Our Team

Dylan Robinson

Strategist, Institutional Accessibility Initiatives

Campus: UBC Vancouver
Team: Community & Capacity Building

Dylan supports Disability equity work by facilitating the creation and implementation of the UBC Accessibility Plan. He also assists the work of the UBC Accessibility Committee & Planning Team.

Leticia Pamela Garcia

Manager, Student and Community Engagement

Campus: UBC Vancouver
Team: Community & Capacity Building

Pam works with student and employee communities with the aim of advancing the EIO’s vision and mandate.

Michelle Slade

Events & Communications Coordinator

Campus: UBC Okanagan
Team: Communications, Operations

Michelle supports the development, execution, and promotion of events and campaigns of the Equity & Inclusion Office.

Natalia Peñuela Gallo

Equity Education Strategist

Campus: UBC Okanagan
Team: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Anti-racism

Natalia works to develop and implement organizational change strategies, initiatives, and programs that promote the overall vision, strategy, and goals for relevant plans, including the Strategic Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism (StEAR), Inclusion Action Plan, and Conflict Engagement Framework.

Fonteyn Li

Administrative Coordinator

Campus: UBC Vancouver
Team: Administration

Forteyn supports the IIP&E team, the broader EIO office, and the StEAR Enhancement Fund by providing key administrative support to help ensure smooth day-to-day operations.

Connie Yuchun Wu

Administrative Coordinator

Campus: UBC Vancouver
Team: Communications

Connie provides communication support across the office, ranging from communications planning to execution.

Ikechukwu Ibebugwu

Project Manager, Institutional Initiatives

Campus: UBC Okanagan
Team: Planning & Evaluation

As a Project Manager, Ike manages small to large-scale projects to advance work around one of UBC’s guiding principles, promoting equity, anti-racism.

Kara Ellison

Human Rights Advisor

Campus: UBC Okanagan
Team: Human Rights

Kara provides impartial human rights advice and information to all members of the UBC community.

Dharshi Lacey

Director, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Anti-racism

Campus: UBC Okanagan
Team: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Anti-racism

Dharshi comes to this role with 20+ years of experience in the nonprofit sector. She brings a deep commitment to equity work, striving to shift the work from project work to systems work, challenging people and systems to apply a critical equity lens to their policies, practices, language and mindsets.

Vanessa Hogan

Executive Assistant

Campus: UBC Vancouver
Team: Administration

Vanessa provides executive admin support for the Associate Vice-President, Equity and Inclusion and the EIO.