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 |
| Brian Leacock |
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 |
