Officers of the University

UNBC Board of Governors

  • Dr. Geoff Payne, President and Vice-Chancellor
  • Ms. Darlene McIntosh, Chancellor
  • Ms. Catherine Wishart, Chair - Order-in-Council Appointment
  • Mr. Michael Reed, Vice Chair - Order-in-Council Appointment (Alumni)
  • Ms. Iboyla Agoston, Order-in-Council Appointment
  • Ms. Amanda Alexander, Order-in-Council Appointment
  • Ms. Allison Beswick, Order-in-Council Appointment (Alumni)
  • Mr. Joel McKay, Order-in-Council Appointment
  • 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: May 9, 2023


UNBC Senate

Senior Administrators

  • Geoff Payne, President, Vice-Chancellor and Chair of Senate
  • Darlene McIntosh, Chancellor
  • Wendy Rodgers, Vice President, Academic and Provost
  • Kathy Lewis, Interim Vice-President, Research and Innovation
  • Ronald Camp II, Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics
  • Vacant - 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
  • Lisa Haslett, Director, Business Services and Continuing Studies
  • Trina Fyfe, Interim University Librarian
  • Kimberly Read, Interim 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
  • Caden Walsh,  Student Representative for the Faculty of Business and Economics
  • Vacant - Student Representative for the Faculty of Environment
  • Gage Pierre, Student Representative for the Faculty of Human and Health Sciences
  • Niraksh Mihirkumar Shah, Student Representative for the Faculty of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Barbara Durau, Student Representative for the Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • Kacie Long, Undergraduate Student Representative
  • Sloane Zogas, Vice-Chair and Undergraduate Student Representative
  • Sohail Akram, Graduate Student Representative
  • Jhoan Chavez Suazo, 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)

  • Jacqueline Holler, President of the Faculty Association

Last updated: May 9, 2023