Presidential Task Force on EDIA (PTF-EDIA) Membership
Co-Constituting an Inspiring, Strong and Evidence-Based EDIA Strategy at the University of Calgary.
Presidential Task Force on EDIA Leadership and Membership
PTF-EDIA will be led by two co-chairs — the vice-provost and associate vice-president research (equity, diversity and inclusion) and the interim provost and vice-president (academic) — who report to the president and the Executive Leadership Team.
The constitution of the PTF-EDIA shall reflect the diversity of UCalgary’s campus communities and the broader community and city in which the university is located. The composition encompasses representatives from our campus governance bodies and associations and is intentional in its inclusion of the voices of members of equity-deserving groups.
Dr. Malinda S. Smith, PhD
Co-Chair
Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President Research (EDI)
Dr. Penny Werthner, PhD
Co-Chair
Interim Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Dr. Susan Skone, Vice-Chair
Associate Vice-President Research
Dr. Hieu Van Ngo, PhD, Vice-Chair
Academic Director EDI and Anti-Racism Strategy, OEDI, Associate Dean
Jacqueline Lacasse, JD
General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel
Dr. William Rosehart, PhD
Dean of Engineering, Deans Council representative
Dr. Kristin Baetz, PhD
Dean of Science, Deans Council representative
Dr. Regine King, PhD
Faculty of Social Work, General Faculties Council representative
Dr. Jennifer Adams, PhD
Faculty of Education and Science, General Faculties Council representative
Dr. David Stewart, PhD
President, The University of Calgary Faculty Association, TUCFA representative
Nicholas Beckie
Millwright, Facilities Management, AUPE representative
Alt: Lorinda Hammond
Information Technologies, AUPE representative
Brenda McDermott
MaPs Executive Committee
Dr. Nynke van den Hoogen, PhD
VP Internal, PDAC, Postdoctoral Association representative
Alt: Dr. Mehdi Mohammadi, PhD
President, PDAC, Postdoctoral Association representative
Saaka Sulemana Saaka
President, Graduate Students’ Association, GSA representative
Adrian Alcantara
VP Student Life, Students’ Union, SU representative
Dr. Kirsten Inglis
Sessional Instructor, Department of English, Sessional representative
Chi Iliya-Ndule
Alumni Association representative
Dr. Francine G. Smith, PhD
Professor, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Academic Co-Chair, Dimensions WG on Women. At Large
Dr. Dennis Sumara, PhD
Professor, Werklund School of Education. At Large
Dr. Gregor Wolbring, PhD
Professor, Cumming School of Medicine (Community Health Science, Program in Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies), Dimensions WG on Persons with Disabilities. At Large
Kate Hamilton
Chief of Staff, Office of the President
Sarah Luthy
Executive Director, Office of the Provost
Lorna Very
Executive Director, Office of the Vice-President Research
Sumana Dasgupta
AVP, Human Resources
Dr. Sévan Beukian, PhD
Director, Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Bruce Evelyn
Vice Provost (Planning & Resource Allocation), Office of the Provost
Tracy E. Garrick
Administrative Coordinator, Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Elena Tyminski
Associate Director, Employee and Academic Labour Relations
Working Group on EDI in Teaching and Learning
Dr. Leslie Reid, PhD, Vice-Provost (Teaching and Learning), Teaching Professor, Faculty of Science
Working Group on EDI in Research and Scholarship
Dr. Susan Skone, PhD, Associate Vice-President Research
Working Group on EDI Data and Strategy
Dr. Tolu Sajobe, PhD, Academic Director, EDI Data Research, Analysis and Strategy, OEDI
Working Group on EDI Data and Strategy
Jacqueline Lambert, Institutional Analyst, OIA and Co-Chair Dimensions EDI Data WG
Working Group on EDI and Community Engagement
Dr. Sévan Beukian, PhD, Director, Office of EDI
Working Group on EDI in People Strategy and Experience
Sumana Dasgupta, LLB, AVP Human Resources
Working Group on EDI in People Strategy and Experience
Dr. Hieu Van Ngo, PhD, OEDI Academic Director EDI and Anti- Racism Strategy