The Board of Governors fosters JIBC’s short and long-term success while ensuring consistency with its mandated objectives and accountabilities.
Responsibilities
The Board oversees the affairs of JIBC, supervises management’s responsibility for day-to-day operations, and through the President and CEO, sets the standards of organizational conduct while nurturing the organization’s success.
Composition
Composed of eight or more persons, the Board is appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council and the President and CEO. The appointed members are eligible for a maximum of six years of service, in one-, two- and three-year successive terms. Board members elect the Chair of the Board annually.
BOARD MEMBERS
Dr. Michel Tarko
President and CEO
Helen Allen
Board Member
Laurel Douglas
Board Member
Dr. Stephen Gamble
Chair
Len Goerke
Board Member
Connie Kaweesi
Board Member
Maria Preovolos
Vice-Chair
Dr. John Stubbs
Board Member
Samina Tajwar
Board Member
Mary Ellen Thorburn
Board Member
Related Documents
The Board's primary accountability is to the Government of BC, through the Ministry of Advanced Education, as identified in the Taxpayer Accountability Principles - Mandate Letter.
Board Policies
