Discover the diversity of expertise in the Equity & Inclusion Office and find who best to connect with.
Leadership Team
The following staff comprise the EIO leadership team:
As a member of the President’s and Provosts’ leadership teams, the Associate Vice-President, Equity and Inclusion, serves as UBC’s senior most “cabinet-level diversity officer” (CDO), responsible for overseeing the university’s Equity & Inclusion Offices and championing strategic, pan-institutional equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) priorities across both Vancouver and Okanagan campuses.
Elsie provides strategic planning, monitoring, and evaluation support for EIO initiatives to enhance utility and accessibility, build capacity, and facilitate collective learning.
Jay responds to human rights concerns raised by members of the UBC community.
Maï has 13 years of experience as a faculty member in conservation at a small teaching-focused university. Within various leadership roles (eg. Head of Social Sciences) she chaired the first diversity and equity committee, helped develop faculty hiring policies, revised faculty review processes, developed admissions procedures, hired and mentored faculty and taught over 50 student-centered and engaging classes. Her degrees are in Zoology (Oxford) and Geography (UVic) and her post-doc was at UBC in the Institute for Oceans and Fisheries.
UBC Okanagan Staff
The following staff are based at UBC Okanagan:
Jenica Frisque is passionate about fostering inclusion at UBC Okanagan through the delivery and facilitation of programs, and conversations that raise awareness of and embed the values of equity, diversity, intercultural understanding and mutual respect in the fabric of the campus and the wider community.
Manish coordinates and leads the Equity Ambassadors volunteer program at the UBCO Equity & Inclusion Office, as well as support workshop facilitation & Queer Orientation.
UBC Vancouver Staff
The following staff are based at UBC Vancouver:
As a member of the President’s and Provosts’ leadership teams, the Associate Vice-President, Equity and Inclusion, serves as UBC’s senior most “cabinet-level diversity officer” (CDO), responsible for overseeing the university’s Equity & Inclusion Offices and championing strategic, pan-institutional equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) priorities across both Vancouver and Okanagan campuses.
Elsie provides strategic planning, monitoring, and evaluation support for EIO initiatives to enhance utility and accessibility, build capacity, and facilitate collective learning.
Jay responds to human rights concerns raised by members of the UBC community.
Maï has 13 years of experience as a faculty member in conservation at a small teaching-focused university. Within various leadership roles (eg. Head of Social Sciences) she chaired the first diversity and equity committee, helped develop faculty hiring policies, revised faculty review processes, developed admissions procedures, hired and mentored faculty and taught over 50 student-centered and engaging classes. Her degrees are in Zoology (Oxford) and Geography (UVic) and her post-doc was at UBC in the Institute for Oceans and Fisheries.
Diana is a second-year Faculty of Arts student. In the past, she helped create administrative policy and other materials focused on equity and inclusion within her previous school. As an Indonesian, trans, first-generation immigrant, her areas of interest are queer issues, people of color and immigrant experiences, and the intersection between the two. Her current work involves supporting EIO projects in various capacities.
Lucy provides strategic support with primary responsibility for the research, development, implementation and analysis of diversity related to the student experience within the Faculty of Arts.
| Elisabeth provides impartial human rights advice and information to all members of the UBC community. |
Louise facilitates the implementation of the Canada Research Chair Equity & Diversity Action Plan, and the Inclusion Action Leads Community of Practice, and supports other strategic EDI initiatives.
Hélène supports system change initiatives related to gender diversity and, in partnership with CTLT, helps promote equity, diversity and inclusion in teaching and learning spaces.
Vanessa supports the development, execution, and promotion of events and campaigns of the Equity & Inclusion Office.
Miyuki works to support the development and execution of communication initiatives of the Equity & Inclusion Office (EIO) to support student, staff and faculty diversity towards a more inclusive UBC.
Kaitlyn supports system change initiatives related to gender diversity and supports with conflict engagement processes.
Greg provides support for the planning and implementation of planning and evaluation projects for the EIO, including analysis to inform strategic direction, programming, and policy decisions.
Maureen provides project management support to Student Diversity Initiative, ensuring projects are advanced on schedule and within project scope.
Ashley’s work supports individuals and communities to act upon and within imperfect systems and circumstances towards just sustainable outcomes.
Maryam supports equity and inclusion organizational change strategies to create systemic change for faculty and staff.
Working in partnership with a number of colleagues across the institution, Roshni provides information, support, referrals and resources to members of the UBC community who believe they may have a human-rights based discrimination or harassment concern.
Tasha works with the facilitation team to offer workshops, training, and resources around social justice, and creating welcoming and inclusive spaces on campus.
Marko is responsible for developing and implementing communication strategies that engage the campus community in activities of the Equity & Inclusion Office, and help advance and demonstrate UBC’s commitment to excellence, diversity, and inclusion.
Ajay supports JEDI (Justice, Equity, Decolonization / Diversity, and Inclusion / Indigeneity) work on campus and in our communities.
In the Administration Manager role, Theresa is responsible for providing confidential executive administrative and operation support to the Associate Vice-President (AVP), and works closely with senior members of the Equity & Inclusion Office (EIO).
Rachael develops inclusive educational workshops, helps to facilitate campus-wide engagements, including the Inclusive Washroom Project, Conflict Theatre, and Positive Space: Foundations online course.
Madison aims to foster an equitable and inclusive community at UBC Okanagan through the delivery of programs and initiatives that focus on mutual respect, diversity, and intercultural understanding.