The Faculty Association is governed by a Board of Directors elected from the organization’s membership for various terms of office. The Executive Committee and Personnel Committee are composed of the Officers of the Board. Also included on the Board of Directors, as non-voting members, are the Association’s Board of Governors nominee and the professional staff of the Association.
Officers:
Francine Smith (Physiology and Pharmacology)
President and Chair of the Board
Leighton Wilks (Haskayne School of Business)
Vice-President
Trevor Tombe (Economics)
Treasurer
Tavis Campbell (Psychology)
Grievance Advisor
Karen Then (Nursing)
Grievance Advisor
Christopher Sears (Psychology)
Officer-at-Large
Members:
Teri Balser (Biological Sciences)
Bart Beaty (English)
Rosalind Carson (Werklund School of Education)
Heather Ganshorn (Libraries and Cultural Resources)
Myles Leslie (School of Public Policy)
Denis Onen (Electrical and Software Engineering)
Kara Sealock (Nursing)
Dora Tam (Social Work)
Nicole Wyatt (Philosophy)
Board of Directors
Meeting dates September 2025 to June 2026
| Date | Time | Location |
| Tuesday, October 07, 2025 | 11:30am – 1:30pm | TBD |
| Tuesday, November 18, 2025 | 11:30am – 1:30pm | TBD |
| Friday, December 12, 2025 | All day | Retreat – TBD |
| Tuesday, February 10, 2026 | 11:30am – 1:30pm | TBD |
| Tuesday, March 24, 2026 | 11:30am – 1:30pm | TBD |
| Friday, May 08, 2026 | All day | Retreat – TBD |
| Tuesday, June 09, 2026 | 11:30am – 1:30pm | TBD |
Executive Committee
Meeting dates September 2025 to June 2026
| Date | Time | Location |
| Tuesday, September 09, 2025 | 11:30am – 1:30pm | TBD |
| Tuesday, September 23, 2025 | 11:30am – 1:30pm | TBD |
| Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | 11:30am – 1:30pm | TBD |
| Tuesday, November 04, 2025 | 11:30am – 1:30pm | TBD |
| Tuesday, December 09, 2025 | 11:30am – 1:30pm | TBD |
| Tuesday, January 13, 2026 | 11:30am – 1:30pm | TBD |
| Tuesday, February 03, 2026 | 11:30am – 1:30pm | TBD |
| Tuesday, February 24, 2026 | 11:30am – 1:30pm | TBD |
| Tuesday, March 17, 2026 | 11:30am – 1:30pm | TBD |
| Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | 11:30am – 1:30pm | TBD |
| Tuesday, May 05, 2026 | 11:30am – 1:30pm | TBD |
| Tuesday, May 19, 2026 | 11:30am – 1:30pm | TBD |
