Advisory committees

A number of university presidents and other members of the community are appointed to study and advise the association on major policy issues in higher education on our Standing Advisory Committees.

Education committee

Members

Institutions

Rhonda McEwen (Chair) Victoria University in the University of Toronto
Michael Benarroch University of Manitoba
Nauman Farooqi St. Thomas University
Lucie Laflamme Université TELUQ
Tim Loreman Concordia University of Edmonton
Jacqueline Ottmann First Nations University
Vincent Rousson Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Ana Serrano OCAD University
Peggy Shannon NSCAD University
Gillian Siddall Lakehead University
Kevin Wamsley Nipissing University
Scott Lofquist-Morgan (Secretary) Assistant Director, Member Relations, Universities Canada

Governance committee

Members

Institutions

Joël Dickinson (Chair) Mount Saint Vincent University
Christian Blanchette Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Sophie Bouffard Université Saint-Boniface
Hugo Cyr École nationale d’administration publique
Murielle Laberge Université du Québec en Outaouais
Bill Lahey University of King’s College
Denis Prud’homme Université de Moncton
Timothy Rahilly Mount Royal University
Sinda Vanderpool St. Mary’s University
Asima Vezina Algoma University
Julia Scott (Secretary) Vice-President, Member Services, Universities Canada

International committee

Members

Institutions

Philip Steenkamp (Chair) Royal Roads University
Paul Dangerfield Capilano University
David Dingwall Cape Breton University
David H. Farrar McMaster University
Sebastien Lebel-Grenier Bishop’s University
Rhonda Lenton York University
Stephane Pallage Université du Québec à Montréal
Geoffrey Payne University of Northern British Columbia
Rob Summerby-Murray Saint Mary’s University
David Sylvester University of St. Michael’s College
Annette Trimbee McEwan University
Graham Barber (Secretary) Assistant Director, International Relations, Universities Canada

Research committee

Members

Institutions

Graham Carr (Chair) Concordia University
Sophie D’Amours Université Laval
François Deschênes Université du Québec à Rimouski
Jacques Frémont University of Ottawa
Vivek Goel University of Waterloo
Kevin Hall University of Victoria
Digvir Jayas University of Lethbridge
Joy Johnson Simon Fraser University
Lesley Rigg Brock University
Annie Barrette (Secretary) Director, Policy and External Relations, Universities Canada
Universities Canada