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Aboriginal Steering Committee

Below is a list of members of the Aboriginal Steering Committee for Simon Fraser University. This committee list includes on-campus members — senior administration, faculty, staff, elder(s), and student representation — as well as, off-campus community members from Aboriginal organizations, local First Nations, and government. This list will be amended as required/requested when committee members change.

In no particular order, the current Aboriginal Steering Committee for Simon Fraser University is composed of the following members:

On-Campus Aboriginal Steering Committee Members:

• Professor Andrew Petter, President & Vice Chancellor.
• Dr. Jon Driver, Vice President-Academic and Provosts.
• Dr. Philip Steenkamp, Vice President-External.
• Dr. Tim Rahilly, Associate Vice President-Students.
• Dr. Wendy Grant-John, Board of Governors.
• Mr. William G. Lindsay, Director, Office for Aboriginal Peoples and Chair, Aboriginal Steering Committee.
• Ms. Klahanie R. Rorick, Administrative Assistant, Office for Aboriginal Peoples and Secretary and Recorder, Aboriginal Steering Committee.
• Dr. Eldon Yellowhorn, Chair, First Nations Studies Department (permanent First Nations Studies Department representative).
• Dr. Mary Ellen Kelm, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies (Graduate Studies representative).
• Dr. Deanna Reder, Assistant Professor, First Nations Studies Department and Department of English (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences representative).
• Dr. Fred Popowich, Associate Dean of Applied Sciences (Faculty of Applied Sciences representative).
• Dr. Mark Selman, Professor and Director, EMBA in Aboriginal Business and Leadership, Segal Graduate School of Business (Faculty of Business representative).
• Dr. Felix Breden, Chair, Department of Biological Sciences (Faculty of Science representative). Proxy for 2013-14: Dr. Gordon Rintoul, Associate Professor, Department of Biology.
• Dr. Malcolm King, Director, CIHR-Institute for Aboriginal Peoples Health and Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences (Faculty of Health Sciences representative).
• Dr. Vicki Kelly, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education (Faculty of Education faculty representative).
• Mr. Ron Johnston, Director, Office for Indigenous Education, Faculty of Education (Faculty of Education administrative representative).
• Dr. Kate Hennessy, Professor, School of Contemporary Arts (Faculty of Communication, Art & Technology representative).
• Dr. Ken Lertzman, Professor, Faculty of Environment and Director, The Hakai Network for Coastal People, Ecosystems, and Management (Faculty of Environment representative).
• Ms. Evelyn Locker, Elders Program (Elder representative).
• Ms. Jenna LaFrance, Director, Indigenous Student Centre (Indigenous Student Centre representative).
• Ms. Judy Smith, Director, Community Education Programs, Life Long Learning (Community Education Programs, Lifelong Learning representative).
• Ms. Natalie Wood-Weins, Coordinator for Indigenous Programs, Aboriginal Pre-University Bridging Programs, Life Long Learning (Aboriginal Pre-University Bridging Programs, Life Long Learning representative).
• Mr. Philippe Gerard, University Advancement (University Advancement representative).
• Ms. Jenna Walsh, Indigenous Initiatives Librarian, SFU Library (SFU Library representative).
• Ms. Lindsay Wainwright, First Nations Student Association (First Nations Student Association representative).
• Ms. Alissa Derrick, First Nations Student Association (First Nations Student Association representative).

Off-Campus/Community Aboriginal Steering Committee Members:

• Mr. Bruce Falstead: Manager of Aboriginal Initiatives, Fortis BC.
• Ms. Carleen Thomas: Manager of Education & Band Council Member, Tsleil-Waututh First Nation.
• Ms. Deborah Jacobs: Department Head, Squamish First Nation Education.
• Mr. Bruce Dumont: President, Métis Nation British Columbia.
• Mr. Herb George (Satsan): Former President, National Centre for First Nations Governance.
• Mr. Dan Guinan: President, Native Education College, Vancouver, British Columbia.
• Ms. Alixe Knighton: Former Director of Community Development, Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, Partnerships & Community Renewal Division, British Columbia Provincial Government (retired).

Note: Any questions concerning the committee can be directed to Mr. William G. Lindsay, Director, Office for Aboriginal Peoples & Chair, Aboriginal Steering Committee, Simon Fraser University (at wlindsay@sfu.ca).