Janalee Morris

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ABOUT JANALEE MORRIS

Highly skilled community organizer, instructional designer and adult education professional with over 20 years of experience in post-secondary settings. Advanced expertise in adult learning theories (andragogy, experiential, transformative learning), Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and leveraging instructional technology to meet the needs of diverse learners and achieve strategic institutional goals. Proven ability to design, develop, and deliver curriculum for both online and in-person environments, lead educational projects, and foster strong stakeholder partnerships to support revenue-generating and high-quality programming. Advanced knowledge of human rights and working with protected groups within a university setting. Engaging and creative approach to providing equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility education and programming to faculty, staff, and students. QUALIFICATIONS:Leadership and human resource management skills• Mentorship and coaching for team of Academic Strategists and student volunteers• Support creativity and innovation in problem solving and proactive program development • Conflict and change management skills demonstrated through facilitation of faculty awareness of non-inclusive practices, creation of BIPOC student peer group, successful transition of Academic Strategist Program and the addition of broader equity and diversity issues within the Access and Inclusion departmentStrategic planning and critical analysis• Identify current EDIA initiatives, including opportunities and risks through creation of EDI network on campus• Provide policy analysis for the implementation of EDIA-related policies and procedures in the Office of the Registrar, Institutional Analysis, Faculty of Health, Community and Education• Consult in development of benchmark and performance measures for evaluation of EDIA initiatives, including academic research partnerships • Implementation of Universal Design practices for renovation projects and new programmingProject management and organizational skills• Coordination of the development of Academic Strategist Program, Peer Program, EDI Leadership Program, Universal Design for Learning Program, and EDIA Training Program• Manage multiple competing demands of diverse workload through excellent time management and organizational skills• Budget planning and management for programs, departments, and research projects