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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-ChancellorDigvir Jayas
Provost & Vice-President (Academic)Michelle Helstein
Vice-President (Finance & Administration)Deborah Lucas
Vice-President (External Relations)Kathy Greenwood
Alumni Association PresidentCyndi Crane (MEd (BMus) '01)
Alumni Association Vice-PresidentLisa Neufeld (BA '97)

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 SciencesJon Doan (PhD '06)July 30, 2026
Dean, Dhillon School of BusinessKerry GodfreyJuly 30, 2026
Board of GovernorsDena McMartin 
General Faculties CouncilJade Oldfield (BEd '18)June 30, 2025
General Faculties CouncilNatasha Buis-Deering (BA '02)Sept. 9, 2026
General Faculties CouncilOlga KovalchukJune 30, 2026
Alumni AssociationBill Spenceley (BASc (BSc) ’81)June 30, 2025
Alumni AssociationBrenna Scott (BA ’16)June 30, 2026
Non-academic StaffDeserae Yellow Horn (BA ’17)June 30, 2026
Non-academic StaffNando Ortega ArangoJune 30, 2026
Students' UnionMaleeka ThomasApril 30, 2025
Students' UnionLulya MichaelApril 30, 2025
Students' UnionAlejandro FigueroaApril 30, 2025
Students' UnionMoyosreoluwa OladoyeApril 30, 2025
Graduate Students' AssociationJustin DubielApril 30, 2025
Government AppointeeBruce GaltsJuly 5, 2025
Government AppointeeJames DempseyJuly 5, 2025
Government AppointeeLeighton KolkJuly 5, 2025
Government AppointeeRonald DeGagneJuly 5, 2025
Government AppointeeRufa DoriaJuly 5, 2025
Government AppointeeSandra MintzJuly 5, 2025
Government AppointeeTim RempelJuly 5, 2025
Government AppointeeTrevor PanczakJuly 5, 2025
Government AppointeeUpen PatelJuly 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 including, at the discretion of the members of the senate, representatives of staff organizations within the university - PSLA Section 11 (3) (c)

Aileen CormicanLethbridgeJune 30, 2027
Anthea BorasLethbridgeJune 20, 2026
Ashley Day ChiefRaymondJune 30, 2027
Austin Mardon (BASc (BA) ’85)EdmontonJune 30, 2025
Bradley Tucker (BSc, BEd ’92)LethbridgeJune 30, 2026
Christa Irakoze (BSc '23)LethbridgeJune 30, 2027
Doug Colwell (BASc (BSc) ’74)LethbridgeJune 30, 2027
Duane Piper (MEd ‘21)CoalhurstJune 30, 2027
Fred Baskerville (Cert Mgt ’02)LethbridgeJune 30, 2027
Gyan Mankee (BSc ’78)LethbridgeJune 30, 2026
Heather Macbeath (BA ’07)CalgaryJune 30, 2025
Jason Shriner (BA ’98)LethbridgeAugust 31, 2026
Justin SteedMaGrathJune 30, 2027
Katherine Rabbit-Young Pine (BMgt ’98)StandoffJune 30, 2026
Lindsay SpadevecchiaLethbridgeAugust 31, 2026
Lynn Wyton (BA, BEd '92)LethbridgeJune 30, 2026
Margie BooyensMedicine HatJune 30, 2025
Mashhood QaziCalgaryJune 30, 2025
Michelle Campmans (MEd ’20)Picture ButteAugust 31, 2026
Moira Watson (BA ’06)LethbridgeJune 30, 2025
Ryan Myndio (BSc (BEd) '98)LethbridgeJune 30, 2027
Sandeep Parmar (BSc ’18)LethbridgeAugust 31, 2026
Suzanne Sjovold (BSc ’99)LethbridgeJune 30, 2025
Sydney Koppe (BMgt ’17)LethbridgeJune 30, 2025
Teresa PetriwLethbridgeJune 30, 2025
Terri SaundersLethbridgeJune 30, 2026
Toby Boulet (MEd ’04)LethbridgeJune 30, 2025
Travis Grindle (BA ’97)CoalhurstJune 30, 2025
Valerie BorasCoaldaleAugust 31, 2026
VACANT  

Resources (non-voting)

Chief Convocation MarshallRichelle Marynowski (BEd '94)
Governance OfficerGage DeSteur

Senate Membership 60
Quorum (Majority of Membership, greater than 50%): 31

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