Contacting the General Counsel and Secretariat

Organizational Chart

John Sparks

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Phone: 250-828-5002 | Email: gc@tru.ca

• Acts as a principal legal officer to the university
• Works closely with the senior management team to provide leadership in all matters with legal implications for the university
• Responsible for the university secretariat

Scott Blackford

Associate General Counsel

Phone: 250-852-6811 | Email: sblackford@tru.ca

• General legal advice
• Contract reviews, liability issues, insurance questions
• Provides coverage when General Counsel is away
• Oversees and monitors compliance with policies, practices and guidelines pertaining to copyright, trademarks and patents for all curricula and other physical and digital media
• Copyright education and outreach
• Assist the TRU community with copyright related questions and concerns

Hardeep S. Chahal

Legal Counsel

Phone: 250-571-3508 | Email: hchahal@tru.ca

• General legal advice
• Contract reviews

Angela Biro

Coordinator, Office of General Counsel

Phone: 250-828-5003 | Email: abiro@tru.ca

• Support for General Counsel
• Management of the university's contract administrative system
• Maintains external counsel billing
• Secretary to Senate steering committee

Charlene Myers

Manager, University Governance

Phone: 250-828-5318 (voicemail) | Email: cmyers@tru.ca

• Oversee the coordination of the university governing bodies
• Board of Governors and committees
• Senate
• Presidential search
• Support for the chancellor
• Policies and procedures
• Board, Senate, and Secretariat websites

Lynda Worth

University Governance Coordinator

Phone: 250-852-6894 (voicemail)  | Email: lworth@tru.ca

• Administrative support for the manager, university governance

Alana McMaster

Privacy Assistant and Assistant to Associate General Counsel

Phone 250-320-7791 | Email: amcmaster@tru.ca   

• Administrative support for the Privacy and Access Officer
• Administrative support for Legal Counsel

Noah Arney

Policy Specialist

Phone 250-852-6892 | Email:  narney@tru.ca

• Policy review and development
• Report jointly to the Provost and Vice-President Academic and General Counsel