EDI Committee

Similar to the EDI Office, this committee is guided by Loyalist College's values of being caring, creative, engaging, inclusive and accountable, and will serve as a sustainable way to continuously monitor and improve outcomes related to equity (meaning fairness), diversity (meaning representation of the communities we serve), and inclusion (meaning anyone can belong and thrive here).  

About the committee

The EDI Committee will be a grassroots committee representing diverse members of the Loyalist College community who support the advancement of institutional equity, diversity and inclusion.

The Executive Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED-EDI) is the executive sponsor for the EDI Committee and represents the committee’s interests to the College Executive Team (CET). By providing advice, insight and recommendations to the ED-EDI, the committee plays a crucial role in driving positive change at Loyalist College. 

Terms of Reference

For more details on the EDI Committee, consult the Terms of Reference.

Call for self-nomination for 2025

Thank you to everyone who submitted their self-nominations to join the EDI Committee. The call for self-nominations is now closed. The applications review process is currently underway, and the appointment of new committee members will be announced in early December. Stay tuned!

As a reminder, EDI Committee meetings occur once a month (schedule to be published here in the new year). Anyone from Loyalist College is welcome to join and share their voice, however only committee members reserve the right to vote on actions taken by the committee.

Interim committee members

  • Trecia McLennon (Executive Sponsor), Executive Director, EDI 
  • Madhav Sharma, Student Vice President, EDI 
  • Heather Golden, Professor, Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant 
  • Nadia Guerrera, Industry Partnership Officer 
  • Jennifer Tewathahá:kwa Maracle, Executive Director, Indigenous Initiatives and Reconciliation 
  • Kirsten Mason Holder, Manager, Policy and Governance 
  • Tracy MacKenzie, Professor, Justice Studies 
  • Hardik Patel, Coordinator, Work Integrated Learning 
  • Tim Prewer, Service Desk Coordinator 
  • Robin Schock, Professor, Community Integration Through Co-operative Education (CICE) 
  • Uzair Shahid, International Advisor 
  • Laura Voskamp, Communications Officer 
  • Amani Sharma (Recording Secretary), Administrative Assistant, EDI