Councils & Committees

Deans’ Council

The Deans’ Council is advisory to the Provost. The mandate of the Council is to provide a forum for discussing academic issues such as program development and enhancing the academic infrastructure. The Council provides advice to the Provost on issues relating to teaching and research at UBC’s Okanagan campus.

Membership

Dr. Marie Tarrant (chair)
Provost and Vice-President Academic pro tem
Jackie Denison
Associate Provost, Teaching and Learning
Tanya Forneris
Dean pro tem, Faculty of Health and Social Development 
Jan Hare
Dean, Okanagan School of Education (Faculty of Education)
Will Hughes
Director, School of Engineering
Gady Jacoby
Dean, Faculty of Management
Janet Kalesnikoff
Executive Director, Academic Strategic Initiatives
Sajni Lacey
Head, Teaching Partnerships & Public Services, UBC Okanagan Library
Lael Parrott
Dean, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science
Matthew Petrie
Regional Associate Dean, pro tem, Interior
Southern Medical Program
Paul Shipley
Dean pro tem, College of Graduate Studies
Bryce Traister
Dean, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies
Dean pro tem, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 

Faculties and Schools

UBC’s Okanagan campus has eight Faculties and Schools, each offering a range of academic programs.

Campus leadership and administration

Learn more about the senior leadership at the University of British Columbia.

Academic Programs and Student Success Advisory Committee (APSSAC)

The Academic Program and Student Success Advisory Committee (APSSAC) brings together academic and administrative leaders to discuss, share and propose changes or new approaches to issues, processes and policies that impact student academic success, teaching practices and academic programming at UBC Okanagan. It serves as an advisory committee to the Provost and Vice-President, Academic.

Membership for 2026/27: 

Co-chairs:
  • Jackie Denison, Associate Provost, Teaching and Learning
  • Dale Mullings, Associate Vice-President, Students
Faculty representatives

Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

  • Julien Picault, Associate Dean

Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies

  • Diana Carter, Associate Dean

Okanagan School of Education

  • David Trumpower, Director of Undergraduate Programs
  • Christopher Martin, Director Centre for Mindful Engagement

School of Engineering

  • Sabine Weyand, Associate Director, Programs
  • Loïc Markley, Associate Director, Undergraduate Students

Faculty of Health and Social Development

  • Sheila Epp, Associate Dean
  • Gina Whitaker, Undergraduate Coordinator, HES

Faculty of Management

  • Sandy Hilton, Associate Dean

Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science

  • Trudy Kavanagh, Associate Dean
  • Wayne Broughton, Associate Dean

College of Graduate Studies

  • Paul Shipley, Associate Dean
Central administrative and support units’ representatives
  • Carolyn Ives, CTL Interim Manager
  • Sajni Lacey, Head, Teaching Partnerships & Public Services
  • Stephanie McKeown, Chief Institutional Research Officer
  • Rella Ng, Associate Vice-President, Enrolment Services and Registrar
  • Jana Petrone, Director, Academic, Career, and Experiential Education
  • Philipp Reichert, Director, Global Engagement Office
  • Todd Zimmerman, Associate Director, Engagement Services
Staff support
  • Kathryn Douglas-Campbell, Senior Manager, Academic Programs and Quality Assurance, Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic