Committees & Meetings Chaired by the Dean
Jan Hare, Dean pro tem
Verna Billy-Minnabarriet, Senior Advisor to the Dean on Indigenous Education
Anna Bin, Director, HR
Natasha Boskic, Director, LDDI
Robert Boushel, Director, KIN
Reginald D’Silva, Associate Dean, Equity & Strategic Programs
Ryan Deschambault, Academic Director, UBC-Ritsumeikan
Teresa Dobson, Associate Dean, Academic, Graduate & Innovation
Mark Edwards, Director, MET
Laurie Ford, Director, ECE
Laura Hurd, Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs
Kristiina Kumpulainen, Head, LLED
Dustin Louie, Director, NITEP
Sherri Magson, Assistant Dean, DAE
Ayaz Mahmood, Assistant Dean, Finance
André Mazawi, Head, EDST
Samson Nashon, Head, EDCP
Robert Olaj, Director, Research Development
Nancy Perry, Associate Dean, Research
Karen Ragoonaden, Associate Dean, Teacher Education
Andrew Scales, Director, ELI
Jennifer Shapka, Head, ECPS
Lynne Tomlinson, Assistant Dean, PDCE
TBD, Director, Communications & Events
Faculty Meetings for the 2023-24 academic year will be held as follows
- Tuesday, September 19, 2023 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM, in the Ponderosa Ballroom (This meeting will include a Lunch Social from 12:30 to 1:00 PM)
- Thursday, November 16, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon, in the Ponderosa Ballroom
- Tuesday, March 5, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon, in the Ponderosa Ballroom
- Thursday, May 9, 2024 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM, in the Ponderosa 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:
Andrea Webb (Chair)
Marianne McTavish (TEO)
John Yamamoto (TEO)
Alexis Okabe (NITEP)
Jason Ellis (EDST)
Kathryn Accurso (LLED)
Surita Jhangiani (ECPS)
Cynthia Nicol in Term 1 (EDCP)
Terms of Reference
Advise and make recommendations to the Dean and Faculty of Education departments/units.
Explore, discuss and disseminate information regarding research initiatives and issues within the Faculty, University and wider community.
Members of 2023-2024 Committee:
Nancy Perry (Chair)
Leyton Schnellert (EDCP)
Anusha Kassan (ECPS)
Sharon Stein (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 July, August and December.
Terms of Reference
May be found HERE
Members of 2023-2024 Committee:
Teresa Dobson (Chair)
Owen Lo (ECPS)
Laurie Ford (ECED)
Kerry Renwick (EDCP)
Claudia Ruitenberg (EDST)
Nicola Hodges (KIN)
George Belliveau (LLED)
Halimat Alabi (MET)
John-Tyler Binfet (UBC-O)
Graduate Student Representatives:
(Master’s student representative, ECPS)
(Doctoral student representative, EDST)
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 (Associate Dean Academic, Graduate and Innovation; LLED)
Members:
Lynne Tomlinson (PDCE, Chair)
Teresa Dobson (DNSO)
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)
