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UTSC Truth, Reconciliation and Indigenous Initiatives Advisory Committee

Membership

Membership

In accordance with the UofT Scarborough Truth, Reconciliation and Indigenous Initiatives Advisory Committee TOR, the committee membership is as follows:

Chairs

Kelly Crawford

Assistant Director, Indigenous Initiatives, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Office, UTSC

Nicholas Spence

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Sociology, UTSC

Appointed Members

Taylor Tabobondung

Graduate student, Environmental Science

Self-identified Indigenous student

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Giselle Del Valle

Undergraduate student

Self-identified Indigenous student

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Nicholas Spence (Co-Chair)

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Sociology, UTSC

Self-identified Indigenous faculty member

Vacant

Self-identified non-Canadian Indigenous student

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Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm

Assistant Professor, Dept. of English

Faculty member with expertise relevant to the committee mandate

Brittney Jaikaran

Indigenous Academic Advisor/Career Support

Self-identified Indigenous staff member

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Ann MacDonald

Associate Professor Teaching Stream Dept. Arts, Culture and Media & Executive Director & Chief Curator, Doris McCarthy Gallery

Member of Chairs and Academic Directors (CAD)

Vacant

Member from an organization representing Indigenous youth

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Ex-Officio Members

Linda Johnston

Vice-President and Principal, UTSC

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Karin Ruhlandt

Vice-Principal Academic and Dean, UTSC

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Desmond Pouyat

Dean of Student Experience & Wellbeing (Interim), UTSC

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Kelly Crawford (Co-Chair)

Assistant Director, Indigenous Initiatives, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Office, UTSC

Shannon Simpson

Senior Director, Tri-Campus Office of Indigenous Initiatives, UofT

Michael DeGagné

Special Advisor to the Vice-President and Principal on Indigenous Initiatives

Josh Eshkawkogan

Member of the UTSC Elders’ Circle

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Naulaq LeDrew

Member of the UTSC Elders’ Circle

UTSC Knowledge Keeper

Nancy Rowe

Member of the UTSC Elders’ Circle

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The committee may choose to invite guests with relevant insights and expertise to its meetings to assist in deliberations. These may include Elders, Knowledge Keepers, community leaders, members of the Executive Team, UTSC/UofT faculty, staff and students, external professionals and scholars.

The Committee may, if it deems it necessary, establish a sub-committee of members or an ad hoc committee, which may include non-members, for specific activities related to its mandate.