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The Senate comprises the President of the University; the Vice-Presidents of the University; the Deans of Faculties and Schools; the Registrar; the University Librarian and Director of the Office of Skills Development and Learning; six members of the student body, at least one of whom is a mature or part-time student or both; the President of the Student Union; one member of the Board of Governors; one member of the Alumni Association; and twenty-two members elected from the full-time teaching faculty.

Members of Senate 2024–2025

Ex Officio

• Wendy Rodgers, PhD – President
• Tara Judson BBA, CPA, CA – Interim Vice-President, Administration and Finance
• Greg Naterer, PhD, PEng, FCSME, FCAE, FEIC, FAIAA – Vice-President, Academic and Research
• Susan Connolly, BA, LLB – Interim Vice-President, People and Culture
• Andrea Trowbridge, BBA – Interim Registrar
• Donald Moses, MLIS – University Librarian
• Nola Etkin, BSc, PhD – Dean of Science
• Dominique Griffon, DVM, MSc, PhD, DECVS, DACVS – Dean of Veterinary Medicine
• Suzanne Kresta, BScEng, MSc, PhD – Dean of Sustainable Design Engineering
• Tarek Mady, PhD – Dean of Business
• Christina Murray, BA, BScN, MN, PhD – Dean of Nursing
• Sharon Myers, BA, MA, PhD – Interim Dean of Arts
• Preston Smith, MD, MEd, CCFP, FCFP – Dean of Medicine
• Marva Sweeney-Nixon, BSc, MSc, PhD – Associate VP (Research) and Dean of Graduate Studies
• Miles Turnbull, BA, MA, PhD – Dean of Education
• Angelina Weenie, BEd, BA, MEd, PhD - Dean of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies

Alumni Representative

• Ronnie McPhee (2026)

Board Representative

• Mary Anne McMahon (2026)

Students

• George Jiang (President) (2025)
• Noah Mannholland (Vice-President Academic) (2025)
• Fatima Sadat (Undergraduate Student) (2025)
• Anna MacLaren (Undergraduate Student) (2025)
• Adam MacKenzie (Undergraduate Student) (2025)
• Hexi Wang (International Student) (2025)
• Ngozi Roseanne Agunbiade (Graduate Student) (2025)

Elected by the Teaching Faculty

Term expires 30 June 2025

• Paul Bernard, BSc, PhD – Biomedical Sciences, AVC
• Ann Braithwaite, BA, MA, PhD – Diversity and Social Justice Studies, ARTS *
• Alyson Campbell, BScN, PhD – NURSING
• Rachelle Gauthier BEd, MEd, PhD – EDUCATION
• Bill Waterman, CPA, CMA, MBA – BUSINESS

Term expires 30 June 2026

• Patrick Joseph Augustine, PhD – Indigenous Knowledge, Education Research and Applied Studies (Faculty at Large)
• Shannon Fitzpatrick, BSc, MMath, PhD – Mathematical and Computational Sciences, SCIENCE
• Stephanie Hamilton, BSc, DVM, MSc, Dipl. ACVAA – Companion Animals, AVC (Faculty at Large)
• Kim Mears, MLIS, AHIP – LIBRARY (Faculty at Large)
• William Montelpare, PhD – Applied Human Sciences, SCIENCE
• Richard Raiswell, BA, MA, PhD – History, ARTS **
• James Sentance BA, MA, PhD – Economics, ARTS
• Magdalena von Eccher, BMus, MMus, DMus – Music, ARTS

Term expires 30 June 2027

• Charles Adeyanju, BA, MA, PhD - Sociology/Anthropology, ARTS
• Melanie Buote, BSc (Hon), DVM, DACVP, PhD – Path/Micro, AVC
• Marissa Clapson, BSc, PhD, Postdoc – Chemistry, SCIENCE
• Robert Dennis, BA, MA, MA, PhD – Religious Studies, ARTS
• Adam Fenech, BA, MES, PhD – Applied Climate Change and Adaptation, SCIENCE ***
• Peter Foley, BSc, MSc, DVM, Dipl.ACVIM – Companion Animals, AVC
• Kathy Gottschall-Pass, BSc, PhD – Applied Human Sciences, SCIENCE (Faculty at Large)
• Amy Hsaio, BS, MS, MBA, PhD – Sustainable Design Engineering, SCIENCE (Faculty at Large)
• Raquel Hoersting, BA, MS, PhD – Psychology, ARTS
• J Trenton McClure, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM – Health Management, AVC ****
• Yuliya Rashchupkina, BA, MA, PhD – Political Science, ARTS
• William Whelan, BSc, MSc, PhD – Physics, SCIENCE (Faculty at Large)

Non-Voting

• Andrea Bourque – President, 91̽»¨ Faculty Association

* Susan Brown, BA, MA, PhD – History, ARTS (Temporary Replacement for Ann Braithwaite, Jul. 1, 2024 – Dec. 31, 2024)
** Shannon Murray, BA, MA, PhD – English, ARTS (Temporary Replacement for Richard Raiswell, Jul. 1, 2024 – Dec. 31, 2024)
*** TBD – SCIENCE (Temporary Replacement for Adam Fenech, immediately – August 2026)
**** Aimie Doyle, BSc, DVM, MS, Dipl.ACVS – Health Management, AVC (Temporary Replacement for J. Trenton McClure, Aug.1, 2024 – Dec. 1, 2024)

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