Yuna Chen is the daughter of immigrants from India and a Hakka Chinese settler. She is currently living on the unceded lands of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. After being a first-generation student, Yuna worked in population health and post-secondary student well-being for the past six years. She has led various initiatives to support mental health and well-being in higher education, such as learning opportunities for increasing individual capacity for resilience and facilitating early intervention from a whole-campus approach. Before joining BCIT in 2021, Yuna worked as the Acting Associate Director, Health Promotion at Simon Fraser University. And as a Specialist with the Ontario Palliative Care Network Secretariat. She hopes to continue learning, unlearning, and relearning in the community to support belonging.
