Membership of the Presidential Search Committee
PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH COMMITTEE 2024
(a) The Chair of the Board of Regents as chair of the Committee:
- Justin Ladha, Chair
(b) Four other Board of Regents members, to be chosen by the Chair (with appropriate consultation):
- Michelle Baikie
- Bob Hallett
- Andrew Mercer
- Tim Powers
(c) Four members of the faculty, chosen by the Senate, with one member from each of the St. John’s Campus, Grenfell Campus, Labrador Campus, and the Marine Institute:
- Dr. Lourdes Peña-Castillo, St. John’s Campus
- Cyr Couturier, Marine Institute
- Dr. Johnathan Pope, Grenfell Campus
- Dr. Sylvia Moore, Labrador Campus
(d) Four students to be chosen by them from each of the respective unions as follows:
- Nicolas Keough, Memorial University of Newfoundland Students' Union (MUNSU)
- Cara Hodder, Marine Institute Students' Union (MISU)
- Shaheen Shah, Graduate Students' Union (GSU)
- Vicky Quao, Grenfell Campus Students' Union (GCSU)
(e) An academic administrator, chosen by them from among themselves:
- Dr. Natasha Hurley, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(f) A non-academic administrator, chosen by them from among themselves:
- TBC
(g) One member of the public-at-large, chosen by the Chair (with appropriate consultation):
- Alex Gibson, Human Resources Advisor, Pennecon
The Secretary of the Board of Regents will serve as Secretary of the Presidential Search Committee.
The Executive Director, Board of Regents, will provide advice to and support the work of the Presidential Search Committee.