Regent College is governed by a Board of Governors and a Senate.
The Board of Governors
The role of the Board of Governors is to manage the business, affairs, property, and revenue of the College. The Board has the authority to govern the College’s operations, appoint the President, appoint faculty and senior staff members, and grant degrees in theology.
The board meets three times a year: in January, April, and October.
Executive Committee
Dennis Danielson, Chair
Professor, Department of English, UBC, Vancouver, BC
Former Head of Department of English, UBC, Vancouver, BC
Bob Hamilton, Vice-Chair; Chair of Marketplace Institute Committee
Executive, TD Bank, Toronto, ON
Greig Sheppard, Board Secretary & Treasurer; Chair, Administration & Finance Committee
Certified General Accountant, Greig Sheppard, Ltd., Richmond, BC
Susan S. Phillips, Chair, Student Relations Committee
Professor/Executive Director, New College Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Bart van der Kamp, Chair, Academic Affairs Committee
Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Forestry, UBC, Vancouver, BC
Rod J.K. Wilson, President, Regent College
Members
Brent Burgess, Member, Academic Affairs Committee
Co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of Triangle Capital Corporation, Regent alumnus, Raleigh, NC
Frank Cox, Member, Student Relations Committee, Building Committee
Urban Planning & Engineering Consultant, The Cox Company, Charlottesville, VA
Louise Darou, Member, Academic Affairs Committee
Human Resources Consultant with Royal Trust/RBC (retired), Vancouver, BC
Connally Gilliam, Member, Student Relations Committee
Special Counsel to US National Director of US Navigators, author, Regent alumna, Washington, DC
Roger Laing, Member, External Relations Committee
Member of Strategic Executive Team of RLG International, Calgary, AB
Georgialee Lang, Vice-Chair, Administration & Finance Committee
Barrister & Solicitor, Georgialee Lang & Associates, Adjunct Professor of Law, UBC Law School, Vancouver, BC
Paul Loewen, Member, Administration & Finance Committee
President, C. Paul Loewen Holdings, Inc, Winnipeg, MB
Peter Lynas, Member
Lawyer, business person, pastor, Regent alumnus, County Derry, Northern Ireland
Geri Rodman, Member, External Relations Committee
President, Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship of Canada, Toronto, ON
James Yong, Member, Administration and Finance Committee
Prof. Engineer, Jakin Engineering and Construction Ltd., Richmond, BC
invited guests of the board
Bev Bandstra, Assistant to the President and Board Coordinator
presidentsoffice@regent-college.edu
Craig Gay
Associate Academic Dean, Regent College
Ross Hastings, Faculty Representative
Associate Professor, Pastoral Theology, Regent College
Jill Knudtson, Student Representative
President, Regent College Student Association
Diane Stinton
Dean of Students, Regent College
Patricia Towler
Vice President, External Relations, Regent College
Kevin Unger
Vice President, Administration & Finance, Regent College
Paul Williams
Academic Dean, Regent College
The Senate
The Senate is responsible for the academic governance and educational policy of the College.
alumni representative
Jean Nordlund
Retired business owner
board appointees
David Ley
Canada Research Chair of Geography, UBC, Vancouver, BC
Bart van der Kamp
Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Forestry, UBC, Vancouver, BC
community representative
Martin Baxter
Minister at St. Andrew's and St. Stephen's Presbyterian and Regent alumnus, North Vancouver, BC
faculty
Ross Hastings
Associate Professor, Regent College
Bruce Hindmarsh
Professor, Regent College
Iain Provan
Professor, Regent College
Sarah Williams
Associate Professor, Regent College
student representatives
Jill Knudtson
President, Regent College Student Association
Barnabas Aspray
Vice-President Academic, Regent College Student Association
ubc appointee
Larry Walker
Professor of Psychology, UBC, Vancouver, BC
ex-officio
Rod Wilson, Chair
President, Regent College
Greg Cowley, Secretary
Registrar, Regent College
Paul Williams
Academic Dean, Regent College
Gerry Schoberg
Senior Academic Administrator, Regent College
Academic Committees
Academic Policy Committee
Chair: Paul Williams, Academic Dean
For approval of all academic policies.
Academic Standards Committee
Chair: Craig Gay, Associate Academic Dean
For approval of all appeals for exemption to academic policy and program requirements.
Thesis Proposal Approval Committee
Chair: Hans Boersma
For approval of all MCS and ThM thesis proposals.
Arts Advisory Committee
Chair: Dal Schindell
For approval of integrative project in the arts and theology proposals, and other arts-related issues.
Financial Aid Committee
Chair: Greg Cowley, Registrar
For approval of all applications for financial aid and for appeals to financial aid policy.
MDiv Committee
Chair: Ross Hastings
For approval of students progressing from the Vocational Discernment Stage to the Candidacy Stage of the MDiv program, and other MDiv-related issues.
