Sulagna (she/her/hers) is a settler of Indian origin in Vancouver, on the unceded territories of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), and səl̓ilwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh). She holds a BA in Criminology, Psychology and Police Studies from Simon Fraser University. Her past experiences include working with SFU Advancement and Alumni Engagement, Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre and S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
Through her career, she has worked with migrant workers and vulnerable populations such as women and children living and/or working in Vancouver’s downtown eastside to further social equity and harm reduction. This work has been focused on supporting self-identifying women who experience extreme levels of violence and discrimination due to their gender and sexuality, active drug use, poverty and are living with precarious housing conditions to access open-door community living rooms to exercise self-determination without judgement.
Sulagna has been passionate about marine life and ocean health since a very young age as she grew up on ships, sailing more than six months at a time with her family. Her keen interest in how environmental changes is affecting marginalized communities disproportionately around the world has brought her to West Coast.
Outside of work, Sulagna’s passions include scrapbooking, kayaking followed by a picnic on a beach, hiking to waterfalls, and building a community of people to nurture her home away from home.