Advisory Committees

Advisory Committees are made up of diverse leaders from across the university that represent various strategic priorities of the university. Academic and administrative leaders are helping to shape and prioritize opportunities for Digital UBC. The committee meets monthly to discuss findings from community consultations, emerging themes, and roadmap planning.

Academic Advisory Committee

  • Burns, Jennifer - Associate Vice-President, IT & Chief Information Officer (Chair)
  • Bartolic, Silvia - Associate Professors of Teaching, Department of Sociology
  • Bates, Simon - Associate Provost, VP Academic Affairs (Vancouver)
  • Callison, Candis - Associate Professor, School of Journalism, Writing and Media
  • Chandrashekaran, Murali - Vice-Provost, Associate Vice-President, Academic Affairs
  • Charbonneau, (Arthur) James - Associate Professor of Teaching, Department of Physics and Astronomy
  • Code, Jillianne - Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
  • Dahl, Darren - Professor and Senior Associate Dean, Faculty and Emeritus, Sauder School of Business
  • Ebl, Tamara - Lecturer, Faculty of Management
  • Fernandez, Rachel - Associate Vice-President, Research & Innovation
  • Girard, Jonathan - Associate Professor, School of Music
  • Ho, Kendall - Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine Lead
  • Lawrence, Ramon - Professor of Computer Science & Mathematics, Physics and Statistics
  • McPhee, Siobhan - Associate Dean Equity, Innovation and Strategy, Faculty of Arts
  • Moss, Margaret - Associate Professor, Director, First Nations House of Learning
  • Orr-Álvarez, Brianne - Assistant Professor of Teaching (Spanish) (Arts)
  • Quayle, Moura - Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Academic Affairs
  • Smith, Karen - Lecturer, Associate Director of Science Gateway Programs, Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology
  • Soon, Zoe - Associate Professors of Teaching, Department of Biology
  • Wuetherick, Bradley - Associate Provost, Academic Programs, Teaching and Learning (Okanagan)

Administrative Advisory Committee

  • Burns, Jennifer - Associate Vice-President, IT & Chief Information Officer (Chair)
  • Aldridge, Rae Ann - Executive Director, Safety & Risk Services
  • Bates, Simon - Associate Provost, VP Academic Affairs (Vancouver)
  • Einarson, Rob - Associate Vice-President, Finance & Operations (Okanagan)
  • Fernandez, Rachel - Associate Vice-President, Research & Innovation
  • Gray, Cam - Executive Director, HR Operational Excellence
  • Hart, Richard - Associate Vice President, External Relations
  • Kain, Jennifer - Chief Assurance & Risk Officer
  • Metras, John - Associate Vice-President, Facilities
  • Mignosa, Elana - Associate Vice-President, Finance and Operational Excellence
  • Pajalic, Marko - Communications Manager, Equity and Inclusion Office
  • Parker, Susan - University Librarian
  • Parr, Andrew - Associate Vice-President, Student Housing & Community Services
  • Reid, Samantha - Executive Director, Office of the VP Students
  • Ross, Kate - Associate Vice-President, Enrolment Services & Registrar
  • Shorthouse, David - Executive Director, Academic Portfolio Initiatives
  • Wuetherick, Bradley - Associate Provost, Academic Programs, Teaching and Learning (Okanagan)

Page last updated on November 10, 2025


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