Michael Green will be the new president, vice-chancellor, dean and CEO of NOSM University, effective Nov. 1. Dr. Green began his academic career at Queen’s University, where he served as head of the department of family medicine and as a professor of public health sciences and policy studies, among other roles. In 2023, Dr. Green was elected the 70th president of the College of Family Physicians of Canada.
Linda Johnston has been appointed vice-president of the University of Toronto as well as U of T Scarborough principal, effective July 1. A professor in the Lawrence Bloomberg faculty of nursing, she has been serving as acting U of T vice-president and principal of U of T Scarborough since Jan 1. Previously, she led the school of nursing and midwifery at Queen’s University Belfast, where she significantly enhanced teaching quality, research output and international partnerships.
As of Sept. 1, Alain Simard is Laurentian University’s dean of graduate studies and international. Previously, he was assistant dean of graduate studies at NOSM University, where he also served as he served as associate professor in the division of medical sciences. Before that, he served as an associate professor at Université de Moncton.
On July 1, Jackie Rice was appointed to a second term as the University of Lethbridge’s associate vice-president, research and dean of the school of graduate studies and postdoctoral affairs. Before joining ULethbridge in 2002 as an assistant professor, she worked as a sessional instructor at the University of Victoria, an instructor at Camosun College in Victoria and a programmer/analyst for SHL Systemhouse.
Anastasia Kelekis-Cholakis has been reappointed dean of the University of Manitoba’s college of dentistry, effective July 1. She first accepted the position in 2019. Dr. Kelekis-Cholakis started teaching as a part-time pre-clinical lab instructor in 1993 at the college and has since held several positions – including clinical instructor, lecturer and clinic manager of the Dr. Sam Borden Graduate Periodontal Clinic. She also previously served as program director of the clinic.
NOSM University has appointed Melanie Langille as its global health coordinator, effective July 1. A NOSM alumna, Dr. Langille previously worked as a hospitalist physician at Health Sciences North and as a palliative care physician at Maison McCulloch Hospice.
Todd F. Martin has been named interim president of Trinity Western University. He assumed the role on July 1. Since 2022, he served as provost for the university and before that as dean of the faculty of humanities and social sciences at TWU for five years. He also held the position of faculty association executive and assistant dean in the same faculty, where he was responsible for budgeting and financial planning.