Elections
On March 31, 2005, the Thompson Rivers University Act created three governing bodies for TRU: the Board, the Senate, and the Planning Council for Open Learning.
Elections are held each fall and winter to fill positions on the TRU institutional governing committees as necessary.
Winter 2019 Election Results
Electoral results for the following positions on the Board of Governors, the University Senate, the Planning Council for Open Learning and the TRU Community Corporation through the winter 2019 election are as follows:
Board of Governors
Two (2) Student representatives: Appointment term: September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020
Nominees:
Vincent Li Elected 459 votes
Ali Mulji Elected 431 votes
Sultan Singh Sandur 335 votes
Puneet Anand 109 votes
Harshit Kandpal 80 votes
University Senate
Two (2) Faculty representatives from each of the below faculties/schools:
Appointment term: September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2022
Faculty of Education and Social work
Nominees:
Dian Henderson Elected by acclamation
Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov Elected by acclamation
Faculty of Science
Nominees:
Lyn Baldwin Elected by acclamation
Mark Paetkau Elected by acclamation
Faculty of Student Development
Nominees:
Nancy Bepple Elected by acclamation
Vacant
School of Trades and Technology
Nominees:
Vacant
Vacant
Four (4) Students: Appointment term: September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020
Nominees:
Robert Lim Elected 398 votes
Keren (Karina) Vertlib Elected 394 votes
Jasjit (Jessy) Khind Elected 391 votes
Ali Mulji Elected 376 votes
Sultan Singh Sandur 321 votes
Donovan Cavers 226 votes
Lorelei Guidos 202 votes
Alicia Mark 167 votes
Puneet Anand 105 votes
Shyam Nair 79 votes
Planning Council for Open Learning
One (1) Student representative: Appointment term: September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020
Nominees:
Ryan Carlsen Elected 253 votes
Dipak Parmar 205 votes
Harshit Kandpal 134 votes
TRU Community Corporation
One (1) Faculty representative: Appointment term: April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2022
Nominees:
Ron McGivern Elected by acclamation
One (1) Student representative: Appointment term: September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020
Nominees:
Harismran (Mani) Saggu Elected 474 votes
Sultan Singh Sandur 355 votes
Harshit Kandpal 44 votes
Proposed meeting times and attendance (subject to change)
Meeting times for each governing body will vary and attendance is required. For meeting schedules, please see:
For full details on eligibility, nomination, and voting criteria: Please see the ‘TRU Board, Senate and Planning Council Election Procedures’ document (January 25, 2010, Revised September 2014)