Inclusion and Belonging Portfolio Staffing Updates

I am delighted to announce staffing updates and plans for the Inclusion and Belonging portfolio, which include the following teams. 

Indigenous Education & Engagement (IE&E) 
Indigenous Education & Engagement works in partnership with regional Indigenous communities to ensure Indigenous students are supported and connected to their learning environment- academically, culturally and socially. IE&E assists Indigenous students in making the transition and adjustment to the challenges of college life while creating an awareness and appreciation of Indigenous culture and history in the greater campus community. 

Roles and responsibilities of the IE&E team include: 

Current Team Members and Roles 

Positions to be hired
  • Indigenous Strategic Initiatives Administrator – Grace Francisci 
  • Manager – Quazance Boissoneau 
  • Associate Dean – Elijah Williams 
  • Indigenous Health and Wellness Coordinators – Kaitlin Philips and Liana Canzian 
  • Indigenous Community Engagement Coordinator – Kaitlyn Chapman 
  • Indigenous Student Success Coordinator – Marissa Groulx 
  • Indigenous Curriculum Specialist – Danielle Jeancart 
  • Dean, Indigenous Education and Engagement 
  • Indigenous Curriculum Specialist

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) 
The Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion provides human rights and equity programs and services to the Humber Community, working to ensure that equity, diversity and inclusion are instilled throughout the college. While EDI programming will be part of the I&B portfolio, human rights investigations will remain in the People(s) & Culture division. 

In addition to the roles below, Kathryn Edgett-Emirzian, manager, Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion will report to Christopher Parkes, chief legal, risk & privacy officer. Kathryn’s focus will be Human Rights-related investigations and workplace assessments. She will also support Inclusion and Belonging on EDI-related matters. 

The following positions will move from People(s) & Culture and Student Success and Engagement. Roles and responsibilities of the EDI team include: 

Current Team Members and Roles 

Positions to be hired 
  • Manager, Equity, & Student Life Programs – Kimberly Daniels
  • Coordinator, Student Equity and Inclusion, BSSE – Jemeisha Williams 
  • Coordinator, Student Equity and Inclusion, LGBTQ+ – Matthew Travill 
  • Spirituality and Wellness Centre – Stephanie Boachie 
  • Dean, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion 
  • Associate Dean, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion 
  • Inclusion and Belonging Strategic Administrator 
  • Manager, Training and Education 
  • Analyst, Human Rights, Equity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism 
  • Trainer, Human Rights, Equity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism 
  • Coordinator, Student Equity and Inclusion, LGBTQ+ 
  • Coordinator, Student Equity and Inclusion, BSSE

The following positions will remain in People(s) & Culture: 

Current Team Members and Roles
  • Manager, Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion – Kathryn Edgett-Emirzian 
  • Advisor, Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion – Kimberly A. Smith 
  • Advisor, Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion – Hareem Quadri 

Sustainability 
Humber’s Sustainability team leads the college’s commitment to providing national leadership in developing sustainable campuses. As a hub for campus engagement and information, the team fosters a culture of sustainability through building operations and development, interacting with the physical environment and communities around us, and in embedding a sustainability mindset into teaching and learning. 

Equity is an essential component of sustainability and is centred in the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Sustainable Development Goals are a framework that help us understand complex problems, and achieving balance between the social, environmental, and economic dimensions of our world. Moving Sustainability into Inclusion and Belonging will bring an intersectional lens to our work. 

As part of the move, I am pleased to announce Lindsay Walker’s promotion to Director, Sustainability. Lindsay will continue her already stellar work leading Humber’s Sustainability strategy and embedding it into everything we do. This is important work as the college reimagines what it is to be a place of belonging. 

Roles and responsibilities of the Sustainability team include: 

Current Team Members and Roles

Positions to be hired
  • Director, Sustainability – Lindsay Walker 
  • Manager, Sustainability – Tessa Soltendieck 
  • Sustainability Communication & Engagement Coordinator – Gabi Hentschke 
  • Sustainability Communications & Events Assistant – Nouran Nour 
  • Sustainability Project and Research Assistant – Prarthana Khurana 
  • Sustainability Curriculum Specialist 
  • Office Manager 

In addition: 

  • We will engage the BIPOC search firm to hire for the Dean, Indigenous Education and Engagement and Dean, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion positions. These searches will begin immediately. Preference will be given to individuals with lived experience from the Indigenous and BIPOC communities. 
  • An executive assistant, Inclusion and Belonging will also be hired. 
  • AODA roles and responsibilities will remain in the People(s) & Culture portfolio. 
  • A transition period will occur while we work at backfilling roles and other vacant roles will be posted and filled in the coming weeks and months. 

Please join me in welcoming our colleagues to the Inclusion and Belonging portfolio. 

Thank you, 

Jason Seright
Vice-President, Inclusion and Belonging