Dr. Grace Wong Sneddon is the Director, Academic Leadership Initiatives at the University of Victoria. In this portfolio, Dr. Wong Sneddon is responsible for the development and implementation of the professional development for senior leaders which includes over thirty annual events, including orientations, workshops and retreats. In her role as the Adviser to the Provost on Equity and Diversity, she is tasked with creating a campus-wide culture of respect that values diversity, equity and inclusion. She has an Interdisciplinary PhD in Anthropology and Pacific and Asian Studies. Her areas of research include: race and gender in popular culture, Asian North American identity and the Chinese diasporic culture. Dr. Wong Sneddon is an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Art History and Visual Studies and is currently, an associate fellow in the Centre of the Studies of Religion and Society at the University of Victoria. She has a MEd in counselling psychology and is a Registered Clinical Counsellor.
Born and raised in Victoria, Grace is passionately committed to her community. She has completed the ICD-Rotman Directors Education Program and shares that knowledge with the various Boards on which she serves. She is vice-chair of the Greater Victoria Elder Care Foundation, treasurer of the Hoy Sun Ning Yung Benevolent Association, member of the Triumf Management Board, and Chair of the Victoria Foundation.

Kenora Stewart belongs to the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation, of which she is an elder. She has one son, Sherman, with her late husband James, and a 15 month old grand-daughter Vayda. She has 3 sisters Lenora, Renata and Dolleen, and numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews.

   Andy Sidhu is the University of the Fraser Valley’s third Chancellor. A long-time proponent of community engagement and integration. An accountant by trade before emigrating from Malaysia in 1974, Sidhu worked first on a dairy farm, then as a bookkeeper with the Canada Farm Labour Pool, where over the course of his 21 year career he became the Assist. Manager. He was an unofficial ambassador, bridging gaps in culture and language between local businesses and people emigrating from the Punjab.

   Sidhu is best known for founding B.C.’s first multi-language newspaper, the Punjabi Patrika. Printing 15,000 copies every Friday in English and Punjabi, the Patrika was established as a beacon of inclusivity and multicultural connection nearly 22 years ago. Sidhu received an honorary degree from UFV in 2017 and was also a recipient of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of his community service.

   Darryl began his term as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in September of 2017, following his election to a second term as MLA for the riding of Abbotsford South. During his first term he served in various capacities, including Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Social Development. He also served on the Select Standing Committee on Health, the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth, and on the Legislative Review Committee. Prior to his first being elected in 2013, Darryl held the RCMP Senior University Research Chair and Directorship of the Centre for Public Safety and Criminal Justice Research at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) where he taught for 34 years. He is the author or co-author of more than 200 research reports, international journal articles, and other publications addressing a broad range public safety issues.

   As UFV professor emeritus he continues to write and teach on public safety issue. He is a recipient of numerous awards, including UFV’s Teaching Excellence Award, the Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Technology Award from the International Conference on College Teaching and Learning, the Order of Abbotsford, the Canadian Center for Substance Abuse Award of Distinction, the British Columbia Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Public Safety, and Queen’s Jubilee Medal. He holds two degrees in criminology from Simon Fraser University, and a doctorate in Higher Education from the University of British Columbia. He has also completed the Management Development Program in the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University and is a three-time participant and presenter to the Oxford Round table.