# Education Council Education Council  The Education Council at NLC makes decisions regarding educational issues and curricular content of college courses. Election Time! Nominations for a Faculty position opens October 13 and closes on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 4:00 PM.  Elections (if required) will be held online Thursday, October 29 through Friday, November 13, 2026. The position (two-year term) to be filled or renewed is: Faculty Representatives Non-instructional - 1 representative needed Note that Faculty representatives must be nominated by faculty. Nominees must be a regular employee of the College as defined by the Collective Agreement. Nomination Procedure Nominee must submit a completed Education Council Member Nomination Form. Form is attached. Completed forms must be sent to the Registrar’s Office (registrar@nlc.bc.ca) before the closing deadline of Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 4:00 PM. All nominations forms must be submitted via email. Nominator may nominate as many individuals as there are positions available within that employee’s group (i.e. a faculty member may nominate up to ten faculty representatives for the ten faculty positions available on the Education Council) *Please note that although an email went to all staff for information, if the number of nominated candidates exceeds the number of available positions there will be an election where ballots will only be distributed to eligible voters. Additional information about Education Council member responsibilities, nominations procedures, or election procedures is available through the Registrar’s Office. Please contact registrar@nlc.bc.ca. Collaborating with the College Board The Education Council has joint authority with the College Board to evaluate curriculum, courses, programs, or course credit transferability from other institutions or other departments within NLC. The Council also has an advisory role to the College Board for other issues, including educational goals and criteria for certificates, diplomas, and degrees. Meet our members NLC’s Education Council is made up of elected representatives from faculty, support staff, and the student body. The council also features administration members and (non-voting) members of the Board. Students To: September 30, 2027 Kunal Attri Alyssa Bond Nicolas Mendoza Warren Vezina Faculty To: November 30, 2026 Paola Rodriguez (Admissions Officer, FSJ) To: March 31, 2027 Sylvia Fraser, Vice-Chair 2026-2027 (Instructor, ABT, FSJ) Rob-Roy Douglas (Instructor, UNAS, DC) Faisal Rashid (Instructor, Business Management, FSJ) Marcie Lundin (Instructor, CCP, DC) Skyler Dayus (Instructor, Welding, DC) Salli Carter (Instructor, ABT, Online) Marissa Thola (International Engagement Coordinator, DC) To: December 31, 2027 Brandon Mackinnon, Chair 2026-2027 (Instructor, Business Management, DC) Colleen Matheson (Instructor, CCP, FSJ) Support Staff To March 31, 2027 Coline Casey (Director of Indigenous Education, DC) To April 30, 2028 Robyn Mallia (Scheduling Officer) Administration Dean #1 (Cary Di Pietro, Dean of Academics) Dean #2 (Rod Cork, Dean of Trades & Apprenticeships) Registrar (Karen Bravo) Vice President, Academic & Research (Tara Hyland-Russell) Board Todd Bondaroff (President and CEO) Misty Waldorf (College Board Representative) Meetings, minutes, and agendas Starting September 2026, the Education Council meets virtually every fourth Tuesday of the month at 1:15pm (except for December, July and August). View the 2026 Meeting Schedule 2026 Meeting DateSubmission Due DateAgendaApproved MinutesJanuary 28January 1January 28, 2026 AgendaJanuary 28 MinutesFebruary 25January 29February 25, 2026 AgendaFebruary 25 MinutesMarch 25February 26March 25, 2026 AgendaMarch 25 MinutesApril 22March 26April 22, 2026 AgendaApril 22 MinutesMay 27April 30May 27, 2026 AgendaMay 27 MinutesJune 24May 28June 24, 2026 AgendaNo July or August Meetings------September 22August 25October 27September 22November 24October 27No December Meeting------ 2025 Meeting DateDue DateAgendaApproved MinutesJanuary 22, 2025January 1January 22 AgendaJanuary 22 MinutesFebruary 26, 2025 March 12, 2025January 29March 12 AgendaMarch 12 MinutesMarch 26, 2025February 26March 26 AgendaMarch 26 MinutesApril 23, 2025 April 30, 2025March 26April 30 AgendaApril 30 MinutesMay 28, 2025April 30May 28 AgendaMay 28 MinutesJune 25, 2025May 28June 25 AgendaJune 25 MinutesNo July or August Meetings------September 24, 2025August 27September 24 AgendaSeptember 24 MinutesOctober 22, 2025 October 29, 2025September 24October 29 AgendaOctober 29 MinutesNovember 26, 2025October 29November 26 AgendaNovember 26 MinutesNo December Meeting------ 2024 Meeting DateDue DateAgendaApproved MinutesJanuary 24, 2024January 1January 24 AgendaJanuary 24 MinutesFebruary 28, 2024January 31February 28 AgendaFebruary 28 MinutesMarch 27, 2024February 28March 27 AgendaMarch 27 MinutesApril 24, 2024March 27April 24 AgendaApril 24 MinutesMay 22, 2024April 24May 22 AgendaMay 22 MinutesMay 31, 2024--Special Email VoteMay 31 MinutesJune 26, 2024May 29June 26 AgendaJune 26 MinutesSeptember 25, 2024August 28September 25 AgendaSeptember 25 MinutesOctober 23, 2024September 25October 23 AgendaOctober 23 MinutesNovember 27, 2024October 30November 27 AgendaNovember 27 MinutesDecember 18, 2024n/aDecember 18 AgendaDecember 18 Minutes 2023 Meeting DateDue DateAgendaApproved MinutesJanuary 25, 2023January 3January 25 AgendaJanuary 25 MinutesFebruary 22, 2023January 25February 22 AgendaFebruary 22 MinutesMarch 22, 2023February 22March 22 AgendaMarch 22 MinutesApril 26, 2023March 29April 26 AgendaApril 26 MinutesMay 24, 2023April 26May 24 AgendaMay 24 MinutesJune 28, 2023May 31June 28 AgendaJune 28 MinutesSeptember 27, 2023August 30September 27 AgendaSeptember 27 MinutesOctober 25, 2023September 27October 25 AgendaOctober 25 MinutesNovember 22, 2023October 25November 22 AgendaNovember 22 Minutes 2022 Meeting DateDue DateAgendaApproved MinutesJanuary 26, 2022January 29, 2021January 26 AgendaJanuary 26 MinutesFebruary 23, 2022January 25, 2022February 23 AgendaFebruary 23 MinutesMarch 23, 2022February 23, 2022March 23 AgendaMarch 23 MinutesApril 27, 2022March 30, 2022April 27 AgendaApril 27 MinutesMay 25, 2022April 27, 2022May 25 AgendaMay 25 MinutesJune 22, 2022May 25, 2022June 22 AgendaJune 22 MinutesSeptember 28, 2022August 31, 2022September 28 AgendaSeptember 28 MinutesOctober 26, 2022September 28, 2022October 26 AgendaOctober 26 MinutesNovember 23, 2022October 26, 2022November 23 AgendaNovember 24 Minutes 2021 Meeting DateDue DateAgendaApproved MinutesJanuary 27, 2021December 30, 2020January 27 AgendaJanuary 27 MinutesFebruary 24, 2021January 27, 2021February 24 AgendaFebruary 24 MinutesMarch 24, 2021February 24, 2021March 24 AgendaMarch 24 MinutesApril 28, 2021March 31, 2021April 28 AgendaApril 28 MinutesMay 26, 2021April 28, 2021May 26 AgendaMay 26 MinutesJune 23, 2021May 26, 2021June 23 AgendaJune 23 MinutesSeptember 22, 2021August 25, 2021September 22 AgendaSeptember 22 MinutesOctober 27, 2021September 29, 2021October 27 AgendaOctober 27 MinutesNovember 24, 2021October 27, 2021November 24 AgendaNovember 24 Minutes 2020 Meeting DateDue DateAgendaApproved MinutesJanuary 22, 2020December 25, 2019January 22 AgendaJanuary 22 MinutesFebruary 26, 2020January 29, 2020February 26 AgendaFebruary 26 MinutesMarch 25, 2020February 26, 2020March 25 AgendaMarch 25 MinutesApril 22, 2020March 25, 2020April 22 AgendaApril 22 MinutesMay 27, 2020April 29, 2020May 27 AgendaMay 27 MinutesJune 24, 2020May 27, 2020June 24 AgendaJune 24 MinutesSeptember 23, 2020August 26, 2020September 23 AgendaSeptember 23 MinutesOctober 28, 2020September 30, 2020October 28 AgendaOctober 28 MinutesNovember 25, 2020October 28, 2020November 25 AgendaNovember 25 Minutes 2019 Meeting DateDue DateAgendaApproved MinutesJanuary 23, 2019December 26, 2018January 23 AgendaJanuary 23 MinutesFebruary 27, 2019January 30, 2019February 27 AgendaFebruary 27 MinutesMarch 27, 2019February 27, 2019March 27 AgendaMarch 27 MinutesApril 24, 2019March 27, 2019April 24 AgendaApril 24 MinutesMay 22, 2019April 24, 2019May 22 AgendaMay 22 MinutesJune 26, 2019May 29, 2019June 26 AgendaJune 26 MinutesSeptember 25, 2019August 28, 2019September 25 AgendaSeptember 25 MinutesOctober 23, 22019September 25, 2019October 23 AgendaOctober 23 MinutesNovember 27, 2019October 30, 2019November 27 AgendaNovember 27 Minutes 2018 Meeting DateDue DateAgendaApproved MinutesJanuary 24, 2018December 27, 2017 (Pilot Dec 13)January 24 AgendaJanuary 24 MinutesFebruary 28, 2018January 31, 2018 (Pilot Dec 17)February 28 AgendaFebruary 28 MinutesMarch 28, 2018February 28, 2018 (Pilot Feb 14)March 28 AgendaMarch 28 MinutesApril 25, 2018March 28, 2018 (Pilot Mar 14)April 25 AgendaApril 25 MinutesMay 23, 2018April 25, 2018 (Pilot Apr 11)May 23 AgendaMay 24 MinutesJune 27, 2018May 30, 2018 (Pilot May 16)June 27 AgendaJune 27 MinutesSeptember 26, 2018August 29, 2018September 26 AgendaSeptember 26 MinutesOctober 24, 2018September 26, 2018 (Pilot Sept 12)October 24 AgendaOctober 24 MinutesNovember 28, 2018October 31, 2016 (Pilot Oct 17)November 28 AgendaNovember 28 Minutes 2017 Meeting DateDue DateAgendaApproved MinutesJanuary 25, 2017December 28, 2016 (Pilot Dec 14)January 25 AgendaJanuary 25 MinutesFebruary 22, 2017January 25, 2017 (Pilot Dec 11)February 22 AgendaFebruary 22 MinutesMarch 22, 2017February 23, 2017 (Pilot Feb 8)March 22 AgendaMarch 22 MinutesApril 26, 2017March 29, 2017 (Pilot Mar 15)April 26 AgendaApril 26 MinutesMay 24, 2017April 26, 2017 (Pilot Apr 12)May 24 AgendaMay 24 MinutesJune 28, 2017May 31, 2017 (Pilot May 17)June 28 AgendaJune 28 MinutesSeptember 27, 2017August 30, 2017September 27 AgendaSeptember 27 MinutesOctober 25, 2017September 27, 2017 (Pilot Sept 13)October 25 AgendaOctober 25 MinutesNovember 22, 2017October 25, 2017 (Pilot Oct 11)November 22 AgendaNovember 22 Minutes 2016 Meeting DateDue DateAgendaApproved MinutesJanuary 27, 2016December 30, 2015 (Pilot Dec 16)January 27 AgendaJanuary 27 MinutesFebruary 24, 2016January 27, 2016 (Pilot Jan 13)February 24 AgendaFebruary 24 MinutesMarch 23, 2016February 24, 2016 (Pilot Feb 10)March 23 AgendaMarch 23 MinutesApril 27, 2016March 30, 2016 (Pilot Mar 16)April 27 AgendaApril 27 MinutesMay 25, 2016April 27, 2016 (Pilot Apr 13)May 25 AgendaMay 25 MinutesJune 23, 2016May 25, 2016 (Pilot May 11)June 22 AgendaJune 22 MinutesSeptember 28, 2016August 31, 2016 (Pilot Aug 17)September 28 AgendaSeptember 28 MinutesOctober 26, 2016September 28, 2016 (Pilot Sept 14)October 26 AgendaOctober 26 MinutesNovember 23, 2016October 26, 2016 (Pilot Oct 12)November 23 AgendaNovember 23 Minutes 2015 Meeting DateDue DateAgendaApproved MinutesJanuary 28, 2015January 28, 2015January 28 AgendaJanuary 28 MinutesFebruary 25, 2015January 28, 2015February 25 AgendaFebruary 25 MinutesMarch 25, 2015February 25, 2015March 25 AgendaMarch 25 MinutesApril 22, 2015March 25, 2015April 22 AgendaApril 22 MinutesMay 27, 2015April 29, 2015May 27 AgendaMay 27 MinutesJune 24, 2015May 27, 2015June 24 AgendaJune 24 MinutesSeptember 23, 2015August 26, 2015September 23 AgendaSeptember 23 MinutesOctober 28, 2015September 30, 2015 (Pilot Sept 16)October 28 AgendaOctober 28 MinutesNovember 25, 2015October 28, 2015 (Pilot Oct 14)November 25 AgendaNovember 25 Minutes 2014 Meeting DateDue DateAgendaApproved MinutesJanuary 22, 2014December 25, 2013January 22 AgendaJanuary 22 MinutesFebruary 26, 2014January 29, 2014February 26 AgendaFebruary 26 MinutesMarch 26, 2014February 26, 2014March 26 AgendaMarch 26 MinutesApril 23, 2014March 26, 2014April 23 AgendaApril 23 MinutesMay 26, 2014April 30, 2014May 28 AgendaMay 28 MinutesJune 25, 2014May 28, 2014June 25 AgendaJune 25 MinutesSeptember 24, 2014August 27, 2014September 24 AgendaSeptember 24 MinutesOctober 22, 2014September 24, 2014October 22 AgendaOctober 22 MinutesNovember 26, 2014October 29, 2014November 26 AgendaNovember 26 Minutes Education Council Archived Meeting Minutes (2006 to 2013) Committees NLC has set up committees to assist the Education Council in its mandate. The committees are similar to the Education Council in their representation and breadth of knowledge. Admissions and Standards Committee+ Responsibility: Initiating review of college-wide policies and language relating to institutional admission. Committee Members (To: March 31, 2027) Chairs: Paola Rodriguez, Shari-Lynn Harrison Karen Bravo – Registrar Karen Tom – Indigenous Project Facilitator Kathleen Lewis – Associate Dean – Academic & Vocational Programs Rod Cork – Dean of Trades & Apprenticeships Marcie Lundin – Instructor – CCP Marcelle Allen – Instructor – Business Management Coline Casey – Manager of Student Recruitment Meetings: Virtually, every fourth Thursday of the month at 9am (except December, July and August) Curriculum Committee+ Responsibility: Ensuring curriculum development and review are consistent with approved processes and undertaken in full compliance with educational policies. Committee Members Chair: Rob-Roy Douglas Kathleen Lewis – Associate Dean of Academic and Vocational Programs Audra Holloway – Assistant to the Education Council and Registrar Paola Rodriguez – Admissions Officer Karen Giesbrecht – Admissions Officer Karen Bravo – Registrar Darren Giersch – Director of Marketing & Communications Heather Cobbett – Instructor – CCP Howard Moody – Instructor – AME Meetings: The Curriculum committee meets every first Friday of the month at 10am (except July and August). Meetings are currently held virtually, using MS-Teams Educational Policies Committee+ Responsibility: Reviewing current educational policies and recommending revisions, and/or developing new policies as requested in consultation with appropriate members from the breadth of the College. Committee Members Chair: Karen Bravo Lorelee Mathias – Director of Student Services Issoufou Soumaila – Instructor – Business Management Sunny Chawla – Learning Support Specialist Sylvia Fraser – ABT Instructor Meetings: Virtually every second and fourth Thursday of the month at 1pm (except July and August). Governance Committee+ Responsibility: Reviewing and suggesting revisions regarding governance related policies and procedures. Committee Members Chair: Sylvia Fraser Meetings: Virtually, as required. Become a member of the Education Council We’re looking for staff, faculty, and students who want to become involved in shaping the educational direction of Northern Lights College. Add your voice to ensure we have a strong diversity of ideas and opinions. By joining our team, you’ll help us set the processes, policies and overall education environment for NLC. Education Council Bylaws Education Council Election Rules Contact If you have any questions about the Education Council or are interested in becoming a member, please contact: Audra Holloway, Assistant to the Education Council 1-866-463-6652 or 250-782-5251 (ext. 1272) aholloway@nlc.bc.ca