CO Vice-President Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Adama Diallo & Lara Humes Doucet

Adama Diallo

I’m Adama, a nurse with five years of experience and a deep commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. I began my nursing journey during the height of the pandemic after graduating from CEGEP Vanier in 2020. I completed the Bachelor of Nursing Integrated (BNI) program in 2023 and returned in 2024 to pursue my master’s in nursing.

My clinical background is in maternal-child health and gynecologic surgery—areas where I’ve witnessed how care experiences can be shaped by identity, culture, and access. These moments have shaped my passion for DEI, fueling a strong desire to help build systems that center equity, and amplify marginalized voices 

For me, DEI work is grounded in listening, reflection, and action. It means not only calling out injustice but also working collaboratively to design inclusive environments—whether in healthcare, classrooms, or leadership. I’m especially passionate about advocating for culturally safe care, challenging implicit bias, and fostering more inclusive learning spaces for racialized and underrepresented students. I’m honoured to serve as your VP Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and continue working toward a future where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered

Lara Humes Doucet
I’m a second-year MSc(A) Nursing student with a concentration in Global Health. I’m also
registered with McGill’s Student Accessibility and Achievement (SA&A) office, which supports
diverse students in overcoming barriers—whether related to documented disabilities or navigating
learning environments that aren’t always inclusive by design. As a longtime SA&A student and
this year’s class representative, I’ve consistently advocated for accessibility and reminded faculty
to consider how course changes impact students who rely on accommodations.
My Global Health concentration emphasizes equity, power dynamics, and ethical dilemmas in
working with diverse populations—frameworks I bring into my current research in Indigenous
health and every academic and leadership role I take on. I also serve as president of a nonprofit
supporting unhoused people in Montreal, which keeps me grounded in the lived consequences of
systemic exclusion and connected to advocacy that goes beyond theory.
As someone with lived experience navigating systemic barriers—and years of experience
supporting marginalized populations—I self-identify as familiar with issues of social equity both
personally and professionally. I’ve also worked as an intervention worker, offering
trauma-informed, empathetic support, and would be glad to provide informal peer support to
students navigating exclusion, burnout, or invisible barriers.
As VP Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, I will:
● Represent and advocate for nursing students with equity in mind at NGSA Executive and
Council meetings;
● Liaise with the PGSS Equity Commissioner and sit on the PGSS Equity & Diversity
Committee;
● Be available to students experiencing equity-related concerns, helping connect them with
appropriate resources;
● Promote and support intra- and inter-professional EDI-related initiatives in collaboration
with other NGSA members;
● Work alongside the NGSA President to ensure that EDI is embedded across student life at
the Ingram School of Nursing.
EDI is not just a passion—it’s the lens I bring into every space, relationship, and responsibility I
take on.