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Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee

The Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee:

  • Advises and assists the Member Services & Engagement Committee and the Board in the implementation of strategies and programs which will assist the Bar to recognize, reflect and promote equality and diversity within CBABC, the profession as a whole and the justice system.
  • Promotes and encourages the inclusion of members of equity-seeking groups in the profession; full access for members of equity-seeking groups to the services of the profession, and accommodation of differences.
  • Seeks to address all attitudinal, systemic, and structural barriers. The goal of the subcommittee and of the CBABC is substantive equality, not representational equality.
Hasan

Co-Chair

Hasan M. Alam

BC General Employees' Union
Burnaby, BC

Cherolyn

Co-Chair

Cherolyn Knapp she/her

Knapp Resolutions
Victoria, BC

Raunaq

Member

Raunaq Arora he/him

Moore Edgar Lyster
Vancouver, BC

Ana

Member

Ana Sofia Banus she/her

MacLean Law
Vancouver, BC

Serena

Member

Serena Cheong

Joseph

Member

Joseph G. Cuenca he/him

Law Society of BC
Vancouver, BC

Connie

Member

Connie Do

Menaka

Member

Menaka Giri

Crown Counsel-Duncan
Duncan, BC

Sofia

Member

Sofia Hirji

Department of Justice Canada
Vancouver, BC

Husayn

Member

Husayn Jamal they/them

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Vancouver, BC

Jacquelyn

Member

Jacquelyn E. Miller she/her

Artemis Advocacy
Victoria, BC

Cindy

Member

Cindy Switzer she/her

MKS Immigration Lawyers
Vancouver, BC

Meaghan

Staff Liaison

Meaghan Parker-Sutton she/her

Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch
Vancouver, BC

Kerry

Staff Liaison

Kerry L. Simmons, K.C. she/her

Canadian Bar Association - BC Branch
Vancouver, BC

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A Legal Profession for Everyone

The CBABC Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Action Plan guides our association’s advocacy and actions to contribute to cultural and structural changes in workplaces, institutions and systems.

Read the Plan