Council Membership
Members of the Alumni Council can be reached care of the Office of Alumni Relations: (780) 492-3224 (toll-free in Canada and the US at 1-800-661-2593), or alumni@ualberta.ca
Alumni Council 2023-24
Executive Committee
Alumni Association President: Ashton Rudanec, ’12 BCom, ’16 MBA
Alumni Association Past President: Tyler Hanson, '00 BSc (MechEng)
Board of Governors Representatives:
Chris Ashdown, ’78 BSc, ’82 MHSA
Kate Young, ’07 BScN, ’15 MBA
Senate Representatives
Ali Damani, '02 BSc(Pharm)
Christine Westerlund, '95 BScN(Hons), '01 MSc
Alumni Awards Committee Chair: Jeff Whissell, ’98 BSc(Pharm)
Alumni Career Services Committee Chair: Pegah Salari, ’08 MBA
Future Strategies Committee Chair: Cathy Allen, ‘76 BSc, ‘77 BEd, ‘99 MEd
Priority Programs Committee Co-Chairs:
Amy MacKinnon, ’03 BPE
Christiana Dizon, ‘06 BSc (Nutrition and Food Science)
Faculty Representatives
ALES: Janice McGregor, ’72 BSc(HEc)
Arts: Nakita Valerio, ‘09 BA, ‘17 MA
Augustana: Stephanie Booth, ‘14 BSc, ’17 MPH
Business: Jason Wong, ‘02 BCom
Campus Saint-Jean: Stefane Kreiner, ’15 BEd
Dentistry: Brian McPherson, ’78 BSc, ’83 DDS
Education: Robert Gardner ’86 BEd, ’00 MEd
Engineering: Navin Sidhu, ‘09 BSc (CivE)
Graduate Studies: Dinu Philip Alex, ’06 MSc
Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation: Amy MacKinnon, ’03 BPE
Law: Tricia Waddell, ’96 BA, ’00 JD, ’14 MBA
Medicine: Peter Douglas Davey, ’72 BSc(Med), ’74 MD
Native Studies: Judy Half, ’94 BA NS
Nursing: Lan He, ‘21 BScN, ‘19 BSc
Pharmacy: Jeff Whissell, ’98 BSc(Pharm)
Rehabilitation Medicine: Joanne Richer-Fodchuk, ’01 BEd, ’04 MSLP
School of Public Health: Staci Silverman, ’14 BA, ‘19 MPH
Science: Charles Wong, ‘10 BSc
Members at Large:
Cathy Allen, ‘76 BSc, ‘77 BEd, ‘99 MEd
Susan Craig Bieganek, ’89 BA (Specialzn)
Christiana Dizon, ‘06 BSc (Nutrition and Food Science)
Reginald (Reggie) Nicolas, ’01 BSc (MechEng)
Nathan Sunday, ’20 BA NS, ’20 Cert(IndgGov/Ptnshp)
Ex Officio
Honorary President: Bill Flanagan
Vice-President (External Relations): Elan MacDonald
Interim Executive Director, Alumni Relations and Associate Vice-President (Development): Kelly Spencer, '97 BA, '19 MA
Dean of Students: Dr. Ravina Sanghera, '07 BSc Pharm
Dean of Students Designate: Mandy Quon, '06 BA
Graduate Students' Association: Hamid Hassani
Students' Union: Chris Beasley