
Dana-Lyn is a member of the Hwlitsum First Nation, based in Canoe Pass, BC and a lawyer. She has practiced criminal, administrative and employment law. She is a double alumna of UBC, having obtained her BA and JD degrees at UBC.Â
Dana-Lyn has worked as a university administrator since 2012 in Indigenous awareness, programming and student affairs capacities. Dana-Lyn led Indigenous Awareness camps and cultural competency programming during her tenure at the Peter A. Allard School of Law with UBC, where she was recognized for her contributions to this work by being the 2016 recipient of the UBC President’s Staff Award on Advancing Diversity and Inclusion.