The membership of the Senate is set by the Bylaws. The following table outlines the current (as of September 2022) membership of the Senate.
For the elected position (faculty, staff and students), please visit the Elections page for nominations and additional information about voting process.
Position/Member |
Name |
Term |
|---|---|---|
| President – Chair | Sheldon Levy | Ex Officio |
| Vice Chair | Dr. Jason Walker | 2022.12 – 2023.11 |
| VP Academic | Dr. Maureen Mancuso | Ex Officio |
| Executive Dean | Dr. Stephanie Chu | Ex Officio |
| Department Chair – Undergraduate Programs | George Drazenovic | Ex Officio |
| Department Chair – Graduate Programs | Dr. Michele Vincenti | Ex Officio |
| Department Chair – Graduate Programs | Dr. Gelareh Farhadian | Ex Officio |
| Department Chair – Graduate Programs | Dr. Laurence Earnhart | Ex Officio |
| Department Chair – UAP | Vacant | Ex Officio |
| University Librarian (Secretary – Interim) | Adrian Mitescu | Ex Officio |
| Registrar | Henrique Gea | Ex Officio |
| Faculty Member (1) | Vacant | |
| Faculty Member (2) | Dr. Nam Le | 2021.09 – 2024.08 |
| Faculty Member (3) | Alexander Sakharov | 2022.11 – 2025.10 |
| Faculty Member (4) | Dr. Salvador Trevino | 2022.11 – 2025.10 |
| Faculty Member (5) | Dr. Penny Farley | 2022.11 – 2025.10 |
| Faculty Member (6) | Dr. Mehdi Akhgari | 2022.11 – 2025.10 |
| Faculty Member (7) | Dr. Rushdi Alsaleh | 2022.11 – 2025.10 |
| Faculty Member (8) | Dr. Manbo He | 2022.11 – 2025.10 |
| Faculty Member (9) | Dr. Noosha Mehdian | 2022.11 – 2025.10 |
| Faculty Member (10) | Dr. Hamed Taherdoost | 2022.11 – 2025.10 |
| Faculty Member (11) | Dr. Jason Walker | 2022.11 – 2025.10 |
| Faculty Member (12) | Vacant | |
| Support Staff Representative | Anna Lee Boulton | 2022.11 – 2024.10 |
| Support Staff Representative | Anne Janousek | 2021.04 – 2023.03 |
| Student Representative – Undergraduate | Udayveer Singh Kanda | 2022.11 – 2023.10 |
| Student Representative – Graduate | Shweta Shaw | 2022.11 – 2023.10 |
| Student Representative – At Large | Manik Gupta | 2022.11 – 2023.10 |
| Student Representative – Online | Vacant | |
| Alumni Representative | Mamtha Nagaraja | 2023.02 – 2025.01 |
| Board of Governors Representative | Catherine Vertesi | Ex-Officio (non-voting) |
The following key staff members of the University Canada West are invited to the Senate meetings as non-voting permanent guests (with speaking rights):
Position/Member |
Name |
|---|---|
| Director, Student Affairs & Services | Christine Chan |
| Director, Academic Planning & Budgeting | Amy Hua |
| Director, Academic Operations & Support Services | Cassie Savoie |
| Director, Curriculum & Quality Assurance | Harpreet Ahluwalia |
| Manager of Advising Services | Cherie Chang |
| Curriculum Advisor | Vacant |
| Compliance Officer | Heidi Rolfe |
| Representative of Marketing & Communications | Bradley Fehr/Jessica Kerr |
| Members of the Senate Secretariat | Saleiha Sharif |
