Announcing Seven New Dialogue Fellows

Dialogue Fellows partner with the Centre to lead initiatives that address issues of fundamental significance to our communities. Their appointment reflects distinguished achievements in diverse fields including dance, law, diplomacy, public policy, and science, among many others. 

Some of our new Fellows will help shape two new themes in our work: Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Redefining Philanthropy.  

Teaching and Learning

• Dr. Janet Moore (she/her) is a Professor of Professional Practice at Simon Fraser University where she co-creates, co-designs and co-teaches in the SFU Semester in Dialogue program. She will be undertaking research on innovations in teaching and learning.

Indigenous Ways of Knowing

• Dr. Karine Duhamel is the former Director of Research for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. She continues work on this issue today through a variety of ways.

• Lindsay Heller is a Nehiyaw scholar, skilled facilitator and member of the Michel First Nation, who makes her home on unceded Musqueam territory.

Indigenous Ways of Knowing & Redefining Philanthropy

• Kris Archie, Ts’qescenemc ell Seme7 is passionate about learning, community and liberation. Kris is the Chief Executive Officer of The Circle, a Fellow at the SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue and an instructor in SFU’s Continuing Studies Certificate in Community Engagement Program.

Redefining Philanthropy

• Djaka Blais-Amare (she/her) is a seasoned bilingual social sector leader with 18 years of experience in philanthropy, government, and community mobilizing. Djaka is a change agent to shift power dynamics and remove oppressive structures within philanthropic organizations and in relation to communities.

• Dr. Jacqueline Koerner is a Fellow in the SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue where she is exploring philanthropy, specifically issues of power, trust, community and transparency. She is excited about teaching in the Semester in Dialogue, drawing on her academic and work experience with undergraduate students at UBC and in the not-for-profit sector.

• Anil Patel has spent nearly two decades designing multi-SaaS architecture and integration strategies, including digital staffing strategies. Anil is the creative director at his new venture, AndProsper.