Delacey Tedesco is an academic professional with a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Victoria (2016). She taught political theory at the University of Victoria and Human and Urban Geography at the University of British Columbia — Okanagan. She was a lecturer (assistant professor) in critical international relations at the University of Exeter, in Cornwall, UK, from 2017–2022, and remains an honorary lecturer there. Her award-winning research and teaching focus on both conceptual and practical questions of equity and decolonization, in the southern interior of BC and in international contexts. Tedesco’s publications have appeared in journals and edited volumes spanning politics and international relations, human geography, and geohumanities. Tedesco returned to Kelowna in 2022 to become the inaugural cultural advisor with the City of Kelowna, supporting the city’s work toward truth and reconciliation and equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. In that role, she has built meaningful community connections, developed staff learning programs, and supported a wide range of municipal planning projects and collaborative initiatives. She joined Okanagan College in March of 2024 as the inaugural associate director of equity, diversity, and inclusion, leading OC’s work toward transformative inclusion of, for, and by students, staff, instructors, faculty, and community partners. Tedesco maintains an active, interdisciplinary research program with international collaborators.
Scaling Deep to Make Space for Females in Trades: Transformational Inclusion at a Community College