Next Board of Governors Meeting: October 16 & 17, 2025
The Board of Governors is the senior governing body of the University. The responsibilities of the Board are set out in the St. Francis Xavier University Act. Further procedural matters related to the activities of the Board are described in the University By-laws.
The Board composition includes:
- the Chancellor
- the President
- the Vicar of the Founder
- one person appointed by the Vicar of the Founder
- the President of the Alumni Association
- one member of the alumni of the University appointed by the Alumni Association
- two members of the Faculty elected by the Faculty, each having not less than five years’ service to the University
- two persons appointed by the priests of the Diocese
- the President of the StFX University Students’ Union
- one member of the StFX University Students’ Union elected by the students of the University
- 12 governors as may be elected by the Board
Members of the 2025-2026 Board of Governors
Chair, Board of Governors
Lisa Raitt
Vice-Chair, Board of Governors
Karen Gardiner
Chancellor
Dr. Mila Mulroney '04
President and Vice-Chancellor
Dr. Andrew Hakin
Vicar of the Founder
Bishop Wayne Kirkpatrick
Appointed Members
- Lori Ann Beausoleil
- Michael Brien
- Kaleb Boates
- David Boyd
- Ron Chisholm
- Jacob Cruchet
- Duaine Devereaux
- Cynthia Dorrington
- Karen Gardiner
- Michael Gillis
- Alfred Leblanc
- Brad Long
- Greg MacEachern
- Wendy Mackey
- Jamie O'Reilly
- Sylvia Parris Drummond
- Rose Paul
- Kathleen Sheridan
- William Sweet
- Wendy Wing
For all inquiries related to Board of Governors' business, please contact the Secretary to the Board of Governors, Dr. Anna Zuschlag (azuschla@stfx.ca).
