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Composition of Departmental Evaluation Committee

The Departmental Evaluation Committee (DEC) is responsible for the evaluation of pre-tenure faculty members. This includes the coordination and conduct of teaching assessments, annual assessments, intermediate tenure reviews and recommendations for tenure.

The term of office for members of a DEC is September 1 to August 31.

Schools

Creative Industries

February 26, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Jeremy Shtern (designate of chair esther maier)
Elected Chair of DEC:      Jeremy Shtern
Appointed Member: Jeremy Shtern
Elected Members: Miranda Campbell

David Gauntlett
Equity Advocate: Miranda Campbell

Fashion

March 12, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Joseph Medaglia
Elected Chair of DEC:      Joseph Medaglia
Appointed Member: Nigel Lezama
Elected Members: Grahame Lynch

Colleen Schindler-Lynch

Alison Matthews David
Equity Advocate:

Graphic Communications Management

March 5, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Natalia Lumby
Elected Chair of DEC:      Natalia Lumby
Appointed Member: Reem El-Asaleh
Elected Members: Art Seto

Martin Habekost

Jay Park
Equity Advocate: Reem El-Asaleh

Image Arts

February 20, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Ted Hiebert
Elected Chair of DEC:      Izabella Pruska-Oldenhof
Appointed Member: Dave Kemp
Elected Members: Heather Diack

Izabella Pruska-Oldenhof

John Tarver
Equity Advocate: Heather Diack

Interior Design

May 15, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Colin Ripley
Elected Chair of DEC:      Colin Ripley
Appointed Member: Lorella Di Cintio
Elected Members: Lois Weinthal

Jonathon Anderson

Andrew Furman
Equity Advocate: Andrew Furman

Journalism

April 22, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Ravindra Mohabeer
Elected Chair of DEC:      Ravindra Mohabeer
Appointed Member: Adrian Ma
Elected Members: Sonya Fatah

Asmaa Malik

Nicole Blanchett

Joyce Smith
Equity Advocate: Sonya Fatah

New Media

March 15, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: David Bouchard
Elected Chair of DEC:      Alex Bal
Appointed Member: Steve Daniels
Elected Member: Alex Bal
Equity Advocate: Steve Daniels

Performance

March 11, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Caroline O'Brien
Elected Chair of DEC:      Caroline O'Brien
Appointed Member: Vicki St Denys
Elected Members: Tanya Evidente

Pavlo Bosyy

Cole Lewis
Equity Advocate: Cole Lewis

Professional Communication

Role Name
Chair of Department:
Elected Chair of DEC:     
Appointed Member:
Elected Members:


Equity Advocate:

RTA School of Media

May 15, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: James Nadler
Elected Chair of DEC:      Laurel Walzak
Appointed Member: Hossein Rahnama
Elected Members: Laurel Walzak

Henry Warwick

Rick Grunberg
Equity Advocate: TBD

Schools

Creative Industries

May 22, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Esther Maier
Elected Chair of DEC:      Esther Maier
Appointed Member: Michael Doxtater
Elected Member: Miranda Campbell
Equity Advocate: Michael Doxtater

Fashion

January 21, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Joseph Medaglia
Elected Chair of DEC:      Joseph Medaglia
Appointed Member: Kim Wahl
Elected Members: Osmud Rahman

May Friedman

Colleen Schindler-Lynch
Equity Advocate: Osmud Rahman

Graphic Communications Management

April 4, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Natalia Lumby
Elected Chair of DEC:      Natalia Lumby
Appointed Member: Art Seto
Elected Members: Abhay Sharma

Reem El Asaleh

Ehsan Behzadfar
Equity Advocate: Reem El Asaleh

Image Arts

July 4, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Ted Hiebert
Elected Chair of DEC:      Ted Hiebert
Appointed Member: Gerda Cammaer
Elected Members: Heather Diack

Bruno Lessard

Michal Conford
Equity Advocate:

Interior Design

May 6, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Colin Ripley
Elected Chair of DEC:      Colin Ripley
Appointed Member: Lorella Di Cintio
Elected Members: Shai Yeshayahu

Drew Furman

Catherine Dowling
Equity Advocate: Drew Furman

Journalism

July 3, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Ravindra Mohabeer
Elected Chair of DEC:      Ravindra Mohabeer
Appointed Member: Joyce Smith
Elected Members: Nicole Blanchett

Janice Neil
Equity Advocate: Sonya Fatah

Performance

January 15, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Caroline O'Brien
Elected Chair of DEC:      Caroline O'Brien
Appointed Member: Vicki St Denys
Elected Members: Cole Lewis

Tanya Evidente

Pavlo Bosyy
Equity Advocate: Cole Lewis

Professional Communication

February 28, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Jessica Mudry
Elected Chair of DEC:      John Shiga
Appointed Member: Carolyn Kane
Elected Members: Shana Almeida

David Colangelo

John Shiga
Equity Advocate: Shana Almeida

RTA School of Media

December 19, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Laurie Petrou (Chair Designate)
Elected Chair of DEC:      Laurel Walzak
Appointed Member: Kathleen Pirrie Adams
Elected Members: Henry Warwick

Lori Beckstead

Steve Daniels

Laurel Walzak

Richard Lachman (F24) / Alex Bal (W25)
Equity Advocate: Steve Daniels

Schools

 

Creative Industries

Date: September 26, 2023
Chair of School: Esther Maier
Elected Chair of DEC:          Jeremy Shtern
Appointed Member: Michael Doxtater
Elected Member: David Gauntlett
Equity Advocate: Michael Doxtater

 

Fashion

Date: September 1, 2023
Chair of School:
 Joseph Medaglia
Elected Chair of DEC:          TBD
Appointed Member: May Friedman
Elected Members: Osmud Rahman
  Henry Navarro Delgado
  Nigel Lezama (to start in January 2024)
Equity Advocate: Henry Navarro Delgado

 

Graphic Communications Management

Date: August 1, 2023
Chair of School: Natalia Lumby
Elected Chair of DEC:        Natalia Lumby
Appointed Member: Christopher Smyth
Elected Members: Jay Park
  Reem El Asaleh
  Ian Baitz
Equity Advocate: Reem El Asaleh

 

Image Arts

Date: September 5, 2023
Chair of School: Katy McCormick
Elected Chair of DEC:        Izabella Pruska-Oldenhof
Appointed Member: Blake Fitzpatrick
Elected Members: Katy McCormick
  Gerda Cammaer
  Michal Conford
Equity Advocate: Katy McCormick

 

Interior Design

Date: November 6, 2023
Chair of School: Colin Ripley
Elected Chair of DEC:          Drew Furman
Appointed Member: Lorella Di Cintio
Elected Members: Barbara Vogel
  Catherine Dowling
  Drew Furman
Equity Advocate: Colin Ripley

 

Journalism

Date: June 9, 2023
Chair of School: Ravindra Mohabeer
Elected Chair of DEC:        Ravindra Mohabeer
Appointed Member: Gavin Adamson
Elected Members: Asmaa Malik
  April Lindgren
  Janice Neil
Equity Advocate: Asmaa Malik

 

Professional Communication

Date: January 25, 2023
Chair of School: Jessica Mudry
Elected Chair of DEC:        John Shiga
Appointed Member: Robert Clapperton
Elected Members: Shana Almeida
  Joanne DiNova
  John Shiga
Equity Advocate: Shana Almeida

 

RTA School of Media

Date: March 11, 2024
Chair's Designate: James Nadler
Elected Chair of DEC:        Laurie Petrou
Appointed Member: Lori Beckstead
Elected Members: Joseph Recupero
  Steve Daniels
  Charles Davis
  Hossein Rahnama
Equity Advocate: Steve Daniels

 

Performance

Date: June 9, 2023
Chair of School: Caroline O'Brien
Elected Chair of DEC:        Caroline O'Brien
Appointed Member: Cheryl Thompson
Elected Members: Pavlo Bosyy
  Tanya Evidente
  Cole Lewis
Equity Advocate: Tanya Evidente

Schools

 

Creative Industries

Date: March 10, 2023
Chair of School: Jeremy Shtern
Elected Chair of DEC:          Jeremy Shtern
Appointed Member: David Gauntlett
Elected Member: Michael Doxtater
Equity Advocate: David Gauntlett

 

Fashion

Date: September 23, 2022
Chair of School: Joseph Medaglia
Elected Chair of DEC:        Osmud Rahman
Appointed Member: May Friedman
Elected Members: Kim Wahl
  Osmud Rahman
  Henry Navarro
Equity Advocate: Osmud Rahman

 

Graphic Communications Management

Date: June 21, 2022
Chair of School: Natalia Lumby
Elected Chair of DEC:        Natalia Lumby
Appointed Member: Jason Lisi
Elected Members: Art Seto
  Reem El Asaleh
  Ian Baitz
Equity Advocate: Reem El Asaleh

 

Image Arts

Date: May 24, 2023
Chair of School: Katy McCormick
Elected Chair of DEC:        Izabella Pruska-Oldenhof
Appointed Member: Pierre Tremblay
Elected Members: Alireza Khatami
  Alex Alter
Equity Advocate: Alireza Khatami

 

Interior Design

Date: September 19, 2022
Chair of School: Colin Ripley
Elected Chair of DEC:        Lorella DiCintio
Appointed Member: Taymoore Balbaa
Elected Members: Lorella DiCintio
  Adam Kolodziej
  Barbara Vogel
Equity Advocate: TBA

 

Journalism

Date: July 5, 2022
Chair of School: Ravindra Mohabeer
Elected Chair of DEC:        Ravindra Mohabeer
Appointed Member: Asmaa Malik
Elected Members: Jagg Carr-Locke
  April Lindgren
Equity Advocate: Asmaa Malik

 

Performance

Date:  
Chair of School:  
Elected Chair of DEC:         
Appointed Member:  
Elected Members:  

 

Professional Communication

Date: February 14, 2022
Chair of School: Jessica Mudry, ProCom Chair
Elected Chair of DEC:        TBD
Appointed Member: Joanne DiNova
Elected Members: Greg Elmer
  Marty Fink
  Greg Levey
Equity Advocate: Joanne DiNova

 

RTA School of Media

Date: June 9, 2023
Chair of School: Charles Davis
Elected Chair of DEC:        Alex Bal
Appointed Member: Hossein Rahnama
Elected Members: Steve Daniels
  James Nadler
  Henry Warwick
  Laurie Petrou
  Alex Bal
Equity Advocate: Steve Daniels

Departments

 

Criminology

Role Name
Chair of Department:
Elected Chair of DEC:     
Appointed Member:
Elected Member:
Equity Advocate:

Economics

February 12, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Brennan Thompson
Elected Chair of DEC:      Cathy Ning
Appointed Member: Nicholas Li
Elected Members: Eric Kam

Paul Missios

Cathy Ning
Equity Advocate: Eric Kam

English

May 14, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Naomi Hamer
Elected Chair of DEC:      Naomi Hamer
Appointed Member: Craig Jennex
Elected Members: Monique Tschofen

Colleen Derkatch (Fall)

Laura Fisher (Winter)
Equity Advocate: Craig Jennex

Geography and Environmental Studies

February 14, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Tor Oiamo
Elected Chair of DEC:      Claire Oswald
Appointed Member: Lu Wang
Elected Members: Claire Oswald

Harald Bauder

Andrew Millward
Equity Advocate: Tor Oiamo

History

Role Name
Chair of Department:
Elected Chair of DEC:     
Appointed Member:
Elected Member:
Equity Advocate:

Languages, Literatures & Cultures

January 29, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Enriqueta Zafra
Elected Chair of DEC:      Enriqueta Zafra
Appointed Member: Dana Osborne
Elected Member: Ndeye Ba
Equity Advocate: Ndeye Ba

Philosophy

Role Name
Chair of Department:
Elected Chair of DEC:     
Appointed Member:
Elected Member:
Equity Advocate:

Politics and Public Administration

April 25, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Tuna Baskoy
Elected Chair of DEC:      Tuna Baskoy
Appointed Member: Sedef Arat-Koc
Elected Members: Mitu Sengupta

Sorpong Peou

Duncan MacLellan
Equity Advocate: Mitu Sengupta

Psychology

February 12, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Tae Hart
Elected Chair of DEC:      Tae Hart
Appointed Member: Lixia Yang
Elected Members: Colleen Carney

Becky Choma

Alasdair Goodwill

Trevor Hart

Julia Spaniol
Equity Advocate: Becky Choma

Sociology

Role Name
Chair of Department:
Elected Chair of DEC:     
Appointed Member:
Elected Member:
Equity Advocate:

Departments

 

Criminology

September 19, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Joshua Price
Elected Chair of DEC:      Joshua Price
Appointed Member: Dan Horner
Elected Members: Zahir Kolia

Shiri Pasternak

Anne-Marie Singh
Equity Advocate: Shiri Pasternak

Economics

February 27, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Brennan Thompson
Elected Chair of DEC:      Cathy Ning
Appointed Member: Leo Michelis
Elected Members: Eric Kam

Cathy Ning

Yu Wang
Equity Advocate: Eric Kam

English

September 9, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Naomi Hamer
Elected Chair of DEC:      Naomi Hamer
Appointed Member: Hyacinth Simpson
Elected Members: Jason Boyd

Laura Fisher

Andrew O'Malley
Equity Advocate: Hyacinth Simpson

Geography and Environmental Studies

August 22, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Tor Oiamo
Elected Chair of DEC:      Claire Oswald
Appointed Member: Claire Oswald
Elected Members: Sutama Ghosh

Brian Ceh

Philip Coppack
Equity Advocate: Tor Oiamo

History

September 23, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Martin Greig
Elected Chair of DEC:      Martin Greig
Appointed Member: Jenny Carson
Elected Members: Art Blake

Ian Mosby

Janam Mukherjee
Equity Advocate: Jenny Carson

Languages, Literatures & Cultures

February 29, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Enriqueta Zafra
Elected Chair of DEC:      Enriqueta Zafra
Appointed Member: Jamin Pelkey
Elected Member: Dana Osborne
Equity Advocate: Jamin Pelkey

Philosophy

March 6, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Andrew Hunter
Elected Chair of DEC:      Andrew Hunter
Appointed Member: Diane Enns
Elected Members: Glenn Parsons

David Hunter

John Caruana
Equity Advocate: Andrew Hunter

Politics and Public Administration

April 14, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Tuna Baskoy
Elected Chair of DEC:      Tuna Baskoy
Appointed Member: Mitu Sengupta
Elected Members: Chris Gore

Miriam Anderson

Patrice Dutil

Duncan MacLellan

Michael McGregor
Equity Advocate: Mitu Sengupta

Psychology

December 31, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Julia Spaniol
Elected Chair of DEC:      Julia Spaniol
Appointed Member: Candice Monson
Elected Members: Becky Choma

Trevor Hart

Frank Russo

Stephen Want
Equity Advocate: Trevor Hart

Sociology

September 18, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Cheryl Teelucksingh
Elected Chair of DEC:      Cheryl Teelucksingh
Appointed Member: Andie Noack
Elected Members: Heather Rollwagen

Anna Triandafyllidou

Paul Moore
Equity Advocate: Paul Moore

Departments

 

Criminology

Date: September 1, 2023
Chair of Department: Dan Horner
Elected Chair of DEC:          Dan Horner
Appointed Member: Ajay Sandhu
Elected Members: Jane Sprott
  Alexandra Orlova
  Joshua Price
Equity Advocate: TBD

 

Economics

Date: February 15, 2023
Chair of Department: Brennan Thompson
Elected Chair of DEC:        Paul Missios
Appointed Member: Cathy Ning
Elected Members: Eric Kam
  Paul Missios
  Haomiao Yu
Equity Advocate: Eric Kam


English

Date: October 11, 2023
Chair of Department: Colleen Derkatch
Elected Chair of DEC:        Colleen Derkatch
Appointed Member: Hyacinth Simpson
Elected Members: Sarah Henstra
  Elizabeth Podnieks
  Jennifer Burwell
Equity Advocate: Hyacinth Simpson

 

Geography and Environmental Studies

Date: February 9, 2024
Chair of Department: David Atkinson
Elected Chair of DEC:        Claire Oswald
Appointed Member: Claire Oswald
Elected Members: Sutama Ghosh
  Brian Ceh
  Tor Oiamo
Equity Advocate: David Atkinson

 

History

Date: September 20, 2023
Chair of Department: Jean Li
Elected Chair of DEC:        Tomaz Jardim
Appointed Member: Martin Greig
Elected Members: Robert Teigrob
  Jenny Carson
  Catherine Ellis
Equity Advocate: Jenny Carson

 

Languages, Literatures & Cultures

Date: April 12, 2023
Chair of Department: Enriqueta Zafra
Elected Chair of DEC:        Enriqueta Zafra
Appointed Member: Gerd Hauck
Elected Member: Jamin Pelkey
Equity Advocate: Jamin Pelkey

 

Philosophy

Date: June 20, 2023
Chair of Department: Andrew Hunter
Elected Chair of DEC:        Andrew Hunter
Appointed Member: Klaas Kraay
Elected Members: Diane Enns
  David Ciavatta
  David Hunter
Equity Advocate: Andrew Hunter

 

Politics and Public Administration

Date: June 8, 2023
Chair of Department: Tuna Baskoy
Elected Chair of DEC:        Chris Gore
Appointed Member: Sedef Arat-Koc
Elected Members: Mitu Sengupta
  Chris Gore
  Daniel Rubenson
  Tracey Raney
  Michael McGregor
Equity Advocate: Tracey Raney

 

Psychology

Date: April 10, 2024
Chair of Department: Tae Hart
Elected Chair of DEC:        Tae Hart
Appointed Member: Leslie Atkinson
Elected Members: Alexandra Fiocco
  Alasdair Goodwill
  Trevor Hart
  Tisha Ornstein
  Julia Spaniol
Equity Advocate: Alexandra Fiocco

 

Sociology

Date: August 14, 2023
Chair of Department: Cheryl Teelucksingh
Elected Chair of DEC:        Cheryl Teelucksingh
Appointed Member: Paul Moore
Elected Members: Naomi Lightman
  Heather Rollwagen
  Alan Sears
Equity Advocate: Cheryl Teelucksingh

Departments

 

Criminology

Date: February 1, 2023
Chair of Department: Dan Horner
Elected Chair of DEC:          Dan Horner
Appointed Member: Joshua Price
Elected Members: Alexandra Orlova
  Jane Sprott
Equity Advocate: Joshua Price

 

Economics

Date: July 12, 2022
Chair of Department: Brennan Thompson
Elected Chair of DEC:        Paul Missios
Appointed Member: Eric Kam
Elected Members: Paul Missios
  Cathy Ning
  Haomiao Yu
Equity Advocate: Eric Kam

 

English

Date: September 19, 2022
Chair of Department: Andrew O'Malley
Elected Chair of DEC:        Andrew O'Malley
Appointed Member: Hyacinth Simpson
Elected Members: Dale Smith
  Naomi Hamer
  Jason Boyd
Equity Advocate: Naomi Hamer

 

Geography and Environmental Studies

Date:  
Chair of Department:  
Elected Chair of DEC:         
Appointed Member:  
Elected Members:  

 

History

Date: April 3, 2023
Chair of Department: Melanie Knight
Elected Chair of DEC:        Tomaz Jardim
Appointed Member: Catherine Ellis
Elected Members: David MacKenzie
  Rob Teigrob

 

Languages, Literatures & Cultures

Date: March 17, 2022
Chair of Department: Enriqueta Zafra
Elected Chair of DEC:        Enriqueta Zafra
Appointed Member: Dana Osborne
Elected Member: Jamin Pelkey
Equity Advocate: Jamin Pelkey

 

Philosophy

Date: June 12, 2022
Chair of Department: Andrew Hunter
Elected Chair of DEC:        Andrew Hunter
Appointed Member: David Checkland
Elected Members: Jo Kornegay
  John Caruana
  Paula Schwebel
Equity Advocate: Andrew Hunter

 

Politics and Public Administration

Date: May 30, 2022
Chair of Department: Tuna Baskoy
Elected Chair of DEC:        Christopher Gore
Appointed Member: Mitu Sengupta
Elected Members: Carolyn Johns
  Daniel Rubenson
  Tracey Raney
  Sanjay Ruparelia
  Christopher Gore
Equity Advocate: Sanjay Ruparelia

 

Psychology

Date: March 23, 2022
Chair of Department: Dr. Tae Hart
Elected Chair of DEC:        Dr. Tae Hart
Appointed Member: Dr. Leslie Atkinson
Elected Members: Dr. Colleen Carney
  Dr. Alasdair Goodwill
  Dr. Trevor Hart
  Dr. Tisha Ornstein
  Dr. Maureen Reed
Equity Advocate: Dr. Tae Hart

 

Sociology

Date: July 22, 2022
Chair of Department: Cheryl Teelucksingh
Elected Chair of DEC:        Cheryl Teelucksingh
Appointed Member: Heather Rollwagen
Elected Members: Alan Sears
  Melanie Knight
  Andie Noack
Equity Advocate: Cheryl Teelucksingh

Schools

 

Child and Youth Care

Role Name
Chair of Department:
Elected Chair of DEC:     
Appointed Member:
Elected Members:


Equity Advocate:

Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing

May 6, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: TBD
Elected Chair of DEC:      TBD
Appointed Member: Karen LeGrow
Elected Members: Jennifer Lapum

Oona St-Amant

Charlotte Lee

Sepali Guruge

Joyal Miranda
Equity Advocate: TBD

Disability Studies

May 7, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Lynn Lavallee
Elected Chair of DEC:      Lynn Lavallee
Appointed Member: Eliza Chandler
Elected Member: Esther Ignagni
Equity Advocate: Eliza Chandler

Early Childhood Studies

Role Name
Chair of Department:
Elected Chair of DEC:     
Appointed Member:
Elected Members:


Equity Advocate:

Midwifery

May 11, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Elizabeth Allemang
Elected Chair of DEC:      Elizabeth Allemang
Appointed Member: Vicki Van Wagner
Elected Member: Karline Wilson-Mitchell
Equity Advocate: Karline Wilson-Mitchell

Nutrition

Role Name
Chair of Department:
Elected Chair of DEC:     
Appointed Member:
Elected Members:


Equity Advocate:

Occupational and Public Health

February 6, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Eric Liberda
Elected Chair of DEC:      Eric Liberda
Appointed Member: Jordan Tustin
Elected Members: Chun-Yip Hon

Corinne Ong

Nima Khakzad
Equity Advocate: Eric Liberda

Social Work

Role Name
Chair of Department:
Elected Chair of DEC:     
Appointed Member:
Elected Members:


Equity Advocate:

Urban and Regional Planning

Role Name
Chair of Department:
Elected Chair of DEC:     
Appointed Member:
Elected Members:


Equity Advocate:

Schools

 

Child and Youth Care

October 29, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Beverly-Jean Daniel
Elected Chair of DEC:      Beverly-Jean Daniel
Appointed Member: Tara Collins
Elected Member: Monica Ruiz-Casares
Equity Advocate: Beverly-Jean Daniel

Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing

April 2, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Maher M. El-Masri
Elected Chair of DEC:      Oona St-Amant
Appointed Member: Karen LeGrow
Elected Members: Charlotte Lee

Janet Yamada

Joyal Miranda

Sherry Espin

Erin Ziegler
Equity Advocate: Joyal Miranda

Disability Studies

October 10, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Lynn Lavallee
Elected Chair of DEC:      Lynn Lavallee
Appointed Member: Yukari Seko
Elected Member: Eliza Chandler
Eqiuty Advocate: Eliza Chandler

Early Childhood Studies

September 30, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Sejal Patel
Elected Chair of DEC:      Rachel Berman
Appointed Member: Fiona Moola
Elected Members: Rachel Berman

Judith Bernhard

Kathleen Peets
Equity Advocate: Sejal Patel

Midwifery

September 20, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Elizabeth Allemang
Elected Chair of DEC:      Manavi Handa
Appointed Member: Vicki Van Wagner
Elected Member: Nicole Bennett
Equity Advocate: TBC

Nutrition

May 17, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Sharon Wong
Elected Chair of DEC:      Sharon Wong
Appointed Member: Sharon Wong
Elected Members: Dan Mahoney

Enza Gucciardi

Jessica Wegener

Yvonne Yuan
Equity Advocate: Enza Gucciardi

Occupational and Public Health

August 22, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Ian Young
Elected Chair of DEC:      Ian Young
Appointed Member: Fatih Sekercioglu
Elected Members: Linda Rothman

Nima Khakzad

Mohammad Abdoli
Equity Advocate: Ian Young

Social Work

June 20, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: TBD
Elected Chair of DEC:      TBD
Appointed Member: Denise McLane-Davison
Elected Members: Jennifer Poole

Lynn Lavallee

May Friedman
Equity Advocate: Denise McLane-Davison

Urban and Regional Planning

May 31, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Raktim Mitra
Elected Chair of DEC:      Chris De Sousa
Appointed Member: Shelagh McCartney
Elected Members: Nina-Marie Lister

Matthias Sweet
Equity Advocate: TBD

Schools

 

Child and Youth Care

Date:  
Director of School:  
Elected Chair of DEC:           
Appointed Member:  
Elected Member:  

 

Disability Studies

Date: August 23, 2023
Director of School: Esther Ignagni
Elected Chair of DEC:         Esther Ignagni
Appointed Member: Julie James
Elected Member: Eliza Chandler (to be replaced by
Yukari Seko later in the term)
Equity Advocate: TBD

 

Early Childhood Studies

Date: October 2, 2023
Director of School: Sejal Patel
Elected Chair of DEC:        Aurelia Di Santo (Co-Chair) and Susan Jagger (Co-Chair)
Appointed Member: Kathryn Underwood
Elected Members: Charlene Ryan
  Aurelia Di Santo
  Susan Jagger
  Fiona Moola
  Jason Nolan
Equity Advocate: Kathryn Underwood

 

Midwifery

Date: February 27, 2024
Director of School: Karline Wilson-Mitchell Director
Elected Chair of DEC:         Karline Wilson-Mitchell Director
Appointed Member: Vicki Van Wagner
Elected Member: Elizabeth Allemang
Equity Advocate: Manavi Handa

 

Nursing

Date: March 13, 2023
Director of School: Jennifer Lapum
Elected Chair of DEC:        Jennifer Lapum
Appointed Member: Susan Bishop
Elected Members: Elaine Santa Mina
  Janet Yamada
  Charlotte Lee
  Josephine Wong
  Oona St-Amant
Equity Advocate: Josephine Wong


Nutrition

Date: June 21, 2023
Director of School: Fiona Yeudall
Elected Chair of DEC:        Fiona Yeudall
Appointed Member: Rena Mendelson
Elected Members: Cecilia Rocha
  Dan Mahoney
Equity Advocate: Fiona Yeudall

 

Occupational and Public Health

Date: August 31, 2023
Director of School: Thomas Tenkate
Elected Chair of DEC:        Thomas Tenkate
Appointed Member: Anne Harris    
Elected Members: Ian Young
  Nima Khakzad
  Jordan Tustin
Equity Advocate: Thomas Tenkate

 

Social Work

Date:  
Director of School:  
Elected Chair of DEC:         
Appointed Member:  
Elected Members:  

 

Urban and Regional Planning

Date: June 9, 2023
Director of School: Raktim Mitra
Elected Chair of DEC:        Raktim Mitra
Appointed Member: Nina-Marie Lister
Elected Members: Chris De Sousa
  Shelagh McCartney
  Matthias Sweet
Equity Advocate: TBD

Schools

 

Child and Youth Care

Date: September 19, 2022
Director of School: Judy Finlay
Elected Chair of DEC:          Judy Finlay
Appointed Member: Beverly Jean Daniel
Elected Member: Tara Collins
Equity Advocate: Beverly Jean Daniel

 

Disability Studies

Date: March 4, 2022
Director of School: Esther Ignagni
Elected Chair of DEC:        Esther Ignagni
Appointed Member: Lynn Lavallee
Elected Member: Eliza Chandler

 

Early Childhood Studies

Date: October 3, 2022
Director of School: Thomas Tenkate
Elected Chair of DEC:        Susan Jagger
Appointed Member: Jason Nolen
Elected Members: Susan Jagger
  Aurelia Di Santo
  Charlene Ryan
Equity Advocate: Aurelia Di Santo

 

Midwifery

Date: September 18, 2022
Director of School: Karline Wilson-Mitchell
Elected Chair of DEC:        Karline Wilson-Mitchell
Appointed Member: Vicki Van Wagner
Elected Member: Elizabeth Allemang
Equity Advocate: Manavi Handa

 

Nursing

Date: September 16, 2022
Director's Designate: Jennifer Lapum
Elected Chair of DEC:      Jennifer Lapum
Appointed Member: Margareth Zanchetta
Elected Members: Kristine Newman
  Daria Romaniuk
  Suzanne Fredericks
  Joyal Miranda
  Karen LeGrow
Equity Advocate: Margareth Zanchetta

 

Nutrition

Date: September 23, 2022
Director of School: Fiona Yeudall
Elected Chair of DEC:        Fiona Yeudall
Appointed Member: Nick Bellissimo
Elected Members: Rena Mendelson
  Cecilia Rocha
Equity Advocate: Fiona Yeudall

 

Occupational and Public Health

Date: June 6, 2022
Director of School: Richard Meldrum
Elected Chair of DEC:        Richard Meldrum
Appointed Member: Anne Harris
Elected Members: Thomas Tenkate
  Eric Liberda
  Mohammad Abdoli
Equity Advocate: Eric Liberda

 

Social Work

Date: June 2, 2022
Director of School: Valerie Borum
Elected Chair of DEC:        Valerie Borum
Appointed Member: Susan Preston
Elected Members: May Friedman
  Dawn Onishenko
  Jennifer Poole

 

Urban and Regional Planning

Date: June 24, 2022
Director of School: Pamela Robinson
Elected Chair of DEC:        Raktim Mitra
Appointed Member: Shelagh McCartney
Elected Members: Zhixi Zhuang
  Chris DeSousa
  Ron Keeble

Departments

 

Aerospace Engineering

May 13, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dr. Hekmat Alighanbari
Elected Chair of DEC:      Dr. Joon Chung
Appointed Member: Dr. Bassam Jubran
Elected Members: Dr. Joon Chung

Dr. Cheung Poon

Dr. Fengfeng (Jeff) Xi
Equity Advocate: Dr. Bassam Jubran

Architectural Science

February 24, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Lisa Landrum
Elected Chair of DEC:      Jennifer McArthur
Appointed Member: Leila Farah
Elected Members: John Cirka

Jennifer McArthur

Paul Poh
Equity Advocate: Paul Poh

Chemical Engineering

April 7, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dr. Philip Chan
Elected Chair of DEC:      Dr. Dae Kun Hwang
Appointed Member: Dr. Dae Kun Hwang
Elected Members: Dr. Mehrab Mehrvar

Dr. Simant Upreti

Dr. Hadis Zarrin
Equity Advocate: Dr. Dae Kun Hwang

Civil Engineering

Role Name
Chair of Department:
Elected Chair of DEC:     
Appointed Member:
Elected Members:


Equity Advocate:

Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering

Role Name
Chair of Department:
Elected Chair of DEC:     
Appointed Member:
Elected Members:


Equity Advocate:

Mechanical, Industrial, and Mechatronics Engineering

Role Name
Chair of Department:
Elected Chair of DEC:     
Appointed Member:
Elected Members:


Equity Advocate:

Departments

 

Aerospace Engineering

December 11, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Hekmat Alighanbari
Elected Chair of DEC:      Joon Chung
Appointed Member: Cheung Poon
Elected Members: Joon Chung

Goetz Bramesfeld

Fengfeng (Jeff) Xi
Equity Advocate: Goetz Bramesfeld

Architectural Science

September 5, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Lisa Landrum
Elected Chair of DEC:      Cheryl Atkinson
Appointed Member: Hitesh Doshi
Elected Members: Marco Polo

Leila Farah

John Cirka

Cheryl Atkinson

Yew-Thong Leong
Equity Advocate: Yew-Thong Leong

Chemical Engineering

March 7, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dr. Philip Chan
Elected Chair of DEC:      Dr. Huu Doan
Appointed Member: Dr. Yaser Dahman
Elected Members: Dr. Huu Doan

Dr. Dae Kun (Rilla) Hwang

Dr. Farhad Ein-Mozaffari (March 1, 2025 - April 30, 2025)

Dr. Mehrab Mehrvar (May 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025)
Equity Advocate: Dr. Huu Doan

Civil Engineering

April 25, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Arnold Yuan
Elected Chair of DEC:      TBA
Appointed Member: Dr. Saber Moradi
Elected Members: Dr. Jinyuan Liu

Dr. Khaled Sennah

Dr. Bilal Farroq
Equity Advocate: TBA

Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering

March 28, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Amirnaser Yazdani
Elected Chair of DEC:      TBC
Appointed Member: Dafna Sussman
Elected Members: Rasha Kashef

Naimul Khan

Bala Venkatesh

Rasha Kashef

Mechanical, Industrial, and Mechatronics Engineering

March 21, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Donatus Oguamanam
Elected Chair of DEC:      Sharareh Taghipour
Appointed Member: Der Chyan (Bill) Lin
Elected Members: Mucahit Cevik

Mohamed Wahab Mohamed Ismail

Farrokh Sharifi

Sharareh Taghipour

Shudong Yu
Equity Advocate: Farrokh Sharifi

Departments

 

Aerospace Engineering

Date: April 28, 2023
Chair of Department: Hekmat Alighanbari
Elected Chair of DEC:      Dr. Cheung Poon
Appointed Member: Dr. Cheung Poon
Elected Members: Dr. Jeff (Fengfeng) Xi
  Dr. Goetz Bramesfeld
  Dr. Kazem Fayazbakhsh
Equity Advocate: Dr. Kazem Fayazbacksh

 

Architectural Science

Date: June 12, 2024
Chair of Department: Lisa Landrum
Elected Chair of DEC:     Yew-Thong Leong
Appointed Member: Vincent Hui
Elected Members: Marco Polo
  Yew-Thong Leong
  June Komisar
  George Kapelos
  Hitesh Doshi
Equity Advocate: June Komisar


Chemical Engineering

Date: February 21, 2023
Chair of Department: Philip Chan
Elected Chair of DEC:        Huu Doan
Appointed Member: Simant Upreti
Elected Members: Huu Doan
  Dae Kun (Rilla) Hwang
  Hadis Zarrin
Equity Advocate: Huu Doan

 

Civil Engineering

Date: September 7, 2023
Chair of Department: Arnold Yuan
Elected Chair of DEC:        N/A
Appointed Member: Dr. Darko Joksimovic
Elected Members: Dr. Saber Moradi
  Dr. Reza Kianoush
  Dr. Hesham Marzouk
Equity Advocate: TBD


Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering

Date: September 13, 2023
Chair of Department: Amir Yazdani
Elected Chair of DEC:        Ebrahim Bagheri
Appointed Member: Bala Venkatesh
Elected Members: Naimul Khan
  April Khademi
Equity Advocate: April Khademi

 

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Date: March 1, 2023
Chair of Department: Donatus Oguamanam
Elected Chair of DEC:        Sharareh Taghipour
Appointed Member: Siyuan He
Elected Members: Farrokh Sharifi
  Mucahit Cevik
  Mohamed Wahab Mohamed Ismail
  Fil Salustri
  Sharareh Taghipour
Equity Advocate: Farrokh Sharifi

Departments

 

Aerospace Engineering

Date: April 26, 2022
Chair of Department: Hekmat Alighanbari
Elected Chair of DEC:          Goetz Bramesfeld
Appointed Member: Cheung Poon
Elected Members: Paul Walsh
  Bassam Jubran
  Goetz Bramesfeld
Equity Advocate: Cheung Poon

 

Architectural Science

Date: March 3, 2022
Chair of Department: Mark Gorgolewski
Elected Chair of DEC:     Jurij Leshchyshyn
Appointed Member: Jenn McArthur
Elected Members: Jurij Leshchyshyn
  John Cirka
  Leila Farah
  Leong, Yew-Thong
  Albert Smith
Equity Advocate: Jenn McArthur

 

Chemical Engineering

Date: March 11, 2022
Chair of Department: Philip Chan
Elected Chair of DEC:        Huu Doan
Appointed Member: Yaser Dahman
Elected Members: Huu Doan
  Farhad Ein-Mozaffari
  Dae Kun (Rilla) Hwang
Equity Advocate: Huu Doan

 

Civil Engineering

Date: May 20, 2022
Chair of Department: Dr. Arnold Yuan
Elected Chair of DEC:        Dr. Arnold Yuan
Appointed Member: Dr. Anwar Hossain
Elected Members: Dr. Ahmed El-Rabbany
  Dr. Darko Joksimovic
  Dr. Said Easa

 

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Date: June 3, 2022
Chair of Department: Dimitri Androutsos
Elected Chair of DEC:        Lev Kirischian
Appointed Member: Dimitri Androutsos
Elected Members: Bala Venkatesh
  April Khademi
  Naimul Khan
Equity Advocate: Dimitri Androutsos

 

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Date: February 11, 2022
Chair of Department: Donatus Oguamanam
Elected Chair of DEC:        Sharareh Taghipour
Appointed Member: Sharareh Taghipour
Elected Members: Saman Amin
  Vincent Chan
  Mohamed Wahab Mohamed Ismail
  Farrokh Janabi-Sharifi
  Mary (Frankie) Stewart

Departments

 

Chemistry and Biology

February 14, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Costin Antonescu
Elected Chair of DEC:      TBD
Appointed Member: Joe McPhee
Elected Members: Sarah Sabatinos

Roberto Botelho

Lesley Campbell

Steve Wylie

Anne Johnson
Equity Advocate: TBD

Computer Science

Role Name
Chair of Department:
Elected Chair of DEC:     
Appointed Member:
Elected Members:




Equity Advocate:

Mathematics

April 11, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dejan Delic
Elected Chair of DEC:      J.P. Pascal
Appointed Member: You Liang
Elected Members: J.P. Pascal

Niushan Gao

Dzung Ha
Equity Advocate: Dejan Delic

Physics

February 18, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: TBD
Elected Chair of DEC:      Pedro Goldman
Appointed Member: Tetyana Antimirova
Elected Members: Sean Cornelius

Pedro Goldman

Vladislav Toronov
Equity Advocate: Sean Cornelius

Departments

 

Chemistry and Biology

August 21, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Costin Antonescu
Elected Chair of DEC:      Stephen Wylie
Appointed Member: Imogen Coe
Elected Members: John Marshall

Stefania Impellezzeri

Bryan Koivisto

Gagan Gupta
Equity Advocate: Gagan Gupta

Computer Science

October 3, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dave Mason
Elected Chair of DEC:      Eric Harley
Appointed Member: Alex Ferworn
Elected Members: Vivian Hu

Manar Alalfi

Eric Harley
Equity Advocate: Vivian Hu

Mathematics

February 12, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dejan Delic
Elected Chair of DEC:      Jean Paul Pascal
Appointed Member: Niushan Gao
Elected Members: Konstantinos Georgiou

Na Yu

Jean Paul Pascal
Equity Advocate: Dejan Delic

Physics

January 16, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Pedro Goldman - Interim Chair
Elected Chair of DEC:      Pedro Goldman
Appointed Member: Tetyana Antimirova
Elected Members: Sean Cornelius

Jesse Tanguay

Yuan Xu
Equity Advocate: Pedro Goldman

Departments

 

Chemistry and Biology

Date: September 5, 2023
Chair of Department: Dr. Kimberley Gilbride
Elected Chair of DEC:          Dr. Imogen Coe
Appointed Member: Dr. Martina Hausner
Elected Members: Dr. Stefania Impellizzeri
  Dr. Dan Foucher
  Dr. Janet Koprivnikar
Equity Advocate: Dr. Costin Antonescu

 

Computer Science

Date: April 26, 2023
Chair of Department: Dave Mason
Elected Chair of DEC:        Tim McInerney
Appointed Member: Tim McInerney
Elected Members: Manar Alalfi
  Richard Wang
  Denis Hamelin
  Dave Mason
Equity Advocate: Denis Hamelin

 

Mathematics

Date: April 13, 2023
Chair of Department: Dejan Delic
Elected Chair of DEC:        Jean-Paul Pascal
Appointed Member: Konstantinos Georgiou
Elected Members: Jean-Paul Pascal
  Alexey Rubtsov
  Wei Xu
Equity Advocate: Dejan Delic

 

Physics

Date: September 5, 2023
Director of School: Pedro Goldman (Acting)
Elected Chair of DEC:          Pedro Goldman
Appointed Member: Miranda Kirby
Elected Members: Tetyana Antimirova
  Alexandre Douplik
  Yuan Xu
Equity Advocate: Pedro Goldman

Departments

 

Chemistry and Biology

Date: September 1, 2022
Chair of Department: Andrew McWilliams
Elected Chair of DEC:          Imogen Coe
Appointed Member: Imogen Coe
Elected Members: Stephanie Melles
  Lesley Campbell
  Bryan Koivisto
  Daniel Foucher
  Costin Antonescu
Equity Advocate: Lesley Campbell

 

 

Computer Science

Date: September 29, 2022
Chair of Department: Andriy Miranskyy
Elected Chair of DEC:        Tim McInerney
Appointed Member: Tim McInerney
Elected Members: Mikhail Soutchanski
  Richard Wang
  Denis Hamelin
Equity Advocate: Denis Hamelin

 

Mathematics

Date: March 16, 2022
Chair of Department: Dejan Delic
Elected Chair of DEC:        Jean-Paul Pascal
Appointed Member: Lawrence Kolasa
Elected Members: Jean-Paul Pascal
  Peter Danziger
  Dzung Minh Ha
Equity Advocate: Dejan Delic

 

Physics

Date: April 5, 2022
Chair of Department: Ana Pejovic-Milic
Elected Chair of DEC:        Pedro Goldman
Appointed Member: Tetyana Antimirova
Elected Members: Pedro Goldman
  Vlad Toronov
  Yuan Xu

Departments

 

Chemistry and Biology

April 26, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Andrew McWilliams
Elected Chair of DEC:      Imogen Coe
Appointed Member: Sarah Sabatinos
Elected Members: Joe McPhee

Lesley Campbell

Costin Antonescu

Rob Gossage

Computer Science

September 23, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dave Mason
Elected Chair of DEC:      Tim McInerney
Appointed Member: Tim McInerney
Elected Members: Eric Harley

Isaac Woungang

Richard (Guanghui) Wang

Alex Ferworn

Cherie Ding
Equity Advocate: Isaac Woungang

Mathematics

March 3, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dejan Delic
Elected Chair of DEC:      Jean Paul Pascal
Appointed Member: Konstantinos Georgiou
Elected Members: Peter Danziger

Jean Paul Pascal

Foivos Xanthos

Physics

March 1, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Ana Pejovic-Milic
Elected Chair of DEC:      Pedro Goldman
Appointed Member: Raffi Karshafian
Elected Members: Alexandre Douplik

James Grafe

April 23, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Graham Hudson
Elected Chair of DEC:      Idil Atak
Appointed Member: Kathleen Hammond
Elected Members: Pnina Alon-Shenker
Equity Advocate: Hilary Evans Cameron

December 18, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Graham Hudson
Elected Chair of DEC:      Idil Atak
Appointed Member: Sari Graben
Elected Members: Tim Bartkiw

Avner Levin
Equity Advocate: Gil Lan

February 13, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Graham Hudson (Interim Dean)
Elected Chair of DEC:      Avner Levin
Appointed Member: Daniele Bertolini
Elected Members: Gil Lan

Sari Graben

Alexandra Orlova
Equity Advocate: TBD

September 18, 2022

Role Name
Chair of Department: N/A
Elected Chair of DEC:      Not yet known
Appointed Member: Not yet known
Elected Members: Asher Alkoby

Avner Levin

Pnina Alon-Shenker

Alexandra Orlova

Sari Graben

Departments/Schools

 

Accounting

May 2, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Shadi Farshadfar
Elected Chair of DEC:      Shadi Farshadfar
Appointed Member: Scott Anderson
Elected Member: Daria Sydor
Equity Advocate: Daria Sydor

Entrepreneurship & Strategy

February 19, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Kim Bates
Elected Chair of DEC:      Kim Bates
Appointed Member: Alison Kemper
Elected Members: Phil Walsh

Charlene Nicholls-Nixon

Francesco Barbera
Equity Advocate: Alison Kemper

Finance

March 14, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Allen Goss (Interim Chair)
Elected Chair of DEC:      Yi Feng
Appointed Member: Guoping Liu
Elected Members: Yanfei Sun

Yi Feng

Yuanshun Li
Equity Advocate: Yanfei Sun

Global Management Studies

May 7, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Sui Sui
Elected Chair of DEC:      Sui Sui
Appointed Member: Vik Singh
Elected Members: Debbie deLange

Mahsa Hosseini

Hossein Zolfagharinia
Equity Advocate: Hossein Zolfagharinia

Health Services Management

January 31, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dr. Pria Nippak
Elected Chair of DEC:      Dr. Pria Nippak
Appointed Member: Dr. Julien Meyer
Elected Member: Dr. Boza Tasic
Equity Advocate: Dr. Julien Meyer

Hospitality and Tourism Management

February 12, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Chris Gibbs
Elected Chair of DEC:      Chris Gibbs
Appointed Member: Rachel Dodds
Elected Member: Tom Griffin
Equity Advocate: Chris Gibbs

HR Management / Organizational Behaviour

Role Name
Chair of Department:
Elected Chair of DEC:     
Appointed Member:
Elected Members:


Equity Advocate:

Information Technology Management

April 27, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Sameh Al Natour
Elected Chair of DEC:      Sameh Al Natour
Appointed Member: Lin Dong
Elected Members: Bouchaib Bahli

Ron Babin

Robert Hudyma
Equity Advocate: Sameh Al Natour

Law and Business

April 30, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Chris MacDonald
Elected Chair of DEC:      Chris MacDonald
Appointed Member: Daniele Bertolini
Elected Members: Pnina Alon-Shenker

Asher Alkoby

Kernaghan Webb
Equity Advocate: Chris MacDonald

Marketing

March 13, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Martin Pyle
Elected Chair of DEC:      Martin Pyle
Appointed Member: Cheri Bradish
Elected Members: Matthew Philp

Mathieu Lajante

Irfan Butt
Equity Advocate: Cheri Bradish

Real Estate Management

February 18, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dogan Tirtiroglu
Elected Chair of DEC:      TBD
Appointed Member: David Scofield
Elected Member: Youngme Seo
Equity Advocate: Youngme Seo

Retail Management

February 12, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Donna Smith
Elected Chair of DEC:      Donna Smith
Appointed Member: Joseph Aversa
Elected Member: Jenna Jacobson
Equity Advocate: Jenna Jacobson

Departments/Schools

 

Accounting

March 11, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Shadi Farshadfar
Elected Chair of DEC:      Shadi Farshadfar
Appointed Member: Yi Feng
Elected Member: Daria Sydor
Equity Advocate: TBD

Entrepreneurship & Strategy

March 6, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Kim Bates
Elected Chair of DEC:      Kim Bates
Appointed Member: Steve Gedeon
Elected Members: Alison Kemper

Andre Laplume

Francesco Barbera
Equity Advocate: Alison Kemper

Finance

September 12, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Allen Goss (Interim Chair)
Elected Chair of DEC:      Allen Goss
Appointed Member: Oliver Okafor
Elected Members: Ayse Yuce

Yi Feng

Yuanshun Li
Equity Advocate: Yi Feng

Global Management Studies

September 5, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Michael Manjuris
Elected Chair of DEC:      Michael Manjuris
Appointed Member: Vik Singh
Elected Members: Howard Lin

Sui Sui

Hossein Zolfagharinia
Equity Advocate: Hossein Zolfagharinia

Health Services Management

September 12, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Pria Nippak
Elected Chair of DEC:      Pria Nippak
Appointed Member: Julien Meyer
Elected Member: Boza Tasic
Equity Advocate: Julien Meyer

Hospitality and Tourism Management

October 30, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Frederic Dimanche
Elected Chair of DEC:      Frederic Dimanche
Appointed Member: Chris Gibbs
Elected Member: Karen Peesker
Equity Advocate: Frederic Dimanche

HR Management / Organizational Behaviour

September 4, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Margaret Yap
Elected Chair of DEC:      Danielle Lamb
Appointed Member: Ian Sakinofsky
Elected Members: Michael Halinski

Kelly McShane
Equity Advocate: Margaret Yap

Information Technology Management

July 5, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Sameh Al Natour
Elected Chair of DEC:      Sameh Al Natour
Appointed Member: Farid Shirazi
Elected Members: Ron Babin

Bouchaib Bahli

Morteza Zihayat Kermani
Equity Advocate: Sameh Al Natour

Law and Business

April 18, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Chris MacDonald
Elected Chair of DEC:      Chris MacDonald
Appointed Member: Pnina Alon-Shenker
Elected Members: Asher Alkoby

Gil Lan

Kernaghan Webb
Equity Advocate: Gil Lan

Marketing

September 6, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Martin Pyle
Elected Chair of DEC:      Martin Pyle
Appointed Member: Eugene Chan
Elected Members: Irfan Butt

Mathieu Lajante

Cheri Bradish
Equity Advocate: Cheri Bradish

Real Estate Management

September 12, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: David Scofield, Interim
Elected Chair of DEC:      Tony Hernandez
Appointed Member: Youngme Seo
Elected Member: David Scofield
Equity Advocate: Youngme Seo

Retail Management

March 12, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Donna Smith
Elected Chair of DEC:      Donna Smith
Appointed Member: Tony Hernandez
Elected Member: Jenna Jacobson
Equity Advocate: TBD

Departments/Schools

 

Accounting

Date: March 11, 2024
Chair of Department: Shadi Farshadfar
Elected Chair of DEC:        Shadi Farshadfar
Appointed Member: Scott Anderson
Elected Member: Daria Sydor
Equity Advocate: Daria Sydor


Entrepreneurship & Strategy

Date: February 1, 2024
Chair of Department: Kim Bates
Elected Chair of DEC:        Phil Walsh
Appointed Member: Phil Walsh
Elected Members: Charlene Nicholls-Nixon
  Francesco Barbera
  Andre Laplume
Equity Advocate: Andre Laplume


Finance

Date: May 31, 2023
Chair of Department: Laleh Samarbakhsh
Elected Chair of DEC:        Ayse Yuce
Appointed Member: Guoping Liu
Elected Members: Ayse Yuce
  Yi Feng
  Yuanshun Li
Equity Advocate: TBD


Global Management Studies

Date: September 5, 2023
Chair of Department: Michael Manjuris
Elected Chair of DEC:       
Michael Manjuris
Appointed Member: Howard Lin
Elected Members: Mohammad Nikoofal
  Sui Sui
  Carlyle Farrell
Equity Advocate: TBD


Health Services Management

Date: September 7, 2023
Director of School: Pria Nippak
Elected Chair of DEC:        Pria Nippak
Appointed Member: Julien Meyer
Elected Members: Murtaza Haider
  Sameh Al Natour
Equity Advocate: Pria Nippak


Hospitality and Tourism Management

Date: September 1, 2023
Director of School: Dr. Frederic Dimanche
Elected Chair of DEC:        Dr. Wayne Smith
Appointed Member: Dr. Chris Gibbs
Elected Member: Dr. Wayne Smith
Equity Advocate: Dr. Wayne Smith


HR Management / Organizational Behaviour

Date: May 15, 2024
Chair of Department: Fei Song
Elected Chair of DEC:        Robin Church
Appointed Member: Kelly McShane
Elected Members: Ian Sakinofsky
  Margaret Yap
  Fei Song
Equity Advocate: Fei Song


Information Technology Management

Date: September 13, 2023
Director of School: Catherine Middleton
Elected Chair of DEC:        Catherine Middleton
Appointed Member: Ron Babin
Elected Members: Sameh Al Natour
  Ravi Vatrapu
  Youcef Derbal
Equity Advocate: Catherine Middleton


Law and Business

Date: August 29, 2023
Chair of Department: Peter Halewood/Hasko von Kriegstein
Elected Chair of DEC:        Hasko von Kriegstein
Appointed Member: Daniele Bertolini
Elected Members: Gil Lan
  Asher Alkoby
  Kernaghan Webb
Equity Advocate: Gil Lan


Marketing

Date: September 6, 2023
Chair of Department: Mathieu Lajante
Elected Chair of DEC:        Mathieu Lajante
Appointed Member: Cheri Bradish
Elected Member: Eugene Chan
  Martin Pyle
  Joanne McNeish
Equity Advocate: Eugene Chan


Real Estate Management

Date: February 15, 2023
Chair of Department: Dogan Tirtiroglu
Elected Chair of DEC:        Dogan Tirtiroglu
Appointed Member: Murtaza Haider
Elected Member: David Scofield
Equity Advocate: David Scofield


Retail Management

Date: February 16, 2023
Director of School: Frances Gunn
Elected Chair of DEC:         Frances Gunn
Appointed Member: Norman Shaw
Elected Member: Donna Smith
Equity Advocate: TBD

Departments/Schools

Accounting

January 19, 2023

Role Name
Chair of Department: Shadi Farshadfar
Elected Chair of DEC:      Shadi Farshadfar
Appointed Member: Scott Anderson
Elected Member: Thomas Schneider
Equity Advocate: TBA

Entrepreneurship and Strategy

September 29, 2022

Role Name
Chair of Department: Kim Bates
Elected Chair of DEC:      Neil Wolff
Appointed Member: Dave Valliere
Elected Members: Neil Wolff

Sean Wise

Steve Gedeon
Equity Advocate: Sean Wise

Finance

June 9, 2023

Role Name
Chair of Department: Laleh Samarbakhsh
Elected Chair of DEC:      Laleh Samarbakhsh
Appointed Member: Guoping Liu
Elected Members: Yi Feng

Yuanshun Li

Melissa Toffanin

Global Management Studies

May 11, 2022

Role Name
Chair of Department: Mike Manjuris
Elected Chair of DEC:      Mike Manjuris
Appointed Member: Sui Sui
Elected Members: Carlyle Farrell

Howard Lin

Mohammad Nikoofal

Health Services Management

September 8, 2022

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dr. Murtaza Haider (Interim Director)
Elected Chair of DEC:      Dr. Murtaza Haider
Appointed Member: Dr. Linying Dong
Elected Members: Dr. Sameh Al Natour
Equity Advocate: Dr. Linying Dong

Hospitality and Tourism Management

May 4, 2022

Role Name
Chair of Department: Wayne Smith (Interim Director while
Frederic Dimanche is on sabbatical)
Elected Chair of DEC:      Rachel Dodds
Appointed Member: Sonya Graci
Elected Member: Wayne Smith

HR Management / Organizational Behaviour

May 11, 2022

Role Name
Chair of Department: Fei Song
Elected Chair of DEC:      Robin Church
Appointed Member: Fei Song
Elected Members: Margaret Yap

Kelly McShane

Ian Sakinofsky

Information Technology Management

May 30, 2022

Role Name
Chair of Department: Catherine Middleton
Elected Chair of DEC:      Linying Dong
Appointed Member: Farid Shirazi
Elected Members: Bouchaib Bahli

Bob Hudyma

Aziz Guergachi
Equity Advocate: Linying Dong

Law and Business

September 9, 2022

Role Name
Chair of Department: Chris MacDonald
Elected Chair of DEC:      Chris MacDonald
Appointed Member: Hasko von Kriegstein
Elected Member: Pnina Alon-Shenker
Equity Advocate: Hasko von Kriegstein

Marketing

March 30, 2023

Role Name
Chair of Department: Anthony Francescucci
Elected Chair of DEC:      Anthony Francescucci
Appointed Member: Jane Saber
Elected Members: Martin Pyle

Mathieu Lajante

Joanne McNeish

Real Estate Management

June 14, 2022

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dr. Dogan Tirtiroglu
Elected Chair of DEC:      Dr. Dogan Tirtiroglu
Appointed Member: Dr. Murtaza Haider
Elected Member: Dr. Youngme Seo
Equity Advocate: Dr. Youngme Seo

Retail Management

September 1, 2022

Role Name
Chair of Department: Frances Gunn
Elected Chair of DEC:      Frances Gunn
Appointed Member: Tony Hernandez
Elected Member: Donna Smith
Equity Advocate: TBD