For general inquiries, please contact us at: fphl@trentu.ca
Are you hoping to chat with one of our staff? Please book an appointment through our booking portal.
Office Hours:
Monday to Friday: 9am-12:00pm, 1:00pm-4pm
Dr. Dawn Lavell-Harvard, Director
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 Ext. 7905
Email: dawnlavellharvard@trentu.ca
Dr. Dawn Lavell Harvard, Ph.D., is a proud member of the Wiikwemkoong First Nation, on Manitoulin Island, the first Aboriginal Trudeau Scholar, and has worked to advance the rights of Aboriginal women as the President of the Ontario Native Women's Association since 2003. After serving as Vice-president of the Native Women’s Association of Canada for three years, Dawn was elected National President at the 41st Annual General Assembly, July 11, 2015 in Montreal, Quebec. After fulfilling her promise to see the MMIWG Inquiry initiated, in October 2016, Dawn left her role as National Leader and took on the role of Director at the First Peoples House of Learning at Trent University.
Chloe Devlin, Indigenous Student Success Coordinator (Retention Services and Programming)
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 Ext. 7358
Email: fphlstudentsuccess@trentu.ca
To book an appointment with Chloe, please follow this link: Student Success Booking
Chloe Devlin is a passionate educator and advocate committed to fostering inclusive, accessible, and empowering learning environments. As an Indigenous Student Success Coordinator at the First Peoples House of Learning, Chloe brings a strengths-based approach rooted in equity, empathy, and research-informed practice. A proud Trent alumna with a Master of Education, and a background in accessibility advising, experiential education, and career development, she has supported students across diverse and marginalized communities. Chloe is dedicated to building meaningful relationships, facilitating culturally responsive programming, and helping Indigenous learners thrive both academically and personally.
Madisyn Brownlee, Indigenous Student Therapist
Email: fphlcounsellor@trentu.ca
Madisyn (Maddy) Brownlee (MSW, RSW), is a Metis, Registered Social Worker who is available to navigate a variety of mental health concerns with Indigenous Students at both the Trent University Symons, and Durham campuses. Confidential, individual counselling sessions, as well as group workshops and sharing circles are accessible to all Indigenous students at no cost. With the goal of helping students create balance and participate fully within the Trent community, services are short-term in nature and may include virtual or in-person talk-therapy sessions, safety planning, skill building and participating in culturally centered, holistic mental health support. Maddy completed a Bachelor of Social Work at here Trent University, and holds a Master of Social Work degree from University of Toronto where she specialized her studies in the fields of mental health and health. In her free time, Maddy can be found spending time outdoors, or on the rugby pitch, either as a player or as a coach!
To book an appointment visit: https://www.trentu.ca/wellness/counselling and identify that you would like to meet with the Indigenous Student Therapist, or for more information please contact fphlcounsellor@trentu.ca
Cultural Advisor, TBA
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 Ext. 7072
Email:
Kelli Marshall, Indigenous Enrolment Advisor
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 Ext. 6228
Email: kellimarshall@trentu.ca
Kelli Marshall is an Anishinabe Kwe from the Miichi Saagiig territory of Hiawatha First Nation. She represents the Pike Clan. She is an activist, dancer, and storyteller, mother, daughter, sister and Auntie. She is a proud graduate of PCVS's Integrated Arts Program and Fleming College. She has been dancing pow-wow for ten years. Kelli has travelled to many communities across Turtle Island, learning, sharing and teaching different dance styles. Dancing has taken her to many places from The Main Stage at The Junos to tiny villages in Nova Scotia and she loved each and every opportunity she was given. She is now the Indigenous Enrolment Advisor for First People House of Learning at Trent University. Kelli travels to communities all over Ontario to recruit brilliant Indigenous youth to Trent University. She knows that every student deserves to be in post-secondary. That education is part of reclaiming. When you have Indigenous Knowledge combined with the best in Western Education, there is nothing our students can’t do.
Lesley Hulcoop, Manager of Administration and Operations
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 Ext. 7917
Email: lhulcoop@trentu.ca
Lesley started her career at Trent University in the Sociology Department and has held administrative positions in the Gzowski College Office, the Masters in History and Masters in English (Public Texts) departments and in Students Affairs. Please contact her if you have questions about the First Peoples House of Learning and if you would like information about workshops and training initiatives. If you are interested in completing the "Just Get Over It" micro-credential with FPHL and Careerspace please visit the Micro-credentials website and contact Lesley for more information.