Board of Governors Membership

Cathy Tuckwell
Cathy Tuckwell
Chair (Officer),
External Member
(Term: 2024-2026)
Mark Smith
Mark Smith
Vice-Chair (Officer),
External Member
(Term: 2024-2026)
Maria Vasanelli
Maria Vasanelli
Past-Chair (Officer),
External Member
(Term: 2024-2026) 
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Dr. Gillian Siddall
President &
Vice-Chancellor (Officer)
(Ex-officio)
Jason Lisi
Jason Lisi
Secretary of the Board (Officer)
Rajni Agarwal
Rajni Agarwal
City of Thunder Bay Member
(Term: 2023-2026)
Robert Arnone
Robert Arnone
External Member
(Term: 2024-2027)
Claudine Cousins
Dr. Claudine Cousins
External Member
(Term: 2023-2026) 
David Elliott Photo
David Elliott
Lieutenant Governor
in Council Member
(Term: 2023-2026) 
Thomas Kehoe
Thomas Kehoe
External Member
(Term: 2022-2025)
Sunil Kumar Photoi
Sunil Kumar
External Member
(Term: 2023-2026)
Robert Lamb Headshot
Robert Lamb
External Member
(Term: 2024-2027)
Pauline Mickelson
Pauline Mickelson

Lieutenant Governor
in Council Member
(Term: 2022-2025) 
Michael Nitz
Michael Nitz
External Member
(Term: 2023-2026)
Rachael Paquette
Rachael Paquette
External Member
(Term: 2022-2025)
Leigh Potvin Headshot
Dr. Leigh Potvin
Faculty Senator Member
(Term: 2024-2027)
Anna Sampson
Anna Sampson
Staff Member
(Term: 2022-2025)
 Dr. Bryanna Scott-Kay
Dr. Bryanna Scott-Kay
Ogimaawin Indigenous Education 
Council Member
(Term: 2023-2026)
Brent Sylvester Photo
Brent Sylvester
Lieutenant Governor in Council Member
(Term: 2023-2026)
Simran Talpade Headshot
Simran Talpade
Student Member
(Term: 2024-2025) 
Yolanda Wanakamik Headshot
Yolanda Wanakamik
Alumni Association Member
(Term: 2024-2027)
   

2022-23 Board of Governors Group Photo

2022-23 Lakehead University Board of Governors (left to right back row): Robert Arnone; Pauline Mickelson; Cathy Tuckwell (Vice-Chair); Dr. Claudine Cousins; Ann Dumyn; (left to right front row) Peter Caldwell; Karen Boz; Dr. Moira McPherson; Maria Vasanelli (Chair); Brandon Amyot; Yvonne Roussel (Secretary); Michael Nitz; (missing: Thomas Kehoe; Mark Smith; Rachael Paquette; Rajni Agarwal; Brent Sylvester; Dr. Don Kerr; Anna Sampson; Dr. Bryanna Scott-Kay)

Board of Governors 2021-22

2021-22 Lakehead University Board of Governors (left to right back row): Ross Murray (Past-Chair); Ann Dumyn (Vice-Chair); Brian McKinnon; Peter Caldwell; Mark Smith; (left to right front row) Debra Woods; Pauline Mickelson; Dr. Moira McPherson; Angela Maltese (Chair); Dr. Claudine Cousins; Dr. Don Kerr; (missing: Brandon Rhéal Amyot; Robert Arnone; Barbara Eccles; Michael Nitz; Anna Sampson; Cathy Tuckwell; Maria Vasanelli; Wendy Walberg)
 2019-20 Board of Governors - group photo
2019-20 Lakehead University Board of Governors (left to right back row): Wendy Walberg; Cathy Tuckwell; Ann Dumyn; Brian McKinnon; Michel Beaulieu (left to right front row): David Tamblyn; Kathryn Rippey; Angela Maltese; Ross Murray; Anna Sampson; Maria Vasanelli (missing: Robert Arnone; Barbara Eccles; Christine Gottardo; Moira McPherson; Sean Speer)
 
 2018-19 Board of Governors
2018-19 Lakehead University Board of Governors (left to right back row): Barbara Eccles; Kathryn Rippey; Cathy Tuckwell; Catherine Siemieniuk; Michel Beaulieu (left to right front row): Robert Arnone; Angela Maltese; Ross Murray; Moira McPherson; David Tamblyn; Ann Dumyn (missing: Christine Gottardo; Gerry Martin; Brian McKinnon; Sean Speer; Maria Vasanelli; Nathan Wainwright; Wendy Walberg)
 2017-18 Board of Governors
2017-18 Lakehead University Board of Governors (left to right back row): Barbara Eccles; Ann Dumyn; Lou Pero; Brian McKinnon (left to right middle row): Angela Maltese; Ross Murray; Kathryn Rippey (left to right front row): Moira McPherson; David Tamblyn (missing: Gerry Martin; Carney Matheson; Ian McCormack; Catherine Siemieniuk; Sean Speer; Cathy Tuckwell; Maria Vasanelli; Nathan Wainwright; Murray Walberg) 
2016-17 Board of Governors
2016-17 Lakehead University Board of Governors (left to right back row): Ross Murray; Lou Pero; Brian McKinnon; Mary Louise Hill. (left to right middle row): Maria Vasanelli; Cameron Clark; Kathryn Rippey; Frances Picherack; Leslie du Meulles; Angela Maltese; Barbara Eccles. (left to right front row): Brian Stevenson; David Tamblyn; Bruce Waite (missing: Nancy Bouchard; Ian McCormack; Maria Phipss; Murray Walberg)
2015-16 Board of Governors
2015-16 Lakehead University Board of Governors (left to right back row): Paul Capon; Maria Vasanelli; Bruce Waite; Cameron Clark; William Keeler; Kathryn Rippey; Barbara Eccles; Sebastian Murdoch-Gibson. (left to right front row): Maria Phipps; Frances Picherack; Murray Walberg; Brian Stevenson; David Tamblyn; Mary Louise Hill; Angela Maltese (missing: Ian McCormack; Brian McKinnon)