Sadia Chowdhury joined the Sexual Harassment Office in the role of administrative coordinator in April 2023. She completed a bachelor’s degree in anthropology at Dhaka University, Bangladesh, and obtained a master's degree in medical anthropology at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Recently, Sadia received a master’s degree in gender studies at Memorial University. She started her career as a public health researcher and has over 16 years of research experience on gender-based violence and its relation to public health. Sadia is also a member of the standing committee of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion-Anti-Racism (EDI-AR) at Memorial University.

Amnesty Rose joined the Sexual Harassment Office as the sexual harassment advisor in June 2023.  Amnesty holds a master’s degree in health ethics from Memorial and a bachelor of neuroscience and mental health (hons.) from Carleton University. She has conducted extensive research and stakeholder relations in the areas of sexual violence and abuse and joins Memorial from her most recent position as the Coalition Against Sexual Exploitation of Youth coordinator with Thrive CYN. A former community advisor at Carleton University, Amnesty is also familiar with working in academic institutions and they have a background in human rights policy development and implementation, ethical consultation and advocacy.  If you see Amnesty around campus, please say hello. They love to connect and chat with those around them.  

Katie Hayward joined the Sexual Harassment Office in the role of Associate Advisor in November of 2025. She holds a bachelor’s degree in behavioural neuroscience and has recently started her master’s in political science, here at Memorial. She previously worked at Memorial’s Indigenous Student Resource Centre.  Her skills in advocacy, case management, and systems navigation were honed while working at The Gathering Place, a prominent non-profit organization in downtown St. John’s.  In addition, Katie worked in Innu-led child and youth care homes as a Capacity Development Specialist with Aurelia.

Katie has over eight years of experience developing and delivering educational sessions. She is currently a certified Red Cross First Aid Instructor, and ASIST Trainer. If you see Katie on campus, please don’t hesitate to say “hi," she’d be happy to chat.