About Us
Provost and Vice-President Academic
Dr. Gillian Balfour
BSc, MA (Ottawa), PhD (Manitoba)
250-377-6126 | Provost@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
Director, Mission Fulfillment and Quality Assurance (Interim)
Dr. Shannon Smyrl
BA (SFU), MA, PhD (Queens)
250-828-5443 | ssmyrl@tru.ca
Director, Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
Dr. Brett McCollum
BSc, PhD (SFU)
250-377-6178 | bmccollum@tru.ca
Director, Learning Technology and Innovation
Brian Lamb
BA (Saskatchewan), MA (McGill)
250-852-6411 | blamb@tru.ca
Director, Curriculum Development and Delivery
Dr. Paul Martin
BA (Alberta), MA (Western), PhD (Alberta)
250-852-6810 | pamartin@tru.ca
Director, Prior Learning, Assessment and Recognition
Susan Forseille
BA (SFU), MEd (TRU), PhD Candidate (Leicester)
250-852-6448 | sforseille@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
Administrative Assistant, Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic
Deb Murdock
250-828-5319 | dmurdock@tru.ca
Academic and Administrative Coordinator, ISP & Honours College
Emily Cox
BA (UG), MA (WLU)
250-318-1519 | ecox@tru.ca
Office of Mission Fulfillment and Quality Assurance:
Manager, Quality Assurance
Justyna Burgess
BA (Manchester)
250-852-7191 | jburgess@tru.ca
Academic Initiatives Administrative Coordinator
Caroline Whitelaw
250-371-5861 | cwhitelaw@tru.ca
Curriculum Governance Officer
Shelley Church
BA (UBC), MSc Candidate (Royal Roads)
250-377-6163 | schurch@tru.ca
Administrative Assistant, Office of Mission Fulfillment and Quality Assurance
Kristen Jacobsen
BA, BTM (TRU)
250-852-7134 | kjacobsen@tru.ca
