Board of Directors
The Board of Directors are elected representatives from the various regions in Canada to oversee the Society’s activities. The Board is responsible for setting the Society’s general policies and achieving the said goals by planning and ensuring continuity of the Society’s activities. They meet twice a year at STLHE Conferences and each month by online videoconference.
The Board appoints three vice-presidents to champion Advocacy, Partnerships and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. It also appoints chairs to lead its Awards programs, Conferences and Events, Memberships, Public Relations and Communications, and Publications. Its Administrator, and the volunteer efforts of enthusiastic Society members, also take on leadership roles in organizing the Society’s activities to assist the work of the Board.
Board Members:
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Arshad Ahmad
President (Ex-officio)
Arshad Ahmad
Associate Professor
Department of Finance
John Molson School of Business
Concordia University
1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West
Montreal, PQ H3G 1M8
(514) 848-2424, ext. 2928Term of Office—June 2010 to June 2014
OVERVIEW—The President is responsible to provide overall direction and leadership for all members of STLHE. The President chairs monthly Board meetings and strives to achieve consensus amongst 16 Directors. The President oversees the Society’s activities in accordance with its Constitution, By-Laws, and Strategic Plan. The role of the President also aims to strengthen national, international, pubic and private partnerships, and promote STLHE by advocating to be the pre-eminent national voice, and a world leader, for enhancing teaching and learning in higher education.
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Nick Baker
Regular Member-at-large
Nick Baker
Teaching and Learning Specialist
Centre for Teaching and Learning
Lambton Tower
University of Windsor
401 Sunset Avenue
Windsor, ON N9B 3P4(519) 253-3000 ext. 4925
Term of Office—June 2011 to June 2015
OVERVIEW—The Regular Member at Large represents the general membership of the Society on issues of interest and concern to the membership. The MAL works closely with portfolio chairs to further the work of the Society by assisting with projects and other activities when needed. The MAL may also act as a portfolio chair or work on specific initiatives of the Society. The MAL is also an advocate for the membership and the Society at events.
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Dianne Bateman
Chair, Publications Committee
Dianne Bateman
Champlain College
St. Lambert Campus
900 Riverside Drive
St. Lambert, Quebec J4P 3P2
(450) 672-7360, ext. 352Term of Office—February 2009 to February 2012
OVERVIEW—
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Greg Berberich
Treasurer (Ex-officio)
Greg Berberich
Lecturer
School of Accounting and Finance
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1
(519) 888-4567, ext. 31293Term of Office—June 2010 to June 2014
OVERVIEW—The Treasurer oversees the budgeting and financial reporting of the Society and its constituent caucuses and councils. The Treasurer also works closely with the Society’s Administrator to monitor and approve expenditures, financial statements, and other accounting and financial matters.
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Teresa Dawson
Regional Representative for British Columbia
Teresa Dawson
Director, Learning and Teaching Centre
and Senior Instructor in Geography
University of Victoria
PO Box 1700 STN CSC
Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2Term of Office—June 2010 to June 2014
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Natalie Gerum
Student Member-at-Large
Graduate Student
Lakehead UniversityTerm of Office—June 2011 to June 2015
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Robert Lapp
Regional Rep for NB/NF/PEI and Conference and Events Coordinator
Robert Lapp
Associate Professor and 3M National Teaching Fellow
Department of English
Mount Allison University
Sackville, NBTerm of Office—June 2011 to June 2015
OVERVIEW—The Conference and Events Coordinator’s primary responsibility is to liaise between the Board and the annual conference organizers to ensure a smooth operation of the annual STLHE conference in accordance with Society philosophy. This portfolio director also maintains the conference manual, keeps the Board apprised of conference organization progress, and assumes an active role in securing nomination applications from host organizations for future conferences.
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Glen R. Loppnow
Regional Representative for Alberta and Board Secretary (Ex-Officio)
Glen R. Loppnow
Professor of Chemistry and 3M National Teaching Fellow
Vargo Teaching Chair
Department of Chemistry
Rm 4-103 CCIS
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2Term of Office—February 2009 to February 2013
OVERVIEW—The Secretary keeps the by-laws and Robert’s Rules of Order to advise the Board, primarily on matters of process. The Secretary also liaises with the Society Administrator on matters of Board meeting minutes.
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Sylvain Robert
Chair, Bilingual Advocacy
Sylvain Robert, Ph.D., professeur titulaire
Prix 3M SAPES, 2009
Directeur, Centre de recherche sur les matériaux lignocellulosiques
Département de Chimie-Biologie
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
3351 Blvd des Forges
Trois-Rivières, PQ G9A 5H7Term of Office—February 2011 to February 2015
OVERVIEW—Le vice-président pour la promotion du bilinguisme se doit de favoriser l*intégration des francophones et des anglophones dans les activités de la SAPES. Cela inclue les aspects de traduction lors des conférences et maintenir un comité de traduction pour le bulletin de la SAPES.
The chair for bilingual advocacy must promote the integration of Anglophones and Francophones in the activities of STLHE. This includes aspects of translation at conferences and maintaining a translation committee for the newsletter of the STLHE.
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Mercedes Rowinsky-Geurts
Regional Rep for Ontario Southwest & Chair, PR & Communications
Mercedes Rowinsky-Geurts
3M National Teaching Fellow and Associate Professor
Department of Languages and Literatures
Wilfrid Laurier University
75 University Ave. W.
Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5Term of Office—February 2009 to February 2013
OVERVIEW—The Public Relations and Communications Chair is the public voice of the Society. This portfolio director liaises with the Publications director, the Board, the Society Administrator, and other directors, as appropriate to ensure effective communication with the Society membership, government and the public. This portfolio director manages the electronic and print communication activities of the Society. The Public Relations Officer is responsible for providing support to the Chair, Advocacy to promote the Society’s goal to “Become the acknowledged voice for teaching and learning matters in higher education in Canada.
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Nicola Simmons
Chair, Educational Developers Caucus
Nicola Simmons
Term of Office—June 2010 to June 2012
OVERVIEW—The Caucus Chair is responsible for providing overall leadership for the EDC, liaising with STLHE through membership on the STLHE Board of Directors, raising the profile of faculty development, advocating for and representing the EDC within STLHE and beyond, and coordinating special faculty development issues.
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Ron Smith
Chair, Council of 3M National Teaching Fellows
Ron Smith
Professor Emeritus
Faculty of Education
Concordia UniversityTerm of Office—June 2010 to June 2012
OVERVIEW—The Chair is responsible for providing overall leadership for the Council of 3M National Teaching Fellows, liaising with the Society through membership on the STLHE Board of Directors, and overseeing Council projects. The term of office shall be two years, with a maximum of two consecutive terms.
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Denise Stockley
Regional Rep for Ontario Northeast and Chair, Teaching Awards
Denise Stockley
Acting Director
Centre for Teaching and Learning
Associate Professor of Education
Queen’s University
Room B176, Mackintosh Corry
Kingston, ON K7L 3N6Term of Office—June 2009 to June 2012
OVERVIEW—The Teaching Awards Chair’s primary responsibility is “to recognize and reward outstanding contributions to teaching excellence and educational leadership in post-secondary education” and is responsible for overseeing all of the Society’s Awards.
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Angela M. (Angie) Thompson
Regional Representative for Nova Scotia and Chair, Partnerships
Angie Thompson
2010 3M National Teaching Fellow
Associate Professor, Human Kinetics
St. Francis Xavier University
1140 Convocation Blvd, Oland Centre,
Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5Term of Office—June 2010 to June 2014
OVERVIEW—As Partnerships Chair, Angie creates and manages a committee which shall endeavour to develop and maintain relationships with external entities for the mutual benefit of those entities and the Corporation and which shall undertake such further duties as the Board may authorize. As a regional representative, Angie provides regular updates to the members of her region specifically related to the STLHE. She also represents her region, its concerns and happenings with the Board.
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Sue Vajoczki
Regional Representative for Ontario Central and Memberships Chair
Sue Vajoczki
Director, Centre for Leadership in Learning
Associate Professor, School of Geography & Earth Sciences
McMaster University
Teaching Commons
Mills Library Room 504C
Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1Term of Office—February 2011 to February 2015
OVERVIEW—The Memberships Chair maintains membership records, liaises with the Society Administrator, promotes membership in the Society, and works on initiatives to develop higher membership rates in the Society. The membership portfolio director advises the Board on the status of membership and other related issues.
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Brad Wuetherick
Regional Representative for Saskatchewan/Manitoba and VP, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Brad Wuetherick
Program Director
Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness
University of Saskatchewan
50 Murray Building, 3 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A4Term of Office—June 2010 to June 2014
OVERVIEW—The Committee Chair, SoTL chairs the STLHE SoTL Committee, which acts as a sounding board for the SoTL issues for the Society. This portfolio promotes SOTL on behalf of the STLHE by writing for newsletters, speaking at various forums as requested, liaising with the Publications coordinator on CJSoTL, liaising with the International Society for the SoTL in conferences, and overseeing other SOTL priorities identified by the Society.
