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. Iboyla Agoston, Order-in-Council Appointment
  • Ms. Amanda Alexander, Order-in-Council Appointment
  • Ms. Allison Beswick, Order-in-Council Appointment (Alumna)
  • Mr. Trevor Morrison, Order-in-Council Appointment
  • Mr. Gregory Stewart, Order-in-Council Appointment
  • Ms. Catherine Wishart, Order-in-Council Appointment
  • Vacant, Order-in-Council Appointment
  • Dr. Phil Mullins, Elected Faculty Member
  • Dr. Todd Whitcombe, Elected Faculty Member
  • Mr. Iliyan Lakhani, Elected Undergraduate Student Member
  • Mr. Eric Dampson, Elected Graduate Student Member
  • Ms. Joyce Henley, Elected Staff Member

Last updated: July 2, 2024

UNBC Senate

Senior Administrators

  • Geoff Payne, President, Vice-Chancellor and Chair of Senate
  • Darlene McIntosh, Chancellor
  • Bill Owen, Interim Vice President, Academic and Provost
  • Paula Wood-Adams, Vice President, Research, Innovation and External Relations
  • Ronald Camp II, Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics
  • Nicola Koper, Dean, Faculty of Environment
  • Margot Parkes, Interim 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, 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
  • Mark Groulx

Faculty of Human and Health Sciences

  • Christine Ho Younghusband
  • David Litz

Faculty of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences and Humanities

  • Jessie King
  • Rheanna Robinson

Faculty of Science and Engineering

  • Fei Tong
  • Allan Kranz

Faculty At Large

  • Darren Brown
  • David Casperson
  • Joanie Crandall
  • Balbinder Deo
  • Maik Gehloff
  • Clarence Hofsink
  • Hossein Kazemian
  • Tammy Klassen-Ross
  • Margot Mandy
  • Kim Stathers
  • Todd Whitcombe
  • Susie Wilson

Students

  • Syeda Emaan Iftikhar, President of NUGSS
  • Bruce Danesh, President 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, Vice Chair of Senate
  • Cheri Brown, Student Representative for the Faculty of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Jared Hirt, Student Representative for the Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • Dev Pandya, Undergraduate Student Representative
  • Vacant, Undergraduate Student Representative
  • Rachel Fonda, Graduate Student Representative
  • Vacant, Graduate Student Representative

Lay Senators

  • Claudia Barreira
  • Shannon MacKay
  • Ray Noonan
  • Patricia Prince

WWN Representative

  • Deanna Nyce

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

  • Rahim Somani, Vice President, Finance and Administration
  • Lisa Haslett, Associate Vice President, Administration
  • Penína Sara-Lynn Harding, Interim Associate Vice President, Indigenous
  • Katerina Standish, Vice-Provost, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
  • Paul Winwood, Associate Vice President, Northern Medical Program
  • Ben Daniel, Director, Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology
  • Trevor Fuson, Chief Information Officer
  • Dave Kubert, Chief Information Security Officer
  • Dennis Stark, Senior Director, Enrolment Management & Strategy

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

  • Paul Siakaluk, President of the Faculty Association

Last updated: July 2, 2024