Meet our Governors
Governors are required to exercise the powers and carry out the duties of their office diligently, honestly, in good faith, in the best interests of the University, and in accordance with any other criteria set out in the University of Ontario Institute of Technology Act , By-Law No. 1 and applicable Policies and Procedures .
2025 - 2026 Board of Governors
Governor |
Current term end date |
Eligible for renewal/re-election |
| Mitch Frazer, Chancellor | April 2028 | Yes |
| Steven Murphy, President and Vice-Chancellor | ||
| Laura Elliott, Board Chair | August 2026 | No |
| Eric Agius, Board Vice-Chair and Chair of the Strategy & Planning Committee | August 2027 | No |
| Ahmad Barari (elected Teaching Staff Governor) | August 2027 | No |
| Alveena Shrestha (elected Student Governor) | August 2026 | Yes |
| Carla Carmichael | August 2027 | No |
| Cynthia Domjancic | August 2028 | Yes |
| Dwight Thompson | December 2025 | Yes |
| Emily Whetung-MacInnes | August 2026 | Yes |
| Frank Carnevale, Vice-Chair of Governance, Nominations & Human Resources Committee | August 2026 | Yes |
| Gaurav Singh, Chair of Governance, Nominations & Human Resources Committee | August 2026 | Yes |
| Hannah Scott (elected Teaching Staff Governor) | August 2026 | Yes |
| Jeffrey Spiegelman, (LGIC Governor) | September 2028 | Yes |
| Joe DeSario | August 2028 | Yes |
| Laura Money, Vice-Chair of Audit & Finance Committee | August 2027 | Yes |
| Lisa McBride, Vice-Chair of the Strategy & Planning Committee | August 2026 | Yes |
| Lorraine Gray | August 2028 | Yes |
| Matthew Mackenzie, (elected Administrative Staff Governor) | August 2027 | No |
| Michael Rencheck, (LGIC Governor) | August 2026 | Yes |
| Neeraj Grotra | August 2027 | Yes |
| Nolan Bederman | August 2027 | Yes |
| Susanna Zagar, Chair of Audit & Finance Committee | August 2027 | Yes |