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 2024–2025
Ex Officio
- Wendy Rodgers, PhD – 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
- Donald Moses, MLIS – University Librarian
- Nola Etkin, BSc, PhD – Dean of Science
- Dominique Griffon, DVM, MSc, PhD, DECVS, DACVS – Dean of Veterinary Medicine
- Suzanne Kresta, BScEng, MSc, PhD – Dean of Sustainable Design Engineering
- Tarek Mady, PhD – Dean of Business
- Christina Murray, BA, BScN, MN, PhD – Dean of Nursing
- Sharon Myers, BA, MA, PhD – Interim Dean of Arts
- Preston Smith, MD, MEd, CCFP, FCFP – Dean of Medicine
- Marva Sweeney-Nixon, BSc, MSc, PhD – Associate VP (Research) and Dean of Graduate Studies
- Miles Turnbull, BA, MA, PhD – Dean of Education
- Angelina Weenie, BEd, BA, MEd, PhD - Dean of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies
Alumni Representative
- Ronnie McPhee (2026)
Board Representative
- Mary Anne McMahon (2026)
Students
- George Jiang (President) (2025)
- Noah Mannholland (Vice-President Academic) (2025)
- Fatima Sadat (Undergraduate Student) (2025)
- Anna MacLaren (Undergraduate Student) (2025)
- Adam MacKenzie (Undergraduate Student) (2025)
- Hexi Wang (International Student) (2025)
- Ngozi Roseanne Agunbiade (Graduate Student) (2025)
Elected by the Teaching Faculty
Term expires 30 June 2025
- Paul Bernard, BSc, PhD – Biomedical Sciences, AVC
- Ann Braithwaite, BA, MA, PhD – Diversity and Social Justice Studies, ARTS *
- Alyson Campbell, BScN, PhD – NURSING
- Rachelle Gauthier BEd, MEd, PhD – EDUCATION
- Bill Waterman, CPA, CMA, MBA – BUSINESS
Term expires 30 June 2026
- Patrick Joseph Augustine, PhD – Indigenous Knowledge, Education Research and Applied Studies (Faculty at Large)
- Shannon Fitzpatrick, BSc, MMath, PhD – Mathematical and Computational Sciences, SCIENCE
- Stephanie Hamilton, BSc, DVM, MSc, Dipl. ACVAA – Companion Animals, AVC (Faculty at Large)
- Kim Mears, MLIS, AHIP – LIBRARY (Faculty at Large)
- William Montelpare, PhD – Applied Human Sciences, SCIENCE
- Richard Raiswell, BA, MA, PhD – History, ARTS **
- James Sentance BA, MA, PhD – Economics, ARTS
- Magdalena von Eccher, BMus, MMus, DMus – Music, ARTS
Term expires 30 June 2027
- Charles Adeyanju, BA, MA, PhD - Sociology/Anthropology, ARTS
- Melanie Buote, BSc (Hon), DVM, DACVP, PhD – Path/Micro, AVC
- Marissa Clapson, BSc, PhD, Postdoc – Chemistry, SCIENCE
- Robert Dennis, BA, MA, MA, PhD – Religious Studies, ARTS
- Adam Fenech, BA, MES, PhD – Applied Climate Change and Adaptation, SCIENCE ***
- Peter Foley, BSc, MSc, DVM, Dipl.ACVIM – Companion Animals, AVC
- Kathy Gottschall-Pass, BSc, PhD – Applied Human Sciences, SCIENCE (Faculty at Large)
- Amy Hsiao, BS, MS, MBA, PhD – Sustainable Design Engineering, SCIENCE (Faculty at Large)
- Raquel Hoersting, BA, MS, PhD – Psychology, ARTS
- J Trenton McClure, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM – Health Management, AVC ****
- Yuliya Rashchupkina, BA, MA, PhD – Political Science, ARTS
- William Whelan, BSc, MSc, PhD – Physics, SCIENCE (Faculty at Large)
Non-Voting
- Andrea Bourque – President, UPEI Faculty Association
* Susan Brown, BA, MA, PhD – History, ARTS (Temporary Replacement for Ann Braithwaite, Jul. 1, 2024 – Dec. 31, 2024)
** Shannon Murray, BA, MA, PhD – English, ARTS (Temporary Replacement for Richard Raiswell, Jul. 1, 2024 – Dec. 31, 2024)
*** TBD – SCIENCE (Temporary Replacement for Adam Fenech, immediately – August 2026)
**** Aimie Doyle, BSc, DVM, MS, Dipl.ACVS – Health Management, AVC (Temporary Replacement for J. Trenton McClure, Aug.1, 2024 – Dec. 1, 2024)
