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 UPEI’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 (UPEI Alumni)
• Dr. Corinne Chappell (Advisor to the Vice-President Academic and Research on Indigenous Affairs)
• Lewis Creed (UPEI Alumni)
• Lucky Fusca (Sexual and Gender Diversity Specialist, UPEI EDI and Human Rights)
• Fairouz Gaballa (Coordinator, Scholarships, Awards, and Financial Aid, UPEI 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, UPEI Student Union, and UPEI Undergraduate Student)
• Roshni Kishor (UPEI Graduate Student)
• Deborah Langston (UPEI 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, UPEI Teaching and Learning Centre)
• Hexi Wang (UPEI Graduate Student)

The steering committee was developed based on submissions and nominations resulting from UPEI’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 UPEI 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.