Contacting the General Counsel and Secretariat
Address
805 TRU Way
Kamloops, BC V2C 0C8
Inquiries
Phone: 250-828-5003
Fax: 250-828-5394
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
Legal 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
Associate Counsel
Phone: 250-828-5222 | 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 | 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 | Email: lworth@tru.ca
- Administrative support for the manager, university governance
Lily Shafikova
Privacy Assistant and Assistant to Legal Counsel
Phone 250-318-5157 | Email: lshafikova@tru.ca
- Administrative support for the Privacy and Acess Officer
- Administrative support for Legal Counsel
Human Rights Officer
Email: humanrightsofficer@tru.ca
- Harassment matters
- Human rights inquiries
