Kara Ellison
Human Rights Advisor
Campus: UBC Okanagan
Team: Human Rights
Kara provides impartial human rights advice and information to all members of the UBC community.
Jessy Santana
Equity & Inclusion Strategist
Campus: UBC Vancouver
Team: Strategic Partnerships & Capacity Building
Jessy is an Equity & Inclusion Strategist with over 13 years of experience in learning and development across the US, China and Canada.
Alberta Rugoiyo
Equity & Inclusion Strategist
Campus: UBC Vancouver
Team: Strategic Partnerships & Capacity Building
Alberta’s work supports Anti-Racism and Anti-oppression practices within communities with individuals.
Inas Ettayebi
Strategist, Institutional Initiatives
Campus: UBC Vancouver
Team: Planning & Evaluation
Inas excels at blending smart planning skills with a strong understanding of how to deliver services effectively. Her professional path showcases her adeptness at transforming overarching objectives into actionable, growth-driven strategies that enhance operational efficiency.
Mahta Khoshnam Tehrani
Manager, Data, Analytics, Reporting & Evaluation
Campus: UBC Vancouver
Team: Planning & Evaluation
Mahta provides support for data-informed planning, implementation, and evaluation of institutional initiatives and for reporting on progress and outcomes of strategic plans related to promoting EDI.
Rebekah Chotem
Project Manager, Institutional Initiatives
Campus: UBC Vancouver
Team: Planning & Evaluation
Rebekah provides project management support for the StEAR Framework and roadmap to change, as well as the CRC EDI Action Plan and other projects within the Equity and Inclusion office.
Ikechukwu Ibebugwu
Project Manager, Institutional Initiatives
Campus: UBC Okanagan
Team: Planning & Evaluation
As a Project Manager, Ike manages small to large-scale projects to advance work around one of UBC’s guiding principles, promoting equity, anti-racism.
Brian Nelson (on leave)
Administrative Coordinator
Campus: UBC Vancouver
Team: Administrations
Brian provides complex administrative support to individuals and teams within the Equity & Inclusion Office.
Vanessa Hogan
Executive Assistant
Campus: UBC Vancouver
Team: Administrations
Vanessa provides executive admin support for the AVP and EIO.
Dharshi Lacey
Director, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Anti-racism
Campus: UBC Okanagan
Team: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Anti-racism
Dharshi comes to this role with 20+ years of experience in the nonprofit sector. She brings a deep commitment to equity work, striving to shift the work from project work to systems work, challenging people and systems to apply a critical equity lens to their policies, practices, language and mindsets.