Mark MacLachlan, Dean
The chief academic and administrative officer of the Faculty. For appointments please contact the dean's assistant.
Svetlana Minchenko, Senior Manager, Academic Initiatives and Administration
Manages the administrative organization and support staff of the Dean's Office. Works with the Dean to manage strategic priorities and drive a variety of academic processes: promotion and tenure review, department leadership searches, and external reviews.
P: 604-822-3518
E: minchenko@science.ubc.ca
Students + Academic
James Charbonneau, Associate Dean, Students
Responsible for student advising and engagement, Science Co-op, awards and academic appeals and discipline. Manages undergraduate enrolment, administers degree requirements including admissions, advancement and graduation; facilitates registration and program planning; oversees course articulation with other institutions; supports work integrated and experiential learning, international student and First Nations initiatives, peer-to-peer learning, and student leadership development.
604-822-4214
adstudents@science.ubc.ca
For appointments: ugrad.admin@science.ubc.ca.
Cindy Nahm, Assistant Dean, Students
Responsible for undergraduate strategic initiatives and oversight of undergraduate student services. Provides leadership for enrollment management, awards and scholarship, recruitment and retention. Responsible for STEM outreach, Indigenous student initiatives, student engagement, student systems renewal and matters related to academic integrity, academic evaluation and concessions.
604-822-2509
cindy.nahm@ubc.ca
Jaclyn Stewart, Associate Dean, Academic
Responsible for the Faculty's curriculum process; Science One, Coordinated Science, Integrated Science, Combined Major in Science, inter-faculty programs, and Science 101; the Skylight Science Centre for Learning and Teaching; Science Killam Teaching Prizes, Killam Graduate Teaching Awards, and Student Experience of Instruction surveys; and Indigenous academic initiatives.
604-827-0043
stewart@science.ubc.ca
For appointments: ugrad.admin@science.ubc.ca.
Research and Advanced Studies
Curtis Suttle, Interim Associate Dean, Research and External Partnerships
Responsible for research, including awards, CRCs, Canadian Foundation for Innovation, space, conflict of interest, intellectual property, and ethics review.
604-822-9652
suttle@science.ubc.ca
Michael Gordon, Associate Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Responsible for issues related to graduate and post doctoral studies, including recruitment, professional development programming, and awards.
604-822-4213
michael.gordon@science.ubc.ca
Faculty + Equity
Susan Allen, Associate Dean, Faculty
Responsible for the Faculty’s promotion and tenure reviews, faculty retention efforts, dual career positions, and peer evaluation of teaching initiatives.
604-822-4213
sallen@science.ubc.ca
Operations + HR
Jenny Lum, Assistant Dean, Finance, Resources and Operations
Works closely with the dean and executive management, including associate deans and unit heads, in the area of strategic resource management, operations, policy implementation and change management.
604-822-9868
jenny.lum@ubc.ca
Glenn Sammis, Director, Health and Safety
Provides leadership, communication and strategic planning for health and safety initiatives across the faculty; oversees activities among departments, department or building health and safety committees and UBC Risk Management; chairs the faculty’s Joint Health and Safety Committee; implements safety solutions for students, staff and faculty.
Laura Lockyer-Cotter, Assistant Dean, Human Resources
Responsible for providing leadership and direction on human resources issues for faculty, staff and students appointees within the Faculty of Science, and for providing leadership to the Dean’s office administrative staff.
604-822-0220
laura.lockyer-cotter@science.ubc.ca
Stephen MacDonald, Interim Director, IT
Provides leadership, communication, and strategic planning for IT initiatives across the Faculty of Science; coordinates IT services among the Faculty of Science departments, UBC IT, and other university IT groups.
604-822-8895
stephen.macdonald@ubc.ca
Advancement
Kari Streelasky, Interim Assistant Dean, Development and Alumni Engagement
Responsible for engaging our alumni and the community to invest in research, students and projects in the Faculty of Science.
Chris Balma, Director, Communications
Responsible for the development and execution of the Faculty's strategic communication program, the delivery of targeted messaging across electronic, print and social media.
P: 604-822-5082
E: balma@science.ubc.ca