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Dan Brown
Retired, Syncrude Canada Ltd.

Marina Bruno

Marina Bruno
Vice President Academic, NAIT Students’ Association

Don Cameron
Don Cameron
Vice President Alberta Operations Site Director, Dow Canada
Maya Daniels

Dr. Maya Daniel
NAIT Academic Staff Association Member, Instructor (Business Administration – Marketing)

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Laura Jo Gunter 
President and CEO, NAIT
Yasmin Jivraj

Yasmin Jivraj
Board of Governors Chair, NAIT
Director, Dexcent

Danielle Libunao

Danielle Libunao
NAITSA Student Representative

Kris Mauthe
Kris Mauthe 
Director, Westbrand Industries
Ruth Mulholland

Ruth Mulholland, AUPE Member

Andy Neigel
Andy Neigel 
President and CEO, CAREERS: The Next Generation
NAIT board member Linda Palladino

Linda Palladino
Vice President, Human Resources, Enbridge

Jason Pinock

Jason Pincock
Board of Governors, Public Member

Lorraine Royer
Lorraine Royer
General Manager, Policy & Governments, Inter Pipeline Ltd.
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Parveshindera (PS) SidhuPresident of Genesis Builders Inc. and Senior Vice President, Genesis Land Development Corp.

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Rachel Smith
Vice President and General Manager, Canada, Air Products Canada Ltd.

Paul Verhesen
Paul Verhesen 
Board of Governors, Public Member
Kristina Williams

Kristina Williams
Board of Governors Vice Chair, NAIT
President and CEO, Alberta Enterprise Corporation

Name

Board of Governors

Chair

Appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council

Board Members

Post-Secondary Learning Act, Section 44

  • Chair appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council
  • The following persons appointed by the Minister:
    • 2 students nominated by the council of the students association
    • 2 academic staff members nominated by the academic staff association
    • 1 member of the non-academic staff who is not engaged in the administration of the technical institute nominated by the non-academic staff association
  • Not more than 11 persons appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, in addition to the chair
  • The president of the technical institute

General Powers and Duties

The Board shall

Post-Secondary Learning Act, Section 60

  • Manage and operate the public post-secondary institution in accordance with its mandate
  • Develop, manage and operate, alone or in co-operation with any person or organization, programs, services and facilities for the educational or cultural advancement of the people of Alberta
  • Establish admission requirements for the students of the public post-secondary institution other than students in the apprenticeship programs under the Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act
  • Make and publish rules
    • respecting the enrolment of students to take courses, programs of study or training provided by the board
    • governing the taking of courses, programs of study or training provided by the board

Post-Secondary Learning Act, Section 60

Frequency of Meetings

Meetings are normally held quarterly.

Accountability of Board

Business Plan:
Each year, a board must prepare and approve a business plan that includes:

  • the budget
  • any other information required by the Minister

The business plan must be submitted to the Minister on or before the date specified by the Minister.

Post-Secondary Learning Act, Section 78

Annual Report

Each year a board must prepare and submit to the Minister a report that includes:

  • the audited financial statements for the preceding fiscal year
  • any other information the Minister requests

The annual report must be submitted to the Minister on or before the date specified by the Minister.

Post-Secondary Learning Act, Section 79

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