Senate Membership 2024/2025
Ex-officio
Persons who are members by virtue of their offices: the chancellor, who is the Chair; the president; the vice-president designated by the board; the chief academic officer for student affairs; the director of extension; the president and vice-president of the alumni association - Post-Secondary Learning Act (PSLA) Section 11 (3) (a)
Chancellor (Chair) | Terry Whitehead (BA '94) |
President and Vice-Chancellor | Digvir Jayas |
Provost & Vice-President (Academic) | Michelle Helstein |
Vice-President (Finance & Administration) | Nancy Walker (BMgt '82) |
Vice-President (External Relations) | Kathy Greenwood |
Alumni Association President | Deirdre McKenna (BA '94) |
Alumni Association Vice-President | Braden Simpson (BMgt '22) |
Appointed Members
the following appointed members; 2 deans; 2 members of the board; 3 members of the general faculties council; 2 members of the alumni association; 2 non-academic staff members; 4 members of the students association; one member of the graduate students association; each appointed by their respective council, board or association - PSLA Section 11 (3) (b)
Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences | Jon Doan (PhD '06) | July 30, 2026 |
Dean, Dhillon School of Business | Kerry Godfrey | July 30, 2026 |
General Faculties Council | Jade Oldfield (BEd '18) | June 30, 2025 |
General Faculties Council | Natasha Buis-Deering (BA '02) | Sept. 9, 2026 |
General Faculties Council | Olga Kovalchuk | June 30, 2026 |
Alumni Association | Bill Spenceley (BASc (BSc) ’81) | June 30, 2025 |
Alumni Association | Brenna Scott (BA ’16) | June 30, 2026 |
Non-academic Staff | Deserae Yellow Horn (BA ’17) | June 30, 2026 |
Non-academic Staff | Nando Ortega Arango | June 30, 2026 |
Students' Union | Maleeka Thomas | April 30, 2025 |
Students' Union | Lulya Michael | April 30, 2025 |
Students' Union | Alejandro Figueroa | April 30, 2025 |
Students' Union | Moyosreoluwa Oladoye | April 30, 2025 |
Graduate Students' Association | Justin Dubiel | April 30, 2025 |
Government Appointee | Bruce Galts | July 5, 2025 |
Government Appointee | James Dempsey | July 5, 2025 |
Government Appointee | Leighton Kolk | July 5, 2025 |
Government Appointee | Ronald DeGagne | July 5, 2025 |
Government Appointee | Rufa Doria | July 5, 2025 |
Government Appointee | Sandra Mintz | July 5, 2025 |
Government Appointee | Tim Rempel | July 5, 2025 |
Government Appointee | Trevor Panczak | July 5, 2025 |
Government Appointee | Upen Patel | July 5, 2025 |
Representative Members
30 representative members, elected by the Senate, to represent geographical areas and groups and organizations with an interest in the University - PSLA Section 11 (3) (c)
Adriana Mercader | Lethbridge | June 30, 2025 | |
Anthea Boras | Lethbridge | June 20, 2026 | |
Austin Mardon | (BASc (BA) ’85) | Edmonton | June 30, 2025 |
Bradley Tucker | (BSc, BEd ’92) | Lethbridge | June 30, 2026 |
Christa Irakoze | (BSc '23) | Lethbridge | June 30, 2027 |
Doug Colwell | (BASc (BSc) ’74) | Lethbridge | June 30, 2027 |
Duane Piper | (MEd ‘21) | Coalhurst | June 30, 2027 |
Fred Baskerville | (Cert Mgt ’02) | Lethbridge | June 30, 2027 |
Gyan Mankee | (BSc ’78) | Lethbridge | June 30, 2026 |
Heather Macbeath | (BA ’07) | Calgary | June 30, 2025 |
Jason Shriner | (BA ’98) | Lethbridge | August 31, 2026 |
Justin Steed | MaGrath | June 30, 2027 | |
Katherine Rabbit-Young Pine | (BMgt ’98) | Standoff | June 30, 2026 |
Lindsay Spadevecchia | Lethbridge | August 31, 2026 | |
Lynn Wyton | Lethbridge | June 30, 2026 | |
Margie Booyens | Medicine Hat | June 30, 2025 | |
Mashhood Qazi | Calgary | June 30, 2025 | |
Michelle Campmans | (MEd ’20) | Picture Butte | August 31, 2026 |
Moira Watson | (BA ’06) | Lethbridge | June 30, 2025 |
Sandeep Parmar | (BSc ’18) | Lethbridge | August 31, 2026 |
Suzanne Sjovold | (BSc ’99) | Lethbridge | June 30, 2025 |
Sydney Koppe | (BMgt ’17) | Lethbridge | June 30, 2025 |
Teresa Petriw | Lethbridge | June 30, 2025 | |
Terri Saunders | Lethbridge | June 30, 2026 | |
Toby Boulet | (MEd ’04) | Lethbridge | June 30, 2025 |
Travis Grindle | (BA ’97) | Coalhurst | June 30, 2025 |
Valerie Boras | Coaldale | August 31, 2026 | |
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Resources (non-voting)
Chief Convocation Marshall | Richelle Marynowski (BEd '94) |
Governance Officer | Gage DeSteur |
Senate Membership 60
Quorum (Majority of Membership, greater than 50%): 31