Campus Alberta Quality Council
Rogers, Gayla
Dr. Gayla Rogers is a professor emerita of Social Work at the University of Calgary. After 12 years as Dean of the Faculty of Social Work, she served four years as Senior Advisor to the Provost building leadership capacity in senior academic leaders. She is well-published, has held federally funded research grants, and has provided consultation to social work programs in Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. Dr. Rogers has served as a director on boards of numerous non-profit organizations at the local, provincial, and national levels, and she spent seven years on the Council for Quality Assurance for Children’s Services.
Zinck, Arlette
Dr. Arlette Zinck is Professor of English and a former Dean of the Faculty of Arts at The King’s University. In this role, she sat on the Academic Affairs Committee that oversees new program development and evaluates existing programs not only in the Faculty of Arts, but also in the professional schools as well as the Natural and Social Science faculties. Dr. Zinck is the Executive Director of PSPEF: Post-Secondary Prison Education Foundation and a 3M National Teaching Fellow.
Doherty, Jaclyn
Dr. Jaclyn Doherty is the Dean for the Centre of Teaching and Learning and Innovation at Lethbridge College. Previously, she was the Manager of Curriculum and Learning Experience Design at the college. Dr. Doherty has a strong understanding of Alberta’s colleges and their role in the broader post-secondary sector, and she has experience working with the systems that contribute to post-secondary quality assurance. Dr. Doherty holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Western University, where her dissertation focused on promoting innovation, interdisciplinary teamwork, and collaboration in higher education.
McQuillan, Kevin
Dr. Kevin McQuillan is a Research Fellow at the School of Public Policy, University of Calgary and has overseen the university’s Quality Assurance Unit Review processes. He was previously Professor of Sociology and served as Dean of Social Science, Dean of Arts and Deputy Provost at the University of Calgary. Prior to this, he was Chair of the Department of Sociology at Western University and represented Western as its Academic Colleague at the Council of Ontario Universities. He holds a PhD from Princeton University and has published widely in the field of demography.
Zutter, Cynthia
Dr. Cynthia Zutter is a Professor of Anthropology at MacEwan University. She is a former Associate Vice President Research and Teaching and inaugural Vice Provost at MacEwan. She was also inaugural Executive Director of the Office of Teaching and Learning and the Inaugural Chair of the Department of Anthropology, Economics and Political Science. June, 2024.
Prud'homme-Genereux, Annie
Dr. Annie Prud’homme-Généreux is the current Vice President of Science at TELUS World of Science (Edmonton) where she is enthusiastic about science outreach into the community. She was one of the five founding faculty at Quest University Canada in British Columbia, where she collaborated with a small group of academics to develop a broad education for engaged global citizens. At Quest, she also served as Chair, Life Sciences and Vice President Research and Administration. She was recognized with the 2012 National Association of Biology Teachers’ Award for innovative teaching. She is passionate about educational development and helping other instructors achieve their classroom goals.
McPherson, Moira
Dr. McPherson has served on the Campus Alberta Quality Council since March 2023. She recently completed a term as Lakehead University’s President and Vice-Chancellor and was responsible for strategic planning, leadership, and policy development. Prior to this role, Dr. McPherson served as Lakehead’s Provost-and Vice-President, Academic where she provided strategic leadership on academic and community connections, international recruitment, and partnerships, as well as program development, quality assurance, accreditation, and resource allocation. Dr. McPherson served two terms on the Ontario Universities Council on Quality Assurance and was a member of the Executive Committee for the Ontario Council of Academic Vice-Presidents.
Dr. McPherson holds a PhD specializing in Applied Biomechanics from the University of Alberta, a Master of Science degree specializing in Biomechanics and a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education from the University of New Brunswick. October 2024.