Samantha Young


Project Manager, Community Action Initiative

Staff

School of Nursing

Faculty of Applied Science

Samantha Young is a freelance artist, grant writer, and Project Manager at the Community Action Initiative (CAI). Sam is a mixed race settler living and working on the traditional, unceded and occupied lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), Qiqéyt (Qayqayt) and kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) Nations. She supports the coordination and implementation of community-driven arts and research initiatives that center equity, education, and social impact. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing and Painting from OCADU and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Community Development at the University of Victoria.

With experience in arts programming, administration, project coordination, and grant writing, Sam has used her skillset to conduct participatory action research initiatives at UBC. She serves on the board of directors for Gallery Gachet and Unlocking the Gates Services Society, contributing to initiatives that advance health equity and justice. Samantha believes that creativity is a powerful tool for connection and change and is passionate about fostering spaces where art, education, and community care intersect. 

First Nations land acknowledegement

We acknowledge that the UBC Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm.


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