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Leadership Team

The role of the President and Vice-Chancellor is to lead the academic mission and operations of the university, in accordance with the university’s strategic framework approved by our governing bodies, the Board of Governors and the Senates.

Members of the President’s Executive Team include:

Professor Lesley Cormack

Principal and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, UBC Okanagan

Dr. Gage Averill

Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver

Frank Laezza

Vice-President Finance & Operations

Heather McCaw

Vice-President, Development and Alumni Engagement

Dr. Melanie Stewart

Vice-President, External Relations

Dr. Gail Murphy

Vice-President, Research & Innovation

Dr. Ainsley Carry

Vice-President, Students

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Adam Charania

Vice-President, Human Resources

Hubert Lai, K.C.

University Counsel

Dr. Rehan Sadiq

Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Okanagan

Dr. Dermot Kelleher

Vice-President, Health

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Kirsten Nicholson

Executive Director, Office of the President

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Latest Updates

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Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z2
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