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Indigenous Engagement Team
Michael Hart
Vice-Provost (Indigenous Engagement)
403.220.6266
michael.hart@ucalgary.ca
Admin 100E
Carol Gelette
Executive Assistant to the Vice-Provost
403.220.3790
cgelette@ucalgary.ca
Admin 100
Shawna Cunningham
Director, Indigenous Strategy
403.210.9103
shawna.cunningham@ucalgary.ca
Science A 157
Elissa Twoyoungmen
Indigenous Cultural Education and Protocol Specialist
403.220.8361
etwoyoun@ucalgary.ca
Science A 157C
Lynne Motoska
Communications and Special Events Coordinator
lynne.motoska@ucalgary.ca
Science A 157
Gerald Ratt
Specialist, Indigenous Initiatives
Gerald.ratt@ucalgary.ca
Admin 100
Jennifer Ksionzena
Research Assistant
jmksionz@ucalgary.ca
Science A 157
The vision of ii' taa'poh'to'p is supported by various internal groups, committee members and volunteers.
Indigenous UPartners
Research Services
Nicole Ritchie
Research Grants Officer, Indigenous Research Support Team
irst@ucalgary.ca
Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning
Gabrielle Lindstrom
Educational Development Consultant, Indigenous Ways of Knowing
gabrielle.lindstrom@ucalgary.ca
Student Services
Karen MacDonald
Manager, Writing Symbols Lodge
karen.macdonald1@ucalgary.ca
Human Resources
Lauren Remple
Specialist, Talent Acquisition
lauren.remple@ucalgary.ca
Supporting Groups
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Communications
Communications Services
Esther Kelly
Communications Manager
esther.kelly@ucalgary.ca -
Institutional Development
Institutional Development
Shelsea Willett
Associate Director of Development, Corporations Foundations
shelsea.willett1@ucalgary.ca
Chair: Michael Hart, VP, Indigenous Engagement
Vice Chair: Shawna Cunningham, Director, Indigenous Strategy
Cultural Advisor: Reg Crowshoe, University of Calgary Elder
Current members listed in alphabetical order:
Baptiste, Louise (Faculty of Nursing)
Beatty, Susan (Libraries & Cultural Resources)
Bedard, Amber (Research Services)
Crowshoe, Reg (Senator, UC)
Cunningham, Shawna (Indigenous Strateg)
Ferrabee, Jane (Campus Planning)
Gelette, Carol (Indigenous Engagement)
Gerlach, Craig (Office of Sustainability)
Gladue, Keeta (Writing Symbols Lodge)
Gordon, Alicia (SU VP Student Life)
Hart, Michael (VP Indigenous Engagement)
Kenny, Natasha (Taylor Institute)
LeBlanc, Sheila (Continuing Education)
Livesey, Graham (EVDS)
MacDonald, Karen (Manager, Writing Symbols Lodge)
MacPherson, Kathleen (Development)
Mascher, Sharon (Faculty of Law)
Mosher, Dianne (Cumming School of Medicine)
Murray, Maribeth (Arctic Institute of North America)
Mykes, Amy (Senate)
Poitras Pratt, Yvonne (Werklund School of Education)
Srivastava, Aruna (Department of English)
Stewart, David (TUCFA)
Yanushkevich, Svetlana (Schulich School of Engineering)
Tumasz, Virginia (Faculty of Arts)
Twoyoungmen, Elissa (Indigenous Engagement)
Wagg, Catherine (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)
Wheeler, Nicole (Human Resources)
Winslow, Jaryd (Chief, Indigenous Students' Council, current name: Indigenous Students' Circle)
Wood, Vanessa (Student & Enrolment Services)
1. Inclusivity and the Student Experience
2. Faculty and Staff Experience
3. Inter-cultural Capacity Building
4. Academic Programs
5. Community Engagement / Places and Spaces
6. Policies, Procedures, and Practice
7. Renewal and Community Reporting