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Senate Membership 2025-2026

ConstituencyMemberTermRenewal
ChancellorDr. Judith SayersN/A 
President and Vice-ChancellorDr. Dennis Johnson (Interim) (Chair)N/A 
Provost and Vice-President AcademicDr. Claire Grogan (Acting)N/A 
Dean - Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesDr. Katharine Rollwagen (Acting)N/A 
Dean - Faculty of EducationRachel MollN/A 
Dean - Faculty of Health Sciences and Human ServicesDr. Patricia O'HaganN/A 
Dean - Faculty of ManagementDr. Sungchul ChoiN/A 
Dean - Faculty of Science and TechnologyDr. Todd Barsby (Acting)N/A 
Dean - Faculty of Social SciencesDr. Elizabeth BrimacombeN/A 
Dean - Faculty of Trades and Applied TechnologyGlynis SteenN/A 
Chief LibrarianDavid AlexanderN/A 
Faculty - Faculty of Academic and Career PreparationJoan Robin3 yearSpring 2027
Faculty - Faculty of Academic and Career PreparationTricia Young3 yearSpring 2026
Faculty - Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesDr. Bryn Skibo3 yearSpring 2027
Faculty - Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesEliza Gardiner3 yearSpring 2026
Faculty - Faculty of EducationMarian Riedel3 yearSpring 2027
Faculty - Faculty of EducationHeather Pastro 
 
3 yearSpring 2026
Faculty - Faculty of Health Sciences and Human ServicesUrsula Filis3 yearSpring 2026
Faculty - Faculty of Health Sciences and Human ServicesTina Pereza Rolls3 yearSpring 2027
Faculty - Faculty of ManagementVacant3 yearSpring 2026
Faculty - Faculty of ManagementKristie Dewald3 yearSpring 2027
Faculty - Faculty of Science and TechnologyDan Baker3 yearSpring 2027
Faculty - Faculty of Science and TechnologyDr. Heather Wiebe 3 yearSpring 2026
Faculty - Faculty of Social Sciences

Dr. David Hopwood

(Vice-Chair)

3 yearSpring 2027
Faculty - Faculty of Social SciencesDr. Sylvie Lafrenière3 yearSpring 2026
Faculty - Faculty of Trades and Applied TechnologyBuddy Wolfe3 yearSpring 2027
Faculty - Faculty of Trades and Applied TechnologyBrandon Britt3 yearSpring 2026
Alumni vacant3 yearSpring 2026
StudentBrandi Klee1 yearSpring 2026
StudentMaggie Velisek1 yearSpring 2026
StudentRenia Maria Abraham1 yearSpring 2026
StudentSarah Mei Lyana1 yearSpring 2026
Support StaffDr. Kathleen Bortolin3 yearSpring 2027
Support StaffJohnny Blakeborough3 yearSpring 2026
Board Appointee - non-votingNate Bello1 yearSpring 2026
Registrar - non-votingBrittany Parker (Acting)N/A 
SupportCarrie JohnsN/A 


The senate of a special purpose, teaching university is composed of the following:

  1. the chancellor
  2. the president, who is its chair
  3. the academic vice president or equivalent
  4. the deans of faculties
  5. the chief librarian
  6. the registrar
  7. two faculty members for each faculty, elected by faculty members of the faculty
  8. four students elected by the students
  9. one alumni member who is not a faculty member, appointed by the president on nomination by the alumni association
  10. two support staff elected by the support staff
  11. one non-voting member of the senate, if appointed to the senate by the board to serve for one year