Vice-President's Advisory Council
Christopher Callbeck, Assistant Vice-President, Financial & Administrative Services
Chris Callbeck has worked at UNB Saint John for over 20 years. He holds an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Acadia University, is a Chartered Accountant and has earned a Certificate in University Management through the University of Manitoba. Previous to his position at UNB, Chris was employed with Coopers & Lybrand (now Price Waterhouse Coopers). Chris provides professional financial, human resource and physical asset strategic planning and implementation for the University.
Joanna Everitt, Dean, Faculty of Arts
Dr. Joanna Everitt received her M.A. and Ph.D. from The University of Toronto after completing her Honours BA from Carleton University. Between her undergraduate and graduate degrees she worked for three years at Queen’s Park as an Assistant to a Member of Provincial Parliament. Before arriving at UNB Saint John in 1997, she taught for a year at The University of British Columbia and held a Postdoctoral Fellowship at McGill University. Prior to becoming Acting Dean of Arts in 2008 she served for two years as Chair of the Department of History and Politics.
Dr. Everitt specializes in Canadian politics, gender and politics, political behaviour, media, public opinion and voting. Her research specifically examines voting behaviour in Canadian Elections, gender differences in public opinion, and the impact of media coverage of male and female party leaders on leadership evaluations. She is the co-author of Advocacy Groups: The Canadian Democratic Audit published by UBC Press (2004) and co-editor of Citizen Politics: Research and theory in Canadian political behaviour Oxford University Press (2002). She has also published dozens of articles in national and international journals and edited collections.
Ruth Shaw, Dean, Faculty of Science, Applied Science and Engineering
Dr. Ruth Shaw (BScDA, MScCS, PhD [UNB]) was appointed Dean of Science, Applied Science and Engineering at UNB Saint John in 2008. To this position she brings an outstanding record of teaching and research, administrative experience, and extensive service on both campus and university-wide committees. She has worked at UNB Saint John since 1980, joining the faculty full-time in 1994.
During this time she has taught more than 90 undergraduate and graduate courses. She has received an Allan P. Stuart Memorial Award for Excellence in Teaching (1998), and Merit Awards for 1998-99, 2000-01, and 2007-08. Dr. Shaw has been the recipient of several internal and external grants: UNB Research Fund, Environmental Research Fund, Canada Foundation for Innovation, two Computing Research Association Canadian Distributed Mentor Project Grants, and three NSERC grants. She has over 50 papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings. Her recent research is in developing efficient algorithms for parallel processing.
Regena Farnsworth, Dean, Faculty of Business
Dr. Regena Farnsworth is the Dean of Business and an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Business. She received her PhD in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management from Texas A&M University, her MBA from the University of Texas at Arlington, and her BA in Economics and Business Administration from Chapman University in Orange, California.
Prior to joining UNB Saint John in 1999, Dr. Farnsworth was a faculty member in the College of Business at the University of Texas. During her teaching career Dr. Farnsworth has taught numerous graduate and undergraduate courses. She has served on the Vice President’s Excellence in Teaching Committee, as Vice President Saint John of the Association of University of New Brunswick Teachers, co-chair of the Joint UNB and AUNBT Committee on the Assessment of Teaching Competence, and as a member at large on the UNB Saint John Faculty Senate.
Dr. Farnsworth's recent research interests include human resources management issues in the hospitality and tourism industry and emotional intelligence in the workplace. Her research has been published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, and Human Resources Management: Ideas and Trends in Personnel.
Bruce MacDonald - Associate Dean of Graduate Studies
Dr. Bruce MacDonald was appointed the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies in July 2010. He received his BSc from Acadia University, MSc from the University of New Brunswick in Saint John and PhD from Memorial University of Newfoundland. Prior to joining the Biology department in 1992 he was a Professor of Research and NSERC University Research Fellow at the Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial University. Before becoming the Associate Dean Dr. MacDonald served for two terms as the Chair of the Biology Department at UNBSJ.
Dr. MacDonald teaches in the areas of Ecology, Marine Ecology and Oceanography. He was a recipient of a UNB merit award in 2009 and the departmental award for excellence in teaching in 2010. His area of research involves the physiology and ecology of marine species and how they function in the marine environment including their possible uses as bio-filters to reduce the potential impacts of some pollutants released into the local environment . Dr. MacDonald has been a Principal Investigator in two of Canada’s National Centres of Excellence (NCE). He has served on the Executive for national scientific and academic organizations such as the Canadian Association of Underwater Sciences (CAUS) and the Canadian Council on University Biology Chairs (CCUBC).
Kevin Bonner – Director of Student Services
Kevin Bonner is a graduate of UNB Saint John and UNB Fredericton. To complete the bi-campus experience, Kevin has worked in Student Services on both campuses since joining UNB in 1990. He is Past –President of the Atlantic Association of College and University Student Services and a member of the national association. Kevin has a special interest in student career and employment issues, and he has been actively involved in local, regional and national groups exploring senior year and graduate transitional issues.
