Committees and Meetings

Committees & Meetings Chaired by the Dean

Dr. Jan Hare, Dean

Dr. Dónal O'Donoghue, Associate Dean, Academic and Graduate Studies

Dr. Reg D’Silva, Associate Dean, Equity

Dr. Samia Khan, Associate Dean, Research

Dr. Laura Hurd, Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs

Dr. Karen Ragoonaden, Associate Dean, Teacher Education

Dr. Anna Kindler, Senior Advisor, International

Ayaz Mahmood, Assistant Dean, Finance and Resources

Dr. Lynne Tomlinson, Assistant Dean, Innovation and Strategic Initiatives

Dr. Margaret Early, Associate Dean, Strategic Programs and Planning

Sherri Magson, Assistant Dean, Development and Alumni Engagement

Dr. Kristiina Kumpulainen, Head, LLED

Dr. André Mazawi, Head, EDST

Dr. Samson Nashon, Head, EDCP

Dr. Thomas Schanding, Head, ECPS

Dr. Mark Carpenter, Interim Co-Director, KIN

Dr. Romeo Chua, Interim Co-Director, KIN

Dr. Kedrick James, Interim Director, OSE

Dr. Ryan Deschambault, Academic Director, UBC-Ritsumeikan

Dr. Jen Jenson, Director, MET

Dr. Laurie Ford, Director, ECE

Dr. Dustin Louie, Director, NITEP

Anna Bin, Director, HR

Melissa Carr, Director, Communications and Events

Dr. Natasha Boskic, Director, LDDI

Vanessa Smith, Director, OPL

Jessica Knott, Director, OIE

Fang Wang, Director, International Initiatives

Robert Olaj, Director, Research Development

John Yamamoto, Director, Teacher Education

Faculty Meetings for the 2025-26 academic year will be held as follows

  • Thursday, September 18, 2025 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM, in the Marine Drive Ballroom
  • Tuesday, November 18, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, in the Ponderosa Ballroom
  • Tuesday, March 3, 2026 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, in the Ponderosa Ballroom
  • Thursday, May 7, 2026 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM, in the Marine Drive Ballroom

Chair: Dr. Jan Hare, Dean and Professor

Recording Secretary: Dr. Laura Hurd, Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs, and Professor

Process Support: Michael Wilkinson, Manager, HR & Administration

Members:

Dr. George Belliveau, Professor, LLED

Dr. Dan Cox, Professor, ECPS

Dr. Scott Douglas, Professor, OSE

Dr. Janice Forsyth, Professor, KIN

Dr. Maria Gallo, Professor of Teaching, KIN

Dr. Maureen Kendrick, Professor, LLED

Dr. Kerry Renwick, Professor, EDCP

Dr. Sam Rocha, Professor, EDST

Dr. Claudia Ruitenberg, Professor, EDST

Dr. Anita Sinner, Professor, EDCP

Dr. Kim Zebehazy, Professor, ECPS

Advisory and Executive Committees


Terms of Reference

May be found HERE

Members:

Kathryn Accurso (Chair & Faculty Undergraduate Curriculum Lead)

Karen Ragoonaden (TEO)

John Yamamoto (TEO)

Jessica Knott (NITEP)

Cynthia Nicol (EDCP)

Amber Moore (LLED)

TBD (EDST)

TBD (ECPS)

Terms of Reference

May be found HERE

Members of 2025-2026 Committee:

Dr. Samia Khan (Chair)

Dr. Jillianne Code (EDCP)

Dr. Anusha Kassan (ECPS)

Dr. Amery Wu (ECPS)

Dr. Jason Ellis (EDST)

Dr. Candace Galla (LLED)

Dr. Karim Khan (KIN)

Dr. Amber Moore (LLED)

Dr. Sumer Seiki (OSE)

Dr. Bill Cohen (OSE)

Robert Olaj (ORE)

Members:

Laurie Ford (ECED Director/ECPS) - Chair

Koichi Haseyama (ECED)

Harini Rajagopal (LLED)

Harper Keenan (EDCP)

Sarah Pastrana (ECPS)

Shannon Bredin (KIN)

TBD (EDST)

Members:

Laurie Ford (ECED Director/ECPS) - Chair

Vicki Domansky (Administrative Manager, OPL)

Nhu Dinh (Senior Program Assistant, OPL)

Vanessa Smith (Director, OPL)

Abby Blinch (Manager, Marketing & Communications, OPL)

Alison Li (LDDI)

Shannon Bredin (CECER Director)

Iris Berger (ECED Cohort Advisor)

Koichi Haseyama (ECED Practicum Coordinator)

Two student representatives (TBD)

Terms of Reference

May be found HERE

Members:

Dr. Reg D'Silva (Chair)

Committee for 2025-2026 academic year to be announced in September 2025.

Meetings are held 10:30 am - 12:30 pm on the second Tuesday of every month excluding June, July, August and December.

Terms of Reference

May be found HERE

Members of 2025-2026 Committee:

Dónal O’Donoghue (Chair)

Owen Lo (ECPS)

Laurie Ford  (ECED)

Kerry Renwick (EDCP)

Samuel Rocha (EDST)

Nicola Hodges (KIN)

Teresa Dobson (LLED)

Jen Jenson (MET)

John-Tyler Binfet (UBC-O)

Graduate Student Representatives:

(Master’s student representative, LLED)

(Doctoral student representative, ECPS)

Faculty of Education JOHSC Terms of Reference 2022-23

Faculty of Education JOHSC Information Page

Worker Representatives Work Location
Frederick Brown, Co-Chair SCRF; EDCP
Carl Luk SCRF; EDST
Kay Mun SCRF; ECPS
Megan Wilson PCN; LLED
Yvonne Li SCRF; PDCE
Miyuki Konishi SCRF, TEO
Maryam Danaei Ababin SCRF; LDDI
Gladys Ling (Alternate) SCRF, TEO
Connie Jiang (Alternate) CSB; ELI
Kumi Arrano (Alternate) CSB; ELI
Douglas Adler (Alternate) SCRF; EDCP

 

Employer Representatives Work Location
Jean Galvani, Co-Chair SCRF; DNSO
Halton Lin MGYM; KIN
Holly-Kate Collinson-Shield SCRF; EDST
Lu Tian SCRF, TEO
Maliha Jannat PCN; LLED

 

UBC Safety & Risk Services (SRS) Representatives
Teela Narsih
Kate Melkert (Alternate)
Paul Wong (Alternate)
Eve Neesham-Grenon (Alternate)

 

Administrative Support (Office of the Dean)
Shruti Asokan
Vanessa Law (Alternate)

 

Natasha Boskic (Chair)

Members:

Douglas Adler (EDCP)

Iris Berger (ECED)

Susan Curtis (ELI)

Sonya Woloshen (TEO)

Surita Jhangiani (ECPS)

Deirdre Kelly (EDST)

Paul Kennedy (KIN)

Andreea Cervatiuc (LLED)

Marny Point (NITEP)

Ex Officio:

Lynne Tomlinson (Assistant Dean, Innovation and Strategic Initiatives / OPL)

Terms of Reference

  • Provide academic oversight for the Masters of Educational Technology (MET) program;
  • Assure the academic integrity of the program;
  • Provide financial and management oversight regarding budgetary issues;
  • Identify needs, problems and solutions related to MET program curriculum, courses and graduate student matters;
  • Review curriculum proposals and course revisions;
  • Provide academic oversight in administration of admissions and student progress, including reviewing admissions files;
  • Make recommendations and participate in design of advertisements for new positions

Members:

Jennifer Jenson (Chair & MET Director / LLED)

Daniel Bakan (EDCP)

Leah Macfadyen (Coordinator, Curriculum & Instruction, MET)

CJ Park (ECPS)

TBD (EDST)

Teresa Dobson (LLED)

Ex Officio:

Dónal O’Donoghue (Associate Dean, Academic and Graduate Studies / EDCP)

Vanessa Smith (Director, OPL)

Vicki Domansky (Administrative Manager, OPL)

David Roy (Senior Program Assistant, MET)