Welcome/ Biintige to Sheridan's Reconciliation Series Launch featuring Mallory Rose

Mallory Rose is an Anishinaabe-kwe, Ojibwe woman from Curve Lake First Nation. She is an innovative, high-energy communicator with 15 years of experience in Indigenous wellness, cultural education and community engagement. She is passionate about amplifying Indigenous voices through online workshops, learning programs, and community-driven initiatives. Leading a creative team at Tribal Trade Co, the brand has grown an audience of 100,000+ across email and social channels, and 3 million views on YouTube.

Mallory is the creator of the Smudge Circle wellness program and has collaborated with major corporate brands such as Procter & Gamble, Best Buy, Neilsen, and the Canadian Mortgage Housing Corporation on innovative Indigenous communications projects. She’s delivered online workshops, and engagement sessions to over 30,000 participants relating to Indigenous Culture, Corporate Reconciliation, and Building Trust with Indigenous Leaders.

Mallory is the first Indigenous student in the Accelerated MBA program at Ivey Business School of University of Western Ontario (Class of ‘26) , and was the first Indigenous student in the Honors Bachelor of Business Administration program at Wilfrid Laurier University, where she majored in Marketing & Brand Communications.

Audrey Rochette is Anishinaabe from Waabadowgang-Whitesand First Nation. As part of Sheridan’s leadership team, Audreys focus is to strengthen the works of centring Indigenous needs, voices, practices and protocols.

In her previous role as Director, Indigenous Initiatives, she led George Brown College’s efforts to implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) Calls to Action and oversaw Indigenization measures as part of the college’s Vision 2030/Strategy 2022 initiative. In 2019 and 2020, she worked with the college to develop recommendations and a reconciliation framework in response to the TRC Calls to Action, as well as frameworks for anti-racism initiatives.

Prior to her role at George Brown, Rochette worked with the City of Toronto as a Business Analyst where she provided critical evaluations to inform programming and measure success and secured Indigenous partnerships to advance the city’s commitment to reconciliation.

Rochette's passion for Indigenous relations was cultivated through her roles in the Indigenous community as the Senior Development Officer with Indspire, an Indigenous-led registered charity that invests in the education of Indigenous people, and with imagineNATIVE, the largest Indigenous film festival in the world.

She currently sits on several committees in different sectors committed to reconciliation work. She is the daughter of a residential school survivor.

Rochette holds of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Political Science, Aboriginal Studies and Religion, and a Master of Arts with research focused on decolonizing museums, as well as Indigenous voices, language and ceremonies in museums, both from the University of Toronto.

Lisa Zangerl (she/her) is Métis, with ancestral ties to the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, and was raised in a small community in the Ottawa Valley. She currently serves as the Operations Manager at the Anishnawbe Health Foundation, collaborating with generous donors and partners to enhance the health and well-being of the Indigenous community in Toronto.

A proud alumna of the University of Guelph, Lisa earned her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Criminal Justice & Public Policy. Her professional journey includes years of dedicated service to Indigenous communities in both post-secondary education and the federal sector, alongside extensive experience working within various social service agencies and organizations. Lisa is also an active member of Sheridan College’s Indigenous Education Council.

Both professionally and personally, Lisa is dedicated to the work of Indigenization, decolonization, and celebrating diversity, with a passion for fostering and strengthening meaningful partnerships.