Council Membership
Alumni Council 2025-26
Executive Committee
Cathy Allen, ‘76 BSc, ‘77 BEd, ‘99 MEd
Alumni Association President-Elect
Ashton Rudanec, ’12 BCom, ’16 MBA
Alumni Association Past President
Christine Westerlund, '95 BScN(Hons), '01 MSc
Board of Governors Representative
Jason Wong, ‘02 BCom
Board of Governors Representative
Pegah Salari, ’08 MBA
Senate Representative
Jeff Whissell, ’98 BSc(Pharm)
Senate Representative
Staci Silverman, ’14 BA, ‘19 MPH
Alumni Awards Committee Chair
Reginald (Reggie) Nicolas, ’01 BSc (MechEng)
Alumni Career Services Committee Chair
Navin Sidhu, ‘09 BSc (CivE)
Strategies Committee Chair
Susan Craig Bieganek, ’89 BA (Specialzn)
Priority Programs Committee Co-Chair
Sarah Dunnet, ‘17 BKin, BEd
Priority Programs Committee Co-Chair
Faculty Representatives
Kathleen De Long, ‘77 BA Specialzn, ‘79 MLibSci, ‘91 MPM
Arts
Position is currently vacant
Augustana
Stanley Nnoromele, ‘18 MBA
Business
Position is currently vacant
Campus Saint-Jean
Tom Stevenson, ‘73 BSc, ‘73 DDS
Dentistry
Robert Gardner ’86 BEd, ’00 MEd
Education
Navin Sidhu, ‘09 BSc (CivE)
Engineering
Sanjay Beesoon, ‘14 PhD
Graduate Studies
Sarah Dunnet, ‘17 BKin, BEd
Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation
Jonas Szelewicki, ‘19 BSc, ‘23 MD
Medicine
Jaret Cardinal, ‘97 BA NS
Native Studies
Doran Walker,‘12 BScN, ‘17 MBA
Nursing
Shivali Sharma, '04 BSc(Pharm)
Pharmacy
Position is currently vacant
Rehabilitation Medicine
Staci Silverman, ’14 BA, ‘19 MPH
Public Health
Dimitri Kachenyuk, ‘14 BSc, ‘18 PharmD
Science
Members at Large
Akhil Aggarwal, ‘22 BSc(ChemE)
Da Li, ‘98 BCom
Robert Philp, KC, ‘72 BA General, ‘75 LLB
Kit Poon, ‘04 BSc(Pharm)
Neil Ternovatsky, ‘08 BA, ‘12 MBA
Ex Officio
Bill Flanagan
Honorary President
Elan MacDonald
Vice-President (External Relations)
Colin Baril, '98 BCom
Executive Director (Alumni Association)
Dr. Ravina Sanghera, '07 BSc Pharm
Dean of Students
Mandy Quon, '06 BA
Dean of Students Designate
Graduate Students' Association
Students' Union
Contact Us
Office of Alumni Relations
Members of the Alumni Council can be reached care of the Office of Alumni Relations.
Phone: 780-492-3224
Toll-free in Canada and the US: 1-800-661-2593
Email: alumni@ualberta.ca