Board of Governors
The Board of Governors, comprised of ex officio members, faculty representation, student representation, alumni representation, appointed members and observers, is the highest governing body of St. Thomas University. It has the authority to regulate and manage the affairs of the university while adhering to its by-laws and policies.
Consistent with its by-laws, the board holds an annual meeting scheduled on or around Spring Convocation in May and must hold at least three other meetings during the year. In practice, the board meets approximately eight times each year.
From the various representative groups, the board has designated committees that pertain to the overall well-being and functioning of the university. These include committees for Executive, Finance, Investment, Governance, Human Resources, Nominating, Advancement, Government Relations, Senior Administration Compensation Committee, Joint Board-Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees, and Joint Board-Senate Committee on the Growth and Future of St. Thomas University.
Ex officio
Most Rev. Christian Riesbeck, B.Soc.Sc, STB, MDiv – Founding MemberM. Nauman Farooqi, BSc, MBA, PhD - President and Vice-Chancellor
Kim Fenwick, BSc, MA, PhD – Provost and Vice-President (Academic and Research)
Appointed
Stacey Couturier, BA, BEd, CPHR (Oct. 2026)
Ellen C. Desmond, BA, LLB, MSW, LLM, KC (March 2027)
Nicole Deveau, BA, MPA (Dec. 2028)
Marlene Floyd, BA (May 2029)
Daniel McCarthy, BComm, FCPA, DComm (May 2026)
Sister Mary Beth McCurdy, BA, BTh, MA (Dec. 2028)
Brian Murray, BA, BEd, MEd (May 2028)
Hon. Graydon Nicholas, BSc, LLB, MSW (Dec. 2026) – Chancellor
Daniel Stevenson, BBA, LLB, LLM (Tax) (Oct. 2027)Vaughn Sturgeon, BA, CMA, CPA (Jan. 2027) - Chair
Stephanie Underhill Tomilson, BA, BEd, MEd
Stephen Ward, BA, MA, PhD (May 2027)
Faculty
Michael Dawson, BA, MA, PhD (Oct. 2026)
Dev Gupta, BA, MA, MA, PhD (Oct. 2026)
Marcea Ingersoll, BA, BED, MEd, PhD (Oct. 2025)
Alumni
Melissa Wah, BA (Oct. 2025)
Stephanie Underhill Thomilson, BA, BEd, MEd (Dec. 2028)
Brianna Workman, BA, MPA, JD (Dec. 2026)
Students
Kate Haché (May 2026)
Mishael Robinson (May2026)
Observers
Jeffrey Carleton, BA, MA (Senior Advisor to the President)
James Culligan, BBA, CPA,CGA (Vice-President, Finance and Administration)Jodi Misheal, BA, BEd (Vice-President, Advancement and Alumni Relations)
Ana Lucía Pavón (President, Students' Union) (May 2026)
Board Member Biographies
Standing Committees
By-Laws
An Act to Incorporate St. Thomas College
Agreement of Affiliation