Indigenous Strategic Plan Executive Advisory Committee (ISPEAC)

Part of the Indigenous Strategic Plan (ISP) Guiding Network, an innovative, networked, Indigenous human-rights based model for ISP implementation support, the Indigenous Strategic Plan Executive Advisory Committee (ISPEAC):

• Serves on a cross-campus basis: both UBC Okanagan and UBC Vancouver
• Advises Indigenous Strategic Plan Coordinating Committee (ISPCC) on ISP priorities
• Reviews implementation and progress reports
• Provides recommendations on funding priorities and projects

Members of this committee are listed below, updated September 2024:

Member Name	ISPEAC Role	Title	Campus
Adrienne Vedan	Co-Chair Senior Advisor to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal on Indigenous Affairs	Senior Advisor to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal on Indigenous Affairs Director, Indigenous Programs & Services	Okanagan
Allison Beardsworth	Interim Co-Chair Associate Director, Strategic Indigenous Enrolment Initiatives	Associate Director, Strategic Indigenous Enrolment Initiatives	Cross-Campus, Vancouver focus
(vacant)	Director, First Nations House of Learning	Director, First Nations House of Learning Professor, School of Nursing	Vancouver
Joely Viveiros	Associate Director, First Nations House of Learning	Associate Director, First Nations House of Learning	Vancouver
(vacant)	Interim Associate Director, Office of Indigenous Strategic Initiatives	Associate Director, Office of Indigenous Strategic Initiatives	Cross-Campus
(vacant)	Associate Director, Indigenous Programs & Services	Associate Director, Indigenous Programs & Services	Okanagan
Dory Nason	Indigenous Faculty Representative	Associate Professor of Teaching, Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies and Social Justice Institute	Vancouver
Andrea Reid	Indigenous Faculty Representative	Assistant Professor, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries Principal Investigator, Centre for Indigenous Fisheries	Vancouver
Kerrie Charnley	Indigenous Faculty Representative	Assistant Professor of Teaching, English and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies	Okanagan
(vacant)	Indigenous Faculty Representative		Okanagan
(vacant)	Indigenous Student Representative – Undergraduate		Okanagan
Noah Chenoweth	Indigenous Student Representative – Graduate	Master of Arts Student, Education	Okanagan
Iktome Cardinal	Indigenous Student Representative – Undergraduate	Bachelor of Education Student, Kinesiology	Vancouver
Jessica Schaub	Indigenous Student Representative – Graduate	PhD Student, Oceanography, Institute of the Oceans and Fisheries, Faculty of Science	Vancouver
(vacant)	Indigenous Staff Representative		Okanagan
Tanya Bob	Indigenous Staff Representative	Associate Director and Practicum Coordinator, Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies	Vancouver
Jannik Eikenaar	Non-Indigenous Staff, Faculty, or Student Representative	Associate Professor of Teaching, School of Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science	Okanagan
Janey Lew	Non-Indigenous Staff, Faculty, or Student Representative	Senior Educational Consultant, Indigenous Initiatives, Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology	Vancouver
Claire Sarson	Indigenous Strategic Programming Manager, Office of Indigenous Strategic Initiatives	Indigenous Strategic Programming Manager, Office of Indigenous Strategic Initiatives	Cross-Campus
Sam Filipenko	Indigenous Research Support Initiative Representative	Research Program Manager	Vancouver
Amy Perreault	Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology, Indigenous Initiatives Representative	Associate Director, Indigenous Initiatives, Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology	Vancouver
Tricia Logan	Residential School History & Dialogue Centre Representative	Interim Academic Director, Indian Residential School History & Dialogue Centre	Vancouver
Bernard Perley	Critical Indigenous Studies Representative	Director, Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies Associate Professor, Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies	Vancouver
Brad Wuetherick	Centre for Teaching and Learning Representative	Associate Provost, Academic Programs	Okanagan
(vacant)	Indigenous Studies Representative		Okanagan
Matthew Evenden	Associate Vice President Research & Innovation	Associate Vice President Research & Innovation Professor, Geography, Faculty of Arts	Vancouver
Rella Ng	Associate Vice President Enrolment Services & Registrar	Associate Vice President Enrolment Services & Registrar	Cross-Campus
Carolyn Rhee-Thompson	Financial Representative	Finance Director, Vice President Finance & Operations and Vice President Human Resources	Vancouver
(vacant)	Human Resources Representative
Charlene Phung	Alumni Engagement Representative	Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Specialist, Development & Alumni Engagement	Vancouver
(vacant)	Program Coordinator, Office of Indigenous Strategic Initiatives	Program Coordinator, Office of Indigenous Strategic Initiatives	Cross-Campus
Samantha Reid	Associate Vice-President, Students	Vice-President, Students Representative	Cross-Campus
Dana-Lyn Mackenzie	Senior Manager, EDI and Indigeneity, Faculty of Applied Science	Senior Manager, EDI and Indigeneity, Faculty of Applied Science	Cross-Campus
Alice Te Punga Somerville	Professor, Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies and English Language and Literature	Discretionary Seat	Vancouver
Karlene Harvey	Academic Advisor, Arts Indigenous Student Advising, Faculty of Arts	Discretionary Seat	Vancouver