About Me

Thandi Fletcher is a strategic communications leader, former journalist, and scholar in philosophy of education. She lives on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, also known as Vancouver.

She brings a unique blend of expertise in strategic communications and media relations, higher education, and applied ethics, working at the intersection of media, institutional leadership, and academic discourse.

Professional Experience

As Manager, Reputation and Leadership Strategy at a leading Canadian research university, Thandi specializes in issues management, speechwriting, and institutional storytelling. She advises senior leaders on strategic communications and responses to potential reputational issues.

Before transitioning to communications, Thandi worked as a journalist for major daily newspapers across Canada. She was awarded the Michelle Lang Fellowship in Journalism in 2011, which allowed her to write a nationally published investigative series on barriers that breast cancer patients face when seeking reconstructive surgery in Canada.

Academic Work

Thandi is a second-year PhD student in Educational Studies at the University of British Columbia. Her scholarship examines the tensions between free expression, academic freedom, epistemic injustice, and inclusion in Canadian universities. Her work is informed by her experience in media, institutional decision-making, and public discourse. She is presenting her first academic paper at the Philosophy of Education Society’s annual conference in Baltimore, Maryland, in March 2025.