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
Administrative Assistant to the VP Academic and Provost and Office Manager
Lleona Downie
Tel: 250-721-7013 | provasst@uvic.ca
Calendar management for the VP Academic and Provost and the Executive Director, Academic Resource Planning
Logistical arrangements for meetings and events
Management for general operations of the VPAC office
Acting Vice-Provost
Dr. Susan Lewis
Tel: 250-721-6143 | viceprov@uvic.ca
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
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
Vacant
Tel: 250-721-6689
Strategic advice on budget management and academic planning
Operational budget management
Budget training
Financial and human resource analysis
Academic Planning and Programs Unit
Acting Associate Vice-President Academic Planning Dr. Elizabeth Adjin-Tettey
Tel: 250-853-3761 | avpap@uvic.ca
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
Project Coordinator, VPAC Sarah Grindlay Tel: 250-721-7012 | vpacapal@uvic.ca
Management of projects and initiatives within the Academic Planning portfolio, including External Reviews of Academic Units, Experiential Learning, Planning Tools, New Faculty and Librarian Supportive Communities Program, etc.
Project stakeholder liaison
Strategic communications management on behalf of Academic Planning projects and initiatives
Communications plans to support associated projects
Coordination of internal communications within Academic Planning
Coordination of print and web publications within Academic Planning
VPAC office projects
AVP Faculty Relations and Academic Administration
Michele Parkin
Tel: 250-721-7114 | Fax: 250-721-7216 | avpfraa@uvic.ca
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
Associate Director, Faculty Relations and Academic Administration
Jenny Sardone
Tel: 250-472-4133 | adfraa@uvic.ca
Leading all non-decanal academic recruitment
Leading the implemention and operational efforts associated with changes to the Collective Agreement
Faculty Relations advice and support to:
Faculty Relations Consultant
Francesca Pintucci
Tel: 250-472-5491 | frconsultant@uvic.ca
Collective Agreement/policy interpretation
Faculty Relations advice and support to:
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Fine Arts
Faculty of Human and Social Development
Libraries
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty Relations Consultant
Carrie Hunting
Tel: 250-588-1892 | frconsultant3@uvic.ca
Collective Agreement/policy interpretation
Faculty Relations advice and support to:
P. B. Gustavson School of Business
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Law
Division of Medical Sciences
Faculty of Science
Senior Search Advisor
Aneesa Sousa
Email: frconsultant2@uvic.ca
Support for senior search processes
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
VPAC Training and Development Manager
Alison Ambroso
Tel: 250-853-3815 | vpactraining@uvic.ca
Coordinates and develops Academic Leadership Initiatives series, retreats, orientations and workshops for academic leaders
For further information and services visit the Student Affairs Website
AVP Student Affairs
Jim Dunsdon
Tel: 250-853-3989 | Fax: 250-721-6610 | avpsa@uvic.ca
Assistant to the AVP Student Affairs
Stephanie Raymond
Tel: 250-853-3989 | stuaadmnasst@uvic.ca
Senior level administrative support and calendar management for the AVP Student Affairs
Committee support
Communications Officer
Erin King
Tel: 250-721-7375 | erinking@uvic.ca
Communications leadership for Student Affairs
Coordination of communications to students, including email, web and social media
Coordination of internal communications within the Division
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).
Project Coordinator
Jasdeep Randhawa
Tel: 250-472-5270 | stuaproj@uvic.ca
Assists STUA Executives and the Project Manager in the initiation, planning and execution, monitoring, communications, and closing of projects for divisional and institutional initiatives
Through an equity-centered lens, gathers, produces and reports on metrics for use in various documents, reports and presentations
Assists with logistics for large-scale events, consultation sessions, conferences and divisional activities
Senior Development Officer
Karen Batchelor
studentaffairsdev@uvic.ca
