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Board of Governors
The Board of Governors is responsible for:
- the governance of the University;
- control of its property and revenues;
- the conduct of its business and affairs, except for matters assigned by the Act to Senate;
- powers specifically enumerated by the ¹û½´ÊÓÆµ Act and the By-Laws of the University.
The Board’s implied powers include institutional strategic planning, risk management, and financial management of the University.
¹û½´ÊÓÆµ's 27-member Board of Governors is comprised of:
- the Chancellor
- the President
- eight members appointed by the provincial government
- two members appointed by the Board
- three alumni elected by the alumni
- three faculty elected by the faculty
- two administrative staff members elected by the staff
- three student members elected by the students
- one Honorary Board Elder
- three Honorary Board members
| Members of the Board of Governors, 2025–2026 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Ìý | Appointment Type |
| Akhlaghi, Shervin | Ìý | Elected by Students |
| Conte, Tony | Ìý | Elected by Administrative Staff |
| Bernabe, Angelique | Ìý | Elected by Alumni |
| Cockwell, Jack | Ìý | Honorary Board Member |
| Fukakusa, JaniceÌý | Ìý | Honorary Board Member |
| Staffieri, Tony | Ìý | Honorary Board Member |
| Turco, Michael | Ìý | Elected by Administrative Staff |
| Dallaire, Joanne | Ìý | Honorary Board Elder |
| Kalra, Gyan | Ìý | Elected by Students |
| Elshahed, Ahmed | Ìý | Elected by Students |
| Davis, Meg | Ìý | Government Appointee |
| Chin-Loy Chang, Donette | Ìý | Ex-Officio, Chancellor |
| Gammel, Irene | Ìý | Elected by Faculty |
| Gupta, Nazmin | Ìý | Government Appointee |
| Dworkin, Seth | Ìý | Elected by Faculty |
| Lachemi, Mohamed | Ìý | Ex-Officio, President & Vice-Chancellor |
| Campbell, Norie | Vice-Chair | Government Appointee |
| Ragunathan, SobiÌý | Ìý | Government Appointee |
| Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Paisley, Catherine | Chair | Board Appointee |
| Porter, David | Ìý | Government Appointee |
| Sinha, Samir | Ìý | Honorary Board Member |
| Soliman, Walied | Ìý | Government Appointee |
| Staffieri, Tony | Ìý | Honorary Board Member |
| Gawne, HyacinthÌý | Ìý | Elected by Alumni |
| Virmani, Anju | Ìý | Government Appointee |
| Taylor Green, Louise | Ìý | Government Appointee |
| MacDonald, Chris | Ìý | Elected by Faculty |
| Noor, Khatera | Ìý | Elected by Alumni |
For more information, updates and Board Member biographies, please see the Board of Governors web page (opens in new window) .