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Governance-College Board

Board of Govenors

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.

Governance Council or Board

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]

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]

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]

Patrick Zhao

Member

MSc Vice-President – Academic Affairs, Alexander College. [Administration]

Hugh Johnston

Member

PhD, MA, Dipl Ed, BA (Hons); Professor Emeritus and former Chair of the Department of History, SFU. Vice-President – Academic, Alexander College [Administration]

Marv Westrom

Member (ex officio)

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

Eric Zhao

Member (ex officio)

Dipl. Vice-President – Operations, Alexander College.[Administration]

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, VP Academic | PhD, MA, Dipl Ed, BA (Hons)
Patrick Zhao, VP Academic Affairs | MSc, RIPED
Eric Zhao, VP Operations | Dipl
Steve Roe, Dean of Arts and Sciences | PhD, MA, BA
Mandie Brooks, Registrar | MA (in progress), BA
Lindsey bat Joseph, Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences | MA, MAHL, BEd, BA

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 gold. Units directly responsible for formulating educational decisions are shown in green. Blue depicts the foundational roles of students, faculty, and the external college advisory committee (*Standing Academic Standards Committee).

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.