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 | Dr. Bashir Makhoul | Ex Officio |
| Vice Chair | Dr. Manbo He | 2023.11 – 2024.10 |
| Vice President Academic | Dr. Mazi Shirvani | Ex Officio |
| AVP Teaching Learning and Scholarship | 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 | Jill Cummings | Ex Officio |
| University Librarian | Brenda Mathenia | Ex Officio |
| Registrar | Henrique Gea | Ex Officio |
| Faculty Member (1) | Dr. Nam Le | 2021.09 – 2024.08 |
| Faculty Member (2) | Alexander Sakharov | 2022.11 – 2025.10 |
| Faculty Member (3) | Dr. Salvador Trevino | 2022.11 – 2025.10 |
| Faculty Member (4) | Dr. Penny Farley | 2022.11 – 2025.10 |
| Faculty Member (5) | Dr. Mehdi Akhgari | 2022.11 – 2025.10 |
| Faculty Member (6) | Dr. Rushdi Alsaleh | 2022.11 – 2025.10 |
| Faculty Member (7) | Dr. Manbo He | 2022.11 – 2025.10 |
| Faculty Member (8) | Dr. Noosha Mehdian | 2022.11 – 2025.10 |
| Faculty Member (9) | Dr. Hamed Taherdoost | 2022.11 – 2025.10 |
| Faculty Member (10) | Dr. Mohsen Saeedi | 2023.05 – 2026.04 |
| Faculty Member (11) | Jack Smith | 2023.05 – 2026.04 |
| Faculty Member (12) | Dr. Nisa Chand | 2023.09 – 2026.10 |
| Faculty Member (13) | Dr. Abedeh Gholiodoust | 2023.11 – 2026.10 |
| Faculty Member (14) | Dr. Min Beom Kay | 2023.11 – 2026.10 |
| Support Staff Representative | Anna Lee Boulton | 2022.11 – 2024.10 |
| Support Staff Representative | Maryam Rostamy | 2023.05 – 2025.04 |
| Student Representative – Undergraduate | Udhaykaran Singh | 2023.11 – 2024.10 |
| Student Representative – Graduate | Nneka Ofodum | 2023.11 – 2024.10 |
| Student Representative – At Large | Janette Adriana | 2023.11 – 2024.10 |
| Student Representative – Online | Arya Patel | 2023.11 – 2024.10 |
| Alumni Representative | Mamtha Nagaraja | 2023.02 – 2025.01 |
| Board of Governors Representative | Vacant | |
| Senate Secretary | Adrian Mitescu | 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 |
| Director, Institutional Risk & Compliance | Susanna Chow |
| Representative of Marketing & Communications | Bradley Fehr/Jamie Molz |
| Members of the Senate Secretariat | Saleiha Sharif |
