About Naomi:

Naomi is passionate about student success, from recruitment to career guidance, and is a strong advocate in decolonizing curriculum, and incorporating traditional ways of knowing in her current administrative role at Capilano University. She is a proud Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT), Simon Fraser University (SFU) and University of British Columbia (UBC) Alumni. Naomi has over nine years of experience working with Indigenous higher education learners and is currently working on her PhD at UBC within the Faculty of Education. Naomi completed her MEd in Educational Administration & Leadership at UBC and NVIT in 2021, her BA degree at SFU, and an Associate Arts Degree at NVIT. She is actively learning St'at'imc language from her language authorities, accredited through NVIT which is BC’s sole Indigenous Public Post Secondary school.

As a lifelong learner, protecting & sharing traditional knowledges, Naomi is always eager to support students and teams. Naomi’s traditional St'át'imc name is Skel7áw̓s and this means ‘leader/education’. While experiencing firsthand the barriers Indigenous learners face in higher education, she is a leader in sharing transition paths and backing academic success in post-secondary.