This page highlights selected work and public engagements from the past 10+ years, spanning education advocacy, environmentalism, and social justice. It compiles publicly available resources and projects developed in collaboration with others.
External Publications
May 23, 2016 – Students are not being heard because our culture has made learning a top-down hierarchy: The first article I ever published, on the importance of student input in the BC education system.
July 17, 2023 – Reflections and Presence and Progress: Why Mindfulness Matters in the Digital Age: A personal reflection on the role of mindfulness in our society.
June 17, 2024 – Donor Expectations: Ensuring Transparency and Trust in Not-For-Profits: Why administration and overhead are essential to charity operations.
Media and Public Appearances
May 28, 2016 – Students host rally for education funding: My interview with CTV about austerity in the BC education system.
August 27, 2016 – Vancouver students call for better representation at district meetings. As President of the BC Student Alliance, our official ask was for student trustees in every BC district as cited by CityNews.
November 16, 2017 – Report highlights Victoria’s student housing crisis: A discussion on Victoria’s student housing crisis.
March 25, 2018 – A Conversation with A Tribe Called Red at VIPIRG conference: In 2017 and 2018, as Outreach Coordinator for a Public Interest Research Group, I organized two conferences on social impact.
September 11, 2025 – Sierra Club Annual General Meeting: As Treasurer of the Sierra Club of BC, I presented the audit and financial statements to the organizations membership.
November 4, 2025 – Electoral Areas Services Committee: As part of my role as a Community Outreach Specialist at an Indigenous Friendship Centre, I presented alongside a colleague on the importance of non–BC Building Code-compliant housing options in rural areas of the Comox Valley. You can read our delegation request here.
Projects and Reports
October 24, 2017 – New VIPIRG Report – Victoria’s Student Housing Crisis: A report on low vacancy rates in Victoria, BC, and their respective impact on marginalized students.
September 2019 – UVSS Strategic Plan: I implemented the 2019–2020 UVSS Strategic Plan and created their annual report framework, first used in the 2020 report, that remains in use as of 2026.
October 2019 – UVSS Budget/Audit: As UVic Students’ Society Director of Finance, I promoted financial transparency and presented this co-designed report to over 100 attendees at the AGM.
February 2020 – Guide to UVSS Finances: An online guide I co-designed for UVic Student Society members.
June 2023 – Accessibility 365: As Accessibility Curator for Pride Toronto, I led the design of the accessibility page for a festival attended by over 2.5 million people. This included developing an ASL video and a dedicated page for the festival weekend. That year, CBC recognized the Pride Toronto website as an example of accessibility done well.
May 23, 2024 – the City of Courtenay: The City proposed a bylaw that adversely impacted the unhoused population. In response, I worked with colleagues to draft a response letter and engaged stakeholders, contributing to policy discussions on protections for the unhoused population
March 7, 2025 – BC Housing: Through my position at the Wachiay Friendship Centre, I worked in collaboration with the Comox Valley Coalition to End Homelessness to coordinate the biennial Point-in-Time Count of the unhoused population in the Comox Valley.
Dakota McGovern 