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.
Brian Nelson
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.
Silvia D’Addario, PhD
Director
Campus: UBC Vancouver
Team: Strategic Partnerships & Capacity Building
Silvia has over ten years of progressive experience in leadership roles in the post-secondary sector, holding roles focused on advancing equity, diversity, global citizenship education and community inclusion.
Arun Mohan
Director, Human Rights
Campus: UBC Vancouver
Team: Human Rights
Arun and his team nurture dialogue, education, informal resolution of matters, and referrals for UBC community members regarding their human rights-based discrimination and harassment concerns.
Arig al Shaibah, Ph.D.
Associate Vice-President, Equity and Inclusion
Campus: UBC Vancouver
Team: Leadership
Dr. Arig al Shaibah has broad and deep experiences advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in community and in higher education, where she has worked to action commitments to addressing systemic inequities, promoting intercultural dialogue, and fostering accessible, inclusive, and dignified learning and working spaces where campus community members can thrive.