Jane Jae-Kyung Shin

Jane (she/her) is currently Vice President of Students and Community Development at Vancouver Community College. From 2013 to 2017, Jane represented the electoral constituency of Burnaby-Lougheed in the 40th Parliament of British Columbia as MLA, becoming the first Canadian of Korean descent in Canada to be elected to a Provincial Legislative Assembly. She served a number of roles in Opposition, as Deputy Spokesperson for Tourism, Arts & Culture, Immigration, Intergovernmental Relations, Trade and Multiculturalism, and as Spokesperson for Small Business.

Jane was named one of Canada’s Top 25 Immigrants in 2019 by the Canadian Immigrant Magazine and Royal Bank of Canada’s national people’s choice award, and also received the B.C. Achievement Community Award in 2021 from the Offices of the Premier and Lieutenant Governor of B.C.

Jane holds a medical doctorate (MD), a Master of Education (MEd), and is presently pursuing her PhD in Leadership & Higher Education.