About the COI Committee

The Conflict of Interest Committee:

The University has convened a committee of academics and administrators from across the university to provide guidance on issues related to Policy SC3.

The committee:

  • assesses disclosures and issues brought forward by the University
  • audits a percentage of declarations submitted each year
  • serves as the final avenue for appeal for decisions related to Conflicts of Interest

Committee Membership 2025-26

Bill Holder (CHAIR)
Adam Frank, Associate Dean, Policy, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Carlos Teixeira, Professor, Community, Culture, and Global Studies, Irving K. Barber School of Arts & Sciences
Carri Lawrence, Director, Finance Operations, UBCO
Dominique Weis, Professor, Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science
Harish Krishan, Senior Associate Dean, Operations, Sauder School of Business
Jessie Li, Assistant Director, Fraud Risk Management, Enterprise Risk and Assurance
Leeann Donnelly, Director, Community Engagement and Associate Professor, Faculty of Dentistry
Lisa Shearer, Manager, Administration and Compliance, ORS, UBCO
Lisanne Boon, Senior Contracts Advisor, Innovation UBC
Mieke Koehoorn, Vice Dean, Academic Affairs, Faculty of Medicine
Stephen O’Leary, Professor, School of Engineering, UBCO
Teri Charrois, Associate Dean, Practice Innovation, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

If you have any questions about the Conflict of Interest Committee, please contact the Conflict of Interest Administrator at conflict.of.interest@ubc.ca or 604-822-8623.


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