Directory of Aboriginal Contacts

Note: Please click onto red headings for access to program/office websites. 

Office for Aboriginal Peoples (AQ 3140)

General Email:  askoap@sfu.ca

Ron Johnston
Director
778-782-8924
ronaldj@sfu.ca

Gary George
Officer for Community Relations
778-782-8925
ggeorge@sfu.ca

(Vacant)
Office Assistant
778-782-9026

Indigenous Student Centre (AQ 3144, Bby)

Jessica La Rochelle, Stó:lō, Okanogan
Director
jessica_larochelle@sfu.ca

Kimberley John, Shíshálh
Coordinator, Indigenous Student Life/Indigenous University Preparation Pathway Program
778-782-5806
kjohn@sfu.ca or iupphelp@sfu.ca

Treena Chambers, Métis 
Coordinator, Indigenous Student Life 
treena_chambers@sfu.ca

Indigenous Student Centre (AQ 2002, Bby)

Gordon Yusko / Program Administrator
Phone:  778-782-6929
Email:  askisc@sfu.ca

Kaylena Ryan, Secwepemc, Gitxsan, Tsimshian
Associate Director
kaylena_ryan@sfu.ca

Audrey Heath, Gitxsan
Administrator & Events Coordinator
aheath@sfu.ca

Elizabeth Adams, Nisga'a
Coordinator, Indigenous Student Life
elizabeth_adams@sfu.ca

Tanu Gamble, Tsimshian, Haida 
Registered Clinical Counsellor
tanug@sfu.ca

Indigenous Student Centre (SRYC 5300)

Katie Pearson, Shíshálh 
Coordinator, Indigenous Student Life 
katie_pearson_2@sfu.ca

Jasmin Glaw, Algonquin 
Coordinator, Indigenous Student Life 
jasmin_glaw@sfu.ca 
(on leave)

Jennifer Reandy, Cree
Registered Clinical Counsellor
jennifer_reandy@sfu.ca

Indigenous Recruitment (3000 Maggie Benston Centre)

Angela Wolfe
Director, Indigenous Recruitment and Admissions
Angela_Wolfe@sfu.ca

Madison Chad
Indigenous Student Recruitment Liaison Coordinator
indigenous_students@sfu.ca

Graduate Studies (MBC 1100)

Dorothy Christian, Cucw-la7, PhD
Associate Director, Indigenous Policy & Pedagogy
dchristi@sfu.ca


SFU Library
 (W.A.C. Bennett Library)

Jenna Walsh
Indigenous Initiatives Librarian
jenna_walsh@sfu.ca

Ashley Edwards 
Indigenous Initiative and Instruction Librarian
avandijk@sfu.ca

Department of Indigenous Studies (9091 Saywell Hall)

Wenona Hall
Associate Professor and Department Chair
wenonav@sfu.ca

Ronda Landsfried
Undergraduate recruitment and advisor
indgadv@sfu.ca

Maria Kouhi
Chairs' Assistant
indgsec@sfu.ca

Eldon Yellowhorn
Professor and Undergraduate Chair
778-782-4957
ecy@sfu.ca

June Scudeler
Assistant Professor
778-782-8191
jscudele@sfu.ca

Deanna Reder (on leave)
Professor
778-782-8192
deanna_reder@sfu.ca

Joyce Schneider / Kicya7
Assistant Professor
joyce_schneider@sfu.ca

Marianne B. Ignace
Professor 
ignace@sfu.ca

annie ross
Professor
778-782-3575
annier@sfu.ca

Zoe Todd
Associate Professor
zoe_todd@sfu.ca

Natahnee Winder
Assistant Professor
778-782-3594
nwinder@sfu.ca

Jeannie Morgan
Assistant Professor
778-782-7542
jeannie_morgan@sfu.ca

Chelsey Geralda Armstrong
Assistant Professor
chelsea_geralda@sfu.ca

Robert Bandringa
Assistant Professor of Professional Practice
rbandrin@sfu.ca

Sarah Henzi
Assistant Professor
shenzi@sfu.ca

Sandie Dielissen
Sessional Lecturer
sdieliss@sfu.ca

Bryan Myles
Lecturer
bmyles@sfu.ca

Alix Shield
Lecturer
alix_shield@sfu.ca 

Brett Romans
Budget Assistant
778-782-5380
indgbud@sfu.ca

Phil Cunningham 
Manager/Academic & Administrative Services
778-782-5964
indgmgr@sfu.ca

Casey McCarthy
Coordinator, Communications & Events
778-782-5981
indigcomm@sfu.ca

Nicholas Reo 
Associate Professor
nreo@sfu.ca

Advisory Role / President's Office

Chris Syeta’xtn Lewis
Pronouns: he, him, his
Indigeneous Executive Lead
Simon Fraser University | Strand Hall
chris_lewis@sfu.ca

Indigenous Languages Program (Robert C Brown Hall)

Marianne B. Ignace
Professor / Director Indigenous Language Program (INLP)
Director, First Nations Language Centre
778-782-9763
ignace@sfu.ca

See also Indigenous Studies and First Nations Language Centre listing.

Donna Gerdts
Professor/Associate Director, INLP
Department of Linguistics
604-291-3682
gerdts@sfu.ca

Peter Jacobs
Assistant Professor (INLP) (On Study Leave)
Department of Linguistics
pwjacobs@sfu.ca

Heather Bliss
Assistant Professor (INLP)
Department of Linguistics
604-762-6274
hbliss@sfu.ca

John Lyon
Visiting Professor (INLP)
Department of Linguistics
jmlyon@sfu.ca

James Crippen
Postdoctoral Fellow (INLP)
Department of Linguistics
jcrippen@sfu.ca

Lorraine Yam
Manager, Academic & Administrative Services (INLP)
Academic Advisor (CINLP, DINLP, FNEP Outreach)
inlp@sfu.ca

Shagufta Saddiq
Program Coordinator (INLP)
Department of Linguistics
inl_coord@sfu.ca 

Brett Romans
Budget / Program Assistant
Department of Linguistics
inlp@sfu.ca 

Faculty of Education (Education Building, Room 8501)

Burnaby Campus
AQ 8523 - 8888 University Drive Burnaby, BC  V5A 1S6
Tel: 778-782-4129
Fax: 778-782-4203

Surrey Campus
5th Floor, Galleria 5 Room #5203 250 - 13450 102nd Avenue Surrey, BC V3T 0A3
Tel: 778-782-8597
Fax: 778-782-8119

 

Jennie Blankinship, Manager, Office of Indigenous Education
778-782-9358
ed_indigenous@sfu.ca

Deanna Gestrin
Faculty Associate
778-782-4189
dgestrin@sfu.ca

Dolores van der Wey (retired)
Assistant Professor
778-782-3798
dolores_vanderwey@sfu.ca

Vicki Kelly
Associate Professor
778-782-7226
vicki_kelly@sfu.ca

Amy Parent
Associate Professor
amy_parent@sfu.ca

Michelle Pidgeon
Associate Professor / Associate Dean
778-782-8609
michelle_pidgeon@sfu.ca

Sara Florence Davidson
Associate Dean, Indigeneity for the Faculty of Education/Assistant Professor
604-834-6346
sara_florence@sfu.ca
http://saraflorence.ca

Faculty of Health Sciences ( TASC2-9900 )

Jeff Reading
Professor
First Nations Health Authority Chair in Heart Health and Wellness at St. Paul's Hospital
778-782-3913
Jeffrey_reading@sfu.ca

Lyana Patrick
Assistant Professor
778-782-7205
lyana_patrick@sfu.ca

Krista Stelkia
Assistant Professor
778-782-7562
krista_stelkia@sfu.ca

Department of Psychology (RCB Hall)

Rachel Fouladi
Associate Professor
rfouladi@sfu.ca  

Department of Archaeology (Saywell Hall)

George Nicholas 
Professor
778-782-5709
nicholas@sfu.ca

Rudy Reimer
Associate Professor
rudyr@sfu.ca

Barbara Hildon
Museum Curator
barbara_hilden@sfu.ca

Cara Tremain
Assistant Professor Achaeology
ctremain@sfu.ca

School of Resource and Environmental Management (TASC1)

Clifford Gordon Atleo
Assosiate Professor
778-782-4697
clifford_atleo@sfu.ca

Jonathan Boron, Cayuga
Instructor, tenure track
jonathan_boron@sfu.ca

Centre for Restorative Justice, School of Criminology (Saywell Hall 10156)

Ted Palys
Professor
778-782-4037
palys@sfu.ca

Brenda Morrison
Associate Professor
778-782-7627
brendam@sfu.ca

Department of History  (AQ 6026A)

Nicholas May
Term Lecturer
nicholas_may@sfu.ca 

Department of Mathematics  (TASC2 9900)

Veselin Jungic (Contact)
Teaching Professor
778-782-3340
vjungic@sfu.ca

Justin Gray
Senior Lecturer
778-782-4237
tgray@sfu.ca

Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (SSB, 8166)

Dustin King
Associate Professor
778-782-7096
dustink@sfu.ca

Department of Sociology & Anthropology

Kyle Willmott
Assistant Professor of Sociology
778-782-3767
kyle_willmott@sfu.ca

Faculty of Communications, Art & Technology (TASC2, 7800)

Raymond Boisjoly
Assistant Professor
cboisjol@sfu.ca

Nicole Manson
Indigenous Academic & Student Liaison
778-782-5795
fcat_indig@sfu.ca

School of Communications (K9671)

Karrmen Crey
Assistant Professor
778-782-7289
kcrey@sfu.ca

Beedie School of Business (WMC 2363)

Alexia McKinnon
Director, Indigenous Programs
armckinn@sfu.ca

John Borrows
Visiting Professor
jborrows@sfu.ca

Dara Kelly
Assistant Professor, Business and Society
778-782-9475
darak@sfu.ca

Vacant
Indigenous Undergraduate Career Advisor

Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (AQ6178)

Tim Michel
Director, Indigenous Relations
778-782-4055
timothy_michel@sfu.ca

Bill Reid Centre for Northwest Coast Art Studies (10073 Saywell Hall)

Bryan Myles (Contact)
Associate Director
778-782-9882
bmyles@sfu.ca

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art (639 Hornby St. Vancouver)

First Nations, Métis, & Inuit Student Association (FNMISA)

FNMISA Space Room #1440
SUB 3100
8888 University Drive
Burnaby BC V5A 1SA
fnmisa-board@sfu.ca

Joelle Majeau
Coordinator
fnmisacoord@sfss.ca

Community Education Program, Continuing Studies (2300-515 W Hastings Street, Vancouver)

2300-515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 5K3

Judy Smith (Contact)
Associate Dean
778-782-5201
judy_smith@sfu.ca

Supporting Aboriginal Graduate Enhancement Programs (SAGE)

Michelle Pidgeon (SAGE faculty contact)
778-782-8609
michelle_pidgeon@sfu.ca

Deanna Reder (SAGE faculty contact)
778-782-8192
deanna_reder@sfu.ca


Work Integrated Learning
Vacant
For information about Aboriginal graduate studies, please e-mail gradsage@interchange.ubc.ca

For information about Aboriginal undergraduate studies, please contact the
Provincial SAGE-U coordinator or Dr. Michelle Pidgeon

Other Contact People for Aboriginal Students, Applicants and Visitors

Career Services

Deanne Esdale
Career Education Specialist
778-782-8629
deanne_esdale@sfu.ca

Indigenous Initiatives, VP Office of People, Equity, and Inclusion

Skel7áw̓s/Naomi Narcisse
St'át'imc – Secwépemc;
Director of Indigenous Initiatives, VP Office of People, Equity, and Inclusion
naomi_narcisse@sfu.ca