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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


Lynne Motoska
Coordinator, Communications and Special Events
403.210.7312
lynne.motoska@ucalgary.ca
Science A 157

Gerald Ratt
Specialist, Indigenous Initiatives
403.220.7088
Gerald.ratt@ucalgary.ca
Science A 157D

Jennifer Ksionzena
Analyst, Indigenous Data & Strategic Reporting
403.220.4873
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

Student Services
Karen MacDonald
Manager, Writing Symbols Lodge
karen.macdonald1@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