Dr. Finlay supports institution-wide efforts to create a supportive environment for working, learning and living where respect, diversity, opportunity and inclusion are valued. These values are central to social sustainability for all members of the university community.
Aftab builds the social and institutional infrastructure to enable members of the UBC community(s) to work with their conflicts as they naturally and inevitably emerge.
Tracy’s work supports university partners in identifying strengths, challenges and opportunities for creating a system-wide culture of inclusion at UBC.
Asmin provides project management support, ensuring projects are advanced on schedule and within project scope.
Maureen provides project management support to Student Diversity Initiative, ensuring projects are advanced on schedule and within project scope.
Marko is responsible for developing and implementing communication strategies that engage the campus community in activities of the Equity & Inclusion Office, and help advance and demonstrate UBC’s commitment to excellence, diversity, and inclusion.
Charlene works in areas of needs assessments, strategic planning, program and policy development, and monitoring and evaluation efforts in support of evidence-based decision-making.
In the Administration Manager role, Theresa is responsible for providing confidential executive administrative and operation support to the Associate Vice-President (AVP), and works closely with senior members of the Equity & Inclusion Office (EIO).
Elsie provides strategic planning, monitoring, and evaluation support for EIO initiatives to enhance utility and accessibility, build capacity, and facilitate collective learning.
Emma provides research and other support for strategic planning initiatives with a special focus on the Inclusion Action Plan.
Lucy provides strategic support with primary responsibility for the research, development, implementation and analysis of diversity related to the student experience within the Faculty of Arts.
Zenia is a Planning & Evaluation Strategist with the Student Diversity Initiative. Her work is focused on student diversity topics within Enrolment Services.
Jenica Frisque is passionate about fostering inclusion at UBC Okanagan through the delivery and facilitation of programs, and conversations that raise awareness of and embed the values of equity, diversity, intercultural understanding and mutual respect in the fabric of the campus and the wider community.
| Hélène supports system change initiatives related to gender diversity and, in partnership with CTLT, helps promote equity, diversity and inclusion in teaching and learning spaces. |
Louise supports and coordinates University-wide engagement efforts related to the updating of UBC’s Employment Equity Plan, the development of the Canada Research Chair Program Equity & Diversity Action Plan, and relevant areas of the EIO and UBC strategic plan.
Maryam’s works centres around supporting strategic interventions that foster opportunities for faculty and staff to engage with issues of equity and diversity.
Working closely with the Director of Dialogue & Conflict Engagement at EIO, and in partnership with a number of colleagues across the institution, Roshni provides information, support, referrals and resources to members of the UBC community who believe they may have a human-rights based discrimination or harassment concern.
Tasha works with the facilitation team to offer workshops, training, and resources around social justice, and creating welcoming and inclusive spaces on campus.
Tora supports the data needs of the EIO, as well as requests for equity, diversity, and inclusion related data from the rest of the university.
Will assists the Dialogue & Conflict Engagement framework on how to engage with conflict at UBC and how to account for it in future strategies.
Rachael E. Sullivan delivers educational programming in the areas of gender and sexual diversity, student leadership and Active Bystander interventions.
William provides leadership and capacity-building support in educational programming and strategic initiatives that address institutional access and equity gaps impacting racialized student experiences and diverse student success.
Hanae leads the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of programs to enhance the UBC teaching and learning community’s capacity in creating inclusive and equitable classroom environments across UBC.
Erica supports the development and implementation of communication strategies at the Equity & Inclusion Office.