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Indigenous Commitments Committee Membership

2026-2027

Voting members

PositionMemberTermRenewal
Provost and Vice President, Academic (Interim)Claire GroganN/A 
Director, Indigenous Education and EngagementNaomi BobN/A 
Elder, Cowichan CampusVacantN/A 
Elder, Nanaimo CampusVacantN/A 
Elder, tiwšɛmawtxw CampusEugene LouieN/A 
DeanSungchul Choi3 yearsSpring 2028
Faculty Representative, Academic and Career PreparationSara Fulla3 yearsSpring 2029
Faculty Representative, Arts and Humanities Collette Jones3 yearsSpring 2027
Faculty Representative, EducationHayden Kenneth Taylor3 yearsSpring 2029
Faculty Representative, Health Sciences and Human ServicesTina Pereza Rolls3 yearsSpring 2027
Faculty Representative, ManagementJaylene Murray3 yearsSpring 2027
Faculty Representative, Science and TechnologyVacant3 yearsSpring 2029
Faculty Representative, Social SciencesVacant3 yearsSpring 2029
Faculty Representative, Trades and Applied TechnologyChristine Godlonton3 yearsSpring 2027
Senate Faculty RepresentativeUrsula Filis (Vice Chair)3 yearsSpring 2027
Indigenous Navigator / Advisor / CounsellorJennifer Christoffersen (Chair)3 yearsSpring 2027
Student RepresentativeVacant1 yearSpring 2027
Student RepresentativeVacant1 yearSpring 2027
Support Staff RepresentativeVacant3 yearsSpring 2027
Community MembersVacant2 yearsSpring 2028
Community MembersVacant2 yearsSpring 2028
Community MembersVacant2 yearsSpring 2028
Indigenous AlumHeather Burke3 yearsSpring 2027

 

Resource members (non-voting)

ConstituencyMembersTermRenewal
President (Interim)Dennis JohnstonN/A 
Chief Librarian (Interim)Lara WrightN/A 
 Diversity, Equity, and Human Rights OfficeMorgan BullN/A 
Strategic Planning and InitiativesKendra StiwichN/A 

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