Committee
The twenty-four-member Steering Committee will define and execute the strategic planning process, setting the course for the next five years. The Steering Committee is comprised of a diverse group of individuals with complementary skill-sets designed to represent the communities we serve.
Dr. Linda Ambrose
Special Advisor – Strategic Planning; Full Professor, Department of History; former Acting Dean, Faculties of Social Sciences and Humanities; recipient of Laurentian University Teaching Excellence Award; recipient of Laurentian University Status of Women Achievement Award
Dr. Lace Marie Brogden
Dean, Faculty of Education; Senator
Dr. Robin Craig
Lead Research and Knowledge Mobilization Strategist; member of the board of Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario (TNO); member of the board of the Laurentian Child and Family Centre
Dr. Sheila Cote-Meek
Associate Vice-President, Academic and Indigenous Programs; Full Professor, School of Rural and Northern Health; Senator; alumna
Dominic Giroux
President and Vice-Chancellor; Governor; Senator
Éric Dupuis
Bachelor of Business Administration student; Vice-President, Policy and Treasurer, Association des étudiantes et étudiants francophones (AEF)
Grace Fox
Member of the Laurentian University Native Education Council (LUNEC); trustee, Rainbow District School Board; alumna
Dr. Joël Dickinson
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology; Co-Chair, Committee for Sexual and Gender Diversity; recipient of a Laurentian University Teaching Excellence Award; Northern Leadership Program (NLP) Fellow
Lorella Hayes
Member of the Board of Governors; Vice-President, Corporate Services, Greater Sudbury Utilities; alumna
Kraymr Grenke
H.B.Comm. student; President of the Students’ General Association (SGA); Vice-President, Finance of the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance; Voyageurs athlete; Governor; Senator
Emily Jago
Master of Human Kinetics student; Voyageurs athlete; alumna
Paul Henry
Principal, École secondaire catholique Sacré-Coeur, Sudbury; member of the board of directors of Learning Networks of Ontario, Mid North Network; member of the Comité des services sociaux en français; alumnus
Marz Kord
CEO and President, Wallbridge Mining Company Limited; alumnus
Claude Lacroix
Vice Chair of the Board of Governors; Partner, Lacroix Lawyers; alumnus
Martin Laferrière
Director, IT Infrastructure; NLP Fellow; alumnus
Dr. Pascal Lefebvre
Associate Professor, Speech Pathology program; Senator
Justin Lemieux
MBA student; Director of Student Recruitment; NLP Fellow; member of the board of the Sudbury Charities Foundation; alumnus
Chris Mercer
Associate Vice-President, Student Life, Enrolment Management and International; member of the board of the Sudbury Airport Community Development Corporation; recipient of Sudbury Top 40 Under 40 award; Senator
Dr. Thomas Merritt
Canada Research Chair in Genomics and Bioinformatics; Full Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Past Chair, Northern Water Sports Centre; recipient of a Community Builder Award for Sport and Recreation
Dr. Amanda Schweinbenz
Associate Professor, School of Human Kinetics; Co-Chair, 2021 Canada Summer Games Bid Committee; Voyageurs coach; Senator
Alex Usher
President of Higher Education Strategy Associates; Editor-in-Chief of Global Higher Education Strategy Monitor
David Vares
PhD in Human Studies student, President of the Graduate Students’ Association; member of the board of Sudbury and Manitoulin Workforce Planning; Governor; Senator; alumnus
Dr. Shelley Watson
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology; recipient of a Laurentian University Teaching Excellence Award; former Acting Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies
Jennifer Witty
Chair of the Board of Governors; Superintendent of Human Resources Systems, Ontario Operations, Vale; member of the board of the Greater Sudbury Development Corporation; alumna