The Equity Leads are appointed by their respective Vice-Presidents or Deans from the faculty/divisional leadership to lead justice, equity, diversity, inclusion and indigenization (JEDII) actions across the division/faculty.
2023/2024 Equity Leads
Faculty of Applied Science
Sheryl Staub-French
Associate Dean, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
ssf@civil.ubc.ca
Dana-Lyn Mackenzie
Senior Manager, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Indigeneity
danalyn.mackenzie@ubc.ca
Alon Eisenstein
Assistant Professor, Teaching
School of Engineering
UBCO
alon.eisenstein@ubc.ca
Laura Patterson
Professor of Teaching
School of Engineering
UBCO
laura.patterson@ubc.ca
Faculty of Arts
Renisa Mawani
Associate Dean, Equity, Innovation, and Strategy & Canada Research Chair, Colonial Legal Histories
renisa@mail.ubc.ca
Sauder School of Business
Katherine White
Senior Associate Dean, Equity and Diversity
katherine.white@ubc.ca
Ani Hosepyan
Assistant Dean, People & Organizational Development
ani.hosepyan@sauder.ubc.ca
Faculty of Dentistry
Diego Ardenghi
Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
ardenghi@dentistry.ubc.ca
Mario Brondani
Chair, Division of Dental Public Health & Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
brondani@dentistry.ubc.ca
Lydia (Jialin) Chen
Assistant Manager, Curriculum and Programs
lydia.chen@dentistry.ubc.ca
Faculty of Education
Reginald D’Silva
Associate Dean, Equity & Strategic Programs
reginald.dsilva@ubc.ca
Faculty of Forestry
Hisham Zerriffi
Associate Dean, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
hisham.zerriffi@ubc.ca
Leslie Fernandez
Associate Director, Administration & Operations
leslie.fernandez@ubc.ca
Faculty of Health & Social Development
Rishma Chooniedass
Assistant Professor, Teaching
School of Nursing
and
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Advisor to the Dean
UBCO
rishma.chooniedass@ubc.ca
Faculty of Land & Food Systems
Dana-Lyn Mackenzie
Senior Manager, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Indigeneity
danalyn.mackenzie@ubc.ca
Faculty of Medicine
Mai Yasue
Associate Director, Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Office
mai.yasue@ubc.ca
Christine Speers
Organizational Development Manager
christine.speers@ubc.ca
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Clara Ng
Assistant Dean, Operations and Strategic Initiatives
clara.ng@ubc.ca
Faculty of Science
Stephanie van Willigenburg
Associate Dean, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
stephvw@science.ubc.ca
Chase Mason
Assistant Professor
UBCO
cmason03@mail.ubc.ca
Gema Rodríguez-Pérez
Assistant Professor
UBCO
gerope@mail.ubc.ca
Provost & Vice-President, Academic
Patrizia Todaro
Director, Human Resources
patrizia.todaro@ubc.ca
Debbie Hart
Senior Manager, Strategic Projects
debbie.hart@ubc.ca
Lucy Li
Associate Director, Strategic Implementation
lucy.li@ubc.ca
Dave Shorthouse
Executive Director, Academic Initiatives
david.shorthouse@ubc.ca
Electra Eleftheriadou
Educational Consultant, Inclusion
Centre for Teaching and Learning & Office of the Provost, UBCO
electra.eleftheriadou@ubc.ca
Vice-President, Development and Alumni Engagement
Charlene Phung
EDI Specialist
charlene.phung@ubc.ca
Vice-President, External Relations
Courtnae Cameron
Events Assistant, Ceremonies & Events
courtnae.cameron@ubc.ca
Gabriella Scali
Manager, Community Programs & Outreach
gabriella.scali@ubc.ca
Vice-President, Finance & Operations
Jenniffer Sheel
Director, Municipal Services, Facilities
jen.sheel@ubc.ca
Erin Kastner
Manager, Geospatial Information
erin.kastner@ubc.ca
John Mendes
Financial Analyst
john.mendes@ubc.ca
Vice-President Health
Patrizia Todaro
Director, Human Resources
patrizia.todaro@ubc.ca
Vice-President, Human Resources
Trystan Anderson
Inclusive Hiring Facilitator
trystan.anderson@ubc.ca
Paul Bharaj
Executive Director, Talent Acquisition
paul.bharaj@ubc.ca
Vice-President, Research & Innovation
Greg Martyn
Director, Portfolio Research & Innovation
greg.martyn@ubc.ca
Patrizia Todaro
Director, Human Resources
patrizia.todaro@ubc.ca
Vice-President, Students
Samantha Reid
Executive Director
samantha.reid@ubc.ca