Members of Senate
Sept. 1, 2026 - Aug. 31, 2027
Chancellor
Mr. Earl Ludlow
Chair
Dr. Janet Morrison, President and Vice-Chancellor
Vice-Chair
Dr. Jennifer Lokash, Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Secretary of Senate
Lisa Russell, Interim Secretary of Senate and Executive Director of the Board of Regents
Ex-officio Members
| Dr. Rod Russell | Interim Vice-President (Research and Innovation) pro tempore |
| Dr. Ken Jacobsen | Interim Deputy Provost (Grenfell and Labrador Campuses) |
| Dr. Paul Brett | Interim Deputy Provost (Marine Institute) and Executive Director (Professional and Continuing Education) |
| Dr. Christine Arnold | Associate Vice-President (Academic), Dean of Students |
| Dr. Amy Warren | Deputy Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies |
| Dr. Scott Neilsen | Interim Dean, School of Arctic and Subarctic Studies |
| Dr. Angie Clarke | Interim University Registrar |
| Ms. Heather Craniford | 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. Bing Chen | Interim Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science |
| Dr. James Gauld | Dean, Faculty of Science |
| Dr. Pamela Osmond-Johnson | Dean, Faculty of Education |
| Dr. Sulaimon Giwa | Interim Dean, School of Social Work |
| Dr. Robert Scott | Interim Dean, School of Science and Environment (Grenfell Campus) |
| Dr. Natasha Hurley | Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Dr. Julie Pitcher Giles | Interim Dean, School of Arts and Social Science (Grenfell Campus) |
| Dr. Dianne Keeping | Dean of Libraries |
| Dr. April Pike | 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 |
Elected Members
| Name | Constituency | Term Expiration |
|---|---|---|
| Ms. Sarah Papple | Arctic and Sub-Arctic Studies | 2028 |
| Dr. Carolina Tytelman | Arctic and Sub-Arctic Studies | 2028 |
| Dr. Bonnie White | Arts and Social Science (Grenfell Campus) | 2029 |
| Dr. Bernard Wills | Arts and Social Science (Grenfell Campus) | 2028 |
| Dr. Emmanuel Haven | Business Administration | 2029 |
| Dr. Kirby Shannahan | Business Administration | 2029 |
| Dr. Carlos Bazan | Business Administration | 2027 |
| Dr. Leslie Redmond | Education | 2029 |
| Dr. Kirk Anderson | Education | 2028 |
| Dr. Mary Stordy | Education | 2028 |
| Dr. Jonathan Anderson | Engineering & Applied Science | 2029 |
| Dr. Sarah Power | Engineering & Applied Science | 2027 |
| Mr. Pat Sullivan | Engineering & Applied Science | 2027 |
| Dr. Glyn George | Engineering & Applied Science | 2027 |
| Mr. Andrew Testa | Fine Arts (Grenfell Campus) | 2029 |
| Dr. Michael Waller | Fine Arts (Grenfell Campus) | 2029 |
| Dr. Gregory Pearcey | Human Kinetics & Recreation | 2029 |
| Dr. Dave Hancock | Human Kinetics & Recreation | 2028 |
| Dr. Ailsa Craig | Humanities and Social Sciences | 2029 |
| Dr. Rochelle Côté | Humanities and Social Sciences | 2029 |
| Dr. Josh Lepawsky | Humanities and Social Sciences | 2029 |
| Dr. Nicole Power | Humanities and Social Sciences | 2028 |
| Dr. John Sandlos | Humanities and Social Sciences | 2028 |
| Vacant | Humanities and Social Sciences | 2027 |
| Mr. Danial Duda | Library | 2028 |
| Mr. Ryan Lewis | Library | 2028 |
| Ms. Charlene Walsh | Marine Institute | 2029 |
| Ms. Cheryl Burke | Marine Institute | 2029 |
| Dr. Sherrylynn Rowe | Marine Institute | 2028 |
| Mr. Jason Nichols | Marine Institute | 2028 |
| Mr. Jai Ragunathan | Marine Institute | 2028 |
| Dr. Jillian Westcott | Marine Institute | 2027 |
| Dr. Edward Kendall | Medicine | 2029 |
| Dr. Weldon Bonnell | Medicine | 2029 |
| Dr. Michael Woods | Medicine | 2029 |
| Dr. Graham Fraser | Medicine | 2028 |
| Dr. Ann Dorward | Medicine | 2027 |
| Dr. Atanu Sarkar | Medicine | 2027 |
| Dr. Jane Leibel | Music | 2028 |
| Dr. Michelle Cheramy | Music | 2028 |
| Ms. Chantille Isler | Nursing | 2029 |
| Dr. Hrag Yacoubian | Nursing | 2028 |
| Dr. Jill Bruneau | Nursing | 2028 |
| Dr. Debbie Kelly | Pharmacy | 2029 |
| Dr. Laleh Alisaraie | Pharmacy | 2027 |
| Dr. Kim Welford | Science | 2029 |
| Dr. David Churchill | Science | 2029 |
| Dr. Tom Baird | Science | 2029 |
| Dr. Scott Harding | Science | 2028 |
| Dr. Lindsay Cahill | Science | 2027 |
| Dr. Darcy Hallett | Science | 2027 |
| Dr. Shegufta Shetranjiwalla | Science and the Environment (Grenfell Campus) | 2028 |
| Dr. Jeremy Mitchell | Science and the Environment (Grenfell Campus) | 2028 |
| Vacant | Social Work | |
| Vacant | Social Work | |
| Vacant | Student Wellness/Counselling | |
| Dr. Pam Button | Student Wellness/Counselling | 2029 |
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 | ||
| Sanaa Mrad | Executive Director, Advocacy | April 30, 2027 |
| Taqi Yeasir | Executive Director, External Affairs, Communications, and Research | April 30, 2027 |
| Halie Hindy | Social Work Representative | April 30, 2027 |
| Winner Nwachukwu | Nursing Representative | April 30, 2027 |
| Olivia Massey | Music Representative | April 30, 2027 |
| Omar Elgabry | Burton's Pond Representative | April 30, 2027 |
| Vacant | 2027 | |
| Grenfell Campus Students' Union | ||
| Tyson Jesso | President | 2027 |
| Vacant | 2027 | |
| Marine Institute Students' Union | ||
| Vacant | 2027 | |
Graduate students
| Name | Term expiration | |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate Students' Union | ||
| Iyanu Joshua Gbiri | Executive Director of Academics | April 30, 2027 |
| 2027 | ||
| 2027 | ||