African Heritage Association of Vancouver Island

Dr. Francis Adu-Febiri is an African-Canadian born and raised in Ghana, West Africa. He holds a Sociology PhD from the University of British Columbia. He is a sociology professor and former Chair of the Social Sciences Department at Camosun College, Victoria, BC. In addition, Dr. Adu-Febiri is an Associate Member of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Victoria and an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University, Canada. He has taught diversity and race/ethnicity courses at the University of Victoria for over ten years. Francis has done a number of academic and non-academic presentations in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Europe, the United States and Canada. He has published extensively on diversity, racialization, ethnicity, tourism, human factor development, and globalization. Dr. Adu-Febiri is the author of First nations Students Talk Back: Voices of a Learning People and also the co-author of Succeeding From the Margins of Canadian Society: A Strategic Resource for New Immigrants, Refugees and International Students. Francis is the founder and President of Workplace Diversity Consulting Services. He is also the Chair of the Ethno-cultural Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Children and Family Development, South Vancouver Island Region. In addition, he is the Co-Chair of the African awareness Committee of Camosun College and the President of the Canadian Chapter of the International Institute for Human Factor Development. He initiated the establishment of the African Heritage Association of Vancouver Island (AHAVI). Francis was a recipient of the 2007 International Spirit Award of Camosun College and a 2007-2008 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Award, University of Texas at Austin. In November 2009 Camosun College honored him with Camosun Celebrates Excellence Award, Community Impact category. Dr. Adu-Febiri is married to Tina and they have one daughter and two sons.