Ana Mohammed is a trained Lawyer, Adjudicator, Mediator and Investigator. She has practiced in the areas of Administrative, Civil, and Criminal law, and has extensive experience in Employment and Human Rights law.
Ms. Mohammed has served under two BC Orders in Council (OIC). She served a 5-year term as an Adjudicator at the BC Human Rights Tribunal and an 18-month term as the BC Commissioner for Teacher Regulation. As a full-time Member of the BC Human Rights Tribunal, Ms. Mohammed heard and decided human rights complaints as a sole adjudicator, conducted mediations and dealt with human rights complaints at the prehearing and preliminary stages.
For over 17 years, Ms. Mohammed has been the principal of ARM Mediation and Consulting, working extensively with unionized workplaces in the private and public sectors, and with non-profit organizations. She has done extensive consultation in the BC Health sector and the College and University sector as a neutral 3rd party mediator, investigator, coach and educator/facilitator. Ms. Mohammed has also conducted workplace assessments, engaged to do industry troubleshooting work, and served as an Ombudsperson at numerous union conventions. Since 2007, Ms. Mohammed has taught Human Rights Law at the University of British Columbia Law School, on a periodic basis, and has presented at many Human Rights and Employment Law conferences.
Ms. Mohammed is the mother of two daughters. She is a first generation Canadian whose family emigrated from the Caribbean when she was a child. She has called 3 Canadian provinces home since 1977. Ms. Mohammed’s diverse experience and training has prepared her to work respectfully and effectively with diverse populations, to assist with nuance and sensitive matters, and to bring a Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) lens to her work.