The Council of Chairs of Ontario Universities facilitates communication among Chairs, Vice-Chairs and Immediate Past Chairs of the governing bodies of Ontario universities, with the goal of increasing the effectiveness of Board governance.
Chairs of ON Universities
CCOU
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Council of Chairs of Ontario Universities 2018-19
| Member | Title | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Nogalo | Chair, Board of Governors | Algoma University |
| Gary Comerford | Chair, Board of Trustees | Brock University |
| Robin Williams | Vice-Chair, Board of Trustees | Brock University |
| Nik Nanos | Chair, Board of Governors | Carleton University |
| Dan Fortin | Vice-Chair, Board of Governors | Carleton University |
| Chris Carruthers | Past Chair, Board of Governors | Carleton University |
| Kevin Golding | Chair, Board of Governors | University of Guelph |
| Shauneen Bruder | Vice-Chair, Board of Governors | University of Guelph |
| Paul Gallagher | Vice-Chair, Board of Governors | University of Guelph |
| Ross Murray | Chair, Board of Governors | Lakehead University |
| Angela Maltese | Vice-Chair, Board of Governors | Lakehead University |
| David Tamblyn | Past Chair, Board of Governors | Lakehead University |
| Jennifer Witty | Chair, Board of Governors | Laurentian University |
| Claude Lacroix | Vice-Chair, Board of Governors | Laurentian University |
| Paul Douglas | Chair, Board of Governors | McMaster University |
| Brad Merkel | Vice-Chair, Board of Governors | McMaster University |
| Tom Palangio | Chair, Board of Governors | Nipissing University |
| Gord Durnan | Vice- Chair, Board of Governors | Nipissing University |
| Jamie Watt | Chair, Board of Governors | OCAD University |
| Myrna Francis | Vice-Chair, Board of Governors | OCAD University |
| Claude Galipeau | Vice-Chair, Board of Governors | OCAD University |
| Douglas Allingham | Chair, Board of Governors | University of Ontario Institute of Technology |
| Kathryn Butler-Malette | Chair, Board of Governors | University of Ottawa |
| Jean-Paul Bédard | Vice-Chair, Board of Governors | University of Ottawa |
| Donald Raymond | Chair, Board of Trustees | Queen's University |
| Kelley McKinnon | Vice-Chair, Board of Trustees | Queen's University |
| Benita Warmbold | Vice-Chair, Board of Trustees | Queen's University |
| Daniel Tisch | Vice-Chair, Board of Trustees | Queen's University |
| Mary Wilson Trider | Vice-Chair, Board of Trustees | Queen's University |
| Janice Fukakusa | Chair, Board of Governors | Ryerson University |
| Mitch Frazer | Vice-Chair, Board of Governors | Ryerson University |
| Claire Kennedy | Chair, Governing Council | University of Toronto |
| Jane Pepino | Vice-Chair, Governing Council | University of Toronto |
| Stephen Kylie | Chair, Board of Governors | Trent University |
| Armand La Barge | Vice-Chair, Board of Governors | Trent University |
| Robyn Jacobson | Vice-Chair, Board of Governors | Trent University |
| Cindy Forbes (Vice-Chair) | Chair, Board of Governors | University of Waterloo |
| Thorsten Heins | Vice-Chair, Board of Governors | University of Waterloo |
| Paul Jenkins | Chair, Board of Governors | Western University |
| Rick Konrad | Vice-Chair Board of Governors | Western University |
| Jillian Swartz | Chair, Board of Governors | Wilfrid Laurier University |
| Peter Ansley | Vice-Chair, Board of Governors | Wilfrid Laurier University |
| Lynda Kitamura | Vice-Chair, Board of Governors | Wilfrid Laurier University |
| John Bowey | Immediate Past Chair, Board of Governors | Wilfrid Laurier University |
| Penny Allen | Chair, Board of Governors | University of Windsor |
| William Willis | 1st Vice-Chair, Board of Governors | University of Windsor |
| Jonathan Allison | 2nd Vice-Chair, Board of Governors | University of Windsor |
| Paul Tsaparis (Chair) | Chair, Board of Governors | York University |
| David McFadden | Vice-Chair, Board of Governors | York University |
| Lieutenant-General Fred Sutherland (Ret'd) | Chair, Board of Governors | Royal Military College of Canada |
| Rear-Admiral Luc Cassivi | Vice-Chair, Board of Governors | Royal Military College of Canada |
COU Secretariat
| Member | Title |
|---|---|
| Andrew Naples | Chief of Staff |
| Alexander Burnett | Senior Advisor |
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