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 Iversoncalendar.vancouver@ubc.ca
Academic Year Okanagan Jessica Iverson
Vancouver Jessica Iverson
Term Dates Okanagan Jessica Iverson
Vancouver Jessica Iverson
Curriculum Submissions Okanagan okanagan.curriculum@ubc.ca
Vancouver vancouver.curriculum@ubc.ca
Affiliation Agreements vancouver.senate@ubc.ca, okanagan.senate@ubc.ca
Reports to the Board of Governors Jessica Iverson
Council of Senates Committees Budget James Goddard
Budget – Vancouver Sub-Committee James Goddard
Budget – Okanagan Sub-Committee James Goddard
Elections Jo-anna Cowen
Executive Christopher Eaton
Elections & Search Committees Jessica Iverson
Faculty Meetings facsec@mail.ubc.ca
Okanagan Senate Committees Academic Building & Resources James Goddard
Academic Policy Jo-anna Cowen
Admissions & Awards Christopher Eaton, James Goddard
Agenda Christopher Eaton
Appeals of Standing & Discipline Jo-anna Cowen
Curriculum Jessica Iverson
Learning & Research Christopher Eaton, James Goddard
Nominating Christopher Eaton
Vancouver Senate Committees Academic Building Needs vancouver.senate@ubc.ca
Academic Policy Jo-anna Cowen
Admissions Christopher Eaton, James Goddard
Agenda Christopher Eaton
Appeals on Academic Standing Jo-anna Cowen
Awards James Goddard
Curriculum Jessica Iverson
Library Jessica Iverson
Nominating Christopher Eaton
Research & Scholarship Jo-anna Cowen
Student Appeals on Academic Discipline Jo-anna Cowen
Teaching & Learning vancouver.senate@ubc.ca
Tributes James Goddard

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 (on leave)
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

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

James Goddard
Associate Academic Governance Officer
(e) james.goddard@ubc.ca

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

Leah Wafler
Associate Academic Governance Officer
(e) leah.wafler@ubc.ca

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