Principal Officers and Governing Bodies

The following were the university’s principal officers and members of its governing bodies as of January 1, 2012.

Chancellor

• Murray Farmer, BA

President and Vice-Chancellor

• David H. Turpin, CM, BSc, PhD, FRSC

Vice-President Academic and Provost

• Reeta Tremblay, BA, MA, MPhil, PhD

Vice-President Research

• J. Howard Brunt, BA, ADN, MScN, PhD

Vice-President Finance and Operations

• Gayle Gorrill, BBA, CA, CBV

Vice-President External Relations

• Valerie Kuehne, BScN, MEd, MA, PhD

University Secretary

• Julia Eastman, BA, MA, PhD

Board of Governors

Ex Officio Members

• Chancellor Murray Farmer, BA
• President and Vice-Chancellor David H. Turpin, CM, BSc, PhD, FRSC

Members Appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council

• Jane Butler McGregor, BA
• Anthony Gage, BA, MBA, CFA, C. Dir
• Michael Kennedy, BSc
• Lindsay LeBlanc, BComm, LLB
• Susan Mehinagic, BCom, LLB, FCA
• Erich Mohr, PhD, RPsych
• Raymond Protti, BA, MA
• Beverly Van Ruyven, BA

Members Elected by the Faculty Members

• Peter Driessen, BSc, PhD, PEng
• Barbara Whittington, BA, MSW

Members Elected by the Student Associations

• Jenn Bowie, BA
• Tara Patterson

Members Elected by and from full-time Employees of the University who are not Faculty Members

• Nav Bassi, BSc, MBA, PMP

Secretary

• Julia Eastman, BA, MA, PhD, University Secretary

Senate

Ex Officio Members

• Chancellor, Murray Farmer, BA
• President and Vice-Chancellor (Chair), David Turpin, CM, BSc, PhD, FRSC
• Vice-President Academic and Provost, Reeta Tremblay, BA, MA, MPhil, PhD
• Vice-President Research, Howard Brunt, BA, ADN, MScN, PhD
• Dean of Peter B. Gustavson School of Business, Ali Dastmalchian, BSc, MSc, PhD
• Dean of Education, Ted Riecken, BA, MEd, PhD
• Dean of Engineering, Thomas Tiedje, BASc, MSc, PhD, PEng, FRSC
• Dean of Continuing Studies, Maureen MacDonald, BA, LLB, MBA, PhD
• Dean of Fine Arts, Sarah Blackstone, BA, MA, PhD
• Dean of Graduate Studies, Aaron Devor, BA, MA, PhD
• Dean of Humanities, John Archibald, BA, MA, TESL Cert., ARCT, ATCL, PhD
• Dean of Human and Social Development, Mary Ellen Purkis, BSN, MSc, PhD
• Dean of Law, Donna Greschner, BCom, LLB, BCL
• Dean of Science, Robert Lipson, BSc, MSc, PhD
• Dean of Social Sciences, Peter Keller, BA, MA, PhD (Vice-Chair)
• University Librarian, Jonathan Bengtson, BA, MPhil, MA

Members Elected by the Individual Faculties

Business

• Kenneth Thornicroft, LLB, PhD
• Richard Wolfe, BA, MBA, MA, PhD

Education

• Mary Kennedy, BMus, Med, PhD
• Geraldine Van Gyn, BA, MSc, PhD

Engineering

• Micaela Serra, BSc, MSc, PhD
• Yang Shi, BSc, MSc, PhD, PEng

Fine Arts

• Patricia Kostek, BSc, MM
• Jan Wood, BFA

Graduate Studies

• Annalee Lepp, BA, MA, PhD
• John Walsh, BGS, MA PhD

Human and Social Development

• Abdul Roudsari, BSc, MSc, PhD
• Debra Sheets, BA, BSN, MSN, PhD

Humanities

• Jamie Dopp, BA, MA, PhD
• Cedric Littlewood, BA, MA, DPhil

Law

• Gillian Calder, BA, LLB, LLM
• Robert Howell, LLB, LLM

Science

• Robert Burke, BSc, PhD
• Florin Diacu, MMath, PhD

Social Sciences

• Michael Webb, BA, MSc, PhD
• Margot Wilson, BA, MA, PhD

Members Elected by the Faculty Members

• Doug Baer, BES, MA, PhD
• Sikata Banerjee, BA, MA, PhD
• Sara Beam, BA, PhD
• Gordon Fulton, BA, MA, PhD
• Lynda Gammon, BA, MFA
• Kathy Gillis, BSc, PhD
• Reuven Gordon, BASc, MASc, PhD
• David Harrington, BSc, PhD
• Tim Haskett, BA, MA, PhD
• Susan Lewis Hammond, BA, BM, MM, MFA, PhD
• Adam Monahan, BSc, MSc, PhD
• Leslee Francis Pelton, BSc, MA PhD

Members Elected by the Student Societies

• Hafeez Ali Dhalla
• Chandra Beaveridge
• Param Bhatti
• Carley Coccola
• David Foster
• Chris Hackett
• Marc Labelle
• Melissa Manuel
• Jaraad Marani
• Yianni Pappas-Acreman
• Emily Rogers
• Dylan Sherlock
• Ali Tehranchi
• Ariel Tseng

Members Elected by the Convocation

• Nav Bassi, BSc, MBA, PMP
• Linda Hannah, MA, PhD
• Robbyn Lanning, BA, MA
• Cathy McIntyre, MBA

Additional Members

• Oscar Casiro, MD, Head, Division of Medical Sciences
• Rebecca Raworth, BA, ML, Elected by the Professional Librarians
• Alicia Ulysses, BA, MA, Continuing Sessional

Secretary of Senate

• Julia Eastman, BA, MA, PhD, University Secretary

By Invitation with Speaking Rights

• James Dunsdon, BEd, MBA, Associate Vice-President Student Affairs
• Catherine Mateer, BA, MSc, PhD, Associate Vice-President Academic Planning
• Lauren Charlton, BA, DipED, Registrar
• Carrie Andersen, LLB, Associate University Secretary

Foundation for the University of Victoria

Members of the Board

• Gayle Gorill, BBA, CA, CBV
• Lisa Hill (Chair)
• Robert Miller, CA, BA
• Carolyn Thoms, CA, CFA

Officers

• President: David H. Turpin, CM, BSc, PhD, FRSC
• Treasurer: Murray Griffith, BA, CMA
• Secretary: Julia Eastman, BA, MA, PhD

University of Victoria Foundation

Members of the Board

• Gayle Gorill, BBA, CA, CBV (ex officio)
• Lisa Hill (Chair)
• Fiona Hunter, BA, LLB, LLM
• Tim McElvaine, BComm, CA, CFA
• Robert Miller, CA, BA
• Michael Mills, FIA, FCIA
• Andrew Turner, BComm
• Carolyn Thoms, CA, CFA
• President David H. Turpin, CM, BSc, PhD, FRSC (ex officio)
• Richard Weech, CA, CFA (Vice-Chair)

Officers

• President: Ibrahim Inayatali, BEng, MBA
• Treasurer: Andrew Coward, BComm, CFA
• Secretary: Julia Eastman, BA, MA, PhD