Office of the VP Academic and Provost Directory

VP Academic and Provost

Dr. Valerie S. Kuehne

Tel: 250-721-7013| Fax: 250-721-7216 | provost@uvic.ca

University of Victoria
PO Box 1700 STN CSC
Victoria BC V8W 2Y2

• Biography and portfolio

Acting Vice-Provost

Dr. Susan Lewis

Tel: 250-721-6143 | viceprov@uvic.ca

• Biography and portfolio

Assistant to the Vice-Provost

Leanna Wong

Tel: 250-721-6143 | vpacadmin@uvic.ca

• Calendar management for the Vice-Provost
• Logistical arrangements for meetings and events
• Administrative support for general operations of the VPAC office

Special Advisor International

Dr. Catherine Krull

Tel: 250-721-5416 | specadvint@uvic.ca

Assistant to the Special Advisor International

Lisbeth Larsen

Tel: 250-472-5416 | asaint@uvic.ca

Executive Director, Academic Resource Planning

Tony Eder

Tel: 250-721-7584 | teder@uvic.ca

• Strategic planning
• Policy development
• Budget, enrolment and resource planning
• leadership for core unit and institutional planning

Director, Academic Communications and Projects

Lindsay Gagel

Tel: 250-853-3958 | vpaccomms@uvic.ca

• VPAC portfolio communications
• Integrated Planning & Deans' Council support
• Strategic Framework implementation

Senior Manager, Research and Policy

Kalen Schick

Tel: 250-853-3958 | vpacresearch@uvic.ca 

• Policies
• Research support for projects and reports
• Senior leadership support

Administrator, Provost and Faculty Support

Vacant

Tel: 250-721-7626 | vpacproj@uvic.ca

• Senior level administrative support to the VP Academic and Provost
• Briefing files coordination for VP Academic and Provost
• Project management and administration across VPAC portfolios

Senior Analyst, Academic Resource Planning

Catalin Albu

Tel: 250-721-6689 | calbu@uvic.ca

• Strategic advice on budget management and academic planning
• Operational budget management
• Budget training
• Financial and human resource analysis

Acting Associate Vice-President Academic Planning

Dr. Robin G. Hicks

Tel: 250-853-3761 | avpap@uvic.ca

• Biography and portfolio

Administrative Assistant to the AVP Academic Planning

Sandra Duggan

Tel: 250-853-3761 | apasst@uvic.ca

• Senior level administrative support to the AVP Academic Planning including calendar management
• Coordination of academic and administrative unit reviews
• Administrative management for Senate Committee on Planning

Special Projects Assistant, Academic Planning Portfolio

Sarah Grindlay

Tel: 250-721-7012 | vpacapal@uvic.ca

• Coordination and support for academic planning projects
• Coordination of External Reviews of Academic Units
• Communications strategy for the academic planning portfolio

AVP Faculty Relations and Academic Administration

Michele Parkin

Tel: 250-721-7114 | Fax: 250-721-7216 | avpfraa@uvic.ca

• Biography and portfolio
• Faculty Relations advice and support to:
  • University Libraries

Administrative Assistant to the Director, Faculty Relations and AVP, Faculty Relations

Nora Mayer

Tel: 250-721-7114 | fraasec@uvic.ca

• Administrative support and calendar management for the AVP Faculty Relations and Academic Administration & the Director, Faculty Relations 
• Extra-to-load and contracts
• Committee support 

Director, Faculty Relations and Academic Administration

Pamela Richards

Tel: 250-721-7010 | directorfacultyrelations@uvic.ca

• Oversight of Faculty Relations Team 
• Oversight of Faculty/Librarian salary process and HR actions
• Collective Agreement/policy interpretation
• FOI requests, Privacy and Records Management

Faculty Relations Consultant

Francesca Pintucci

Tel: 250-472-5491 | frconsultant@uvic.ca

• Collective Agreement/policy interpretation
• Faculty Relations advice and support to:
  • P. B. Gustavson School of Business
  • Faculty of Education
  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Faculty of Law
  • Division of Medical Sciences
  • Faculty of Science
  • Faculty of Engineering
  • Faculty of Fine Arts

Faculty Relations Consultant

Aneesa Sousa

Tel: 250-472-4344 | frconsultant2@uvic.ca 

• Collective Agreement/policy interpretation
• Faculty Relations advice and support to:
  • Faculty of Human and Social Development
  • Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Special Projects
  • Senior Searches

Faculty Relations Associate

Heidi Morrison

Tel: 250-472-5666 | fra@uvic.ca

• Collective Agreement processes including:
  • Recruitment, reappointment
  • Promotion and tenure
  • study/administrative leaves
• Support to Associate Vice-President Faculty Relations on bargaining and arbitration

Training Coordinator

Vacant

Tel: 250-853-3815 | fraatraining@uvic.ca

• Coordinates and develops Academic Leadership Initiatives series, retreats, orientations and workshops for academic leaders

AVP Student Affairs

Jim Dunsdon

Tel: 250-853-3989 | Fax: 250-721-6610 | avpsa@uvic.ca

• Biography and portfolio

Assistant to the AVP Student Affairs 

Mandy Suen

Tel: 250-853-3989 | stuaadmnasst@uvic.ca

• Senior level administrative support and calendar management for the AVP Student Affairs
• Committee support 

Project Manager

Jessica Gelowsky

Tel: 250-721-7556 | avpsasec@uvic.ca

• Coordination and delivery of important institutional and divisional priorities (e.g. Divisional or strategic changes, Strategic Enrolment Management, professional development opportunities, implementation of institutional plans).

Projects Assistant

Mikko Pomian

Tel: 250-472-5270 | stuaproj@uvic.ca