Wawatay supporters
Learn more about the groups and committees that support Wawatay. Two main groups, guide, execute and fund the Wawatay program. They are:
Frontline staff
Carrie Selin (PhD, Department of Microbiology)
Wawatay Academic Program Lead
Carrie.Selin@umanitoba.ca
204-474-8051
Melanie Lalonde (PhD, Department of Biological Sciences)
Wawatay Program Development Specialist
Melanie.Lalonde@umanitoba.ca
204-218-4509
External advisory board
The dean of the Faculty of Science selected the members of this board based on their recognized expertise in science, education and/or Indigenous communities. he group meets yearly so it we can provide updates, and ask for guidance and suggestions as needed.
The external members include:
- Roger Dube, Emeritus Professor at Rochester Institute of Technology and enrolled member of Abenaki Nation
- Stewart Hill, Senior Research and Policy Analyst at Manitoba Keewatinowki Okimakanak
- Stephenie Waterman, Associate Professor at the University of Toronto and Onondaga Elder
- Verna Kirkness, Honorary Chair for the Verna J. Kirness Education Foundation
- Taylor MacLeod, Program Assistant, Engineering and Life Sciences, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada; Wawatay Scholar Graduate
Contact us
Our office
Wawatay - Faculty of Science
W230, Duff Roblin, 190 Dysart Rd
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2M8 Canada
Our office is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.