You can't be what you can't see -- Many people come into university with certain careers in mind, and many people work in careers they never considered after university.

In this episode, Rob and Vivian are joined by Dean Rickey Yada, the current Dean of the Faculty of Land and Food Systems (LFS), and also a Food Science alumnus from the Faculty! Today he'll be talking about how he became the Dean, what he researched during his master's and PhD, and how he got to work with Vickie Kerr from Miss Vickie's chips!

(2:28) How it all started

(10:47) Working at the University of Guelph

(13:04) Becoming the Dean of LFS

(17:33) Dean Yada's research interests

(22:30) Working with Vickie Kerr at Miss Vickie's

(26:34) How Dean Yada finds the energy to be present for everyone in the Faculty

(28:47) Dean Yada's philosophy for treating others

(29:58) What Dean Yada wish he knew in first-year