Membership
Thompson Rivers University's 15-member Board of Governors comprises the Chancellor, the President, eight persons appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor (two of whom are appointed from among persons nominated by the alumni association), two faculty members elected by faculty, two students elected by students, and one person elected by and from the employees of the University who are not faculty members. (see Part 6, section 19 of The University Act)
The Governors' varied backgrounds provide valuable contributions during Board deliberations. Board members bring the views of various constituencies to the Board table, however there are no advocates for any one group. Decisions are made in the best interest of the University.
Top row: Hasnat Dewan, Dian Henderson, David Zirnhelt, Levi Escobar, Hee Young Chung, Amisha Patel
Second row left to right: Dancing Water Sandy, David Hallinan, DeDe Derose, Airini
Missing from photo: Christine Sorensen, Nikki Remesz, Heather Fader
Board of Governors
Chancellor
President and Vice-Chancellor
Appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council
Hee Young Chung
(term expires May 2027)
Heather Fader
(term expires July 2029)
David Hallinan (Board Vice-Chair)
(term expires July 2029)
David Zirnhelt
(term expires July 2027)
Nicole Remesz
(term expires July 2027)
Dancing Water Sandy
(term expires July 2027)
Christine Sorensen (Board Chair) Dian Henderson Hasnat Dewan Amisha Patel Levi Escobar Cindy Ozouf All enquiries to the Board of Governors should be directed to secretariat@tru.ca
(term expires July 2027)
Elected by faculty
(term expires December 2026)
(term expires December 2026)Elected by students
(term expires August 2027)
(term expires August 2027)Elected by non-faculty employees
(term expires December 2026)
