Aisha Amijee

Aisha Amijee is an educator, writer and community leader whose work explores the intersections of identity, storytelling, belonging, leadership and community. Born and raised in Surrey, British Columbia, she brings more than a decade of experience at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in university teaching, academic advising, student recruitment, program development and community-engaged education.

Aisha holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Education in Justice, Law & Ethics in Education: Curriculum and Instruction from Simon Fraser University. At KPU, she has taught Interdisciplinary Expressive Arts, Women in Leadership, Policy Studies and Digital Storytelling. Her teaching is grounded in dialogue, storytelling, creative and interdisciplinary inquiry, reflection, experiential learning and the belief that education can help students better understand themselves, one another and the world around them.

Beyond the classroom, Aisha is the Founder of Voices of Muslim Women Foundation, where her work centres women's leadership, mentorship, education and connection. She serves on the Board of Directors of the BC Achievement Foundation, supporting its work to recognize and celebrate excellence, leadership, reconciliation, Indigenous achievement and contributions across British Columbia. She also serves on the board of Sisters in Sport, supporting opportunities for girls and women to develop confidence, connection, leadership and belonging through sport.

Aisha's longstanding commitment to community leadership was recognized with the BC Achievement Community Award in 2020. Her work has brought together students, families, schools, post-secondary institutions, nonprofit organizations and community partners throughout British Columbia.

Her current interests include identity and belonging, storytelling and narrative, community-engaged learning, women's leadership, intercultural dialogue, creativity, student development, reconciliation, and the role education can play in cultivating connection and meaningful participation in community.

Aisha is also a mother of three and a lifelong British Columbian. Across her teaching, writing and community work, she returns to a deceptively simple set of questions:

Who are we? What shapes how we understand the world? How do we learn to understand one another? And who are we becoming?