Officers of the University

UNBC Board of Governors

  • Dr. Geoff Payne, President and Vice-Chancellor
  • Ms. Darlene McIntosh, Chancellor
  • Mr. Joel McKay, Chair, Order-in-Council Appointment
  • Ms. Catherine Wishart, Order-in-Council Appointment
  • Mr. Michael Reed, Vice-Chair - Order-in-Council Appointment (Alumnus)
  • Ms. Ibolya Agoston, Order-in-Council Appointment
  • Ms. Amanda Alexander, Order-in-Council Appointment
  • Ms. Allison Beswick, Order-in-Council Appointment (Alumna)
  • Mr. Gregory Stewart, Order-in-Council Appointment
  • Mr. Trevor Morrison, Order-in-Council Appointment
  • Dr. Philip Mullins, Elected Faculty Member
  • Dr. Todd Whitcombe, Elected Faculty Member
  • Ms. Kyndra Farrell, Elected Undergraduate Student Member
  • Ms. Dakota Den Duyf, Elected Graduate Student Member
  • Ms. Joyce Henley, Elected Staff Member

Last updated: June 23, 2023

UNBC Senate

Senior Administrators

  • Geoff Payne, President and Vice-Chancellor, and Chair of Senate
  • Wendy Rodgers, Vice President, Academic and Provost
  • Paula Wood-Adams, Vice President, Research and Innovation
  • Ronald Camp II, Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics
  • Nicola Koper, Dean, Faculty of Environment
  • Rebecca Schiff, Dean, Faculty of Human and Health Sciences
  • Kriston Rennie, Dean, Faculty of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences and Humanities 
  • Deborah Roberts, Dean, Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • Stacey Linton, Interim Manager, Continuing Studies
  • Trina Fyfe, Interim University Librarian
  • Kimberly Read, Registrar and Secretary of Senate (non-voting)

Faculty of Business and Economics

  • Julius Bankole
  • Karima Fredj

Faculty of Environment

  • Neil Hanlon

Faculty of Human and Health Sciences

  • Christine Ho Younghusband
  • Erin Wilson

Faculty of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences and Humanities

  • Jessie King
  • Rheanna Robinson

Faculty of Science and Engineering

  • Fei Tong
  • Allan Kranz

Faculty At Large

  • Robert Budde
  • Liang Chen
  • Alina-Geta Constantin
  • Balbinder Deo
  • Maik Gehloff
  • Clarence Hofsink
  • Hossein Kazemian
  • Tammy Klassen-Ross
  • Kim Stathers
  • Jianhui Zhou
  • Todd Whitcombe
  • Vacant

Students

  • Lukas Daukas, President of NUGSS
  • Ekpeno Ukut, Chairperson of NBCGSS 
  • Faizaan Somani, Student Representative for the Faculty of Business and Economics
  • Parikshit Gangani - Student Representative for the Faculty of Environment
  • Barbara Durau - Student Representative for the Faculty of Human and Health Sciences
  • Cheri Brown, Student Representative for the Faculty of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Vacant, Student Representative for the Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • Dev Pandya, Undergraduate Student Representative
  • Rachel Fonda, Undergraduate Student Representative
  • Piumi Lakchani Denagmange, Graduate Student Representative
  • Vacant, Graduate Student Representative

Lay Senators

  • Janice Allen
  • Dhruv Desai
  • Andrea Palmer
  • Vacant

WWNI Representative

  • Deanna Nyce

Senior University Administrators Not Otherwise Elected or Appointed to Senate (non-voting members)

  • Rahim Somani, Vice President, Finance and Administration
  • Paul Winwood, Associate Vice President, Northern Medical Program
  • Bill Owen, Interim Director, Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology
  • Trevor Fuson, Chief Information Officer

Other Representatives Not Otherwise Elected or Appointed to Senate (non-voting members)

  • Paul Siakaluk, President of the Faculty Association

Last updated: September 1, 2023