A message from Rob Burwash, Director, Human Resources:
We are pleased to announce that, after an extensive search, Dr. Samah Sabra will be joining the Centre for Organizational Excellence (COE) as the College’s inaugural Workplace Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Manager. She will be responsible for leading our organizational efforts in workplace EDI and will work closely with others engaged in EDI work across the college, including colleagues in the Centre for Academic Excellence, Student Services, International, Niagara College Student Administrative Council, and elsewhere. She will serve as an internal consultant and advisor on these issues and will be responsible for providing ongoing leadership for inclusive workplace programs, practices and initiatives.
Samah has built her career over the last decade at Carleton University where she is currently the Assistant Director, Office of Quality Initiatives. During her time at Carleton, Samah played key roles in the planning and implementation of a variety of university-wide initiatives, including those related to Carleton’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan, Strategic Accessibility Plan Benchmarking, Healthy Workplace, and Leadership Development. She brings experience as a professional development officer, teaching development coordinator, educational developer, and an instructor, having taught a first-year seminar on Social Change in Canada since 2008. Samah completed a Master of Arts in Social Justice and Equity Studies at Brock University and a PhD at Carleton, where she conducted community-engaged research exploring how Arab Canadians negotiate and narrate multiple aspects of their identities as they develop communities across several generations within Ottawa.
Samah is known for her intersectional, collaborative, and thoughtful approach to building more equitable communities within higher education and we are delighted to have her join the College. I hope you’ll join us in welcoming Samah when she starts on November 8.
