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 2022-23
Executive Committee
Alumni Association 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: Rachel Persad, '15 BA(Criminology)
Alumni Career Services Committee Chair: Tricia Waddell, ’96 BA, ’00 JD, ’14 MBA
Strategic Planning Committee Chair: Matthew Hebert, '05 BA
Priority Programs Committee Co-Chairs:
Ken Coburn, ’79 BSc(MechEng)
Ashton Rudanec, ’12 BCom, ’16 MBA
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: Dean Wood, ’72 MEd, ’91 PhD
Engineering: Ken Coburn, ’79 BSc(MechEng)
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 Fodchuk, ’01 BEd, ’04 MSLP
Science: Charles Wong, ‘10 BSc
Members at Large:
Cathy Allen, ‘76 BSc, ‘77 BEd, ‘99 MEd
Christiana Dizon, ‘06 BSc (Nutrition and Food Science)
Simone Demers-Collins, ’71 BSc(HE)
Ashton Rudanec, ’12 BCom, ’16 MBA
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 André Costopoulos
Dean of Students Designate: Mandy Quon, '06 BA
Graduate Students' Association: Hamid Hassani
Students' Union: Christian Fotang