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Governance

Governance – Board of Governors

Alexander College is headed by a board of distinguished educators from educational institutions in BC.

The Board of Governors considers and approves the overall operation of the College, supervises all academic programs, and ensures that periodic reviews and formal assessments are conducted by receiving information from the President and other sources, and by giving direction to the President.

David Robitaille

Chair

PhD, MA, BA; Professor Emeritus and former Head of the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, UBC. [External]

Mackie Chase

Vice Chair

MEd, RSA, BEd; Director Emerita, Centre for Intercultural Communication, UBC. [External]

Barbara Moon

Member

PhD, BSc (Hons); Professor Emerita and former Head of the Department of Biology at University of the Fraser Valley. Acting President, Provost, Alexander College. [Administration]

Tony Akester

Member

RPA; VP Asset Management, J.J.Barnicke Management. [External]

Stephen Kelleher

Member

KC, LLB, BA; Retired Justice, Supreme Court of British Columbia [External]

Valerie Overgaard

Member

PhD, MA, BA; former Associate Superintendent of Schools, Vancouver School Board. [External]

Patrick Zhao

Member

MSc; Vice-President – Institutional Research, Alexander College. [Administration]

Hugh Johnston

Member

PhD, MA, Dipl Ed, BA (Hons); Executive Committee Member-at-Large, Alexander College [Administration]

Steve Roe

Member

PhD, MA, BA; Vice-President, Academic, Alexander College [Administration]

Marv Westrom

Member

PhD, MEd, BEd; Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Education, UBC. President Emeritus, Alexander College. [External]

Alexander College Student Association representative

Member (ex officio)

[Student]

Governance – Senior Leadership Team

The senior leadership team at Alexander College is responsible for guiding and implementing the strategic initiatives of the college and for ensuring that the highest standards of operations, academic performance and student services are maintained.

Barbara Moon, Acting President, Provost | PhD, BSc (Hons)
Hugh Johnston, Executive Committee Member-at-Large | PhD, MA, Dipl Ed, BA (Hons)
Patrick Zhao, VP Institutional Research | MSc, RIPED
Eric Zhao, VP Operations | Dipl
Steve Roe, VP Academic | PhD, MA, BA
Mandie Brooks, Registrar | MA (in progress), BA
Lindsey bat Joseph, Acting Dean, Associate Dean of of Arts and Faculty Development | MA, MAHL, BEd, BA
Kelly Cheung, Associate Dean of Sciences, Business, and Program Assessment | PhD, MSc. BASc
Alicia Brown, Director of Campus Operations | BA
Olesya Rud, Interim Director of Student Support |BEd

Governance – Academic Structure

The work of the College Board of Governors is supported by an administrative structure in which the Board delegates institutional oversight to the President. The chart below outlines reporting relationships or typical lines of formal communication.

Administrative units responsible for approvals are shown in dark blue. Units directly responsible for formulating educational decisions are shown in teal. Light blue depicts the foundational roles of students, faculty, and the external college advisory committee (*Standing Academic Standards Committee).

Academic Structure Chart

Alexander College acknowledges that the land on which we usually gather is the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this territory.

Alexander College acknowledges that the land on which we usually gather is the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this territory.