Current Membership

Last updated - March 2022

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Term end dates indicated in parenthesis.

Ex Officio (7)

• Chancellor - Ms. Peggy Garritty - 4-Year Term (June 2024)
• President & Vice-Chancellor - Dr. Bill Flanagan
• Provost & Vice-President (Academic) - Dr. Steven Dew
• Vice-Provost and Dean of Students - Dr. Andre Costopoulos
• Dean of Extension (Interim) - Dr. Wendy Rodgers 
• Alumni Association President - Mr. Tyler Hanson (May 2024)
• Alumni Association Past President - Dr. Heather Raymond (May 2022)

Appointed (25)

From the Public by the Minister of Advanced Education (9)

• Mr. Darren Andruko - 1st 3-Year Term (July 2024)
• Mr. Dennis Banks - 1st 3-Year Term (July 2024)
• Mr. Gary Kalynchuk - 1st 3-Year Term (July 2024)
• Ms. Patricia Mackenzie - 1st 3-Year Term (July 2024)
• Mr. Chinedu Ogbonna - 1st 3-Year Term (July 2024)
• Dr. Svetlana Pavlenko - 1st 3-Year Term (July 2024)
• Ms. Christine Rapp - 2nd 3-Year Term (July 2024)
• Mr. James (Bill) Sears - 2nd 3-Year Term (July 2024)
• Mrs. Barbara Walker - 2nd 3-Year Term (July 2024)

From the Board of Governors (2)

• Mr. Sett Policicchio - 1st 3-Year Term (September 2023)
• Mr. Rakesh Saraf - 1st 3-Year Term (August 2022)

From General Faculties Council (3)

• Dr. Jason Acker - 1st 3-Year Term (June 2022)
• Vacancy
• Vacancy

From Deans' Council (2)

• Dr. Stanford Blade, Dean - Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences - 2nd 2-year term (June 2022)
• Dr. Greta Cummings, Dean - College of Health Sciences - 2nd 2-year term (June 2022)

By the Graduate Students' Association (1)

• Mr. Peter Isesele - 1-Year Term (June 2022)

By the Students' Union (4)

• Mr. Tahmid Al Hafiz - 1-Year Term (June 2022)
• Mr. Kyle Daniel - 1-Year Term (June 2022)
• Mr. Christian Fotang - 1-Year Term (June 2022)
• Mr. Milan Regmi - 1-Year Term (June 2022)

From the non-academic staff by the Non-Academic Staff Association (2)

• Mr. David Goertzen - 1st 3-Year Term (June 2024)
• Ms. Caroline Lawson - 1st 3-Year Term (June 2024)

By the Alumni Association (2)

• Mr. Rick Dowell -1st 3-Year Term (June 2023)
• Ms. Kate Young - 1st 3-Year Term (June 2023)

Elected by the Senate from Public Applications (30)

• Ms. Christy Ciezki - Sherwood Park - 1st 3-Year Term (June 2023)
• Ms. Linda Cook - Edmonton - 1st 3-Year Term (June 2023)
• Ms. Joan Cowling - Edmonton - 1st 3-Year Term (June 2022)
• Dr. Troy Davies - Edmonton - 1st 3-Year Term (June 2022)
• Mrs. Shannon Dunfield - Grande Prairie - 1st 3-Year Term (June 2024)
• Mr. Cameron Franchuk - Edmonton - 2nd 3-Year Term (June 2023)
• Mr. Colin Gagnon - Peace River - 1st 3-Year Term (June 2024)
• Mr. Gord Gilroy - Edmonton - 1st 3-Year Term (June 2022)
• Mr. Mark Hoosein - Edmonton - 1st 3-Year Term (June 2023)
• Ms. Rhiannon Hoyle - Edmonton - 1st 3-Year Term (June 2022)
• Mr. Larry Jenkinson - Edmonton - 2nd 3-Year Term (June 2023)
• Mr. Brent Jensen - Edmonton - 2nd 3-Year Term (June 2023)
• Dr. Ange Kadima - Edmonton - 1st 3-Year Term (June 2024)
• Dr. Masoud Khademi - Calgary - 1st 3-Year Term (June 2024)
• Ms. Catherine Keill - Edmonton - 2nd 3-Year Term (June 2024)
• Ms. Nancy Manchak - Edmonton - 1st 3-Year Term (June 2023)
• Ms. Deb Manz - Edmonton - 2nd 3-Year Term (June 2023)
• Dr. Brian McPherson - Edmonton - 2nd 3-Year Term (June 2024)
• Ms. Christina Rebus - Camrose - 2nd 3-Year Term (June 2023)
• Ms. Margot Ross-Graham - Edmonton - 2nd3-Year Term (June 2024)
• Mr. Winston Rossouw - Drayton Valley - 1st 3-Year Term (June 2022)
• Mr. Dave Rumbold - Edmonton - 1st 3-Year Term (June 2022)
• Dr. Heather Ryan - Tofield - 2nd 3-Year Term (June 2023)
• Mr. Jim Saunderson - Edmonton - 1st 3-Year Term (June 2023)
• Ms. Dana Smith - Leduc - 1st 3-Year Term (June 2022)
• Dr. Dunsi Strohschein - Edmonton - 1st 3-Year Term (June 2024)
• Mr. Murray Whitby - Edmonton - 1st 3-Year Term (June 2022)
• Mr. Ben Whynot - Edmonton - 1st 3-Year Term (June 2024)
• Mr. Dan Wong - Grande Prairie - 1st 3-Year Term (June 2023)
• Ms. Sharlene Yanitski - Edmonton - 1st 3-Year Term (June 2022)

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