Board Members

The composition of the College of New Caledonia Board is legislated under Section 9 of the College and Institution Act.

The Province of BC’s Crown Agencies & Board Resourcing Office (CABRO) is responsible for establishing guidelines for all provincial appointments to institutional Boards and monitors the process to ensure that all appointments are made in an open, transparent and consistent appointment process..

The rules for the election of Faculty, Support Staff and Student representatives to the Board can be obtained online.

Board members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (OIC) shall be appointed for a term of one year and eligible for reappointment for two further terms of two years and three years respectively, for a total of six years. Members of the Board elected by faculty and support staff serve three-year terms and may be elected to further terms. Student members serve one-year terms and may be elected to further terms. The President and Chair of Education Council are non-voting members (ex officio).

2023 Meeting Attendance Remuneration 

    First Appointed or Elected Term Ends

Shobha Sharma, Chair

Appointed

31-July-18

31-July-25

David Schroeter

Appointed

31-Jul-21

31-Jul-25

Miranda Paterson

Appointed

4-Dec-18

31-July-25

Thomas (Tom) Lewis Appointed 31-July-20 31-July-26
Lisa Scott Appointed 31-July-20 31-July-26
Ravi Saxena Appointed 31-July-24 31-July-25
Sonyia-Ramona Rock Appointed 31-July-24 31-July-25
Furqana Khan Appointed 31-July-24 31-July-25
Brooke Boswell Appointed 10-July-23 31-July-26
Judy Vasily Appointed 8-Dec-23 31-Jul-25

William (Bill) Gottschall

Elected Faculty

01-May-22

30-Apr-25

Book Buksa

Elected Support Staff

01-May-19

30-Apr-25

Gurtej Singh

Elected Student

16-October-24

20-September-25

Holiness Ozumba

Elected Student

16-October-24

20-September-25

 

Ex-officio

 

First Appointed or Elected

Term Ends

Cindy Heitman

President & CEO

17-Nov-23

Ongoing

Benjamin Stewart

Ed Co Chair

June 2024

June 2025