Membership of the UVic Senate

Effective July 1, 2026

Jump to a section: Ex officio | Elected by faculties | Elected by the faculty members | Elected by student associations | Elected by the convocation | Additional members | Secretary of the Senate | By invitation 

Ex officio (University Act: section 35 (2) (a-f))

Name Position
Marion Buller Chancellor (term to 12-31-27)

Elizabeth Croft (Chair)

Acting President and Vice-Chancellor
Helga Hallgrímsdóttir Acting Vice-President Academic and Provost
Lisa Kalynchuk Vice-President Research and Innovation
Graham Brown Acting Dean of Peter B. Gustavson School of Business
Jo-Anne Clarke Dean of Continuing Studies
Todd Milford Acting Dean of Education
Colin Bradley Acting Dean, Engineering & Computer Science
Kirk McNally Acting Dean of Fine Arts
Robin Hicks Dean of Graduate Studies
Tammy Hopper Dean of Health
Annalee Lepp (Vice-Chair) Dean of Humanities
Freya Kodar Dean of Law
Peter Loock Dean of Science
Maurcio Garcia-Barrera Acting Dean of Social Sciences
Jonathan Bengtson University Librarian

Elected by the faculties (section 35 (2) (g))

Name Faculty Term
Vacancy Peter B. Gustavson School of Business to 06-30-2028
Brock Smith Peter B. Gustavson School of Business to 06-30-2027
Valerie Irvine Education to 06-30-2028
Mandeep Kaur Mucina Education to 06-30-2029
Jens Weber Engineering and Computer Science to 06-30-2028
Lina Zhou Engineering and Computer Science to 06-30-2029
Carmen Alatorre Fine Arts to 06-30-2028
Dennine Dudley Fine Arts to 06-30-2027
Martin Farnham

Graduate Studies

to 06-30-2028
Martha McGinnis Graduate Studies to 06-30-2029

Jane Gair

Health to 06-30-2028
Leigh Anne Swayne Health to 06-30-2028
Colin Macleod Humanities to 06-30-2028
Lynne Marks Humanities to 06-30-2027
Patricia Cochran Law to 06-30-2029
Geoff Loomer Law to 06-30-2028
Jane Butterfield Science to 06-30-2029
Travis Martin Science to 06-30-2029
April Nowell Social Sciences to 06-30-2027
Gerald Singh Social Sciences to 06-30-2029

Elected by the faculty members (section 35 (2) (g))

Name Faculty Term
Erin Campbell Fine Arts to 06-30-2029
Jason Colby Humanities to 06-30-2027
Adam Con Fine Arts to 06-30-2029
Chris Eagle Science to 06-30-2029
Rob Hancock Social Sciences to 06-30-2027
Tim Hopper Health to 06-30-2028
Sara Humphreys Humanities to 06-30-2029
Adam Krawitz Social Sciences to 06-30-2029
Mark Laidlaw Science to 06-30-2029
Maureen Ryan Health to 06-30-2027
Jill Walshaw Humanities to 06-30-2028
Andrew Weaver Science to 06-30-2027

Elected by student associations (section 35 (2) (h))

Name Term
Tam Aljundi to 06-30-2027
Jonah Arnold to 06-30-2027
Bailey Aspin Moriarity to 06-30-2027
Cohen Cheetham to 06-30-2027
Mahmoud Chick Zaouali to 06-30-2027
Hannah DiGiuseppe to 06-30-2027
Norman Kaminski to 06-30-2027
Ben Knight to 06-30-2027
Evan Maher to 06-30-2027
Taylor McManus to 06-30-2027
Pascalle Ricard to 06-30-2027
Felipe Semedo to 06-30-2027
Deborah Sharpe to 06-30-2027
Lily Yeo to 06-30-2027
Kevin Zhang to 06-30-2027
Vacancy to 06-30-2027

Elected by the convocation (section 35 (2) (i))

Name Term
Kelly Diether to 06-30-2027

Kate Donovan

to 06-30-2027
Alivia Wang to 06-30-2027
Victoria Wyatt to 06-30-2027

Additional members (section 35 (2) (k))

Name Position Term
Inba Kehoe Member elected by the Professional Librarians to 06-30-2027
Thomas Stuart Continuing Sessional Lecturer to 06-30-2026

Secretary of Senate (section 64 (2))

Name Position
Carrie Andersen University Secretary

By invitation

Name Position
Vacancy Deputy Provost
Jim Dunsdon Associate Vice-President Student Affairs
Wendy Taylor Registrar
Elizabeth Adjin-Tettey Associate Vice-President Academic Programs
Ada Saab Associate University Secretary