Board of Directors

Western Alumni is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors, which enjoys an advisory role with the Department of Alumni Relations at Western and ensures alumni representation in the University’s Board of Governors and Senate.

Members of Western Alumni voluntarily participate in alumni activities and freely give their time and energy as a positive expression of their commitment to the University. By creating student scholarships and bursaries, maintaining an alumni art collection, supporting Alumni Hall and other campus facilities, and contributing to alumni activities and programs on campus and around the world, Western Alumni demonstrates its continuing commitment to the University. Western Alumni has been independently recognized for its quality programs and services, and strives to review and update its efforts to address changing needs of alumni, the University and society.

Directors

Amy Bi
BA'07

Hsiu-Yan Chan
BSc'03, BESc'03, MBA'12

Sarah Chapman
Bsc'10

Burns Cheadle
PhD'86

Danny Chang
BSc'20

Avis Favaro
BA'81, MA'82

Matthew Helfand
BA'13, MA'14, JD'18
President

Lirim Hajrullahu
BA'13, MA'15

Nathan Ho
BA'08, MBA'16

Melissa Kargiannakis
BHSc'12, MHIS'15

Shannon MacDonald
BA'90

Danny Matthews
BSc'09, JD'14

George McAuley
BSc'96, BEd'98, MEd'10

Melanie Peacock
MBA'90, Past President

Michael Salvatori
BEd'90, MEd'94

Patrick Searle
BA'11

Chantel Smith
BA'10

Victoria Volk
BMOS'14

Alumni Association Appointees to the Western University Senate (2-year term):

• Burns Cheadle, PhD’86, To June 30, 2025
• Dave Ferri, BA’76, BEd’78, MEd’86,To June 30, 2026
• Julie Campbell, BHSc’02, BScN’14, MN’16 (President's Designate), To June 30, 2025

Alumni Association Appointees to the Western University Board of Governors (4-year term):

• Greg Dick, BSc’93, To June 30, 2026
• George McAuley, BSc'96, BEd'98, MEd'10, To June 30, 2028
• Sarah Shortreed, BSc'89,To December 31, 2025
• David Simmonds, BA’07,To December 31, 2028