Committees
Accessibility Steering Committee
The Accessibility Steering Committee provides leadership and guidance to advance accessibility across the University of Winnipeg. The committee brings together representatives from across campus to support inclusive policies, services, and environments.
- Chair: Stacey Belding, Human Rights and Diversity Officer, Human Rights and Diversity Office
- Student Life: Inga Johnson-Mychasiw, Executive Director, Student Support Services
- Student Records: Colin Russell, Registrar
- Library: Michael Dudley, Librarian (on leave); Corser du Pont, Accessibility, International, and Extended Services Librarian
- Dean: Tracy Whalen, Acting Dean of Arts
- UWSA: Vacant
- Senator: Patricia Fitzpatrick, Senate Curriculum Committee Co-Chair
- Operations: Navinder Basra, Vice-President, Finance and Administration
- UWFA: Lisa McGifford, Executive Director
- Employment: Gina Schiak, Acting Associate Vice-President, Human Resources; Linda Harrison, Employee Health & Wellness Specialist; Paul Carrick, Human Rights & Conflict Management Advisor
- AESES: Lara Coombs, Accessibility Coordinator, Student Services
- Faculty Appointment: Gina Sylvestre, Geography
- Technology Solutions Centre: Kim Benoit, Chief Information Officer
- Marketing and Communications: Caleb Zimmerman, Executive Director; Marnie Loewen, Website Administrator
Employment Equity Advisory Committee
The Employment Equity Advisory Committee supports the development and implementation of equitable hiring practices and inclusive workplace policies. The committee reflects a broad range of academic and administrative perspectives across the university.
- Chair: Stacey Belding, Human Rights and Diversity Officer, Human Rights and Diversity Office
- Chigbo Arthur Anyaduba, Faculty, English
- Christopher Brauer, Faculty, Theatre and Film
- Helen Cholakis, Manager, Alumni Affairs
- Carlos Colorado, Faculty, Religion and Culture
- Joan Duesterdiek, Staff, Technology Solutions Centre
- Patricia Fitzpatrick, Faculty, Geography
- Marianne Geisler, Instructor, Biology
- Peter Ives, Faculty, Political Science
- April Keenan, Staff, Facilities
- Tanis MacLeod Kolisnyk, Coordinator, Aboriginal Student Services Centre
- Leah Kuragano, Faculty, History
- Mary Jane MacCallum, Faculty, History
- Melanie Martin, Faculty, Physics
- Lisa McGifford, Executive Director, UWFA
- Carmelle Mulaire, Director, English Language Program
- Candida Rifkind, Faculty, English
- Jacqueline Romanow, Faculty, Indigenous Studies
- Sharanpal Ruprai, Faculty, Women's and Gender Studies
- Lisa Sinclair, Faculty, Psychology
- Narumi Taniguchi, Director, Marriage and Family Therapy Program
- Jori Thordarson, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of the General Counsel
- Jennifer Trotman, Director, Campus Living
- Shannon Vickers, Faculty, Theatre and Film
- Hema Krueger Vyas, Sexual Violence & Human Rights Advisor, Human Rights and Diversity Office
- Joseph Wasylycia-Leis, Campus Sustainability Coordinator
- Jenny Heijun Wills, Faculty, English
- Larissa Wodtke, Program Officer, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Anti-Racism, and Decolonization and Research, Research Office