Board meetings and membership
UVSP Board meeting dates and locations change from semester to semester and are held weekly during the Fall and Spring semesters and fortnightly during the Summer semester. Visit our Instagram for meeting announcements.
All students are welcome to attend UVSP Board meetings meetings whether they are a Board member or an attendee. To become a UVSP board member you must attend three meetings in a semester.
The benefits of being a Board Member include:
All students are welcome to attend UVSP Board meetings meetings whether they are a Board member or an attendee. To become a UVSP board member you must attend three meetings in a semester.
The benefits of being a Board Member include:
- The ability to vote on the approval of grants, events, and campaigns.
- Opportunities to plan and facilitate events, volunteer opportunities, and more!
- Being a part of and co-creating a vibrant, supportive, and inclusive community with other passionate students.
Meet the UVSP's Board of Directors
Aila Battley | Co-ChairPronouns: she/her
Major: Geography and environmental studies with a focus in community engagement Home Territories: Traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat and Haudenosaunee people What are you most passionate about within the realm of sustainability? I am most passionate about ecological restoration, Indigenous-led conservation, sustainable development, collectivism, and climate justice. |
Amina Turner | Co-ChairPronouns: (she/her)
Major(s): Earth and Ocean Science Major, Physical Geography Minor. Home territories: Comox Valley, the territories the K’ómoks First People’s, who today refer to themselves as the Sahtloot, Sasitla, Ieeksun and Puntledge. What do you love most about working with the UVSP? I love being a part of the UVSP because it feels like a community. Everyone in the UVSP is so inviting and incredibly friendly. As a new person to the Victoria region, the UVSP has been an incredible resource for exploring, learning, and appreciating the lands that we are so lucky to live on. |
Jade Janzen | TreasurerPronouns: (she/her)
Major(s): Marine Biology Home territories: Cochrane Alberta, the traditional territories of the lyarhe Nakoda Nations (Bearspaw, Wesley, Chinki), the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Piikani, Kainai), the Tsuut’ina- part of the Dene people, Ktunaxa, Secwepemc, Mountain Cree and Metis: Region 3 in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta, Canada. Ask me about... lowering individual and collective environmental footprints with regards to single use plastics, and my organization, Lives With Less Plastic! |
Ella Oldaker | Co-SecretaryPronouns: (she/her)
Major(s): Geography and Environmental Studies! Home territories: Comox Valley, the traditional territories of the K'ómoks First Nation, made up of the Sahtloot, Sasitla, Leeksun and Puntledge. What are you most passionate about within the realm of sustainability? Getting to be a part of a passionate group of people who I am always learning so much from! |
Sophie Sumner | Media DirectorPronouns: (she/her)
Major(s): Geography and Environmental Studies Home territories: Abbotsford BC, on the traditional territories of the Sumas and Matsqui First Nations. Ask me about... The Lorax! |
Ben GoldsmithPronouns: (he/him)
Major(s): Undeclared Social Science. Home territories: North Vancouver, the traditional and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Ask me about... the first step towards sustainability in the outdoor retail industry |
Keira FawcettPronouns: (she/her)
Major: Geography Home territories: Kamloops BC, in the Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc territory within the unceded ancestral lands of the Secwépemc Nation, Secwepemcúĺecw. Ask me about... Snowboarding or travelling! |
Emma GoodhaneyPronouns: (she/her)
Major: Marine Biology & Environmental Studies Home Territories: South Surrey; the traditional, unceded territories of the Semiahmoo, Kwantlen, Sq̓əc̓iy̓aɁɬ təməxʷ (Katzie), Sc̓əwaθenaɁɬ Təməxʷ (Tsawwassen), and S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō) Peoples. Ask me about: crafting - of any kind! |
Marianne RaymundoPronouns: (she/her)
Major(s): Physical Geography & Earth and Ocean Sciences Home territories: The traditional territories of the Halq'eméylem and North Straits Salish speaking peoples of the Coast Salish, specifically the Semiahmoo and Tsawwassen First Nations and the Kwantlen, Katzie, and Kwikwetlem peoples of Stó:lō. Ask me about... bread baking! |
Bethany Klein Pronouns: (she/they)
Major(s): Climate Science Home territories: Medicine Hat Alberta. Treaty 7 neighbouring treaty 4 territory, traditional lands of the Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, Stoney Nakoda, and Tsuut’ina as well as the Cree, Sioux, and Saultaux bands of the Ojibwa people. Ask me about... Youth engagement in climate action and grow towers! |
Imogen MaxwellPronouns: (she/her)
Major(s): Business and Commerce. Home territories: Treaty 6 territories. Ask me about... Sustainable sports! |
Eve O’ByrnePronouns: (she/her)
Major(s): Biology Home territories: North Vancouver, the traditional and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Ask me about... human anatomy and physiology! |
Gemma RigoniPronouns: (she/her)
Home territories: Kitimat, BC, traditional territories of the Haisla Peoples. Ask me about... cross country skiing and snowshoeing! |
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Ava VinetPronouns: she/her
Home territories: Abbotsford, B.C., which lies on the traditional territories of the Sema:th and Mathxwi First Nations. Ask me about... painting pottery! |
Ross DrewPronouns: he/him
Majors: Geography and Political Science Home territories: Tsawwassen, BC, on the traditional territories of the səwaθn məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen First Nation). Ask me about… trains, board games, and train-themed board games! |
Associate MembersAssociate Members of the UVSP are community members who are not undergraduate students, but still actively participate with the UVSP's Board and community, and help to inform the UVSP's work on campus.
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Abbey HeardPronouns: (she/her)
Relationship(s) to campus: Did their undergrad in Geography and Environmental Studies at UVic! Former longtime UVSP Board Member. Home territories: North Vancouver, the traditional and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Ask me about... tidepooling! 
Sarah Berton
Pronouns: (she/her)
Relationship(s) to campus: Former Geography and Environmental Studies student, and former UVSP Board Member! Home territories: The traditional and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, or what is known as Greater Vancouver. What are you most passionate about within the realm of sustainability? Sustainable recreation and how it facilitates community and connection to the land, as well as making sustainability and sustainable living more approachable! |
Katia BannisterPronouns: she/her
Relationship(s) to campus: Former Coordinator, and Former Environmental Studies and Geography, Minor Indigenous Studies at UVIC Home territories: Unceded Pune'luxutth Tribes territories Ask me about... everyday and embodied practices of sustainability! 
Thomas StubbsPronouns: (he/him)
Relationship(s) to campus: Environmental Studies and Geography. Home territories: Lekwungen territories. Ask me about... my grandparents' farm or caving! |
Lindsay Worden Pronouns: (she/her)
Relationship(s) to campus: Former Geography and Environmental Studies student. Current Master's student in Geography. Home territories: Victoria, the traditional territories of the Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples. Ask me about... Caves! |