Governance

The Pacific Marine Science Alliance is a collaboration of five leading Canadian universities. Each institution contributes cutting-edge research and expertise, helping us address complex challenges facing our oceans. Learn more about our member institutions.

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Our leadership

Dr. David H. Turpin, CM, PhD, LLD, DSc, FRSC

Board Chair

Trained as a biological oceanographer, David Turpin is one of Canada’s most experienced post-secondary leaders. Dr. Turpin served 18 years as a university president, stewarding both the University of Alberta and the University of Victoria. Prior to this, he was a department head at UBC, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science and then Vice-Principal Academic at Queen’s University. He is a distinguished scholar who received the Steacie Fellowship and was recognized as a Thomson-ISI highly cited researcher. Dave chaired the World University Service of Canada and the Canadian Research Knowledge Network, served as vice-chair of the U15 Executive Heads and was on the executive of the Worldwide University Network and Universities Canada. Currently he is on the boards of Polar Knowledge Canada and the International Language Academy of Canada (ILAC). Dr. Turpin is a member of the Order of Canada, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden and Diamond Jubilee Medals, and has honorary degrees from the universities of Alberta, British Columbia and Manitoba.

Dr. Sean Rogers

Secretary to the Pacific Marine Science Alliance Board of Directors and Executive Director of the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre

Dr. Rogers’ interest in the ecology and evolution of fishes began during his BSc and MSc research on sea-run brook charr at the University of New Brunswick. He did his PhD at Laval University and was then awarded an NSERC postdoctoral fellowship to study coastal and freshwater fishes in the Pacific Northwest. Dr. Rogers started his faculty position at the University of Calgary in 2009. His research program continues to focus on the genetics of adaptation to environmental change in fishes using ecological genomics to test hypotheses about how organisms respond, at the genetic level, to changes in their external environment. He was awarded an Alberta Innovates New Faculty Award in 2010 and a Killam Emerging Researcher Award in 2012. His research at the BMSC seeks integrative and innovative solutions to some of the more pressing problems facing society, including invasive species, biodiversity decline, fisheries and aquaculture productivity and sustainability, and rapid evolution in response to climate change.

Our board of directors

The Pacific Marine Science Alliance is governed by a board of directors, with representation from each of our member universities. The board oversees the strategic direction, governance, and fiscal responsibility of the Pacific Marine Science Alliance and its key initiatives, ensuring we fulfil our mission, maintain strong connections between our institutions and collectively advance our strategic goals.

Dr. Kristen Baetz
Dean of Science
University of Calgary

Dr. Angela Brooks-Wilson
Dean of Science
Simon Fraser University

Dr. Mark MacLachlan
Dean of Science
University of British Columbia

Dr. Declan Ali
Dean of Science
University of Alberta

Dr. Peter Loock
Dean of Science
University of Victoria

Dr. Philippe Tortell

Professor, Earth & Ocean Sciences/Botany

University of British Columbia

Brad Hamdon K.C., ICD.D

Public member

Our associate members

Dr. Jason Goldsworthy

CEO

Centre for Ocean Applied Sustainable Technology