EDI Committee

The EDI 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 Vice President, Human Resources (VP-HR) 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 VP-HR, 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.

Committee members

Executive Sponsor:

  • Leah-Anne Brown

Co-Chair Staff:

  • Kirsten Mason-Holder (Admin Staff)
  • Hardik Patel (Support Staff)

Co-Chair Student:

  • Kelsa Davis

Individual Student Members:

  • Rachel Malcolm
  • Abigail Senger
  • Madhav Sharma
  • Billy-Jo Skevington

Individual Staff Members:

  • Karen Baldwin
  • Cristy Latham
  • Uzair Shahid

Individual Faculty Members:

  • Heather Golden

Union Representatives:

  • Tracy MacKenzie
  • Tim Prewer

Recording Secretary:

  • Amani Sharma

As a reminder, 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. The committee’s meeting schedule for 2025 will be published shortly.