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GDI Welcomes New Director of University Programs and Services 

Feb 5, 2025

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GDI Welcomes New Director of University Programs and Services 

On January 20, 2025, the Gabriel Dumont Institute (GDI) was pleased to welcome Marlee Proulx as the new Director of University Programs and Services. Chantelle Jule has been serving as the Interim Program Head and has been working closely with Proulx to manage a smooth transition for GDI students and partners. Proulx was welcomed by all of the SUNTEP and NSITEP Program Heads in her first week as they gathered in Saskatoon to discuss plans for next year. She distinguished herself as a team player willing to learn from all the TEP centers. 

The search for a new Director of University Programs and Services was rigorous and intensive. Proulx is responsible for SUNTEP, NSITEP, the Community-Based Indigenous Master of Education Program, and the new Indigenous Education Doctorate. Brett Vandale, GDI CEO, expressed that it is critically important to find someone who is connected with our community and understands the community-based delivery of education programs that are rooted in culture and use a cohort model of delivery.  

Proulx was born and raised in the Métis Homelands of Buffalo Narrows, and she has family roots in Métis communities at Regina Beach. She is also a member of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. She is a NORTEP (Northern Teacher Education Program) alumna (2013) in La Ronge, and she completed the GDI Indigenous Community-Based Master of Education (2021) in Prince Albert. Proulx has over a decade of experience in the education sector including seven years teaching K to 12 in La Ronge and four years in Post-Secondary Leadership at Northlands College and the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT). She served as the Vice President of Adult Basic Education and Student Affairs at Northlands College in La Ronge before moving to Saskatoon in 2023. Proulx worked in various roles at SIIT including supporting professional development for specialized workforces, helping build the Extensions department, and supporting the development and delivery of the Virtual Health Hub sector. 

As an educator, Proulx focused on teaching Cree Language and Culture, bringing First Nations, Métis, and Inuit perspectives into the classroom, resource development, and staff support. She understands the challenges GDI student teachers will face in the classroom and brings knowledge of teaching in Northern Saskatchewan communities. Proulx believes in delivering high quality Indigenous programming to respond to the needs of the Métis people of Saskatchewan.  

 

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