Build community, foster connection, increase visibility. When 2SLGBTQIA+ staff and faculty add their names to the Out@MacEwan directory, they support students who report not knowing any visible 2SLGBTQIA+ academic role models and mentors on campus.
Out@MacEwan brings visibility to our diverse and vibrant 2SLGBTQIA+ communities at MacEwan University. As part of our directory, faculty and staff share their pronouns and describe their identities in their own words.
Our directory is voluntary and represents staff and faculty from across the University who have chosen to be publicly identified. Register to be a part of the Out@MacEwan directory and we will include your name and details in the list below.
Out@MacEwan directory
Solara Adoma (She/Her)
Administrative Assistant, Office of Human Rights
Queer trans woman
Dr. Katie Biittner (She/Her), PhD (Alberta)
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Economics and Political Science
Queer, bisexual, polyamorous/relationship anarchist
Jill Chesley (She/Her)
Director, Office of Human Rights
Queer, bisexual, pansexual
AJ Conway (He/Him)
Assistant Registrar, Student Recruitment, Office of the University Registrar
Queer, gay
Mac Cross (They/Them)
Nurse Educator, Department of Mental Health Nursing and Community Wellness
Queer
Emily Drapala-Haines (She/Her)
Programs Specialist, The Writing Centre
Bisexual
Mic Elliot (They/Them)
Prospect Research Analyst, Alumni and Development
Queer, non-binary, trans, m-spec
Jordan Foster (He/Him)
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
Queer, gay
Matt Gaudet (He/Him)
Marketing and Communications Partner, Office of Communications, Marketing and Web Services
Gay
Kayla Hampton (She/Her)
Community Relations Coordinator, Community Relations
Queer, lesbian
Dr. Maren Hancock (She/Her)
Assistant Professor, Arts and Cultural Management
Queer
Samantha Helgeson (She/They)
Learning and Development Coordinator, Office of Human Rights, Office of Sexual Violence Prevention, Education and Response
Queer, Panromantic-Asexual, Polyamorous
Vanessa Hennessey (She/Her)
Marketing and Communications Specialist, MacEwan International
Queer, bisexual
Dr. Kathryn Holland (She/Her)
Assistant Professor, Department of English
Queer, lesbian
Christina Larsen (She/Her)
Counsellor, Wellness and Psychological Services
Pansexual
Forrest Maridas (She/Her)
Counsellor, Wellness and Psychological Services
Pansexual
Cossette Massa (She/Her)
Professor, English Department and Department of Office Assistance
Aro/Ace (Aromantic and Asexual)
Robin Alex McDonald (They/Them)
Assistant Professor, Department of Studio Arts
Queer, non-binary, trans
Doug Mertz (He/Him)
Assistant Professor, Music Theatre Performance
Gay
Dr. Alissa Overend (She/They), PhD (Alberta)
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
Queer
Ren Pilkington (They/Them)
Marketing Coordinator, School of Continuing Education
Queer
Dr. Alessio Ponzio (He/Him), PhD
Director of the Centre for Sexual and Gender Diversity, Health and Community Studies
Gay
Dr. Kelsey Reed (She/Her), PhD (Alberta)
Assistant Professor, Department of Child and Youth Care
Queer
Jessica Scalzo (She/Her)
Program Manager, MacEwan Centre for Sexual and Gender Diversity
Queer
Robyn Soper (She/Her)
Marketing and Communications Partner, Office of Communications, Marketing and Web Services
Pansexual, bisexual, queer
Dr. JJ Wright (She/They), PhD (Toronto)
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
Lesbian, queer, trans, non-binary, gay