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 2023–2024	Appointment Type
Afshar, Sara	Student	Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science	Civil Engineering
Akanbi, Ope (Interim)	Faculty	The Creative School	Professionial Communication
Albanese, Patrizia	Ex-Officio		Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs (Interim)
Almasri, Nourhan	Student	At Large	Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Science
Bell, Donna	Ex-Officio		Secretary of Senate (Non-voting)
Bergmann, Michael	Faculty	The Creative School	Performance
Brant, Karina	Senate Associate	Indigenous
Cammaert, Jessica	Senate Associate (Interim)	G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education
Campbell, Sophie Renee	Student	Faculty of Law	Lincoln Alexander School of Law
Cellario, Simone	Student	Faculty of Arts	Sociology
Chan, Teresa M.	Ex-Officio	Dean, School of Medicine & Vice-President, Medical Affairs
Checkland, David	Senator Emeritus	Faculty of Arts	Philosophy
Choi, Katie	Alumni
Cramb, David	Ex-Officio	Faculty of Science	Dean
Daniels, Malka	Student	Ted Rogers School of Management	Law and Business
De Mello, Tanya (Toni)	Ex-Officio		Vice-President, Equity and Community Inclusion
Delic, Dejan	Faculty	Faculty of Science	Chair, Mathematics
Denning, Rob	Senate Associate	Canadian Union of Public Employees (Unit 2)
Duever, Tom	Ex-Officio	Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science	Dean
El Ali, Jamal	Faculty	G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education	Continuing Education
Elder Dallaire, Joanne	Senate Associate	Indigenous
Enns, Dianne	Faculty	Faculty of Arts	Philosophy
Fair, Ross	Faculty	G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education	History
Falzon, Charles	Ex-Officio	The Creative School	Dean
Farnum, Cecile	Faculty	Library	Librarian
Ferworn, Alex	Faculty	At Large	Computer Science, Faculty of Science
Fitzpatrick, Paige Erin	Student	The Creative School	Creative Industries
Fukakusa, Janice	Ex-Officio		Chancellor
Gharabaghi, Kiaras	Ex-Officio	Faculty of Community Services	Dean
Goldman, Pedro	Faculty	Faculty of Science	Physics
Holmes, Cynthia	Ex-Officio	Ted Rogers School of Management	Dean
Hudson, Graham (January 1 to June 30, 2024)	Ex-Officio	Faculty of Law	Interim Dean
Iannacito-Provenzano, Roberta	Ex-Officio		Provost and Vice-President, Academic
Ifeonu, Shanta	Student	G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education	Community Engagement, Development Leadership
Ignagni, Esther	Faculty	Faculty of Community Services	Director, Disability Studies
Janabi-Sharifi, Farrokh	Faculty	Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science	Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Jenkins, Catherine	Faculty	Library	Canadia Union of Public Employees
Kalavi, Shirin	Student	Faculty of Science	Biomedical Sciences
Kheraj, Sean	Ex-Officio		Vice Provost, Academic
Koechli, Linda	Ex-Officio	G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education	Dean (Interim)
Kolasa, Lawrence	Faculty	Faculty of Science	Mathematics
Kozlowski, Anika	Faculty	The Creative School	Fashion
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
Liss, Steven	Ex-Officio		Vice-President, Research and Innovation
MacDonald, Chris	Faculty	Ted Rogers School of Management	Chair, Law and Business
McArthur, Jennifer	Faculty	Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science	Architectural Science
McCausland, Kimberley	Ex-Officio		Vice Provost, University Planning (Interim)
McLane-Davison, Denise (Interim)	Faculty	Faculty of Community Services	Social Work
McMillen, Jen	Ex-Officio		Vice Provost, Students
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
Moulson, Margaret	Faculty	Faculty of Arts	Psychology
Ngwaba, Uchechukwu	Faculty	Lincoln Alexander School of Law	Law
O'Brien, Caroline	Faculty	The Creative School	Chair, Performance
Oguamanam, Donatus	Faculty	Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science	Chair, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Parr, Robyn	Ex-Officio		Registrar
Patel, Hetu Virajkumar	Vice-President Education, Toronto Metropolitan Students' Union (TMSU)
Patora, Ashley	Student	Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies	MBA
Patterson, Lena	Senate Associate	G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education
Price, Joshua	Faculty	Faculty of Arts	Criminology
Rakhmayil, Sergiy	Faculty	Ted Rogers School of Management	Accounting & Finance
Randall, Christopher	Student	Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies	MASc
Ravindran, Ravi	Faculty	Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science	Mechanical Engineering
Roberts, Petra	Faculty	Faculty of Community Services	Child and Youth Care
Robertson, Mark	Ex-Officio		Chief Librarian
Santos, Marcus	Faculty	Faculty of Science	Computer Science
Scenna, Rebecca	Senate Associate	Canadian Union of Public Employees (Unit 3)
Scofield, David (Interim)	Faculty	Ted Rogers School of Management	Real Estate Management
Sugiman, Pam	Ex-Officio	Faculty of Arts	Dean
Sugunalan, Nathan	Student	At Large	Geographic Analysis, Faculty of Arts,
Sullivan, Victoria	President, Toronto Metropolitan Graduate Students' Union (TMGSU)
Tasic, Boza	Faculty	Ted Rogers School of Management	Global Management Studies
Taylor, Maya	Vice-President Governance and Academic Policy, Toronto Metropolitan Association of Part-time Students (TMAPS)
Tessema, Emanuel	Student	Faculty of Community Services	Nutrition and Food
Thompson, Brennan	Faculty	Faculty of Arts	Chair, Economics
Thomson, Toni	Student	G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education	Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Management
Train, Kelly	Senate Associate	Canadian Union of Public Employees (Unit 1)
Vahabi, Mandana	Faculty	Faculty of Community Services	Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing
Van Dine, Stephen Miles	Alumni
Young, Donna	Ex-Officio	Faculty of Law	Dean
Zolfaghari, Saeed	Ex-Officio		Vice-President, Administration and Operations

For more information and updates, see torontomu.ca/senate (opens in new window) .