Dana-Lyn (born Wilson) is a member of the Hwlitsum First Nation, based in Canoe Pass, BC and a lawyer. Dana-Lyn is an elected councillor of her Coast Salish nation, serving since 2021. She has practiced criminal law and continues to practice administrative and employment law as an Associate at Acumen Law. She is a double alumna of UBC, having obtained her Bachelors of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees here.
Previously, Dana-Lyn served as the Senior Manager, EDI & Indigeneity, leading the decolonization and Indigenization efforts in the Faculties of Applied Science and Land and Food Systems. In this role, Dana-Lyn supported EDI.I education, engagement, and support for the two Faculties. Leading the impactful UBC Orange Shirt Day Intergenerational March for the past two years has been an honour. Recently, Dana-Lyn visualized and created the Weaving Relations course, an educational opportunity meeting Goal 2 of UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Plan. Dana-Lyn has been a speaker on numerous panels on Indigenous research, communities and ISP implementation. She currently sits on the Indigenous Working Group, co-chairs the ISP Community of Practice, and advises front line student services advisors on best practices in Indigenous student support.
Dana-Lyn has worked as a university administrator since 2012 in Indigenous awareness, programming, and student affairs capacities. Dana-Lyn wore many hats in her previous roles, including offering student academic success programming, Indigenous student career support and alumni engagement, and participating on Indigenous student admissions. Dana-Lyn led Indigenous focused programming during her tenure at the Peter A. Allard School of Law with UBC, where she was recognized in 2016 for the UBC President’s Staff Award on Advancing Diversity and Inclusion.
Lastly, Dana-Lyn has been a Board member of RESEAU-CMI, Networks of Centres of Excellence – Knowledge Mobilization since December 2021.
Dana-Lyn spends her spare time with her family, and being the mother of two amazing young adults is her proudest achievement.