Senate Members
effective July 1, 2026
Ex Officio
Wendy Rodgers, President
Andrea Trowbridge, Interim Registrar
Pascal Robichaud, University Secretary (non-voting)
Vice-Presidents
Tim Walker, Vice-President, Administration and Finance
Jane Ngobia, Vice-President, People and Culture
Paula Wood-Adams, Interim Vice-President, Academic and Research
Donna Hardy-Cox, Associate Vice-President, Students
Deans
Svetlana Kochkina, University Librarian
Sharon Myers, Dean of Arts
Dominique Griffon, Dean of Veterinary Medicine
Nola Etkin, Dean of Science
Miles Turnbull, Dean of Education
*Tarek Mady, Dean of Business
Preston Smith, Dean of Medicine
Patrice Drake, Dean of Nursing
Marva Sweeney-Nixon, Dean of Graduate Studies and Associate Vice-President (Research)
Suzanne Kresta, Dean of Sustainable Design Engineering
Angelina Weenie, Dean of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies
Alumni Member
Inara Bhalesha, Alumni (term ends 6/1/2027)
Board Member
Vacant
Student Members
Amy Christina Montesdeoca Castro, UPEI Student Union President (term ends 4/30/2027)
Prince Ehimiyen, Mature Student (term ends 4/30/2027)
Yoely Almonte, Student (term ends 4/30/2027)
Amena Amjad, Student (term ends 4/30/2027)
Caitlyn Sallavo, Student (term ends 4/30/2027)
Hasna Mady, Student (term ends 4/30/2027)
Vacant
Faculty Members
Arts - 8
Ariana Patey, Religious Studies (term ends 6/30/2029)
James Moran, History (term ends 6/30/2029)
Magdalena von Eccher, Music (term ends 6/30/2029)
Ann Braithwaite, Diversity and Social Justice Studies (term ends 6/30/2028)
John McIntyre, English (term ends 6/30/2027)
**Yuliya Rashchupkina, Political Science (term ends 6/30/2027)
***Raquel Hoersting, Psychology (term ends 6/30/2027)
Charles Adeyanju, Sociology and Anthropology (term ends 6/30/2027)
AVC - 4
Paul Bernard, Biomedical Sciences (term ends 6/30/2028)
****Peter Foley, Companion Animals (term ends 6/30/2027)
J Trenton McClure, Health Management (term ends 6/30/2027)
*****Melanie Buote, Pathology and Microbiology (term ends 6/30/2027)
Science - 4
Mike MacLellan, Applied Human Science (term ends 6/30/2029)
Cezar Campeanu, Mathematics and Computational Science (term ends 6/30/2029)
Marissa Clapson, Chemistry (term ends 6/30/2027)
Barry Linkletter, Chemistry (term ends 6/30/2027)
Education - 1
Terri Jackson (term ends 6/30/2028)
Business - 1
Scott Cassidy (term ends 6/30/2028)
Nursing - 1
Nancy Clark (term ends 6/30/2028)
Medicine - 1
******Katherine Gottschall-Pass, Applied Human Science (term ends 6/30/2027)
Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies - 1
Vacant
Sustainable Design Engineering - 1
Amy Hsiao (term ends 6/30/2027)
Library - 1
Kim Mears (term ends 6/30/2029)
Faculty at Large
William Whelan, Science, Physics (term ends 6/30/2027)
Michael Arfken, Psychology (term ends 6/30/2027)
Andrew Carrothers, Business (term ends 6/30/2027)
Rianne Carragher, Nursing (term ends 6/30/2027)
Stacey Mackinnon, Psychology (term ends 6/30/2027)
Simon Lloyd, Library (term ends 6/30/2027)
George (Ye) Jia, Non-Voting Member Representing UPEI Faculty Association
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*Tina Saksida, Acting Dean of Business, substitute until 8/30/2026
**George (Ye) Jia, Economics, substitute until 6/30/2027
***Marie Pascal, Modern Languages substitute until 12/31/2026
****TBD, AVC Companion Animals, substitute until June 30, 2027
*****Mark Fast, Pathology and Microbiology, substitute until 12/31/2026
******Designated seat is temporarily filled at Large, due to no faculty members in Medicine