2026 Proposed Slate of Directors

* Names in bold are nominated or reoffering Directors

Executive

  • Chair (Continuing): Dale Keefe (Acadia) (to Nov. 2027)
  • Chair Elect (Nominated): James Gauld (MUN) (biography) (to Nov. 2027)
  • Treasurer (Continuing): Kathy Gottschall-Pass (UPEI) (to Nov. 2027)

Directors: Institutional Representatives (one position available)

  • Continuing: Sanjeev Seahra (UNB-F) (to Nov. 2027)
  • Reoffering: Céline Surette (UdeM) (to Nov. 2028)
  • Nominated: Vacant* (to Nov. 2028)
    * If noone is elected, Jennifer Tomes (MtA) will continue to June 30, 2027

Directors: Action and Division Committees (one position available)

  • Continuing: Angie Birt (MSVU); Chair, Psychology Division (to Nov. 2027)
  • Continuing: Darien DeWolf (StFX); Past Chair, Mathematics and Statistics Division (to Nov. 2027)
  • Nominated: Vacant (to Nov. 2028)

Directors-at-Large, Community (one position available)

  • Continuing: Carrie-Ellen Gabriel (DFO) (to Nov. 2027)
  • Reoffering: Svetlana Barkanova (Grenfell) (to Nov. 2028)
  • Nominated (Vote): Shannan Grant (biography), Michael Steinitz (biography) (to Nov. 2028)

Student Representatives (one position available)

  • Continuing: Jillian Wylie (MtA) (to Nov. 2027)

  • To be determined: Appointed by the University of Prince Edward Island

Thank you to Outgoing Board Directors!

  • Charles Macdonald (Dalhousie University), Past Chair
  • Carter Clifton (St. Francis Xavier University), Student Representative
  • Deanne van Rooyen (Acadia University), Director, Action and Division Committees; Chair, Committee of Division Committee Chairs
  • Nick Nickerson (Eosense), Director-at-Large, Community; Chair, Fundraising Committee

Board Makeup

Per Section 11.02 of the Science Atlantic by-laws, Makeup and Number of Directors:

Subject to the Regulations under the Act, Directors may be nominated for election to the Board as follows:

  1. one Chair;
  2. one Chair Elect or Past Chair;
  3. one Treasurer;
  4. up to three Directors from the Institutional Representatives;
  5. up to three Directors from the Action and Division Committees;
  6. up to three Directors-at-Large from the broader community;
  7. up to two student representatives from different Member Institutions.

The Board shall consist of a minimum of nine, and up to 14, voting Directors.