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. Mehdi Akhgari | 2024.11 – 2025.10 |
| VP Academics | Dr. Mazi Shirvani | Ex Officio |
| AVP Teaching Learning and Scholarship | Dr. Stephanie Chu | Ex Officio |
| Dean (AST) | SONG, Sandra | Ex Officio |
| Dean (B) | Sandra Song | 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 | Dr. Noosha Mehdian | Ex Officio |
| University Librarian | Brenda Mathenia | Ex Officio |
| Registrar | Henrique Gea | Ex Officio |
| Faculty Member | Costa Karavas | 2024.11 – 2027.10 |
| Faculty Member | Dr. Hamid Kazmi | 2024.11 – 2027.10 |
| Faculty Member | Dr. Nisa Chand | 2023.09 – 2026.10 |
| Faculty Member | Dr. Abedeh Gholidoust | 2023.11 – 2026.10 |
| Faculty Member | Dr. Min Kay | 2023.11 – 2026.10 |
| Faculty Member | Dr. Mohsen Saeedi | 2023.05 – 2026.04 |
| Faculty Member | Prof. Jack Smith | 2023.05 – 2026.04 |
| Faculty Member | Dr. Penny Farley | 2022.11 – 2025.10 |
| Faculty Member | Dr. Rushdi Alsaleh | 2022.11 – 2025.10 |
| Faculty Member | Dr. Salvador Trevino | 2022.11 – 2025.10 |
| Faculty Member | Prof. Alexander Sakharov | 2022.11 – 2025.10 |
| Faculty Member | Dr. Manbo He | 2022.11 – 2025.10 |
| Faculty Member | Dr. Mehdi Akhgari | 2022.11 – 2025.10 |
| Faculty Member | Dr. Hamed Taherdoost | 2022.11 – 2025.10 |
| Support Staff Representative | Harpreet Ahluwalia | 2024.11 – 2026.10 |
| Support Staff Representative | Maryam Rostamy | 2023.05 – 2025.04 |
| Student Representative – Undergraduate | Aryan Grover | 2024.11 – 2025.10 |
| Student Representative – Graduate | Olatunji Awelenje | 2024.11 – 2025.10 |
| Student Representative – At Large | Vipul Bijaj | 2024.11 – 2025.10 |
| Student Representative – At Large | Ngoc Mai | 2024.11 – 2025.10 |
| Student Representative – At Large | Jan Garcia | 2024.11 – 2025.10 |
| Alumni Representative | Don Telan | 2024.11 – 2026.10 |
| Board of Governors Representative | Vacant | Ex-Officio (non-voting) |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| VP, Student Experience | Lisa Colling |
| VP Strategic Development | Komil Mamajanov |
| 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 |
| Director, Institutional Risk & Compliance | Heidi Rolfe |
| Representative of Marketing & Communications | Bradley Fehr/Jamie Molz |
