All board documents are available for viewing and/or download in PDF format
Board of Governors Membership Charter - approved by the Board of Governors - June 12, 2014
Board of Governors Mandate and Roles - Re-affirmed and approved by Board of Governors - March 26, 2024
Board of Governors By-Laws
Board Responsibilities vs. Management Responsibilities
Board Member Considerations
Current Public Agency Board Opportunities
Portage College Code of Conduct
Click Here for the Board of Governors Collaboration and Conversations Presentations
Please direct all Board correspondence to:
Cindy Soroka
Executive Assistant to the President and Board of Governors
Box 417, 9531-94 Ave
Lac La Biche, Alberta T0A 2C0
Email: Cindy.soroka@portagecollege.ca
Toll free: 1-866-623-5551 or 780-623-5547
Fax: 780-623-5665
Randolph Benson
Board Chair and Public Member
Term: July 22, 2023 to July 21, 2026 (3rd Term)
Nancy Broadbent
President and CEO of Portage College
Permanent Member
Brian Rudyk
Public Member
Term: December 18, 2023 to December 17, 2026 (2nd Term)
Donna Webster
Public Member
Term: April 6, 2022 to April 5, 2025 (2nd Term)
Elisa Brosseau
Public MemberTerm: June 6, 2024 to June 5, 2027 (1st Term)
Heather Lett
Staff Association Member
Term: February 16, 2024 to February 15, 2027 (1st Term)
John Irwin
Public Member
Term: February 28, 2023 to February 27, 2026 (1st Term)
Kevin Paré
Public Member
Term: April 10, 2024 to April 9, 2027 (1st Term)
Laura Papirny
Faculty Association MemberTerm: July 15, 2024 to July 14, 2027 (1st Term)
Linda Sallstrom
Public MemberTerm: April 6, 2022 to April 5, 2025 (1st Term)
Manuel McBraun
Student Association Member
Term: July 15, 2024 to July 14, 2025 (1st Term)
Molly Fyten
Public Member
Term: April 6, 2022 to April 5, 2025 (1st Term)
Dr. Patricia Makokis
Public MemberTerm: April 6, 2022 to April 5, 2025 (1st Term)
Ron Young
Public Member
Term: December 18, 2023 to December 17, 2026 (2nd Term)
Christiana Charley
Student Association Member
Term: January 17, 2025 to January 16, 2026 (1st Term)
Cindy Soroka
Executive Assistant to the President and Board of Governors
Box 417, 9531-94 Ave
Lac La Biche, Alberta T0A 2C0
Email: Cindy.soroka@portagecollege.ca
Toll free: 1-866-623-5551 or 780-623-5547
Fax: 780-623-5665
We acknowledge that Portage College’s service region is on the traditional lands of First Nation Peoples, the owners of Treaty 6, 8 and 10, which are also homelands to the Métis people. We honour the history and culture of all people who first lived and gathered in these lands.