Strategic Planning Members
Committee Chair:
Digvir Jayas, President & Vice-Chancellor, ex officio
Ex Officio Members:
Michelle Helstein, Provost & Vice-President (Academic), ex officio
Deborah Lucas, Vice-President (Finance & Administration), ex officio
Kathy Greenwood, Vice-President (External Relations), ex officio
Dena McMartin, Vice-President (Research), ex officio
Annette Fox-BruisedHead, Vice-Provost, Iniskim Indigenous Relations ex-officio
Vacant, Associate Vice-President, Human Resources, ex officio
Seven (7) Academic Staff Members, nominated by the GFC Nominations Committee (Selected to ensure broadest possible diversity)
Igor Kovalchuk, Arts & Science, June 30, 2027
Stacey Gaudette-Sharp, Career Bridge, June 30, 2027
Mark Ward, Business, June 30, 2027
Richard Larouche, Health Sciences, June 30, 2028
Olga Kovalchuk, Graduate Studies, June 30, 2027
Richelle Marynowski, Education, June 30, 2027
Lance Chong, Fine Arts, June 30, 2027
One (1) representative (or Alternate), selected from each of the following:
Alumni Association, Brady Simpson ( Ernest Broydell), June 30, 2028
Board of Governors, Sherry Davis, June 30, 2027
Graduate Students’ Association, Jade Oldfield, April 30, 2027
Students’ Union, Alejandro Figueroa, April 30, 2027
Two (2) non-Academic Staff members, elected from among the Administrative Professional Officers or Exempt Support Staff or Alberta Union of Provincial Employees or a Post-Doctoral Fellow:
Nando Ortega Arango, June 30, 2027
Heather Harty, June 30, 2027
Two (2) Members of Deans’ Council selected by Deans’ Council:
Deans’ Council – Executive Director, Mark Slomp June 30, 2027
Deans’ Council - Paul Pan, June 30, 2028
Resource Persons (Non-Voting):
Mike Whipple, Executive Director, President and Provost Offices
Richard Westlund, Executive Director, Communications, Marketing and Government Relations
Cathy Kanashiro, Associate Vice-President (Finance)
Kathleen Massey, Vice-Provost, Students
Darren Schell, Associate Vice-President (Information Technology Services)
Martha Mathurin-Moe, Vice-Provost, Accessibility, Belonging and Community
Mandy Moser, Institutional Analysis
Shanda Webber, Director, Iniskim Indigenous Relations
Lisa Neufeld, Executive Assistant to the President
Quorum = 12 Voting Members (Summer Quorum = 11 Voting Members)