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2025-26 Members of Senate
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Title
Ex-officio Members (voting)

Description
Position Name
President Cathy Bruce (Exec)
Chancellor Stephen Stohn
Interim Provost and VP, Academic Mark Skinner (Exec)
Interim VP, Research & Innovation Holger Hintelmann (Exec)
Dean, Graduate Studies Craig Brunetti (Exec)
Interim Dean, Humanities & Social Sciences Kathryn Norlock
Dean, Science Sarah West 
Interim Dean, Trent University Durham Marina Morgenstern
Dean, Trent/Fleming School of Nursing Hugo Lehmann 
Interim Dean, Education, Teaching and Learning Fergal O'Hagan 
Associate Dean TBA
Associate Dean TBA
University Librarian Emily Tufts
AVP Students Lawrence Lam

Title
Elected Members (voting)

Description

Faculty

Department Name
English Liana Brown
Economics Shutao Cao (Exec)
Biology Neil Emery
Political Studies Jonathan Greene
School of the Environment Stephen Hill (Exec)
Cultural Studies Ihor Junyk
School of the Environment Jean-Francois Koprivnjak
Sociology Erick Laming
Economics Byron Lew
Psychology Mowei Liu
English Lewis Macleod
Anthropology Paul Manning
Nursing Michele McIntosh (Exec)
Anthropology Jennifer Moore
History Van Nguyen-Marshall
School of the Environment Heather Nicol (Exec)
Sociology Naomi Nichols
Physics and Astronomy David Patton
School of Education Karleen Pendleton Jimenez
French and Francophone Studies Catalina Sagarra
Physics and Astronomy Aaron Slepkov (Exec)
Cultural Studies Joshua Syneko
History Robert Wright
School of the Environment Susan Wurtele (Exec)

 

Student Senior Senators

Position Name
Champlain College TBA
Gzowski College TBA
Lady Eaton College Vincent Sun
Otonabee College TBA
Traill College TBA
Trent Durham Student Association Anthony Coulter (Exec)
Trent Durham Student Association Marcus Nieva
Trent Graduate Student Association Heather Klyn-Hesselink (Exec)
Trent Graduate Student Association TBA
Trent Central Student Association Iyiola Alade (Exec)
Trent Central Student Association Gold Jedege

 

Student Junior Senators (non-voting)

Position Name
Champlain College TBA
Gzowski College TBA
Lady Eaton College TBA
Traill College TBA

 

Official Visitors to Senate (non-voting)

Position Name
CUPE 1 TBA
CUPE 2 TBA
Exempt Staff Representative TBA
Alumni Representative TBA
University Registrar Heather Crowley (Exec)
Trent University Faculty Association TBA
OPSEU representative TBA
Board Representative TBA

 

Secretary (non-voting)

Position Name
Governance Officer  Taylor Edwards (Exec)
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