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Thompson Rivers University

Membership Roster

EFFECTIVE MAY 21, 2024
Constituency Member Term Ends
  DeDe DeRose
Chancellor
Ongoing
Brett Fairbairn (Chair)
President and Vice-Chancellor
Ongoing
Gillian Balfour
Provost and Vice-President Academic
Ongoing
Tania Gottschalk
University Librarian
Ongoing
Michael Bluhm
Associate Vice-President Strategic Enrolment and University Registrar
Ongoing
Paul Martin
Administrator, Open Learning  (3 year term)
October 2026
Educational
Administrators
Douglas Booth
Dean, Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism
Ongoing
Richard McCutcheon
Dean, Faculty of Arts
Ongoing
Michael Henry
Dean, TRU Gaglardi School of Business and Economics
Ongoing
Yasmin Dean
Dean, Faculty of Education and Social Work
Ongoing
Daleen Millard
Dean, Faculty of Law
Ongoing
Rani Srivastava
Dean, School of Nursing
Ongoing
Gregory Anderson
Dean, Faculty of Science
Ongoing
Vacant
Dean, Faculty of Student Development
Ongoing
Baldev Pooni
Dean, School of Trades and Technology
Ongoing

2 Faculty Members From Each Faculty/School/Division
(3 year term)

David Carter
Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism
December 2026
Anne Terwiel
Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism
December 2026
Heather MacLeod
Faculty of Arts
December 2026
Jason Bermiller
Faculty of Arts
December 2026
Laura Lamb
TRU Gaglardi School of Business and Economics
December 2026
Joel Wood (Vice-Chair)
TRU Gaglardi School of Business and Economics
December 2026
Manu Sharma
Faculty of Education and Social Work
August 2024
Juliana West                   
Faculty of Education and Social Work
August 2025
Sean Donlan
Faculty of Law
December 2026
Krish Maharaj
Faculty of Law
December 2026
Melba D'Souza
School of Nursing
December 2026
James Lomen
School of Nursing
December 2026
Joanna Urban
Faculty of Science
August 2025
John Church
Faculty of Science
August 2025
Susan Butland
Faculty of Student Development
August 2025
Jamie Noakes
Faculty of Student Development
August 2025
Ben Lovely
School of Trades and Technology
August 2025
Darren Watt
School of Trades and Technology
August 2025
Teaching Staff
Open Learning (3 year term)
Derek Knox December 2026
John Patterson December 2026
Gordon Rudolph December 2026
Katia Dilkina December 2026
Students
(1 year term)
Anel Jazybayeva August 2024
Bhavish Malhotra August 2024
Reshma Pradhan August 2024
Gopi Yerraguntla August 2024
Support Staff
(3 year term)
Gurjit Lalli December 2026
Rita Leone December 2026
Alumni Member
(3 year term)
Greg Garrish
April 2025
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