British Columbia Institute of Technology from 2007 to 2011, focusing on Marketing Management specifically in Event Management. Irina also holds a Specialist Diploma in Enterprise Planning and Development, though the exact dates and the institution where they obtained it are not provided. In 2016, they obtained the Duolingo French Fluency: Beginner certification from Duolingo.