Update on Ukraine

Devon Sereda Goldie is a proud Ukrainian Canadian who wears many hats in the Ukrainian Canadian community! She grew up in an active Ukrainian family in Edmonton, Alberta and would like to thank her Tato, the late David Sereda, and her Baba, Joan Sereda, for instilling in her a passion for Ukrainian culture. In her academic life, Devon is an MA Candidate in Applied Theatre and Slavic Studies at the University of Victoria. Her research is entitled “Пам’ять/Pam’yat (Memory): Theatre as a Vehicle for Healing Intergenerational Trauma within the Ukrainian Canadian Experience”.

On the local level, she currently serves as a Board Member for both the Ukrainian Canadian Cultural Society of Vancouver Island and the Ukrainian Canadian Congress – Victoria Branch. On the national level, she serves as the Vice President National for SUSK (the Ukrainian Canadian Students’ Union), having served as Vice President West last year.