Board Standing Committee on Finance & Audit

The purpose of this committee is to oversee the financial health of the UNA and make recommendations to the Board on management of the UNA’s finances.

Terms of Reference
View the full Terms of Reference (PDF)

Schedule
This committee meets once a month in a closed session.

Members
This committee is comprised of board members and staff.

  • Bill Holmes – UNA Director (Committee Chair)
  • Ali Mojdehi – UNA Director (Committee Vice Chair)
  • Fei Liu – UNA Director
  • Holly Shepherd – UBC Representative
  • Sundance Topham – Chief Administrative Officer, UNA
  • Athena Koon – Finance Manager, UNA

Board Standing Committee on Governance & Human Resources

The purpose of this committee is to serve as the focal point for UNA Board consideration of UNA policies and programs related to governance of the UNA, and related to Human Resources policies and practices.

Terms of Reference
View the full Terms of Reference (PDF).

Schedule
This committee meets once a month in a closed session.

Members
This committee is comprised of UNA Board members and UNA staff.

  • Richard Watson – UNA Director (Committee Chair)
  • Murray McCutcheon – UNA Director (Committee Vice-Chair)
  • Eagle Glassheim – UNA Director
  • Carole Jolly – UBC Representative
  • Sundance Topham – Chief Administrative Officer, UNA

Community Engagement Advisory Committee

The purpose of this committee is to represent community interests in providing advice to the Board of Directors on matters related to improving the engagement of University Neighbourhoods residents at both the community and civic levels.

Website
Learn more at myuna.ca/ceac.

Terms of Reference
View the full Terms of Reference (PDF).

Schedule
View the full Meeting Schedule (PDF).

Members
This committee is comprised of UNA Board members, UNA staff and residents.

  • Jane Kang (Committee Chair / UNA Director)
  • Ali Mojdehi (UNA Director)
  • Alexandra Bailey (AMS Appointed Designate)
  • Glenda Ollero (Staff Liaison / UNA Communications Manager)
  • Alice Bradley
  • Nidhi Raina
  • Paul Li
  • Amer Abi Rafeh

Meetings
Packages and minutes for this advisory committee can be found on the committee meetings page.

Joint Financial Task Force

The 2020 Joint Financial Task Force will discuss and make recommendations in regard to the long-term financial health of the UNA in consideration of the expiration of the Community Services Grant and other UBC funding arrangements. The JFTF is advisory in nature and will make recommendations to the UNA and UBC Boards.

Terms of Reference
View the full Terms of Reference (PDF).

Schedule
This committee meets as needed in a closed session.

Members
This committee is comprised of UNA Board members, UNA staff and UBC staff.

  • Richard Watson – UNA Director (Committee Co-chair)
  • Micheal White – Associate Vice-President, Campus + Community Planning (Committee Co-chair)
  • Bill Holmes – UNA Director (UNA Finance Committee Member)
  • Murray McCutcheon – UNA Director
  • Sundance Topham – Chief Administrative Officer, UNA
  • Representative – Comptroller, UBC
  • Representative – Finance, UBC
  • Representative – Facilities, UBC
  • Representative – Academic Affairs, UBC
  • Representative – UBC Properties Trust

Land Use Advisory Committee

The Land Use Advisory Committee is to serve as an advisory committee to the Board regarding land use planning and development on the UBC Campus, as well as to act as a forum to facilitate discussions on land use planning and development with residents. The Committee will bring forward advice and recommendations to the Board for their consideration.

Terms of Reference
View the full Terms of Reference (PDF).

Schedule
This committee meets every fourth Wednesday of the month.

Members
This committee is comprised of UNA Board members, AMS staff, UNA staff and residents

  • Eagle Glassheim – UNA Director (Chair)
  • Murray McCutcheon – UNA Director
  • Richard Watson – UNA Director
  • Erin Co – AMS Appointed Designate
  • Ian Carter – UNA Resident Member
  • Susan Eadie – UNA Resident Member
  • Matthew Mitchell – UNA Resident Member
  • Alex Volkoff – UNA Resident Member
  • Guangriu (Maggie) Xia – UNA Resident Member
  • Sundance Topham – Chief Administrative Officer, UNA

Meetings
Packages and minutes for this advisory committee can be found on the committee meetings page.

Neighbours’ Agreement Committee

The Neighbours’ Agreement Committee is to prepare amendments to Neighbours’ Agreement 2020 (NA 2020) for recommendation to the Board. To meet with UBC representatives to discuss amendments to NA 2020 proposed by the Committee or by UBC.

Terms of Reference
View the full Terms of Reference (PDF).

Schedule
This committee does not have a meeting schedule.

Members
This committee is comprised of UNA Board members, UNA staff and residents.

  • Bill Holmes – UNA Director (Committee Chair)
  • Murray McCutcheon – UNA Director
  • Mike Feely – UNA Resident Member
  • Terry Mullen – UNA Resident Member

UNA-UBC Liaison Committee

The UNA-UBC Liaison Committee provides a formal platform for collaboration and discussion on issues of shared interest.

Terms of Reference
View the full Terms of Reference (PDF).

Schedule
The meetings for this committee are closed.

Members
This committee is comprised of UBC Board members, UNA Board members, UBC staff and UNA staff.

  • Richard Watson – UNA Director (Committee Co-chair)
  • Sandra Cawley – UBC Board of Governors (Committee Co-chair)
  • Murray McCutcheon – UNA Director
  • Eagle Glassheim – UNA Director
  • Max Holmes – UBC Board of Governors
  • Alison Brewin – UBC Board of Governors
  • Robin Ciceri – Vice-President, External Relations, UBC
  • Michael White – Associate Vice-President, Campus + Community Planning, UBC
  • Sundance Topham – Chief Administrative Officer, UNA

AMS-UNA Joint Advisory Committee

The AMS-UNA Joint Advisory Committee provides a formal platform for collaboration and discussion on issues of shared interest.

Terms of Reference
View the full Terms of Reference (PDF).

Schedule
The meetings for this committee are closed.

Members
This committee is comprised of AMS staff, UNA Board members and UNA staff.

  • Richard Watson – UNA Director (Committee Co-chair)
  • Erin Co – Vice-President, External Affairs, AMS (Committee Co-chair)
  • Priscilla Ng – Associate Vice-President, External Affairs, AMS
  • Dana Turdy – Vice-President, Academic and University Affairs, AMS
  • Ian Caguiat – Associate Vice-President, University Affairs, AMS
  • Fei Liu – UNA Director
  • Murray McCutcheon – UNA Director
  • Sundance Topham – Chief Administrative Officer, UNA
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