Senate Members
The Senate comprises the President of the University; the Vice-Presidents of the University; the Deans of Faculties and Schools; the Registrar; the University Librarian and Director of the Office of Skills Development and Learning; six members of the student body, at least one of whom is a mature or part-time student or both; the President of the Student Union; one member of the Board of Governors; one member of the Alumni Association; and twenty-two members elected from the full-time teaching faculty.
Members of Senate 2023–2024
Ex Officio
- Greg Keefe, BSc, DVM, MSc – Interim President
- Tara Judson BBA, CPA, CA – Interim Vice-President, Administration and Finance
- Greg Naterer, PhD, PEng, FCSME, FCAE, FEIC, FAIAA – Vice-President, Academic and Research
- Susan Connolly, BA, LLB – Interim Vice-President, People and Culture
- Andrea Trowbridge, BBA – Interim Registrar
- Sharon Myers, BA, MA, PhD – Interim Dean of Arts
- Nola Etkin, BSc, PhD – Dean of Science
- Miles Turnbull, BA, MA, PhD – Dean of Education
- Tarek Mady, PhD – Dean of Business
- Dominique Griffon, DVM, MSc, PhD, DECVS, DACVS – Dean of Veterinary Medicine
- Christina Murray, BA, BScN, MN, PhD – Dean of Nursing
- Marva Sweeney-Nixon, BSc, MSc, PhD – Associate VP (Research) and Dean of Graduate Studies
- Wayne Peters, PEng, PhD – Interim Dean of Sustainable Design Engineering
- Donald Moses, MLIS – University Librarian
- Erin Reid, MA, BScEd – Interim Dean of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies
Alumni Representative
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Sjors Reijers (2026)
Board Representative
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Mary Anne McMahon
Students
- Camille Mady (2024)
- Noah Mannholland (2024)
- Owen Brown (2024)
- Anna MacLaren (2024)
- Adam MacKenzie (2024)
- George Jiang (2025)
Elected by the Teaching Faculty
Term expires 30 June 2024
- Etienne Côté, BSc, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM and ACVIM (Cardiology) – Companion Animals AVC
- Melanie Buote, BSc (Hon), DVM, DACVP, PhD – Path/Micro, AVC
- Doreley Coll, BA, MA, PhD – Modern Languages, ARTS
- *Robert Dennis, BA, MA, MA, PhD – Religious Studies, ARTS
- **Carlo Lavoie, BA, MA, PhD - Modern Languages, ARTS
- Barry Linkletter, BSc, PhD – Chemistry, SCIENCE
- Cathy Ryan, BSc, MA, PhD – Psychology, ARTS
- W. Ben Stoughton, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (LA) – Health Management, AVC
- Amy Hsiao BS, MS, MBA, PhD – Sustainable Design Engineering, SCIENCE (Faculty at Large)
- Travis Saunders, BSc, MSc, PhD – Applied Human Sciences, SCIENCE
- Andrew Carrothers, BScEE, MBA, PhD, CFA, PEng – BUSINESS (Member at Large)
Term expires 30 June 2025
- Alyson Campbell, BScN, PhD – NURSING
- Bill Waterman, CPA, CMA, MBA – BUSINESS
- Paul Bernard, BSc, PhD – Biomedical Sciences, AVC
- Ann Braithwaite, BA, MA, PhD – Diversity and Social Justice Studies, ARTS
- Rachelle Gauthier BEd, MEd, PhD – EDUCATION
Term expires 30 June 2026
- Patrick Joseph Augustine, PhD – Indigenous Knowledge, Education Research and Applied Studies (Member at Large)
- Kim Mears, MLIS, AHIP – LIBRARY (Member at Large)
- Richard Raiswell, BA, MA, PhD – History, ARTS
- Magdalena von Eccher, BMus, MMus, DMus – Music, ARTS
- James Sentance BA, MA, PhD – Economics, ARTS
- William Montelpare, PhD – Applied Human Sciences, SCIENCE
- Stephanie Hamilton, BSc, DVM, MSc, Dipl. ACVAA – Companion Animals, AVC (Member at Large)
- Shannon Fitzpatrick, BSc, MMath, PhD – Mathematical and Computational Sciences, SCIENCE
Non-Voting
- Mike Arfken – President, UPEI Faculty Association
*Charles Adeyanju, BA, MA, PhD - Sociology/Anthropology, ARTS (Temporary replacement for Robert Dennis, BA, MA, MA, PhD – Religious Studies, ARTS, July 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023)
**Laurie Brinklow BA, BEd, MAIS, PhD (Temporary replacement for Carlo Lavoie, BA, MA, PhD - Modern Languages, ARTS, July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2024)
