Toronto Metropolitan University Senate

The Senate is the academic policy making body of Toronto Metropolitan University.

The Senate consists of 51 elected representatives of the faculty, librarians, students and alumni, and 18 ex-officio members of the administration, including the Chancellor. Senate is chaired by the President.

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Senate Members 2024–2025	Appointment Type
Adler, Marc	Faculty	Faculty of Science	Chemistry and Biology
Ahmed Elshahed	Student At-Large	Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science	Mechatronics Engineering
Albanese, Patrizia	Ex-Officio		Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs (Interim)
Alhayek, Katty	Faculty	The Creative School	Professionial Communication
Allision Allison	Student	G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education	Data Analytics Big Data and Predictive Analytics
Antonescu, Costin	Faculty	Faculty of Science	Chair, Chemistry and Biology
Bahli, Bouchaib	Faculty	Ted Rogers School of Management	Information Technology Management
Batool Qasim	Student	The Creative School	Professional Communication
Bell, Donna	Ex-Officio		Secretary of Senate (Non-voting)
Brant, Karina	Senate Associate	Indigenous
Burke, Tara	Faculty	At Large	Nursing, Faculty of Community Services
Butt, Irfan	Faculty	Ted Rogers School of Management	Marketing Management
Cammaert, Jessica	Senate Associate (Interim)	G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education
Cellario, Simone	Student	Faculty of Arts	Sociology
Chaichypour, Bahareh	President, Toronto Metropolitan Graduate Students' Union (TMGSU)
Chan, Teresa M.	Ex-Officio	School of Medicine & Vice-President, Medical Affairs	Dean
Checkland, David	Senator Emeritus	Faculty of Arts	Philosophy
Chin-Loy Chang, Donette	Ex-Officio		Chancellor
Choi, Katie	Alumni
Cleave, Evan	Faculty	Faculty of Arts	Geography
Cramb, David	Ex-Officio	Faculty of Science	Dean
De Mello, Tanya (Toni)	Ex-Officio		Vice-President, Equity and Community Inclusion
Denning, Rob	Senate Associate	Canadian Union of Public Employees (Unit 2)
El Ali, Jamal	Faculty	G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education	Continuing Education
Elder Dallaire, Joanne	Senate Associate	Indigenous
Fair, Ross	Faculty	G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education	History
Falzon, Charles	Ex-Officio	The Creative School	Dean
Ferworn, Alex	Faculty	At Large	Computer Science, Faculty of Science
Gharabaghi, Kiaras	Ex-Officio	Faculty of Community Services	Dean
Hodges, Shari	Ex-Officio		Registrar (Interim)
Holmes, Cynthia	Ex-Officio	Ted Rogers School of Management	Dean
Iannacito-Provenzano, Roberta	Ex-Officio		Provost and Vice-President, Academic
Janabi-Sharifi, Farrokh	Faculty	Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science	Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Jenkins, Catherine	Faculty	Library	Canadia Union of Public Employees
Jessica Ward	Student	Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science	Biomedical Engineering
Joanna Eaton	Student	Faculty of Community Services	Midwifery
Kaplan, Alan	Faculty	Ted Rogers School of Management	Accounting & Finance
Kashef, Rasha	Faculty	Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science	Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering
Kenneth Gabriel Antenor	Student	Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies	Molecular Science (MSc)
Kheraj, Sean	Ex-Officio		Vice Provost, Academic
Koechli, Linda	Ex-Officio	G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education	Dean (Interim)
Krishnan, Sri	Ex-Officio	Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science	Dean
Kumaradas, Carl	Ex-Officio	Vice-Provost and Dean (interim)	Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Lachemi, Mohamed	Ex-Officio		President, Vice-Chancellor and Chair of Senate
Landrum, Lisa	Faculty	Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science	Chair, Architectural Science
Latif Ali Ayub Ali Syed	Student	Ted Rogers School of Management	Real Estate Management
Liss, Steven	Ex-Officio		Vice-President, Research and Innovation
Louise Malabanan	Student	Faculty of Science	Biomedical Sciences
Maddison Wilson	Student	Lincoln Alexander School of Law	Lincoln Alexander School of Law
Martin, Danielle	Faculty	The Creative School	Fashion
Masood, Aneesa	Vice-President Education, Toronto Metropolitan Students' Union (TMSU)
McArthur, Jennifer	Faculty	At Large	Architectural Science, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
McCausland, Kimberley	Ex-Officio		Vice Provost, University Planning (Interim)
McLane-Davison, Denise	Faculty	Faculty of Community Services	Social Work
McMillen, Jen	Ex-Officio		Vice Provost, Students
McQuaid, Aaron	Student
Medaglia, Joseph	Faculty	At Large	Fashion, The Creative School
Mehrvar, Mehrab (Winter 2025)	Faculty	Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science	Chemical Engineering
Mehta, Krishan	Ex-Officio		Vice-President, University Advancement and Alumni Relations
Mendoza, Jesmen	Faculty	Library	Toronto Faculty Association (TFA)
Metersky, Kateryna	Faculty	At Large	Nursing, Faculty of Community Services
Mitra, Raktim	Faculty	Faculty of Community Services	Director, Urban and Regional Planning
Mohammed Ur Rahman	Student	Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies	Business Administration (MBA)
Mohammed Zakir Hossain Chowdhury	Student	G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education	Business Management
Moulson, Margaret	Faculty	Faculty of Arts	Psychology
Naghibi, Nima	Faculty	Faculty of Arts	English
Nakeiro Ayudo	Student At-Large	Faculty of Community Services	Urban and Regional Planning
Ngwaba, Uchechukwu	Faculty	Lincoln Alexander School of Law	Law
O'Brien, Caroline	Faculty	The Creative School	Chair, Performance
Oguamanam, Donatus	Faculty	At Large	Mechanical, Industrial and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
Onishenko, Dawn	Faculty	Faculty of Community Services	Social Work
Patricia Doan-Mcfarlane	Student At-Large	Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science	Industrial Engineering
Patterson, Lena	Senate Associate	G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education
Peng, Amy	Ex-Officio	Faculty of Arts	Dean (Interim)
Pirner, Diane	Faculty	At Large	Nursing, Faculty of Community Services
Ravindran, Comondore (Ravi)	Faculty	At Large	Mechanical, Industrial and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
Rebello, Carina	Faculty	Faculty of Science	Physics
Roberts, Petra	Faculty	Faculty of Community Services	Child and Youth Care
Robertson, Mark	Ex-Officio		Chief Librarian
Samarbakhsh, Laleh	Faculty	Ted Rogers School of Management	Chair, Finance
Santos, Marcus	Faculty	Faculty of Science	Computer Science
Scenna, Rebecca	Senate Associate	Canadian Union of Public Employees (Unit 3)
Skyrme, Alison	Faculty	Library	Librarian
Soudi, Afsoon	Faculty	The Creative School	RTA School of Media
Tahnia Naveed	Student At-Large	Faculty of Community Services	Collaborative Nursing
Thompson, Brennan	Faculty	Faculty of Arts	Chair, Economics
Train, Kelly	Senate Associate	Canadian Union of Public Employees (Unit 1)
Van Dine, Stephen Miles	Alumni
Veda Aziz	Student At-Large	Faculty of Arts	Criminology and Politics and Governance
Yang, Annie	Vice-President Governance and Academic Policy, Toronto Metropolitan Association of Part-time Students (TMAPS)
Young, Donna	Ex-Officio	Faculty of Law	Dean
Zolfaghari, Saeed	Ex-Officio		Vice-President, Administration and Operations

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