He volunteers so much for the university, people think it's his job.
Andrew Seabrook is the president of the UNBC Alumni Association but his day job is financial advisor at Allan Johnson Financial Group.
All the time he puts in at the school on the hill is voluntary.
Seabrook is three years into his presidency and worked his way from member at large in 2010 to director and then vice president and now president.
"One of the primary roles as president is to be part of the convocation ceremony and give the address to the graduating class," said Seabrook, who graduated from UNBC with a bachelor of commerce degree in 2009. "I also represent alumni at the board level, giving alumni a voice within the university and representing alumni at events both at the university and throughout the community."
It all started when Seabrook got on the committee to organize the athletics golf tournament.
"It used to be run out of the alumni office and I used to play on the men's soccer team so I was aware of the tournament and had been asked to sit on the organizing committee," he said. "So after I sat on the golf tournament organizing committee I was kinda recruited into the board."
He spent a couple of years at the helm of the golf tournament organizing committee as one of his early volunteer roles with the alumni association.
"I collaborated with the golf course staff to organize the event at Aberdeen Glen, and connected with sponsors and the volunteer committee to figure out the logistics of the event," Seabrook said about the Texas Scramble event. "It gave me some good experience with event planning."
Busy father Seabrook said he still leaves his sons Gareth, 3, and Callum, 2, birthday party planning to his wife, Kimberley despite his event planning savvy.
Seabrook said he volunteers for special events in addition to his alumni volunteering and particularly enjoyed his time at the Canada Games but with his third child on the way, he and Kimberley are preparing for an even busier time ahead so the focus will be on the alumni association and then most likely any other volunteer efforts will go to coaching little league sports as his family grows.
Most recently, through his role as president of the alumni association Seabrook now sits on an advisory board on advancement for the university board of governors. The advisory board meets quarterly and the focus is on fundraising, supporting philanthropy and encouraging alumni engagement.
"I think it's important to give back and so far it's been mostly to the university," said Seabrook. "I see myself continuing to be involved in community boards and different initiatives in the future."
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