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Indigenous Commitments Committee Membership

2025-2026

Voting Members

ConstituencyMemberTermRenewal
Provost and Vice President, Academic (Acting)Claire GroganN/A
Director, Indigenous Education and EngagementLillian Morton (Chair)N/A
Elder - Cowichan CampusVacantN/A
Elder - Nanaimo CampusGeraldine MansonN/A
Elder - tiwšɛmawtxw CampusEugene LouieN/A
DeanSungchul Choi3 yearsSpring 2027
Faculty Representative, Academic and Career PreparationVacant3 yearsSpring 2026
Faculty Representative, Arts and Humanities Collette Jones3 yearsSpring 2027
Faculty Representative, EducationVacant3 yearsSpring 2026
Faculty Representative, Health Sciences and Human ServicesTina Pereza Rolls3 yearsSpring 2027
Faculty Representative, ManagementJaylene Murray3 yearsSpring 2027
Faculty Representative, Science and TechnologyCatherine Thomson3 yearsSpring 2026
Faculty Representative, Social SciencesElizabeth McLin3 yearsSpring 2026
Faculty Representative, Trades and Applied TechnologyVacant3 yearsSpring 2027
Senate Faculty RepresentativeUrsula Filis3 yearsSpring 2027

Indigenous Navigator / Advisor / Counsellor

Jennifer Christoffersen (Vice Chair)3 yearsSpring 2027

Student Representative

Hyla McQuaid1 yearSpring 2026

Student Representative

Vacant1 yearSpring 2026

Support Staff Representative

Vacant3 yearsSpring 2027

Community Members

Loretta Hopkins2 yearsSpring 2026

Community Members

Grace Elliott-Nielsen2 yearsSpring 2026

Community Members

Vacant2 yearsSpring 2026

Indigenous Alum

Heather Burke3 yearsSpring 2027

Resource Persons (non-voting)

ConstituencyMembersTermRenewal
President (Interim)Dennis JohnstonN/A
Chief LibrarianDavid AlexanderN/A
Associate Vice President, Diversity, Equity, and Human RightsDavid PatersonN/A
Strategic Planning and InitiativesKendra StiwichN/A

Support