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The co-chairs of the University Strategic Plan Steering Committee, Dr. Wendy Rodgers (President and Vice-Chancellor) and Dr. Suzanne Kresta (Dean, Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering), are pleased to announce the membership of the steering committee. The committee will provide support for the development of ¾«Í¯ÓûŮ’s next five-year strategic plan.

University Strategic Plan Steering Committee Membership

Co-chairs

• Dr. Wendy Rodgers (President and Vice-Chancellor)
• Dr. Suzanne Kresta (Dean, Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering)

Members (listed alphabetically)

• Doug Burton (Manager, IT Operations)
• Dr. Bobby Thomas Cameron (¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Alumni)
• Dr. Corinne Chappell (Advisor to the Vice-President Academic and Research on Indigenous Affairs)
• Lewis Creed (¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Alumni)
• Lucky Fusca (Sexual and Gender Diversity Specialist, ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® EDI and Human Rights)
• Fairouz Gaballa (Coordinator, Scholarships, Awards, and Financial Aid, ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Registrar’s Office)
• Rebecca Gill (Director, Strategic Priorities and Policy Development, Faculty of Medicine)
• Dr. Kuljeet Grewal (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering)
• Dr. Beibei Jia (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)
• George Jiang (President, ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Student Union, and ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Undergraduate Student)
• Roshni Kishor (¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Graduate Student)
• Deborah Langston (¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Undergraduate Student)
• Dr. Annerose Mauz (Sessional Instructor, McDougall Faculty of Business)
• Charlotte McCardle (Director, Strategic Planning)
• Megan MacLean (Director, Experiential Education, English Language Centre, and the Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development)
• Sonia O’Connor (Administrative Assistant, Faculty of Medicine)
• Dr. Christopher Power (Associate Dean, Graduate Studies and Research, Faculty of Science)
• Dr. Jessica Strong (Assistant Professor, Psychology, and Director, Clinical Training, Doctor of Psychology, Faculty of Arts
• Dr. Charlene VanLeeuwen (Manager, ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Teaching and Learning Centre)
• Hexi Wang (¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Graduate Student)

The steering committee was developed based on submissions and nominations resulting from ¾«Í¯ÓûŮ’s call for expressions of interest for steering committee members, with a focus on achieving diversity within the membership. The call for expressions of interest was shared with University members (faculty, staff, students, and ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® alumni) from September 18 to October 1, 2024.

The steering committee will be engaged in the strategic plan development process starting this month through to next summer.

Members of the University community are encouraged to participate in ongoing consultations and forward-thinking conversations this fall and into the new year.

President Rodgers and Dr. Kresta thank all who participated in the call for their interest and for the positive submissions to the process.