Aboriginal Education


Aboriginal Post-secondary Contact List - Universities

Royal Roads University
2005 Sooke Road, Victoria, BC, V9B 5Y2
Website: http://www.royalroads.ca

Greg Sam, Aboriginal Relations Coordinator
4th Floor, Hatley Castle
Tel: 250 391-2600
Email: Greg.1sam@royalroads.ca


Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive, Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6
Phone: 604 291-3111
Website: http://www.sfu.ca

First Nations Student Centre
Maggie Benston Centre Room 1500, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6
Phone: 778-782-6929
Fax: 778-782-5682
Website: http://students.sfu.ca/firstnations/

Jenna LaFrance, MEd. (SFU)
Director, First Nations Student Centre Student & Community Life Student Services
Tel: 778-782-3555
Fax: 778-782-5682
jenna_lafrance@sfu.ca

Jennie Blankinship, BA (S Fraser) MA (Vic, BC) First Nations Recruitment Coordinator Student Services
Tel: 778-782-6891
Fax: 778 782-5933
jennie_blankinship@sfu.ca

First Nations Student Life Coordinator (vacant)

Janice Juarez-Molina, Aboriginal Academic Advisor
Tel: 604 291-4055
Fax: 604 291-5682
E-mail: jejuarez@sfu.ca

Marilyn Vassell, Office Assistant (on leave)

Simon Fraser University, Kamloops
365 Yellowhead Highway, Kamloops, BC, V2H 1H1
Website: http://www.sfu.ca/kamloops

Donna Dillman, Undergraduate Advisor
SFU Kamloops Program
Tel: 250 828-9865 / 1-800-399-5565
E-Mail: ddillman@sfu.ca

Chris Papaianni, Administrative Assistant & Student Advisor
First Nations Studies & SFU Kamloops Programs
Tel: 604 291-5595
Fax: 604 291-4989
E-Mail: papaiann@sfu.ca

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Thompson Rivers University
Website: http://www.tru.ca

Main Campus
Box 3010, Kamloops, BC, Canada, V2C 5N3

Joanne Brown, Coordinator, Services for Aboriginal Students
Tel:  250 828-5246
Fax:  250 377-6077
E-Mail:  jobrown@tru.ca

Williams Lake Campus
383 Oliver Street, Williams Lake BC, V2G 1M4

Rhonda Alphonse, First Nations Coordinator
Tel: 250 392-8009
Fax: 250 392-4984
E-Mail: ralphonse@cariboo.bc.ca

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University of British Columbia - Vancouver
2329 West Mall, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4
Website: http://www.ubc.ca/

First Nations House of Learning
1985 West Mall, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z2
Website: http://www.longhouse.ubc.ca/

Richard Vedan, PhD, RSW, Director and Senior Advisor to the President
Tel: 604 822-3071
Fax: 604 822-8944
E-Mail: rvedan@interchange.ubc.ca

Madeleine MacIvor, Associate Director
Tel: 604 822-8942
Fax: 604 822-8944
E-Mail: macivor@interchange.ubc.ca

TBC
Coordinator – Aboriginal Student Services

Student Recruitment and Advising
1200-1874 East Mall
Website: http://www.welcome.ubc.ca/

Graeme Joseph
Aboriginal Student Recruiter and Advisor
Tel: 604 822-8840
Toll Free: 1-877-272-1422
Fax: 604 822-6943
E-Mail: graeme.joseph@ubc.ca 
Website: http://www.welcome.ubc.ca/aboriginal.cfm

Aboriginal Coordinators/Advisors

Faculty of Arts

Don Johnson, First Nations Students Academic Advisor and Acting First Nations Student Services Coordinator
Tel: 604 827-3060
E-Mail: djohnson@mail.arts.ubc.ca

School of Social Work & Family Studies

Barbara Harris, First Nations Coordinator
Tel: 604 822-6622
E-Mail: barbara.harris@ubc.ca

Faculty of Education
Native Indian Teacher Education Program

Marny Point, Urban Coordinator, Years 1 & 2
Tel: 604 822-4685
E-Mail: mapoint@interchange.ubc.ca

Lucetta George-Grant, On-Campus Coordinator, Years 3, 4 & 5
Tel: 604 822-9492
E-Mail: lucettag@interchange.ubc.ca

Jackie Agostinis, Duncan Field Centre Coordinator
Tel: 250 746-3552
E-Mail: agostinij@mala.bc.ca

Karen Blain, Kamloops Field Centre Coordinator
Tel: 250 376-9817
E-Mail: kblain@interchange.ubc.ca

Petrina Dester, Bella Coola Coordinator
Tel: 250 799-0008
E-Mail: pdester@interchange.ubc.ca

Supporting Aboriginal Graduate Enhancement (SAGE)
Michelle Pidgeon, Coordinator
Tel: 604 822-1691
E-Mail: gradsage@interchange.ubc.ca

Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Tim Michel, Aboriginal Coordinator
Tel: 604 822-3204
E-Mail: tim.michel@interchange.ubc.ca

Faculty of Law

First Nations Legal Studies
Jennifer Duncan, Program Advisor/Coordinator
Tel: 604 822-2177
E-Mail: duncan@law.ubc.ca

Faculty of Medicine

James Andrew, Aboriginal Programs Coordinator
Tel: 604 822-3236
Fax: 604 822-6061
E-Mail: james.andrew@ubc.ca

Faculty of Science

Tim Michel, Aboriginal Coordinator
Tel: 604 822-9409
E-Mail: tim.michel@ubc.ca

Sauder School of Business
Chinook Aboriginal Business Education

Jennifer Hooper, Chinook Coordinator
Tel: 604 822-0988
E-Mail: info@chinook.ubc.ca

Note: There are many faculties, schools, programs, and other organizations at the University of British Columbia, directly connected to Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education. Contact information for these can be accessed through the First Nations House of Learning website.

University of British Columbia - Okanagan
3333 University Way, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7
Website: http://web.ubc.ca/okanagan/welcome.html

Lyle Mueller, B.Sc., B.Ed., M.Ed., Aboriginal Education Coordinator
Tel: 250 807-9195
Cell: 250 317-5044
Fax: 250 470-6070
E-Mail: lyle.mueller@ubc.ca

Bernie Marchand-Brown, Aboriginal Advisor
Tel: 250 807-9262
E-mail: bernadine.marchand-brown@ubc.ca

Graeme Joseph
Aboriginal Student Recruiter and Advisor
Tel: 604 822-8840
Toll Free: 1-877-272-1422
Fax: 604 822-6943
E-Mail: graeme.joseph@ubc.ca 
Website: http://www.welcome.ubc.ca/aboriginal.cfm

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University of Northern British Columbia
3333 University Way, Prince George, BC V2N 4Z9
Website: http://www.unbc.ca/

Paul Michel, Director, First Nations Centre
Tel: 250 960-5517
E-mail: michelp@unbc.ca

Jolain Foster, Aboriginal Liaison Officer/Academic Advisor
Tel: 250 960-6342
E-Mail: fosterj@unbc.ca

Toni Carlton, Peer Counsellor Coordinator
Tel: 250 960-5596
E-Mail: carlton@unbc.ca

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University of Victoria
PO Box 1700, STN CSC, Victoria BC, V8W 2Y2
Website: http://www.uvic.ca

The Office of Indigenous Affairs
Sedgewick C186/188
PO Box 1700, STN CSC
Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2

Fran Hunt-Jinnouchi, Director
Tel: 250 721-6326
E-mail: franhj@uvic.ca

Sharon Neal, Administrative Assistant
Tel: 250 472-4913
E-mail: Sneal@uvic.ca