Jacqueline Michell

Jacqueline Michell is the Executive Director of the Vancouver Aboriginal Community Policing Centre, where she advances justice, safety, and equity. She is proudly We Wai Kai, Namgis, Haida, and Salvadoran. She brings over a decade of experience in Indigenous justice, community advocacy, and systemic reform. Her work focuses on dismantling institutional barriers through culturally grounded, trauma-informed practices and building respectful partnerships between Indigenous communities and public institutions.

Jacqueline serves on several advisory bodies, including the Vancouver Police Department Indigenous Advisory and Sister Watch Committees, the Metro Vancouver Transit Police Chief’s Community Council, and as a board member for the Aboriginal Front Door Society, the Metro Vancouver Aboriginal Executive Council and Slaxin Lelum (formerly Metro Vancouver Indigenous Services Society).