Office of Institutional Commitments
At UCalgary, our commitment to driving meaningful change is embedded in everything we do. The Office of Institutional Commitments (OIC) unites our efforts to advance Community Mental Health and Well-being (CMHW); Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (EDIA); and Sustainability under one integrated framework.
- The reimagined structure supports transdisciplinary leadership on campus and improves the connectivity and responsiveness of administrative teams with the campus community.
- Shared capacity in planning, communications, events, and administration supports the work of academic directors in each of these institutional commitments.
- The foundational commitment to CMHW, EDIA, Sustainability and along with Indigenous Engagement and Global Engagement, is unchanged and remains strong.
Under the leadership of Provost Sandra Davidson, the unit supports our commitment to Ahead of Tomorrow, our strategic plan to make the processes clearer, simpler and better than any university by 2030.
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Learn more about our initiatives, strategies, and the collective impact of these foundational commitments.
Meet the team driving OIC
Executive Director
(Recruitment in Progress)
Academic Directors
Dr. Andrew Szeto
CMHW
EDIA (Recruitment 2025)
Sustainability (Recruitment 2025)
Subject Matter Experts
Dr. Tonya D. Callaghan
Academic Director - LGBTQ2S+ Equity, Inclusion and Intersectionality
Dr. Hieu Ngo
Academic Director - EDI and Anti-Racism Policy and Strategy
Dr. Gregor Wolbring
Academic Director, EDI, Disabilities and Accessibility
Dr. Andrea Rowe
Director of Operations
Rupa Shankar
OIC Executive Assistant
Dr. Christine Daly
Associate Director Institutional Commitments, Projects
Kiah Lucero
Coordinator Institutional Commitments, Projects
Ali Epp
Coordinator Institutional Commitments, Engagement
Alana-Dawn Eirikson
Coordinator Partnerships and Events
Dr. Ghada Sfeir
Sr. Advisor Anti-Racism and Racial Equity
Sasha Lavoie
Manager Communications and Programming,
Ashley Escobar
Intern Engagement Coordinator,
Dr. Victoria Burns
Director, UCRC, and ROC
Dr. Jennifer Thannhauser
Evaluation Lead Community Mental Health and Well-Being Strategy, Counsellor
Shikha Nayyar
Manager Institutional Commitments Data, Strategy, and Reporting
Reva Akkur
Manager Institutional Commitments Data, Strategy and Reporting
Jonathan Nodwell
Coordinator Institutional Commitments Data, Strategy, and Reporting