Executive Team

The executive committee is the main planning and decision-making committee for the program. This committee includes the senior leadership team of the school, which meets weekly under the guidance of the chair of the School of Dentistry. 

Dr. Anthea Senior

Acting Chair

senior@ualberta.ca 

Dr. Maryam Amin

Associate Chair, Research

maryam.amin@ualberta.ca

(780) 492-7354

Dr. Zuzanna Apel

Acting Associate Chair, DDS Clinical Education

zuzanna@ualberta.ca

(780) 952-4429

Dr. Blaine Aucoin

Associate Chair, Learner Advocacy & Wellbeing

baucoin@ualberta.ca

KEC (780) 407-5578

ECHA (780) 492-9121

Dr. Suzy Depledge

Associate Chair, Learner Advocacy & Wellbeing

depledge@ualberta.ca

(780) 407-5549

Ms. Cheryl Deslaurier

Strategic Execution & Change Management Lead 

cdeslaur@ualberta.ca 

(780) 248-5832

Dr. Carlos Flores Mir

Senior Director, Graduate Studies

carlosflores@ualberta.ca 

(780) 492-7409

Dr. Hollis Lai

Senior Director, Innovation & Quality Improvement

hollis1@ualberta.ca

(780) 492-8681

Dr. Doris Lunardon

Associate Chair, Clinical Operations

lunardon@ualberta.ca

(780) 407-5572

Rachelle Pratt 

Associate Chair & Director (Dental Hygiene)

rss7@ualberta.ca

(780) 492-4479

Dr. Steve Patterson

Associate Chair, Academic

skpatter@ualberta.ca

(780) 905-6820

Ms. Suzanne Roy

Academic Department Manager

dentapo@ualberta.ca

(780) 492-2101

Ms. Tracy Zork

Executive Assistant to the Chair

dentea@ualberta.ca 

(780) 492-3312