Council Membership
Members of the Alumni Council can be reached care of the Office of Alumni Relations: (780) 492-3224 (toll-free in Canada and the US at 1-800-661-2593), or alumni@ualberta.ca
Alumni Council 2025-26
Executive Committee
Alumni Association President: Cathy Allen, ‘76 BSc, ‘77 BEd, ‘99 MEd
Alumni Association Past President: Ashton Rudanec, ’12 BCom, ’16 MBA
Board of Governors Representatives:
Christine Westerlund, '95 BScN(Hons), '01 MSc
Senate Representatives
Alumni Awards Committee Chair: Staci Silverman, ’14 BA, ‘19 MPH
Alumni Career Services Committee Chair: Reginald (Reggie) Nicolas, ’01 BSc (MechEng)
Strategies Committee Chair: Navin Sidhu, ‘09 BSc (CivE)
Priority Programs Committee Co-Chairs: Susan Craig Bieganek, ’89 BA (Specialzn); Sarah Dunnet, ‘17 BKin, BEd
Faculty Representatives
ALES: Kareema Batal, ‘14 BSc Nutr/Fd Sci, ‘21 MSc
Arts: Kathleen De Long, ‘77 BA Specialzn, ‘79 MLibSci, ‘91 MPM
Augustana: position is currently vacant
Business: Stanley Nnoromele, ‘18 MBA
Campus Saint-Jean: position is currently vacant
Dentistry: Tom Stevenson, ‘73 BSc, ‘73 DDS
Education: Robert Gardner ’86 BEd, ’00 MEd
Engineering: Navin Sidhu, ‘09 BSc (CivE)
Graduate Studies: Sanjay Beesoon, ‘14 PhD
Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation: Sarah Dunnet, ‘17 BKin, BEd
Law: The Honourable Donna Shelley, KC, ’76 BA, ’79 LLB
Medicine: Jonas Szelewicki, ‘19 BSc, ‘23 MD
Native Studies: Jaret Cardinal, ‘97 BA NS
Nursing: Doran Walker,‘12 BScN, ‘17 MBA
Pharmacy: Shivali Sharma, '04 BSc(Pharm)
Rehabilitation Medicine: position is currently vacant
Public Health: Staci Silverman, ’14 BA, ‘19 MPH
Science: Dimitri Kachenyuk, ‘14 BSc, ‘18 PharmD
Members at Large:
Akhil Aggarwal, ‘22 BSc(ChemE)
Paramita Chaudhuri Basu, ‘21 MBA
Susan Craig Bieganek, ’89 BA (Specialzn)
Da Li, ‘98 BCom
Robert Philp, KC, ‘72 BA General, ‘75 LLB
Kit Poon, ‘04 BSc(Pharm)
Reginald (Reggie) Nicolas, ’01 BSc (MechEng)
Orenda Kihcâyis-Stonechild, ‘19 BSc(Human Ecol)
Neil Ternovatsky, ‘08 BA, ‘12 MBA
Chris Vilcsak, ‘85 BSc MechE, ‘97 MBA
Ex Officio
Honorary President: Bill Flanagan
Vice-President (External Relations): Elan MacDonald
Executive Director (Alumni Association): Colin Baril, '98 BCom
Dean of Students: Dr. Ravina Sanghera, '07 BSc Pharm
Dean of Students Designate: Mandy Quon, '06 BA
Graduate Students' Association:
Students' Union: