About Us

Provost and Vice-President Academic 
Dr. Gillian Balfour 
BSc, MA (Ottawa), PhD (Manitoba)
250-377-6126 | Provost@tru.ca

Associate Vice-President Academic (Interim) 
Dr. Faheem Ahmed 
MSc (Quaid-e-Azam), MESc, PhD (Western)
250-828-5443 | fahmed@tru.ca

Associate Vice-President Strategic Enrolment and University Registrar
Michael Bluhm
BSc (Waterloo), MEd (UBC)
250-828-5019 | mbluhm@tru.ca

Associate Vice-President, Students (Interim)
Sara Wolfe
BA, BEd (UBC), TESL (TRU), MEd (UBC)
778-471-8352 | swolfe@tru.ca

Executive Director, Office of Indigenous Education
Tina Matthew
BGS, MEd (SFU)
778-471-8395 | tmatthew@tru.ca

Executive Director, Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism 
Pauline Streete
BHRD, MHRD (Regina)
250-852-7661 | pstreete@tru.ca

Policy Specialist, Offices of the Provost and Vice-President Academic and General Counsel
Noah Arney
BA (Fraser Valley), BEd (UBC), MEd (Calgary)
250-852-6892 | narney@tru.ca

Special Advisor on Integrated Strategic Planning
Dr. Will Garrett-Petts
BA (Victoria), MA (UBC), PhD (Alberta)
250-314-7622 | petts@tru.ca

Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic:

Senior Executive Manager 
Lianne Hildebrand
250-377-6125 | lhildebrand@tru.ca

Executive Assistant
Catrina Long
250-371-5522 | catlong@tru.ca

Coordinator, Academic Appointments and Contract Administration
Karla Trenholm
BMus (UBC), TESOL (TRU)
250-828-5283 | ktrenholm@tru.ca

Office of Quality Assurance:

Manager, Quality Assurance
Justyna Burgess
BA (Manchester)
250-852-7191 | jburgess@tru.ca

Academic Initiatives Administrative Coordinator
Vacant
250-371-5861

Curriculum Governance Officer
Shelley Church
250-377-6163 | schurch@tru.ca