Indigenous Strategic Plan Executive Advisory Committee


Part of the Indigenous Strategic Plan (ISP) Guiding Network, an innovative, networked, Indigenous human-rights based model for ISP implementation support, the Indigenous Strategic Plan Executive Advisory Committee (ISPEAC):

  • Serves on a cross-campus basis: both UBC Okanagan and UBC Vancouver
  • Advises Indigenous Strategic Plan Coordinating Committee (ISPCC) on ISP priorities
  • Reviews implementation and progress reports
  • Provides recommendations on funding priorities and projects

Members of this committee are listed below, updated November 2023.

Member NameISPEAC RoleTitleCampus
1Adrienne VedanCo-Chair
Senior Advisor to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal on Indigenous Affairs
Senior Advisor to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal on Indigenous Affairs
Director, Indigenous Programs & Services
Okanagan
2Allison BeardsworthInterim Co-Chair
Associate Director, Strategic Indigenous Enrolment Initiatives
Associate Director, Strategic Indigenous Enrolment InitiativesCross-Campus, Vancouver focus
3(vacant)Director, First Nations House of LearningDirector, First Nations House of Learning
Professor, School of Nursing
Vancouver
4Joely ViveirosAssociate Director, First Nations House of LearningAssociate Director, First Nations House of LearningVancouver
5Allison GrimwoodInterim Associate Director, Office of Indigenous Strategic InitiativesAssociate Director, Office of Indigenous Strategic InitiativesCross-Campus
6Kristin PikeAssociate Director, Indigenous Programs & ServicesAssociate Director, Indigenous Programs & ServicesOkanagan
7Dory NasonIndigenous Faculty RepresentativeAssociate Professor of Teaching, Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies and Social Justice InstituteVancouver
8Andrea ReidIndigenous Faculty RepresentativeAssistant Professor, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Principal Investigator, Centre for Indigenous Fisheries
Vancouver
9Kerrie CharnleyIndigenous Faculty RepresentativeAssistant Professor of Teaching, English and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Creative and Critical StudiesOkanagan
10(vacant)Indigenous Faculty RepresentativeOkanagan
11(vacant)Indigenous Student Representative – UndergraduateOkanagan
12Noah ChenowethIndigenous Student Representative – GraduateMaster of Arts Student, Education
Graduate Academic Assistant, Indigenous Programs & Services
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies
Graduate Research Assistant, Community, Culture and Global Studies, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Okanagan
13Sabrina MoshenkoIndigenous Student Representative – UndergraduateBachelor of Arts Student, Sociology (minor: First Nations and Indigenous Studies)
Communications and Outreach Assistant, Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies
Vancouver
14Jessica SchaubIndigenous Student Representative – GraduatePhD Student, Oceanography, Institute of the Oceans and Fisheries, Faculty of ScienceVancouver
15(vacant)Indigenous Staff RepresentativeOkanagan
16Tanya BobIndigenous Staff RepresentativeAssociate Director and Practicum Coordinator, Institute for Critical Indigenous StudiesVancouver
17Jannik EikenaarNon-Indigenous Staff, Faculty, or Student RepresentativeAssociate Professor of Teaching, School of Engineering, Faculty of Applied ScienceOkanagan
18Janey LewNon-Indigenous Staff, Faculty, or Student RepresentativeSenior Educational Consultant, Indigenous Initiatives, Centre for Teaching, Learning and TechnologyVancouver
19Claire SarsonIndigenous Strategic Programming Manager, Office of Indigenous Strategic InitiativesIndigenous Strategic Programming Manager, Office of Indigenous Strategic InitiativesCross-Campus
20Lerato ChondomaIndigenous Research Support Initiative RepresentativeAssociate Director, Indigenous Research Support Initiative, Office of the Vice President Research & InnovationVancouver
21Amy PerreaultCentre for Teaching, Learning and Technology, Indigenous Initiatives RepresentativeSenior Strategist, Indigenous Initiatives, Centre for Teaching, Learning and TechnologyVancouver
22Tricia LoganResidential School History & Dialogue Centre RepresentativeInterim Academic Director, Indian Residential School History & Dialogue CentreVancouver
23Bernard PerleyCritical Indigenous Studies RepresentativeDirector, Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies
Associate Professor, Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies
Vancouver
24Brad WuetherickCentre for Teaching and Learning RepresentativeAssociate Provost, Academic ProgramsOkanagan
25(vacant)Indigenous Studies RepresentativeOkanagan
26Matthew EvendenAssociate Vice President Research & InnovationAssociate Vice President Research & Innovation
Professor, Geography, Faculty of Arts
Vancouver
27Rella NgAssociate Vice President Enrolment Services & RegistrarAssociate Vice President Enrolment Services & RegistrarCross-Campus
28Carolyn Rhee-ThompsonFinancial RepresentativeFinance Director, Vice President Finance & Operations and Vice President Human ResourcesVancouver
29(vacant)Human Resources Representative
30Dee Dee SungAlumni Engagement RepresentativeAlumni Engagement RepresentativeVancouver
31(vacant)Program Coordinator, Office of Indigenous Strategic InitiativesProgram Coordinator, Office of Indigenous Strategic InitiativesCross-Campus
32(vacant)Vice-President, Students RepresentativeCross-Campus
33Dana-Lyn MackenzieSenior Manager, EDI and Indigeneity, Faculty of Applied ScienceSenior Manager, EDI and Indigeneity, Faculty of Applied ScienceCross-Campus
34Alice Te Punga SomervilleProfessor, Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies and English Language and LiteratureDiscretionary SeatVancouver