Education Council Membership (ref: 15 (1) College and Institute Act)
Elections conducted by Registrar
Members are elected for a 2 year term, except students whose term is one year
EdCo Composition (May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2025)
20 voting members:
10 faculty
Antonella Alves [Faculty: Management] (EdCo Vice-Chair)
Patricia Aroca-Ouellette [at large; Chemistry]
Spencer Dane [at large; Creative Arts/Financial Mgmt]
Sandra Enns [Faculty: Social Science & Community Programs]
Nora Franzova [Faculty: Science]
Brent Kennedy [at large; Business Technology Management]
Tess MacMillan [Faculty: Arts] (EdCo Chair)
James Nickason [Counselling]
Wanda Pierson [Faculty: Nursing]
Jonathan Steele [at large; Business Technology Management]
2 support staff
Vanessa Brown [Library]
Qiyamah Li [Registrar & Enrolment Services]
4 students
Joshua Emarico Antonio (Oct/24-Feb/25)
Brison Chursinoff (Oct/24-Sep/25)
Garibul Singh (Mar/24-Feb/25)
Celeste Wu (Oct/24-Sep/25)
4 educational administrators
Elizabeth Barbeau [Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences & Community Programs]
Pouyan Mahboubi [Provost and Vice-President, Academic]
Ann Syme [Dean, Faculty of Nursing]
Sunita Wiebe [Director, Academic Quality Assurance]
President
Paula Burns [President] (ex-officio)
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Resource
Connie Chong [Dean, Continuing Studies]
Arnie Clark [Registrar]
Dwayne Ford [Assistant Registrar]
Sam Issari [Assistant Registrar]
Debbie Schachter [Associate VP, Students]
Allison Sullivan [Library]
Pauline Vallee [Associate Registrar]
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Contact
Education Council Chair
Tess MacMillan
Division Chair, Humanities
(604) 323-5391
tmacmillan@langara.ca
Education Council Vice-Chair
Antonella Alves
Division Chair, Faculty of Management
(604) 323-5848
aalves@langara.ca
Education Council Secretary
Susan Smith
Department Assistant, EdCo
(604) 323-5412
susmith@langara.ca