Members of Senate
Sept. 1, 2024 - Aug. 31, 2025
Chancellor
Mr. Earl Ludlow
Chair
Dr. Neil Bose, President and Vice-Chancellor pro tempore
Vice-Chair
Dr. Jennifer Lokash, Provost and Vice-President (Academic) pro tempore
University Registrar and Interim Secretary of Senate
Dr. Lee Ann McKivor (voting member)
Ex-officio Members
| Dr. Tana Allen | Acting Vice-President (Research) |
| Dr. Ken Jacobsen | Interim Vice-President (Grenfell Campus) |
| Dr. Paul Brett | Vice-President (Marine Institute) pro tempore |
| Dr. Christine Arnold | Acting Associate Vice-President (Academic), Dean of Students |
| Dr. Amy Warren | Interim Associate Vice-President (Academic) and Dean of Graduate Studies |
| Dr. Delores Mullings | Vice-Provost (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism) |
| Dr. Sylvia Moore | Interim Dean, School of Arctic and Subarctic Studies |
| Dr. Lee Ann McKivor | University Registrar |
| Ms. Tanya Noseworthy | Assistant Deputy Minister, Department of Education, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Dr. Travor Brown | Dean, Faculty of Business Administration |
| Dr. Shawn Bugden | Dean, School of Pharmacy |
| Dr. Karen Bulmer | Acting Dean, School of Music |
| Dr. Octavia Dobre | Interim Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science |
| Dr. Travis Fridgen | Interim Dean, Faculty of Science |
| Dr. Pamela Osmond-Johnson | Dean, Faculty of Education |
| Dr. Sulaimon Giwa | Interim Dean, School of Social Work |
| Dr. Robert Bailey | Interim Dean, School of Science and Environment (Grenfell Campus) |
| Dr. Natasha Hurley | Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Dr. Sandra Wright | Interim Dean, School of Arts and Social Science (Grenfell Campus) |
| Dr. Dianne Keeping | Dean of Libraries |
| Dr. April Pike | Interim Dean, Faculty of Nursing |
| Dr. Peter Ride | Dean, School of Fine Arts (Grenfell Campus) |
| Dr. Dolores McKeen | Interim Dean, Faculty of Medicine |
| Dr. Anne Marie Sullivan | Dean, School of Human Kinetics and Recreation |
| Dr. Dennis Peters | Interim Associate Vice-President (Academic) |
Elected Members
| Name | Constituency | Term Expiration |
|---|---|---|
| Ms. Sarah Papple | Arctic and Sub-Arctic Studies | 2025 |
| Dr. Scott Neilsen | Arctic and Sub-Arctic Studies | 2025 |
| Dr. Edwin Bezzina | Arts and Social Science (Grenfell Campus) | 2025 |
| Dr. Bonnie White | Arts and Social Science (Grenfell Campus) | 2026 |
| Dr. Carlos Bazan | Business Administration | 2027 |
| Dr. Kirby Shannahan | Business Administration | 2026 |
| Dr. Emmanuel Haven | Business Administration | 2026 |
| Dr. Kirk Anderson | Education | 2025 |
| Dr. Mary Stordy | Education | 2025 |
| Dr. Jeanne Sinclair | Education | 2026 |
| Dr. Sarah Power | Engineering & Applied Science | 2027 |
| Mr. Pat Sullivan | Engineering & Applied Science | 2027 |
| Dr. Glyn George | Engineering & Applied Science | 2027 |
| Dr. Jonathan Anderson | Engineering & Applied Science | 2026 |
| Dr. Todd Hennessey | Fine Arts (Grenfell Campus) | 2026 |
| Dr. Gerard Curtis | Fine Arts (Grenfell Campus) | 2026 |
| Dr. Angela Loucks-Atkinson | Human Kinetics & Recreation | 2026 |
| Dr. Dave Hancock | Human Kinetics & Recreation | 2025 |
| Dr. Karine Abadie | Humanities and Social Sciences | 2027 |
| Dr. Lisa Moore | Humanities and Social Sciences | 2026 |
| Dr. Kathryn Simonsen | Humanities and Social Sciences | 2026 |
| Dr. Patricia Dold | Humanities and Social Sciences | 2026 |
| Vacant | Humanities and Social Sciences | |
| Vacant | Humanities and Social Sciences | |
| Ms. Rebecca Smith | Library | 2025 |
| Ms. Heather Pretty | Library | 2025 |
| Dr. Jillian Westcott | Marine Institute | 2027 |
| Ms. Charlene Walsh | Marine Institute | 2026 |
| Dr. Mervin Marshall | Marine Institute | 2026 |
| Dr. Sherrylynn Rowe | Marine Institute | 2025 |
| Mr. Cyr Couturier | Marine Institute | 2025 |
| Mr. Ed Durnford | Marine Institute | 2025 |
| Dr. Ann Dorward | Medicine | 2027 |
| Dr. Michael Woods | Medicine | 2026 |
| Dr. Edward Kendall | Medicine | 2026 |
| Dr. Kara Laing | Medicine | 2026 |
| Dr. Atanu Sarkar | Medicine | 2027 |
| Vacant | Medicine | |
| Vacant | Music | |
| Vacant | Music | |
| Dr. Hrag Yacoubian | Nursing | 2025 |
| Dr. Robin Devey-Burry | Nursing | 2025 |
| Dr. Laleh Alisaraie | Pharmacy | 2027 |
| Dr. John Hawboldt | Pharmacy | 2026 |
| Dr. Lindsay Cahill | Science | 2027 |
| Dr. Darcy Hallett | Science | 2027 |
| Dr. Craig Purchase | Science | 2026 |
| Dr. Tom Chapman | Science | 2025 |
| Dr. Penny Morrill | Science | 2025 |
| Dr. Francis Bambico | Science | 2025 |
| Dr. Erin Fraser | Science and the Environment (Grenfell Campus) | 2025 |
| Dr. Shegufta Shetranjiwalla | Science and the Environment (Grenfell Campus) | 2025 |
| Vacant | Social Work | |
| Dr. Paul Issahaku | Social Work | 2025 |
| Dr. Lisa Moores | Student Wellness/Counselling | 2026 |
| Dr. Pam Button | Student Wellness/Counselling | 2026 |
Student Representatives
Student terms expire April 30, 2025.
Undergraduate students
Ten undergraduate students chosen by the Memorial University of Newfoundland Students' Union, Marine Institute Students' Union and Grenfell Campus Students' Union
| Name | Term expiration | |
|---|---|---|
| Memorial University of Newfoundland Students' Union | ||
| Devon Budden (he/him) | Executive Director, Advocacy | 2025 |
| Nicolas Keough (he/him) | Executive Director, External Affairs | 2025 |
| Brittney Meaney (she/they) | Executive Director, Student Life | 2025 |
| Alida Zedel (they/them) | Executive Director, Campaigns | 2025 |
| Mahbub Alam (he/him) | Executive Director, Finance | 2025 |
| Keona Russell | Women & Marginalized Genders Rep. | 2025 |
| Kyla Johnson | Indigenous Student Rep. | 2025 |
| Grenfell Campus Students' Union | ||
| Hadiza Bello (she/her) | President | 2025 |
| Jemy Joy (they/them) | V-P Academic | 2025 |
| Marine Institute Students' Union | ||
| Allison White | VP Academic | 2025 |
Graduate students
| Name | Term expiration | |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate Students' Union | ||
| Saravanan Ganesan | Executive Director, External Affairs | 2025 |
| Shaheen Shah | Executive Director, Academic | 2025 |
| Abdullah Al Rashed | Students' Representative | 2025 |