Empowered by the College and Institute Act of British Columbia, the Langara College Board of Governors’ primary responsibility is to oversee the strategic direction and management of the College and ensure it carries out its mission. To that end, the primary functions and roles of the College Board are to establish the institution’s purpose and direction; to ensure the institution is effectively and efficiently managed; to establish policies that have institution-wide application; and to provide effective communication with the community.
Board membership is legislated within the College and Institute Act. Members elected by faculty and support staff serve three-year terms and may be elected to further terms. Student members serve one-year terms and may be elected to further terms. The President and Education Council Chair are non-voting members (ex officio).
Election of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the Board, for a term of two years, occurs at an open session of a regular meeting of the Board.
As of April 2012, the current members of the College Board are:
- David Bowra (Ministry appointed)
- Zdenka Buric (Ministry appointed)
- Ross Clark (Ministry appointed)
- Dennis Dineen (Ministry appointed, Board Chair)
- Kwin Grauer (Ministry appointed)
- Gerda Krause (Education Council Chair, ex officio*)
- Anne Lippert (Ministry appointed, Board Vice-Chair)
- Teresa Lu (Student elect)
- Megahn McCarthy (Ministry appointed)
- Brian McGibney (Support staff elect)
- Muneori Otaka (Student elect)
- David Ross (President, ex officio*)
- Mark Smith (Faculty elect)
* non-voting
