Faculty & Staff
Dr. Sinda Vanderpool
President
Dr. Sinda Vanderpool became St. Mary’s fourth president and vice-chancellor on July 1, 2022. With an extraordinary combination of impeccable academic credentials and dynamic leadership qualities, Dr. Vanderpool joins the university at a pivotal moment in St. Mary’s history. Before coming to Calgary, she spent the past 18 years working at Baylor University, a national Christian research university in Central Texas with 20,00 students, serving in various leadership roles, the last being Associate Vice Provost for Student Success.
Administrative Offices
Thérèse Takacs
VICE-PRESIDENT ADVANCEMENT & CAMPUS SERVICES
John Deausy
VICE-PRESIDENT FINANCE & CFO
VICE-PRESIDENT ACADEMIC & PROVOST (vacant)
Full Time Faculty
Dr. Peter Baltutis Associate Professor, History & Religious Studies
Dr. Luke Bresky Associate Professor, English
Dr. Matthew Clay Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Dr. Trent Davis
Associate Professor, Education
Dr. Gary Grothman Chair, Natural & Mathmatical Sciences, Assistant Professor, Biology
Dr. Timothy Harvie Associate Professor, Philosophy & Ethics
Dr. Linda Henderson Associate Professor, Sociology
Dr. Laurie Hill
Associate Professor, Education
Dr. Alana Ireland Assistant Professor, Psychology
Dr. Mohammed (Shakeel) Kalathil Assistant Professor, Psychology
Dr. Norman Knowles Professor, History
Dr. Michael MacLeod Program Coordinator, Social Justice and Catholic Studies, Associate Professor, Political Science
Dr. Alisa McArthur PSYC Program Coordinator, Associate Professor, Psychology
Dr. Duncan MacLean Chair, Humanities & Program Coordinator, Liberal Studies, Assistant Professor, Philosophy
Dr. Mary Ann McLean Associate Professor, Biology
Dr. Matt Risling Assistant Professor, English
Dr. Carolyn Salomons Chair – Social Sciences, Associate Professor, History
Dr. Paolina Seitz Interim Dean of Education and Associate Professor, Education
Dr. Corinne Syrnyk Director of Research, Associate Professor, Psychology
Dr. Sarah Thackray Assistant Professor, Psychology
Dr. Gayle Thrift Associate Professor, History
Dr. Elizabeth Vergis Associate Professor, Education
Dr. Jocelyn Williams Interim Dean, Arts & Sciences, Associate Professor, English
Dr. Cory Wright-Maley Associate Professor and Chair, Education
FT Science Lab Coordinators
Breanne Bali Lab Coordinator, Biology
Eric McLeod Lab Coordinator, Chemistry
