Contact the Centre for Indigenous Education & Community Connections

We are here to welcome and serve Indigenous students and communities. Our staff and faculty have a wealth of knowledge to share with you! We are dedicated to quality education through classroom and experiential learning.

General inquiries

Lansdowne

Interurban

Monday–Thursday, 9am–4pm
Friday, 9am–noon 250-370-3299
Ewing building, room 272
Monda–Thursday, 9am–4pm
Friday, 9am–noon
250-370-3299
Centre for Business & Access building (CBA), room 113

Indigenous advisors

indigenousadvising@camosun.ca

Our advisors:

  • Meagan Hiebert, Métis - Coordinator of Student Engagement 
  • Ande Down, Métis
  • Lorri Leonard, Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc
  • Krista Amyotte, Michif 

Contact an advisor

Centre staff

Name, Nation, TitleContact
Todd Ormiston, Tutchone & Tlingit
Executive Director
250-370-3122
ormiston@camosun.ca
Ruth Lyall, Uma’gila’ogwa, Ḵwiḵwa̱sut'inux̱w
Chair of Indigenous Programs and Interim ICP Program Leader
250-370-3163
lyallr@camosun.ca

Robert Mahikwa, 

Chair of IECC

mahikwar@camosun.ca
Jarrad Reddekop
Instructor IST
reddekopj@camosun.ca
Ian Sam,W̱JOȽEȽP village of the W̱SÁ¸NEĆ Nation.
Elders and Events Lead
250-370-3243
sami@camosun.ca
Dee McNeil,
Assistant to the Executive Director
250-370-3132
mcneild@camosun.ca
Christine LaVallee, Kahkewistahaw, FN
Indigenous Student Mentor, Administration Assistant III
250-370-3299
lavalleec@camosun.ca
ieccstudentbelonging@camosun.ca
Maggy Charles
Operations Assistant

250-370-3113

charles@camosun.ca

Caroline Frank, Nuu-Chah-Nulth
Program Assistant
778-426-7141
frankc@camosun.ca
Richard Doucet, Coast Salish
Indigenous Community Liaison
250-370-3341
doucetr@camosun.ca
Levi Glass, Métis
Indigenous Special Projects Lead
250-370-3351
glassl@camosun.ca
Alisha Parks, Mohawk/Irish/Danish250-370-3320
parksa@camosun.ca
Meagan Saulnier, M'ikmaq
Indigenous Community Wellness Program Leader, IST Program Leader
778-426-7150
saulnierm@camosun.ca
Mercedes Williams, W̱SÁNEĆ and Nuu-Chah-Nulth (Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ)
Elder's and Events Assistant
250-370-3284
williamsm@camosun.ca

Sandee Mitchell

ICP Program Lead, ICW Instructor 

mitchells@camosun.ca

Jarrad Reddekop

Instructor IST

reddekopj@camosun.ca
Meli Louie, Nuu-chah-nulth (Ahousaht)
Instructor 
250-370-3299
louiem@camosun.ca

Partnerships

Name, OrganizationContact
W̱SÁ¸NEĆ College (Formerly SAEC)778-426-7141
Victoria Native Friendship Centre (VNFC)250-384-3211
Malahat Nation Community Programs250-743-3231