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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 PreparationSara Fulla3 yearsSpring 2026
Faculty Representative, Arts and Humanities Collette Jones3 yearsSpring 2027
Faculty Representative, EducationHayden Taylor3 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 TechnologyChristine Godlonton3 yearsSpring 2027
Senate Faculty RepresentativeUrsula Filis3 yearsSpring 2027
Indigenous Navigator / Advisor / CounsellorJennifer Christoffersen (Vice Chair)3 yearsSpring 2027
Student RepresentativeHyla McQuaid1 yearSpring 2026
Student RepresentativeVacant1 yearSpring 2026
Support Staff RepresentativeVacant3 yearsSpring 2027
Community MembersLoretta Hopkins2 yearsSpring 2026
Community MembersGrace Elliott-Nielsen2 yearsSpring 2026
Community MembersVacant2 yearsSpring 2026
Indigenous AlumHeather 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 

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