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Board of Governors

(Left to Right) John Jack, Nate Bello, Brian Dick, George Anderson, Johnny Blakeborough, Manley McLachlan, Kiera Brown, Deb Saucier, Erin Egeland, Karen Bittner, (Regrets: Colin Gabelmann, Emmy Manson, Holly-Marie Page)2022-2023 Board of Governors (Left to Right) John Jack, Nate Bello, Brian Dick, George Anderson, Johnny Blakeborough, Manley McLachlan, Kiera Brown, Deb Saucier, Katy Hamedankhah, Erin Egeland, Karen Bittner. Regrets: Colin Gabelmann, Emmy Manson, Holly-Marie Page 

About Us

The Board of Governors of Vancouver Island University is empowered by the University Act of British Columbia. The management, administration and control of the property, revenue, business and affairs of the university are vested in the Board. No remuneration is paid to any member of the Board of Governors in respect of their service as a governor. The Board membership is comprised of 15 members as follows:

  • the chancellor
  • the president
  • two faculty members elected by the faculty
  • eight persons appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, two of whom are to be appointed from among persons nominated by the alumni association
  • two students elected by the students, and
  • one person elected by and from the employees of the university who are not faculty members

Further information

Jolene Edmunds
Administrative Coordinator, Board of Governors
Phone: 250.740.6198

Email: Jolene.Edmunds@viu.ca