Senate Staff

The Faculties, Vancouver and Okanagan Senates, the Council of Senates, and their respective committees are coordinated by the Office of the Senate.

Senate staff advise on procedural and regulatory matters; provide interpretations for University, faculty, and program requirements; draft academic regulations and policies; prepare meeting agenda and minutes; oversee the University’s electoral and quasi-judicial appeals processes; and manage content for and production of the University’s Academic Calendars.

For matters relating to non-academic policies and legal affairs, please visit the Office of the University Counsel.

For a full list of all current Senate staff, please see here.

Senate Staff Portfolios:

Area

Contact

General Inquiries vancouver.senate@ubc.ca or okanagan.senate@ubc.ca
Academic Calendars Okanagan Jessica Iverson, calendar.okanagan@ubc.ca
Vancouver Jessica Iverson, Bradley Menard, calendar.vancouver@ubc.ca
Academic Year Okanagan Jessica Iverson
Vancouver Jessica Iverson
Affiliation Agreements vancouver.senate@ubc.ca, okanagan.senate@ubc.ca
Council of Senates Committees Budget Gina DeVeaux
Elections Christopher Eaton
Executive vancouver.senate@ubc.ca, okanagan.senate@ubc.ca
Curriculum Submissions Okanagan okanagan.curriculum@ubc.ca
Vancouver vancouver.curriculum@ubc.ca
Elections & Search Committees Jessica Iverson
Faculty Meetings facsec@mail.ubc.ca
Okanagan Senate Committees Academic Building & Resources Bradley Menard
Academic Policy Gina DeVeaux
Admissions & Awards Amandeep Breen
Agenda Christopher Eaton, Bradley Menard
Appeals of Standing & Discipline Gina DeVeaux
Curriculum Jessica Iverson
Learning & Research Amandeep Breen
Nominating Christopher Eaton
Policies & Academic Regulations Gina DeVeaux
Term Dates Jessica Iverson
Vancouver Senate Committees Academic Building Needs vancouver.senate@ubc.ca
Academic Policy Gina DeVeaux
Admissions Amandeep Breen, Bradley Menard
Agenda Christopher Eaton, Bradley Menard
Appeals on Academic Standing Amandeep Breen
Awards Bradley Menard
Curriculum Jessica IversonBradley Menard
Library Jessica Iverson
Nominating Christopher Eaton
Research & Scholarship vancouver.senate@ubc.ca
Student Appeals on Academic Discipline Amandeep Breen
Teaching & Learning vancouver.senate@ubc.ca
Tributes Gina DeVeaux

Staff Contacts

Christopher Eaton
Associate Registrar & Clerk to the Senate
(p) 604-822-9952 (f) 604-822-5945
(e) christopher.eaton@ubc.ca

Amandeep Breen
Academic Governance Officer
(p) 604-822-8141 (f) 604-822-5945
(e) amandeep.breen@ubc.ca

Jo-anna Cowen 
Academic Governance Officer 
(p) 250-807-8458
(e) jo-anna.cowen@ubc.ca

Gina DeVeaux 
Academic Governance Officer
(p) 604-827-0097 (f) 604-822-5945
(e) gina.deveaux@ubc.ca

Jessica Iverson 
Academic Governance Officer 
(p) 604-822-5239 (f) 604-822-5945
(e) jessica.iverson@ubc.ca

Lindsey Kovacevic (on secondment)
Academic Governance Officer 
(e) lindsey.kovacevic@ubc.ca

Bradley Menard
Associate Academic Governance Officer
(e) bradley.menard@ubc.ca

Vacant
Associate Academic Governance Officer

Melodie Davis  
Academic Governance Clerk
(e) melodie.davis@ubc.ca

Trini Tseng
Academic Governance Clerk
(e) trini.tseng@ubc.ca

Krysta Mazure
Academic Governance Assistant & Faculty Secretary 
(e) facsec@mail.ubc.ca