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about Adrienne S. Chan, Ph.D.

Adrienne Chan has a doctorate from the University of Kent at Canterbury, England, in the area of adult & continuing education, with a focus on Diversity and Institutional Change. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (University of Victoria), and a Masters of Social Work degree (University of B.C.). For over fifteen years Adrienne has worked as a trainer, instructor, researcher, community and adult educator.

Adrienne has been working actively in the area of diversity, equity, cross cultural understanding and harassment for over ten years. She has delivered training, instruction and workshops, written curriculum, coordinated instruction and curriculum projects. Adrienne was one of the founding members of the Multicultural Education Consortium of School Districts and Colleges (formerly the Lower Mainland Multicultural Education Consortium, 1990). The Consortium works with educational institutions through training, strategic planning, policy development and consultation to implement and sustain organizational change in the areas of multiculturalism, anti-racism and diversity.

Adrienne has worked extensively with non-profit agencies, municipalities, hospitals, health boards, universities, colleges, institutes, school districts and crown corporations in the areas of diversity, race relations, planning and organizational change. Her particular emphasis is on training, organizational change, and organizational development as the means for creating more inclusive and diverse organizations. Her work includes numerous curricula, reports, needs assessments, evaluations, policies, and strategic planning documents. She has worked extensively with managers and administrators, as well as line-staff, faculty and union representatives.

Adrienne worked with The Hastings Institute, City of Vancouver (1993-1994) as a coordinator/ trainer in diversity, equity and harassment and the University of British Columbia (1996-1997) as an Equity Advisor, dealing with harassment complaints, delivering education and awareness workshops. 

Adrienne was a Post-doctoral Fellow (2001-2004) at the University of British Columbia, Department of Educational Studies, Centre for Policy Studies in Higher Education and Training (CHET). Adrienne has an appointment with CHET as an Adjunct Professor (2005-2010)

In 2004, Adrienne joined the faculty at the School of Social Work and Human Services at University College of the Fraser Valley (UCFV), Abbotsford, BC. [see www.ucfv.ca/swhs/Faculty_and_Staff/Faculty.htm Faculty Directory]

In June 2005, Adrienne was elected as Chair for the Standing Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Cultural Issues at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work (CASSW), at Kings University College, University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario).  The appointment continues to June 2008.

Adrienne has a strong commitment to social issues. She believes that education is one of the primary forces in influencing social change.

Adrienne is a third generation Chinese-Canadian. She was born and raised in Victoria, B.C. Canada

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