Committees & Meetings Chaired by the Dean
Jan Hare, Dean
Dónal O'Donoghue, Associate Dean, Academic and Graduate Studies
Surita Jhangiani, Interim Associate Dean, Equity
Nancy Perry, Associate Dean, Research
Laura Hurd, Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs
Karen Ragoonaden, Associate Dean, Teacher Education
Anna Kindler, Senior Advisor, International
Verna Billy-Minnabarriet, Senior Advisor, Indigenous Education
Ayaz Mahmood, Assistant Dean, Finance
Lynne Tomlinson, Assistant Dean, Innovation and Strategic Initiatives
Sherri Magson, Assistant Dean, Development and Alumni Engagement
Kristiina Kumpulainen, Head, LLED
André Mazawi, Head, EDST
Samson Nashon, Head, EDCP
Jennifer Shapka, Head, ECPS
Robert Boushel, Director, KIN
Kedrick James, Interim Director, OSE
Ryan Deschambault, Director, UBC-Ritsumeikan
Mark Edwards, Director, MET
Laurie Ford, Director, ECE
Dustin Louie, Director, NITEP
Andrew Scales, Director, ELI
Anwar Ahmed, Academic Advisor, ELI
Anna Bin, Director, HR
Paula Sabti, Director, Communications and Events
Natasha Boskic, Director, LDDI
Vanessa Smith, Director, PDCE
Jessica Knott, Director, OIE
Fang Wang, Director, International Initiatives
Robert Olaj, Director, Research Development
John Yamamoto, Director, Teacher Education
Faculty Meetings for the 2024-25 academic year will be held as follows
- Tuesday, September 17, 2024 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM, in the Marine Drive Ballroom
- Thursday, November 14, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, in the Ponderosa Ballroom
- Tuesday, March 4, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, in the Ponderosa Ballroom
- Thursday, May 8, 2025 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM, in the Marine Drive Ballroom
Dr. Jan Hare (Chair)
Dr. Laura Hurd (Recording Secretary)
Anna Bin (Process Support)
Michael Wilkinson (Process Support)
Members:
Dr. Lesley Andres (EDST)
Dr. Mary Bryson (LLED)
Dr. Sabre Cherkowski (OSE)
Dr. Janice Forsyth (KIN)
Dr. Tim Inglis (KIN)
Dr. Jen Jenson (LLED)
Dr. Margaret Kovach (EDST)
Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin (EDCP)
Dr. Anne Phelan (EDCP)
Dr. Barbara Weber (ECPS)
| DNSO | Dean's Office |
| EDCP | Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| ECPS | Educational & Counselling Psychology, & Special Education |
| EDST | Educational Studies |
| LLED | Language & Literacy Education |
| KIN | School of Kinesiology |
| INED | Indigenous Education |
| OSE | Okanagan School of Education |
| UBCO |
UBC Okanagan |
Advisory and Executive Committees
Members:
Kathryn Accurso (Chair & Faculty Undergraduate Curriculum Lead)
Karen Ragoonaden (TEO)
John Yamamoto (TEO)
Alexis Okabe (NITEP)
Stephanie Glick (EDST)
Amber Moore (LLED)
Simon Lisaingo (ECPS)
Cynthia Nicol in W1, Scott Goble in W2 (EDCP)
Members of 2024-2025 Committee:
Nancy Perry (Chair)
Leyton Schnellert (EDCP)
Anusha Kassan (ECPS)
Jason Ellis (EDST)
Guofang Li (LLED)
Karim Khan (KIN)
Robert Olaj (ORE)
Members:
Laurie Ford (ECED Director, Chair)
Janet Jamieson (ECPS, Sep – Dec 2022)
Melanie Nelson (ECPS, Jan – Jun 2023)
Leanne Petherick (EDCP)
Mona Gleason (EDST)
Shannon Bredin (KIN/CECER)
Meghan Corella (LLED)
Iris Berger (ECED/LLED)
Ex Officio:
Vicki Domansky (PDCE)
Vanessa Smith (PDCE)
Members:
Reg D'Silva (Chair)
Hartej Gill (EDST)
Meghan Corella (LLED)
Lisa Loutzenheiser (EDCP)
Joshua Madsen (ECPS)
Huda Hamze (KIN)
Lynne Tomlinson (PDCE)
Roshni Kumari (EDST)
Sumer Seiki (OSE)
Verna Billy-Minnabarriet (OIE)
Lu Tian (TEO)
Meetings are held 10:30 am - 12:30 pm on the 4th Tuesday of every month excluding June, July, August and December.
Terms of Reference
May be found HERE
Members of 2024-2025 Committee:
Dónal O’Donoghue (Chair)
Owen Lo (ECPS)
Laurie Ford (ECED)
Kerry Renwick (EDCP)
Samuel Rocha (EDST)
Nicola Hodges (KIN)
Ryuko Kubota (LLED)
Mark Edwards (MET)
John-Tyler Binfet (UBC-O)
Graduate Student Representatives:
(Master’s student representative, KIN)
(Doctoral student representative, EDCP)
Faculty of Education JOHSC-Terms-of-Reference-1920
Faculty of Education JOHSC Information Page
| Worker Representatives | Work Area |
| Fred Brown, Co-Chair - CUPE 116 | Curriculum and Pedagogy |
| Graham Setters - AAPS | Teacher Education Office |
| Dr. Kim Zebehazy (A) - Faculty Association | Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Carl Luk - AAPS | Educational Studies |
| Douglas Adler (A) - Faculty Association | Curriculum and Pedagogy |
| Louise Chen - CUPE 2950 | English Language Institute |
| Employer Representatives | Work Area |
| Jean Galvani, Co-Chair - AAPS | Dean's Office |
| Halton Lin - AAPS | Kinesiology |
| Huda Hamze (A) - AAPS | Kinesiology |
| Holly-Kate Collinson-Shield | Department of Educational Studies |
| Resources/Guests | Work Area |
| Shilan Keshvadi (Guest) | Safety & Risk Services |
| Shruti Asokan (Guest) | Dean's Office |
| Vanessa Law (Guest) | Dean's Office |
| Ayaz Mahmood (Guest) | Dean's Office |
Natasha Boskic (Chair)
Members:
Douglas Adler (EDCP)
Iris Berger (ECED)
Susan Curtis (ELI)
Yvonne Dawydiak (TEO)
Keri Ewart (MET)
Surita Jhangiani (ECPS)
Deirdre Kelly (EDST)
Paul Kennedy (KIN)
Nasrin Kowkabi (LLED)
Marny Point (NITEP)
Lynne Tomlinson (PDCE)
Ex Officio:
Teresa Dobson (Associate Dean, Academic and Innovation/LLED)
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:
Mark Edwards (MET Interim Director, EDST)
Halimat Alabi (MET Academic Advisor)
Daniel Bakan (EDCP)
Keri Ewart (MET, Coordinator, EDI & Community Outreach)
Shawn Faber (ECPS)
Jennifer Jenson (LLED)
Leah Macfadyen (MET, Coordinator, Curriculum & Instruction)
Kapil Regmi (EDST)
Ex Officio:
Vanessa Smith (MET Manager)
David Roy (MET Sr. Program Assistant)
Lynne Tomlinson (Assistant Dean, PDCE)
Teresa Dobson (LLED)
Members:
Lynne Tomlinson (PDCE, Chair)
Ayaz Mahmood (DNSO)
Jenna Shapka (ECPS)
Samson Nashon (EDCP)
André Mazawi (EDST)
Guofang Li (LLED)
Jan Hare (OIE)
Dustin Louie (NITEP)
Laurie Ford (ECED)
Teresa Dobson (LLED)
Karen Ragoonaden (TEO)
Ex Officio:
Abby Blinch (PDCE)
Sarah Lockman (PDCE)
Vanessa Smith (PDCE)
Natasha Boškić (ETS)
