Director Indigenous Programs

Simon Fraser University is a leading research university, advancing an inclusive and sustainable future. Our purpose – the essence of SFU – is to create and connect knowledge, learning and community for deeper understanding and meaningful impact. We are committed to fostering excellence, innovation, belonging and community in all that we do.

The Indigenous Business Leadership team at the Beedie School of Business is a progressive and inclusive team who is focused on Decolonizing and Indigenizing business education and supporting Indigenous Graduate students completing their MBA. We are bold, creative and innovative and look for ways to serve the communities we are in relationship with. As a team, we invite Indigenous graduate business students to learn from world class faculty as a way to lead and increase the health and wellbeing of Indigenous peoples, communities and organizations through the lens of business and economic development. As a collaborative and supportive team, we work wisely within an exciting and fast-changing industry, with a common passion for supporting the learning journey for others.

The Director, Indigenous Programs is a visionary leader committed to advancing decolonization and Indigenization in education and oversees academic Indigenous Programs and Indigenous community engagement initiatives for the Beedie School of Business Graduate Programs. The role provides support to faculty as they integrate Indigenous ways of knowing into courses and programs; oversees the delivery of the Executive Master’s in Business Administration in Indigenous Business and Leadership (EMBA IBL) program; graduate Indigenous courses, and the Indigenous Business Leadership Graduate Diploma and Certificate programs and works closely with multiple work partners across the University to support initiatives to recognize and incorporate Indigenous cultural curriculum, knowledge and history within the School and collaboratively with other SFU Faculties and universities as appropriate.