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Planning and Priorities Committee Membership

2026-2027

Voting Members

PositionMemberTermRenewal
Provost and Vice President, Academic (Interim)Dr. Claire GroganN/A 
Dean, Arts and Humanities (Interim)Dr. Katharine RollwagenN/A 
Dean, Education and Academic and Career PreparationDr. Rachel MollN/A 
Dean, Health Sciences and Human Services  (Interim)Dr. Eve StringhamN/A 
Dean, ManagementDr. Sungchul ChoiN/A 
Dean, Science and Technology   (Interim)Todd BarsbyN/A 
Dean, Social Sciences (Interim)Dr. Laura SuskiN/A 
Dean, Trades and Applied TechnologyJessie Magee ChalmersN/A 
Senate Faculty Representative, Academic and Career PreparationJoan Robin3 yearsSpring 2027
Senate Faculty Representative, Arts and HumanitiesVacant3 years 
Senate Faculty Representative, Education Vacant3 years 
Senate Faculty Representative, Health Sciences and Human ServicesVacant3 years 
Senate Faculty Representative, ManagementJean-Guy Robichaud3 yearsSpring 2029
Senate Faculty Representative, Science and Technology Vacant3 years 
Senate Faculty Representative, Social SciencesSylvie Lafrenière (Vice Chair)3 yearsSpring 2029
Senate Faculty Representative, Trades and Applied TechnologyVacant3 years 
Regional Campus FacultyVacant3 years 
Senate Student RepresentativeVacant1 yearSpring 2027
Senate Support Staff RepresentativeKathleen Bortolin (Chair)3 yearsSpring 2027

 

Resource Persons (non-voting)

ConstituencyMemberTermRenewal
President (Interim)Dennis JohnstonN/A 
Manager, AdvisingJennifer MernerN/A 
Associate Vice President, AcademicJean MaltesenN/A 
Associate Vice President, Scholarship, Research, and Creative ActivityEve StringhamN/A 
Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Administration  (Interim)Alan ThomasN/A 
Indigenous Education and EngagementNaomi BobN/A 
Regional Campus Administrator Cowichan  (Interim)Sally VindenN/A 
Regional Campus Administrator tiwšɛmawtxʷ Liam HaggartyN/A 
University Librarian Lara WrightN/A 
Strategic Planning and InitiativesKendra StiwichN/A 

Support

Please note: As Planning and Priorities Committee members are elected by and from Senate, the term of office for these positions will match the incumbant's term of office on Senate. Senate faculty and support staff representatives, as well as the Regional Campus representative, hold a three-year term on the committee; the Senate student representative holds a one-year term on the committee. As ex-officio members, deans and resource members do not have a term of office renewal date.