Truth and Reconciliation in the Workplace

Jerilyn Ducharme, Manager, Learning with Indigenous Engagement and Communications, University of Manitoba

Jerilyn is a member of the Métis Nation in Manitoba with roots embedded in the Red River region. Family, community, and ceremony is where she finds her strength and inspiration. Jerilyn was raised in a small, rural community southwest of Winnipeg and at present she resides outside of Winnipeg with her family. She is the proud mother to a six-year-old daughter who helps to keep her spirit young at heart.

In 2010, Jerilyn graduated from the University of Manitoba ACCESS Programs with her B.A., B.Ed., where she began working for the following nine years in the field of Adult Education at the Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development (CAHRD), which focuses on providing employment services, education, and training opportunities for Indigenous peoples in Winnipeg. Jerilyn began her teaching career at CAHRD where she moved into an administrative role as the Assistant Director of Education.
 

In 2020, Jerilyn began working at The University of Manitoba at The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning as an Indigenous Initiatives Educator alongside her predecessor in providing consultations, research, resources, and workshops related to Indigenous education, methodologies, pedagogies, epistemologies, and support in approaching reconciliation in teaching and learning for faculty and graduate students at the UM. 

In the Fall of 2022, she accepted the role of Manager of Learning with Indigenous Engagement and Communications at UM. In her current position she is co-developing the evaluation framework and processes for projects supported through the EleV partnership with the Mastercard Foundation. In the spring of 2023, Jerilyn graduated with her master's from Brandon University in the Educational Administration program.

Robin Attas, Educational Developer: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, University of Manitoba

Dr. Robin Attas works as an educational developer focused on equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility at the University of Manitoba. Robin works tirelessly to support individual and institutional transformation towards more inclusive and equitable practices, offering a variety of programming and consultative support. Most recently, she has been leading an initiative at the University of Manitoba to develop and launch a stand-alone course and micro-certificate in equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility for everyone in the campus community.
 

Prior to her shift to EDIA facilitation, Robin was a full-time faculty member in music theory, and maintains an active research agenda focused on decolonizing and anti-racist music theory pedagogies and practices. She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in music theory from the University of British Columbia and a B.Mus. from Queen’s University. 
 

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