UNIVERSITY COUNSEL - Key Persons


Aria Adengga

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Temp

Chelsea Thompson - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Legal Counsel

Dr. Calvin Roskelley

Job Titles:
  • Co - Chair
  • Professor, Cellular & Physiological Sciences

Dr. Janine Benedet - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Dr. Jeffrey Toward


Dr. Mike Feeley

Job Titles:
  • Co - Chair

Elaine Wong


Erika Brimacombe - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Legal Counsel
Erika earned her B.A. at UBC and her law degree at the University of Victoria. Upon graduation, she articled with Harper Grey LLP and was called to the Bar in 2018. After several years with Harper Grey LLP, she joined SFU as their Privacy Legal Counsel in SFU's Office of the General Counsel. She is now delighted to have the opportunity to return to her alma mater and join the OUC as Legal Counsel.

Evelyn Ho

Job Titles:
  • Legal Administrative Assistant

Hubert Lai

Job Titles:
  • Phone

Irene Colettis

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Karen Choi - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Legal Counsel

Leanne Monsma - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Legal Counsel
Leanne earned her undergraduate and law degrees at the University of Alberta and her Masters of Law at University College London. She clerked with the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench (now the Alberta Court of King's Bench) and practiced law, first with Field LLP in Edmonton and then with Fasken Martineau DuMoulin in Vancouver. At both law firms, she provided advice to a broad range of clients, including post-secondary institutions. Leanne provides pro bono legal services through Access Pro Bono and was a member of the University College London Public International Law Pro Bono Project team. She currently serves as the co-chair of the Human Rights Law section of the Canadian Bar Association. She is delighted to now be joining the OUC, where she looks forward to combining her professional experience and her commitment to service.

Liz Moxham - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Legal Counsel

Lorena Vlad - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Legal Counsel

Mark Crosbie

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Mark Hulstein - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Legal Counsel

Mary Hosseini

Job Titles:
  • Student Office Assistant

Matthew Murray - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Legal Counsel

Megan Dylla


Michael Serebriakov - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Legal Counsel

Michelle Benicka

Job Titles:
  • Legal Administrative Assistant

Paz Pino


Rachel Shin


Sofia Vera

Job Titles:
  • Legal Administrative Assistant

Suzanne Raikes


Tiffany Fan


Yvonne Lui

Job Titles:
  • Legal Support Specialist