Silvia D’addario, PhD
Director
Campus: UBC Vancouver
Team: Strategic Partnerships & Capacity Building
Silvia has over ten years of progressive experience in leadership roles in the post-secondary sector, holding roles focused on advancing equity, diversity, global citizenship education and community inclusion.
Arun Mohan
Director, Human Rights
Campus: UBC Vancouver
Team: Human Rights
Arun and his team nurture dialogue, education, informal resolution of matters, and referrals for UBC community members regarding their human rights-based discrimination and harassment concerns.
Ravneet Kaur Riar
Human Rights Advisor
Campus: UBC Vancouver
Team: Human Rights
Ravneet provides impartial human rights advice and information to all members of the UBC community.
Nicole Gareau-Wilson
Human Rights Advisor
Campus: UBC Vancouver
Team: Human Rights
Nicole provides impartial human rights advice and information to all members of the UBC community.
Theresa Rollins
Administration Manager
Campus: UBC Vancouver
Team: Administration, Operations
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).
Marko Pajalic, MA
Communications Manager
Campus: UBC Vancouver
Team: Communications, Operations
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.
Paul Akintunde
Administrative Assistant
Campus:
UBC Vancouver
Pronouns:
He, him, his
Paul provides complex administrative support to individuals and teams within the Equity & Inclusion Office.
Arig al Shaibah, Ph.D.
Associate Vice-President, Equity and Inclusion
Campus: UBC Vancouver
Team: Leadership
Dr. Arig al Shaibah has broad and deep experiences advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in community and in higher education, where she has worked to action commitments to addressing systemic inequities, promoting intercultural dialogue, and fostering accessible, inclusive, and dignified learning and working spaces where campus community members can thrive.
Elsie Achugbue
Director, Institutional Initiatives
Campus: UBC Vancouver
Team: Leadership, Planning & Evaluation
Elsie provides strategic planning, monitoring, and evaluation support for EIO initiatives to enhance utility and accessibility, build capacity, and facilitate collective learning.
Lucy Buchanan-Parker, MSc
Strategist, Institutional Initiatives
Campus: UBC Vancouver
Team: Planning & Evaluation
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.