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STATUTORY (Ex-officio) [13]
Post-Secondary Learning Act (PSLA) Section 23(a)

President & Vice-ChancellorDigvir Jayas (Chair)
Provost & Vice-President (Academic)Michelle Helstein (Vice-Chair)
Vice-President (Finance & Administration)Deborah Lucas
Vice-President (Research)Dena McMartin
Vice-President (External Relations)Kathy Greenwood
Dean, Faculty of Arts & ScienceMatthew Letts
Dean, Dhillon School of Business & Vice-Provost, Calgary CampusKerry Godfrey
Dean, Faculty of EducationLisa Starr
Dean, Faculty of Fine ArtsHeather Davis-Fisch
Dean, Faculty of Health SciencesJon Doan
Dean, School of Graduate Studies & Postdoctoral AffairsJackie Rice
University Librarian and Dean, School of Liberal EducationHarold Jansen
Executive Director (SEM) & RegistrarNatasha Buis Deering*

STATUTORY (Elected by each Faculty/School) [28]
PSLA Section 24(2)(a)

Arts & ScienceNehal Thakor*
*Jennifer Mather (July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025)
June 30, 2025
Arts & ScienceKenichi ItoJune 30, 2026
Arts & ScienceNatasha RebryJune 30, 2025
Arts & Science
Jerimy Cunningham
June 30, 2026
Arts & Science
Shawn Johnsrude
June 30, 2026
Arts & Science
Wendy Osborn
June 30, 2027
Arts & ScienceChris HopkinsonJune 30, 2027
Arts & ScienceDaya GaurJune 30, 2027
Arts & Science
Olga Kovalchuk*
June 30, 2027
Arts & ScienceRob SutherlandJune 30, 2026
Arts & ScienceYale BelangerJune 30, 2025
Arts & ScienceSusan FindlayJune 30, 2025
Arts & ScienceIgor KovalchukJune 30, 2025
Arts & SciencePatrick WilsonJune 30, 2025
BusinessJocelyn WiltshireJune 30, 2027
BusinessShamsul AlamJune 30, 2026
BusinessStuart ThomasJune 30, 2027
Education
Amy von Heyking
June 30, 2025
EducationChris MattatallJune 30, 2026
Fine ArtsJames DobbieJune 30, 2025
Fine ArtsJanet YoundahlJune 30, 2025
Fine ArtsJustin BlumJune 30, 2027
Fine ArtsBryn HughesJune 30, 2026
Health SciencesLaura VogelsangJune 30, 2026
Health SciencesKathy HaightJune 30, 2025
Health Sciences
Nimesh Patel
June 30, 2025

STATUTORY STUDENTS (Nominated by Students' Council) [2]
PSLA Section 23(c)(i)

Students' UnionMaleeka ThomasApril 30, 2025
Students' UnionAnnie EbenmeluApril 30, 2025

STATUTORY GRADUATE STUDENT (Nominated by Graduate Students' Association) [1]
PSLA Section 23(c)(ii)

Graduate StudentJaxon ReiterApril 30, 2025

APPOINTED MEMBERS [13]
PSLA Section 25 & GFC Bylaws (GFC Appoints)

Arts & SciencePascal GhazalianJune 30, 2026
Arts & ScienceBeth GerwinJune 30, 2026
BusinessCarla CarnaghanJune 30, 2026
BusinessGloria TianJune 30, 2026
EducationDavid SlompJune 30, 2026
EducationSharon PelechJune 30, 2026
Fine ArtsPeter VisentinJune 30, 2025
Fine ArtsAaron TaylorJune 30, 2026
Graduate StudiesOlu AwosogaJune 30, 2026
Health SciencesDevan McNeillJune 30, 2025
Health SciencesClaudia SteinkeJune 30, 2026
Liberal EducationKaylan Schwarz*
*Brendan Cummins (Jan - June 2025)
June 30, 2026
LibraryDavid ScottJune 30, 2026

APPOINTED MEMBERS (Ex-officio) AUTHORIZED APPOINTMENTS [4]
PSLA Section 25 & GFC Bylaws E7(a)(b) (GFC Appoints)

Deputy-ProvostRebecca Schiff
Vice-Provost, StudentsKathleen Massey
GFC Nominee to the Board of GovernorsAnne Dymond
President, ULFAChris Burton

APPOINTED STUDENT MEMBERS (Nominated by Students' Union) [8]
PSLA Section 25 & GFC Bylaws (GFC Appoints)

Student (Arts & Science)Yewe Sackey-ForsonApril 30, 2025
Student (Arts & Science)Lulya MichaelApril 30, 2025
Student (Arts & Science)Jessica SumberaApril 30, 2025
Student (Arts & Science)Emi MundellApril 30, 2025
Student (Arts & Science)Angelina OblakApril 30, 2025
Student (Business)Yash DixitApril 30, 2025
Student (Education)Juliana FordApril 30, 2025
Student (Fine Arts)Demi ZalesakApril 30, 2025

APPOINTED GRADUATE STUDENT MEMBERS (Nominated by Graduate Students' Association) [2]
PSLA Section 25 & GFC Bylaws (GFC Appoints)

Graduate StudentAdemilayo Michael EnigbokanApril 30, 2025
Graduate StudentJade Oldfield*April 30, 2025

TOTAL GFC MEMBERSHIP: 69
Quorum (majority of membership, greater than 50%): 36
Summer Quorum (May 1 - Aug. 31): 29**

♦Denotes Study Leave Replacement
*Denotes GFC Representative on Senate
**Majority of membership, greater than 50%, after reduction of total number of student positions: 13

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