Indigenous Engagement Team
Michael Hart
Vice-Provost (Indigenous Engagement) & Associate Vice-President, Research (Indigenous Engagement)
403.220.6266
michael.hart@ucalgary.ca
Administration AD100E
Shawna Cunningham
Director, Indigenous Strategy
403.210.9103
shawna.cunningham@ucalgary.ca
Science A 157A
Svetlana Ponic Vakanjac
Executive Assistant to the Vice Provost Indigenous Engagement
403.210.6802
vakanjas@ucalgary.ca
Administration AD100
Carol Gelette
Operations Manager, Office of Indigenous Engagement
403.220.3790
cgelette@ucalgary.ca
Administration AD100
Jennifer Ksionzena
Analyst, Indigenous Data & Strategic Reporting
403.220.4873
jmksionz@ucalgary.ca
Science A 157
Gerald Ratt
Specialist, Indigenous Intercultural Initiatives
403.220.7088
Gerald.ratt@ucalgary.ca
Science A 157D
Lynne Motoska
Coordinator, Communications and Special Events,
Currently on leave
403.210.7312
lynne.motoska@ucalgary.ca
Science A 157
Jonathon Brewer
Specialist, Cultural Protocols
403.220.2740
jonathon.brewer@ucalgary.ca
Science A 157
Norma Jeremick'ca Gresl
Manager, Community Outreach & Program Development
403.220.5924
n.jeremickcagresl@ucalgary.ca
Science A 158
Megan Asselin
Coordinator, Indigenous Strategy Implementation
403.220.8361
mgasseli@ucalgary.ca
Administration AD100
Harold Zhu
Research Assistant, Intercultural Education
harold.zhu@ucalgary.ca
Science A 157
Cendrine Tolomio
Administrative Assistant, Special Events
cendrine.tolomio@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
Keeta Gladue
Manager, Indigenous Research Support Team
kgladue@ucalgary.ca
Student Services
Karen MacDonald
Manager, Writing Symbols Lodge
karen.macdonald1@ucalgary.ca
Supporting Groups
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Communications
Sarah McGinnis
Senior Director, Communications
smcginni@ucalgary.ca -
Institutional Development
Shelsea Willett
Associate Director of Development, Corporations Foundations
shelsea.willett1@ucalgary.ca
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Strategic Events
Melissa McKay
Director, Strategic Events
melissa.mckay@ucalgary.ca -
Community Development
DJ Kelly
Director, Community Partnerships
dj.kelly@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:
Black, Kerry (Schulich School of Engineering)
Brewer, Jonathon (Indigenous Engagement)
Christensen, Stacy (Campus Planning)
Crowshoe, Reg (Spiritual and Cultural Advisor)
Cunningham, Shawna (Indigenous Strategy)
Dambrowitz, Amy (Registrar)
Gelette, Carol (Indigenous Engagement)
Gladue, Keeta (Manager, Indigenous Research Support Team)
Gomes, Jean (Office of Institutional Analysis)
Hart, Michael (VP Indigenous Engagement)
Jeremick’ca Gresl, Norma (Indigenous Engagement)
Kenny, Natasha (Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning)
Ksionzena, Jennifer (Indigenous Engagement)
Lai, Liz (Strategic Events)
LeBlanc, Sheila (Continuing Education)
MacDonald, Karen (Manager, Writing Symbols Lodge)
MacLeod, Kaia (Libraries & Cultural Resources)
Markides, Jennifer (Werklund School of Education & Faculty of Social Work)
McMillan, Vaughan (Writing Symbols Lodge)
Mosher, Dianne (Cumming School of Medicine)
Motoska, Lynne (Indigenous Engagement)
Pruvot, Mathieu (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)
Ratt, Gerald (Indigenous Engagement)
Rezaei-Afsah, Ermia (SU VP Student Life)
Tam, Dora (TUCFA)
Touchie, Asya (Continuing Education)
Yanushkevich, Svetlana (Schulich School of Engineering)
Wheeler, Nicole (Human Resources)
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