Sashia is the Director of International Relations and Communications since June 2021, and she joined the Treaty Commission in September 2012. In her role, she manages the public information and education mandate of the Treaty Commission and leads the international work to support the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as expressed through negotiations and implementation of treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements. In April 2026, Sashia was appointed Co-Adviser on enhanced participation of Indigenous Peoples within the UN system by the United Nations President of the General Assembly.

Sashia also manages initiatives on: First Nations governance, ratification processes, community engagement, and capacity-development. She has over 20 years’ experience working with Indigenous communities in BC and over a fifteen years in international relations. Sashia has strong in facilitation of negotiations amongst governments and First Nations in B.C. and has advanced government-Indigenous reconciliation engagements in Ecuador and around the globe. Sashia is proud to be mix-heritage, from the Wet’suwet’en Nation on her mother’s side and Chinese from her father’s side. Sashia works at the international level, advocating for the promotion and protecting of Indigenous rights and title through participation at United Nations mechanisms including the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Rights and the Expert Mechanism on Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

She holds a BA in political science with a focus on First Nations studies from the University of British Columbia and has undertaken peacebuilding and conflict resolution training. Sashia is a Banff Forum member, and alumna of the Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Conference. She has served on a variety of boards and committees, including serving as Chair of the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology Board of Governors.