Board of Governors
The Board of Governors oversees the business interests, management, and long-term development of BCIT.
As the link between the Institute’s senior leadership and British Columbia’s government, the Board of Governors interprets how BCIT implements provincial policies and priorities as detailed in the College and Institute Act.
Responsibilities
Governors are stewards of the Institute. The Board’s focus is primarily long term and it is actively involved in strategic planning, prioritization of objectives, succession planning, and risk management.
The Board has the responsibility to:
- oversee the conduct of business and supervise management
- endeavour to ensure that all major issues affecting the business and affairs of the Institute are given proper consideration
- collectively provide their best judgment, independent of management, ensuring effective achievement and advancement of the public policy objectives for the Institute set by government.
The Board interprets the provincial government’s requirements and objectives to the Senior Team and reports to the Province on its stewardship of the Institute’s resources. The Board is accountable to the Province and the public for the achievement of the public policy objectives of the Institute set by the government.
The Board operates according to a series of established bylaws.
Members of the Board
Order in Council Members
Dan Reader, Board Chair
Dr. Catherine Boivie
Michael Bonshor
Dr. Marcia Braundy
Robert (Bob) Enns
Don Matthew
Marilyn Loewen Mauritz
Jeffrey Musialek
Balwant Sanghera
Meredith Sargent, Board Vice Chair
Claire Wang
BCIT Elected Members
Eric Fry, Education Council Chair
Liam Lauren, Student Association President
Scott McAlpine, BCGEU (BC General Employee’s Union) Support Staff Representative
Stewart McGillivray, Student Representative
Tamara E. Pongracz, FSA (Faculty and Staff Association) / BCGEU (BC General Employee’s Union) Representative
Education Council
The BCIT Education Council (EdCo) focuses on academic matters, including:
- setting policies, criteria and procedures for awards, academic standing, appeals, and examinations
- defining curriculum content for courses
- advising the Board of Governors on developing educational policies, programs or priorities.
Leadership
There’s an outstanding team of academic and administrative professionals behind BCIT. Their leadership ensures BCIT remains a viable, accountable and world-class institution:
Paul McCullough, Interim President
Dr. Tom Roemer, Vice President, Academic
Lisa Collins, Vice President, Students
Danica Djurkovic, Vice President, Campus Planning & Facilities
Jackie Jacob, Interim Vice President, Advancement
Lara Johnson, Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Ana Lopez, Vice President, Human Resources & People Development
Trish Pekeles, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance & Corporate Services
Cynthia Petrie, Executive Director, Stakeholder Relations
Reza Khakbaznejad, Chief Information Officer
Lisa Chu, Dean, School of Health Sciences
Dr. Kim Dotto, Dean, Applied Research
Dr. Andrea Frisque, Dean, School of Energy
Dr. Lawrence Gu, Dean, International
Wayne Hand, Dean, School of Construction & the Environment
Dr. Dean Hildebrand, Dean, School of Computing and Academic Studies
Kenton Low, Dean, School of Business + Media
Steve Perry, Dean, School of Transportation
Kathy Siedlaczek, Dean, Academic Planning & Quality Assurance