Members

PDEC is comprised of:

  • Alan Davis (President (Chair))
  • Romy Kozak (The Director of Diversity)
  • Tristan Li (Provost or Designate)
  • Joshua Mitchell (Vice Provost Students or Designate)
  • Teresa Smith (Associate Vice President Human Resources or Designate)
  • Amy Jeon (Vice Chair of Senate or Designate)
  • Shelley Boyd (Academic Council Representative, Appointed by the Provost)
  • Natalie Wood-Wiens (Manager, Indigenous Services)
  • Fiona Whittington-Walsh (Sociology Faculty)
  • Shalini Vanan (Manager, Sport, Recreation & Health Promotion)
  • Samantha Jack (Indigenous Students Council)

 

7 Student Representatives*

  • Gurnoor Kaur (KSA Women's Representative)
  • Usha Gunatilake (KSA Students with Disabilities Representative)
  • Vacant (KSA Aboriginal Students Representative)
  • Jaspreet Shokar  (KSA Students of Colour Representative)
  • Gurtejpreet Kaliyan (KSA Mature Students Representative)
  • Destiny Lang (KSA Queer Students Representative)
  • Abdullah Randhawa (KSA International Students Representative)

 

2 Faculty members appointed by the Kwantlen Faculty Association (plus alternate)*

  • Ann Marie Davison
  • Tanya Boboricken

 

2 Staff members appointed by the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union (plus alternate)**

  • Salma Husain
  • Jenna Smith

 

Professional Staff member appointed by the President**

  • Jeff Yip (Web Content Writer, External Relations)

 

Additional Members/Regular Attendees

  • Craig Wright (Strategist, Teaching and Learning)
  • Trina Prince (EDI Manager, Human Resources)
  • Alberta Mwangi (EDI Advisor, Human Resources)
  • Sarah Olson (EDI Advisor, Human Resources)
  • Zena Mitchell (VP, Students)
  • Amrita Uppal (Confidential Assistant, KPU International)
  • Magdalena Mot (Student Success Coach, Melville School of Business)
  • Lesli Sangha (KSA VP Student Life)
  • John O'Brian (KSA Advocacy Coordinator)
  • Asma Sayed (Chair, Task Force on Anti-Racism)
  • Carole St. Laurent (AVP, International)
  • Iain Hunter (Director, Facilities Services)
  • Lynda Beveridge (Director, Counselling Services)

Staff Support

  • Caroline Lillico (Confidential Assistant to the University Secretary)

 

  • Additional members as added by the President**

*Appointed by the Kwantlen Student Association from its constituent groups (plus alternates)
**2 year staggered terms