UPEI Senate Members (website posting) – effective September 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 & Associate VP (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        
Kathy Martin

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 & Anthropology (term ends 6/30/2027)

AVC - 4        
Paul Bernard, Biomedical Sciences (term ends 6/30/2028)
*** Patrick Burns, 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) 5

Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies - 1
Erin Reid, IKERAS (term ends 06/30/2029)

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)

Vacant, Non-Voting Member Representing UPEI Faculty Association

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* George (Ye) Jia, Economics, substitute until 6/30/2027
** Marie Pascal, Modern Languages substitute until 12/31/2026
*** Peter Foley, AVC Companion Animals, substitute 
**** Mark Fast, Pathology & Microbiology, substitute until 12/31/2026
***** Designated seat is temporarily filled at Large, due to no faculty members in Medicine