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 2024-25
Executive Committee
Alumni Association President: Ashton Rudanec, ’12 BCom, ’16 MBA
Alumni Association President-Elect: Cathy Allen, ‘76 BSc, ‘77 BEd, ‘99 MEd
Board of Governors Representatives:
Chris Ashdown, ’78 BSc, ’82 MHSA
Kate Young, ’07 BScN, ’15 MBA
Senate Representatives
Ali Damani, '02 BSc(Pharm)
Christine Westerlund, '95 BScN(Hons), '01 MSc
Alumni Awards Committee Chair: Navin Sidhu, ‘09 BSc (CivE)
Alumni Career Services Committee Chair: Christiana Dizon, ‘06 BSc (Nutrition and Food Science)
Strategies Committee Chair: Jeff Whissell, ’98 BSc(Pharm)
Priority Programs Committee Co-Chairs:
Pegah Salari, ’08 MBA
Jason Wong, ‘02 BCom
Faculty Representatives
ALES: Kareema Batal, ‘14 BSc Nutr/Fd Sci, ‘21 MSc
Arts: Nakita Valerio, ‘09 BA, ‘17 MA
Augustana: Stephanie Booth, ‘14 BSc, ’17 MPH
Business: Jason Wong, ‘02 BCom
Campus Saint-Jean: Stefane Kreiner, ’15 BEd
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: Lan He, ‘21 BScN, ‘19 BSc
Pharmacy: Jeff Whissell, ’98 BSc(Pharm)
Rehabilitation Medicine: Joanne Richer-Fodchuk, ’01 BEd, ’04 MSLP
School of Public Health: Staci Silverman, ’14 BA, ‘19 MPH
Science: Charles Wong, ‘10 BSc
Members at Large:
Paramita Chaudhuri Basu, ‘21 MBA
Susan Craig Bieganek, ’89 BA (Specialzn)
Christiana Dizon, ‘06 BSc (Nutrition and Food Science)
Reginald (Reggie) Nicolas, ’01 BSc (MechEng)
Orenda Kihcâyis-Stonechild, ‘19 BSc(Human Ecol)
Chris Vilcsak, ‘85 BSc MechE, ‘97 MBA
Ex Officio
Honorary President: Bill Flanagan
Vice-President (External Relations): Elan MacDonald
Interim Executive Director, Alumni Relations and Associate Vice-President (Development): Kelly Spencer, '97 BA, '19 MA
Dean of Students: Dr. Ravina Sanghera, '07 BSc Pharm
Dean of Students Designate: Mandy Quon, '06 BA
Graduate Students' Association: Mariam Mughees
Students' Union: Abdul Abbasi