Alex Norfolk

Alex Norfolk joined the Borders in Globalization (BIG) project in February 2016 as a Researcher and Special Projects Coordinator. In November 2017 he completed his MA in Community Development at UVic's School of Public Administration, where his thesis explored the Private Sponsorship of Refugees program in Canada. His work with BIG has focused on cross-border efforts to combat human trafficking in the Pacific Northwest, as well as pre-clearance policy in Southern Vancouver Island. Prior to his work with the BIG project, Alex spent three years in Vietnam, where he worked with a local grassroots children’s charity in the city of Hanoi. Following this, Alex took an internship in the monitoring and evaluation department at Trickle Up, a microfinance organization based out of New York. He is also currently a member of the Quadra-Hillside Neighbourhood Small Grants Committee, helping to implement the Victoria Foundation’s Small Neighbourhoods Grants program each summer.