Lavonne Hood
Associate Vice-Principal (Human Rights, Equity, and Inclusion)
Lavonne has been the Associate Vice-Principal (Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion) since June 2023. Prior to joining the HREO, Lavonne served as the University Ombudsperson at Queen’s from August 2019.
Throughout her career, Lavonne has been deeply committed to I-EDIAA. Before joining Queen’s in October 2018 as Senior Legal Counsel, she worked as Legal Counsel for the Department of Justice, where she served as the Co-Chair of the Advisory Committee on Visible Minorities. This work garnered her both the individual and team National Awards for Employment Equity and Diversity Leadership from the Department of Justice.
Lavonne is a central point of contact with respect to providing expertise on statutory human rights matters, advancing equity and accessibility policy development and education, and establishing and fostering positive relationships with equity-deserving communities and organizations both internal to Queen’s and within the broader Kingston community. Lavonne also works closely with the Vice-Principal (Culture, Equity, and Inclusion) and senior leadership to develop and implement long-term strategic planning to guide institutional areas of focus and university wide objectives aimed at advancing human rights, equity, diversity, inclusion, anti-racism, and accessibility.
To schedule a meeting with Lavonne, please reach out to Meri Diamond at: diamondm@queensu.ca.