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Composition of Department Hiring Committee

Each faculty has a Department Hiring Committee (DHC) responsible for the recruitment and hire recommendation of all limited-term and tenure-stream faculty. Explore the composition of each faculty’s DHC for the current and past academic years below. 

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

Creative Industries

May 22, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Esther Maier
Elected Chair of DHC:      Esther Maier
Appointed Member: Jeremy Shtern
Elected Member: Louis-Etienne Dubois
Selected Member: Louis-Etienne Dubois
Equity Advocate: Esther Maier

Fashion

October 18, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Joseph Medaglia
Elected Chair of DHC:      Joseph Medaglia
Appointed Member: Osmud Rahman
Elected Members: Caron Phinney

Nigel Lezama
Selected Member: TBD
Equity Advocate: Osmud Rahman

Graphic Communications Management

April 4, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Natalia Lumby
Elected Chair of DHC:      Natalia Lumby
Appointed Member: Ehsan Behzadfar
Elected Members: Reem El Asaleh

Layal Shuman
Selected Member: TBD
Equity Advocate: Layal Shuman

Image Arts

October 27, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Ted Hiebert
Elected Chair of DHC:      Heather Diack
Appointed Member: Alireza Khatami
Elected Members: Almudena Escobar-Lopez

Heather Diack
Selected Member: Dave Kemp
Equity Advocate: Alireza Khatami

Interior Design

July 17, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Drew Furman
Elected Chair of DHC:      In Progress
Appointed Member: Filiz Klassen
Elected Members: Cameron MacDonell

Lois Weinthal
Selected Member: In progress
Equity Advocate:

Journalism

July 3, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Ravindra Mohabeer
Elected Chair of DHC:      Ravindra Mohabeer
Appointed Member: William Reynolds
Elected Member: Asmaa Malik
Selected Member: Sonya Fatah
Equity Advocate: Sonya Fatah

Performance

Role Name
Chair of Department:
Elected Chair of DHC:     
Appointed Member:
Elected Member:
Selected Member:

Professional Communication

June 20, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Jessica Mudry
Elected Chair of DHC:      Jessica Mudry
Appointed Member: Yukari Seko
Elected Members: Dave Colangelo

Jane Griffith
Selected Member: TBD
Equity Advocate: Jane Griffith

RTA School of Media

June 20, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Laura Nenych
Elected Chair of DHC:      Laura Nenych
Appointed Member: N/A
Elected Members: Lori Beckstead

Joseph Recupero

Michael Coutanche
Selected Member: N/A
Equity Advocate: N/A

Schools

 

Creative Industries

Date: January 29, 2024
Chair of Department: Esther Maier
Elected Chair of DHC: Esther Maier
Appointed member: Louis Etienne Dubois
Elected member: Jeremy Shtern
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       
Esther Maier
Equity Advocate: Esther Maier

 

Fashion

Date: September 1, 2023
Chair of Department: Joseph Medaglia
Elected Chair of DHC: TBD
Appointed member: Kim Wahl
Elected members: Henry Navarro Delgado
  Osmud Rahman
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

TBD if there is a position
Equity Advocate: Henry Navarro Delgado

 

Graphic Communications Management

Date: June 15, 2023
Chair of School: Natalia Lumby
Elected Chair of DHC: Natalia Lumby
Appointed member: Chris Smyth
Elected members: Ian Baitz
  Reem El Asaleh
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:        

Jay Park
Equity Advocate: Reem El Asaleh

 

Image Arts

Date: February 1, 2024
Chair of School: James Nadler (Chair's Designate)
Elected Chair of DHC: Blake Fitzpatrick
Appointed member: Gerda Cammaer
Elected member: Lia Langworthy
  Blake Fitzpatrick
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

John Tarver
Equity Advocate: Lia Langworthy

 

Interior Design

Date: February 26, 2024
Chair of School: Colin Ripley
Elected Chair of DHC: Colin Ripley
Appointed member: Lois Weinthal
Elected members: Andrew Furman
  Cameron Macdonell
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:         

Barbara Vogel
Equity Advocate: TBD

 

Journalism

Date: February 26, 2024
Chair of School: Ravindra Mohabeer
Elected Chair of DHC: Ravindra Mohabeer
Appointed member: Gavin Adamson
Elected members: Sonya Fatah
  Michael Doxtater
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:         
Janice Neil
Equity Advocate: Sonya Fatah

 

Performance

Date: August 1, 2023
Chair of School: Caroline O'Brien
Elected Chair of DHC: Caroline O'Brien
Appointed member: Cole Lewis
Elected members: Tanya Evidente
  Louis Laberge-Cote
  Cheryl Thompson
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:        

Cole Lewis
Equity Advocate: Cole Lewis

 

Professional Communication

Date: January 30, 2024
Chair of School: Jessica Mudry
Elected Chair of DHC: Jessica Mudry
Appointed member: Jane Griffith
Elected members: Carolyn Kane

David Colangelo
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Yukari Seko
Equity Advocate: Jane Griffith

 

RTA School of Media    

Date: February 27, 2024
Chair of School: James Nadler
Elected Chair of DHC: James Nadler
Appointed member: John Tarver
Elected members: Kris Alexander
  Richard Grunberg
  David Bouchard
  Laura Nenych
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

n/a
Equity Advocate: David Bouchard

Schools

 

Creative Industries

Date: September 5, 2023
Chair of School: Dr. Chris Gibbs
Elected Chair of DHC: Dr. Chris Gibbs
Appointed member: Dr. David Gauntlett
Elected member: Dr. Michael Doxtater
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:         
N/A
Equity Advocate: Dr. Michael Doxtater

 

Fashion

Date: August 29, 2022
Chair of School: Joseph Medaglia
Elected Chair of DHC: Joseph Medaglia
Appointed member: Henry Navarro
Elected members: Tanya White
  Alison Matthews David
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:         

TBD
Equity Advocate: Henry Navarro

 

Graphic Communications Management

Date: June 21, 2022
Chair of School: Natalia Lumby
Elected Chair of DHC: Natalia Lumby
Appointed member: Ian Baitz
Elected members: Layal Shuman
  Abhay Sharma
  Natalia Lumby
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:        

TBD
Equity Advocate: Layal Shuman

 

Image Arts

Date: June 15, 2022
Chair's Designate: Izabella Pruska-Oldenhof
Elected Chair of DHC: Michael Doxtater
Appointed member: Alireza Khatami
Elected members: Lia Langworthy

Michael Doxtater
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:        

TBA
Equity Advocate: Lia Langworthy

 

Interior Design

Date: November 2, 2022
Chair of School: Colin Ripley
Elected Chair of DHC: Jonathon Anderson
Appointed member: Jonathon Anderson
Elected members: Barbara Vogel
  Cameron Macdonell
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:         

Taymoore Balbaa
Equity Advocate: Colin Ripley

 

Journalism

Date: July 5, 2022
Chair of School: Ravindra Mohabeer
Elected Chair of DHC: Ravindra Mohabeer
Appointed member: Asmaa Malik
Elected members: Sonya Fatah
  William Reynolds
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:         

Janice Neil
Equity Advocate: Sonya Fatah

 

Performance

Date: August 25, 2022
Chair of School: Caroline O'Brien
Elected Chair of DHC: Caroline O'Brien
Appointed member: Pavlo Bosyy
Elected members: Cole Lewis
  Tanya Evidente
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Lisa Cox
Equity Advocate: Cole Lewis

 

Professional Communication

Date: January 30, 2023
Chair of School: Jessica Mudry
Elected Chair of DHC: Jessica Mudry
Appointed member: Robert Clapperton
Elected members: Ope Akanbi

Greg Levey
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:        

TBD
Equity Advocate: Ope Akanbi

 

RTA School of Media

Date: September 23, 2022
Chair of School: Kathleen Pirrie Adams
Elected Chair of DHC: Kathleen Pirrie Adams
Appointed member: Richard Lachman
Elected members: Alex Bal
  David Bouchard
  Laura Nenych
  Charles Davis
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

tbc
Equity Advocate: David Bouchard

Creative Industries

January 10, 2022

Role Name
Chair of Department: Chris Gibbs
Elected Chair of DHC:      Chris Gibbs
Appointed Member: David Gauntlett
Elected Members: TBA

TBA
Selected Member: TBA

Fashion

September 27, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Joseph Medaglia
Elected Chair of DHC:      Joseph Medaglia
Appointed Member: Kimberly Wahl
Elected Members: Anika Kozlowski

Osmud Rahman
Selected Member: Colleen Schindler-Lynch

Graphic Communications Management

January 10, 2022

Role Name
Chair of Department: Martin Habekost
Elected Chair of DHC:      Abhay Sharma
Appointed Member: Chris Kular
Elected Members: Natalia Lumby

Abhay Sharma
Selected Member: Art Seto
Equity Advocate: Martin Habekost

Image Arts

June 15, 2022

Role Name
Chair of Department: John Shiga (interim)
Elected Chair of DHC:      Katy McCormick
Appointed Member: Katy McCormick
Elected Members: Annie MacDonell

Thierry Gervais
Selected Member: Michael Doxtator
Equity Advocate: Michael Doxtator

Interior Design

January 18, 2022

Role Name
Chair of Department: Colin Ripley
Elected Chair of DHC:      TBA
Appointed Member: Adam Kolodziej
Elected Members: Lorella di Cintio

Andrew Furman

Stephanie Davidson
Selected Member: TBA
Equity Advocate: TBA

Journalism

July 27, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Gavin Adamson
Elected Chair of DHC:      Asmaa Malik
Appointed Member: April Lindgren
Elected Member: Bill Reynolds
Selected Member: Sonya Fatah

Performance

May 9, 2022

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

Lisa Karen Cox
Selected Member: Tanya Evidente
Equity Advocate: Cole Lewis

Professional Communication

January 19, 2022

Role Name
Chair of Department: Jessica Mudry
Elected Chair of DHC:      Jessica Mudry
Appointed Member: Carolyn Kane
Elected Members: Marty Fink

Gregory Levey
Selected Member: Forthcoming
Equity Advocate: Carolyn Kane

RTA School of Media

April 20, 2022

Role Name
Chair of Department: Kathleen Pirrie Adams
Elected Chair of DHC:      Alex Bal
Appointed Member: Richard Lachman
Elected Members: Lori Beckstead

Laura Nenych

David Bouchard
Selected Member: Richard Grunberg
Equity Advocate: David Bouchard

Criminology

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

Selected Member:

Economics

May 3, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Brennan Thompson
Elected Chair of DHC:      Brennan Thompson
Appointed Member: Leo Michelis
Elected Members: Richard Chisik

Kevin Fawcett

Tsogbadral Galaabaatar

Eric Kam
Selected Member: Cathy Ning
Equity Advocate: Cathy Ning

English

October 18, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Naomi Hamer
Elected Chair of DHC:      Jason Boyd
Appointed Member: Dale Smith
Elected Members: Jason Boyd

Jennifer Burwell

Nima Naghibi
Selected Member: Naomi Hamer
Equity Advocate: Jennifer Burwell

Geography and Environmental Studies

July 30, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Tor Oiamo
Elected Chair of DHC:      Tor Oiamo
Appointed Member: Claire Oswald
Elected Members: Harald Bauder

Eric de Noronha Vaz
Selected Member: Greg Oulahen
Equity Advocate: Tor Oiamo

History

October 24, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Martin Greig
Elected Chair of DHC:      Ingrid Hehmeyer
Appointed Member: Ingrid Hehmeyer
Elected Members: Tomaz Jardim

Farzin Vejdani
Selected Member: Jennifer Hubbard
Equity Advocate: Tomaz Jardim

Languages, Literatures & Cultures

June 10, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Enriqueta Zafra
Elected Chair of DHC:      Enriqueta Zafra
Appointed Member: Stephanie Walsh-Matthews
Elected Member: Kinga Zawada
Selected Member: Enriqueta Zafra
Equity Advocate: Kinga Zawada

Philosophy

June 7, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Andrew Hunter
Elected Chair of DHC:      Klaas Kraay
Appointed Member: Paula Schwebel
Elected Members: David Hunter

Boris Hennig
Selected Member: Klaas Kraay
Equity Advocate: Andrew Hunter

Politics and Public Administration

October 1, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Tuna Baskoy
Elected Chair of DHC:      Mitu Sengupta
Appointed Member: Sanjay Ruparelia
Elected Members: Mitu Sengupta

Rob Goodman
Selected Member: Pam Palmater
Equity Advocate: Rob Goodman

Psychology

April 26, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Martin Antony
Elected Chair of DHC:      Martin Antony
Appointed Member: Karen Milligan
Elected Members: Alyssa Counsell

Ryan Persram
Selected Member: Sarah Dermody
Equity Advocate: Karen Milligan

Sociology

October 27, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Cheryl Teelucksingh
Elected Chair of DHC:      Cheryl Teelucksingh
Appointed Member: Nicole Neverson
Elected Members: Stephen Muzzatti

Christopher Powell
Selected Member: Hayden King
Equity Advocate: Christopher Powell

Departments

Criminology

Date: January 11, 2024
Chair of Department: Dan Horner
Elected Chair of DHC: Dan Horner
Appointed member: Kim Varma
Elected members: Joshua Price
  Zahir Kolia
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Jane Sprott
Equity advocate: Joshua Price

 

Economics

Date: June 12, 2023
Chair of Department: Brennan Thompson
Elected Chair of DHC: Brennan Thompson
Appointed member: Leo Michelis
Elected members: Claustre Bajona
  Keyvan Eslami
  Paul Missios
  Halis Yildiz
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:        

Maurice Roche
Equity Advocate: Halis Yildiz

 

English

Date: March 4, 2024
Chair of Department: Colleen Derkatch
Elected Chair of DHC: Colleen Derkatch
Appointed member: Dale Smith
Elected members: Jason Boyd
  Jennifer Burwell
  Nima Naghibi
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:        

N/A
Equity Advocate: Jennifer Burwell

 

Geography and Environmental Studies

Date: September 19, 2023
Chair of Department: David Atkinson
Elected Chair of DHC: Harald Bauder
Appointed member: Sutama Ghosh
Elected members: Madeline Whetung
  Sara Edge
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Miriam Anderson
Equity Advocate: Madeline Whetung

 

History

Date: June 2, 2023
Chair of Department: Jean Li
Elected Chair of DHC: Jean Li
Appointed member: David MacKenzie
Elected members: Tomaz Jardim
  Ingrid Hehmeyer
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Farzin Vejdani
Equity Advocate: Tomaz Jardim

 

Languages, Literatures & Cultures

Date: April 20, 2023
Chair of Department: Enriqueta Zafra
Elected Chair of DHC: Enriqueta Zafra
Appointed member: Kathleen Kellett-Betsos
Elected member: Stephanie Walsh-Matthews
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

N/A
Equity Advocate: Kathleen Kellett-Betsos

 

Philosophy

Date: June 20, 2023
Chair of Department: Andrew Hunter
Elected Chair of DHC: David Hunter
Appointed member: Kym MacLaren
Elected members: Paula Schwebel
  Boris Hennig
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

David Hunter
Equity Advocate: Kym Maclaren

 

Politics and Public Administration

Date: July 11, 2023
Chair of Department: Tuna Baskoy
Elected Chair of DHC: Mitu Sengupta
Appointed member: Grace-Edward Galabuzi
Elected members: Miriam Anderson
  Chris Gore
  Mitu Sengupta
  Andrea Migone
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Lynn Lavallée
Equity Advocate: Miriam Anderson

 

Psychology

Date: February 17, 2024
Chair of Department: Martin Antony
Elected Chair of DHC: Martin Antony
Appointed member: Lixia Yang
Elected members: Karen Milligan
  Frank Russo
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Kristin Vickers
Equity Advocate: Karen Milligan

 

Sociology

Date: August 14, 2023
Chair of Department: Cheryl Teelucksingh
Elected Chair of DHC: Cheryl Teelucksingh
Appointed member: Jacqui Gingras
Elected members: Hayden King
  Megan Scribe
  Christopher Powell
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:     

TBD
Equity Advocate: Cheryl Teelucksingh

Departments

 

Criminology

Date: June 15, 2022
Chair of Department: Idil Atak
Elected Chair of DHC: Dan Horner
Appointed member: Joshua Price
Elected members: Emily van der Meulen
  Zahir Kolia
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Anne-Marie Singh
Equity Advocate: Joshua Price

 

Economics

Date: September 8, 2022
Chair of Department: Dr. Brennan Thompson
Elected Chair of DHC: Dr. Brennan Thompson
Appointed member: Dr. Paul Missios
Elected members: Dr. Richard Chisik
  Dr. Tsogbadral Galaabaatar
  Dr. Rowan Shi
  Dr. Halis Yildiz
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:        
Dr. Haomiao Yu
Equity Advocate: Dr. Halis Yildiz

 

English

Date: September 19, 2022
Chair of Department: Andrew O'Malley
Elected Chair of DHC: Andrew O'Malley
Appointed member: Ruth Panofsky
Elected members: Sarah Bull
  Jennifer Burwell
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       
Lauren Kirshner

 

Geography and Environmental Studies

Date:  
Chair of Department:  
Elected Chair of DHC:  
Appointed member:  
Elected members:  
   
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       
 

 

History

Date: September 28, 2022
Chair of Department: Jennifer Carson
Elected Chair of DHC: Ron Stagg
Appointed member: Ian Mosby
Elected member: Farzin Vejdani
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Joey Power
Equity Advocate: TBD

 

Languages, Literatures & Cultures

Date: April 21, 2022
Chair of Department: Enriqueta Zafra
Elected Chair of DHC: Enriqueta Zafra
Appointed member: Kinga Zawada
Elected member: Stéphanie Walsh-Matthews
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

N/A
Equity Advocate: Kinga Zawada

 

Philosophy

Date: June 22, 2022
Chair of Department: Andrew Hunter
Elected Chair of DHC: Klaas Kraay
Appointed member: Kym Maclaren
Elected members: Klaas Kraay
  Glenn Parsons
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       
Jo Kornegay
Equity Advocate: Kym Maclaren

 

Politics and Public Administration

Date: October 3, 2022
Chair of Department: Tuna Baskoy
Elected Chair of DHC: Tuna Baskoy
Appointed member: Mitu Sengupta
Elected members: Rob Goodman
  Chris Gore
  Daniel Rubenson
  Sanjay Ruparelia
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       
Janet Lum
Equity Advocate: Mitu Sengupta

 

Psychology

Date: October 21, 2022
Chair of Department: Martin Antony
Elected Chair of DHC: Martin Antony
Appointed member: Margaret (Meg) Moulson
Elected members: Alyssa Counsell
  Alexandra Fiocco
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       
Lili Ma
Equity Advocate: Alyssa Counsell

 

Sociology

Date: July 22, 2022
Chair of Department: Cheryl Teelucksingh
Elected Chair of DHC: Cheryl Teelucksingh, ex-officio
Appointed member: Jacqui Gingras
Elected members: Christopher Powell
  Anna Triandafyllidou
  Hayden King
  Megan Scribe
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

-
Equity Advocate: Cheryl Teelucksingh

Criminology

September 9, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Idil Atak
Elected Chair of DHC:      Idil Atak
Appointed Member: Emily van der Meulen
Elected Members: Kim Varma

Kelly Struthers Montford
Selected Member: Sara Thompson

Economics

July 21, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Brennan Thompson
Elected Chair of DHC:      Brennan Thompson
Appointed Member: Debapriya Sen
Elected Members: Kevin Fawcett

Paul Missios

Cathy Ning

Murat Yildiz
Selected Member: Constantine Angyridis
Equity Advocate: Kevin Fawcett

English

September 16, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Anne-Marie Lee-Loy
Elected Chair of DHC:      Anne-Marie Lee-Loy
Appointed Member: Elizabeth Podnieks
Elected Members: Craig Jennex

Sarah Henstra
Selected Member: Rahul Sapra
Equity Advocate: Craig Jennex

Geography and Environmental Studies

October 1, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: David Atkinson
Elected Chair of DHC:      David Atkinson
Appointed Member: Sara Edge
Elected Members: Eric Vaz

Richard Shaker
Selected Member: Andrew Millward

History

June 13, 2021

Role Name
Chair's Designate: Yunxiang Gao
Elected Chair of DHC:      Janam Mukherjee
Appointed Member: Joey Power
Elected Members: Janam Mukherjee

Jennifer Tunnicliffe
Selected Member: Robert Teigrob

Languages, Literatures & Cultures

May 14, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Kinga Zawada
Elected Chair of DHC:      Enriqueta Zafra
Appointed Member: Stéphanie Walsh Matthews
Elected Member: Kinga Zawada
Selected Member: n/a

Philosophy

May 25, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Robert Murray
Elected Chair of DHC:      David Hunter
Appointed Member: Paula Schwebel
Elected Members: David Hunter

David Ciavatta
Selected Member: Boris Hennig

Politics and Public Administration

August 16, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Tuna Baskoy
Elected Chair of DHC:      Grace-Edward Galabuzi
Appointed Member: Tracey Raney
Elected Members: Grace-Edward Galabuzi

Greg Inwood

Sedef Arat-Koc

Michael McGregor
Selected Member: Tariq Amin-Khan
Equity Advocate: Tariq Amin-Khan

Psychology

February 27, 2022

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dr. Michelle Dionne
Elected Chair of DHC:      Dr. Michelle Dionne
Appointed Member: Dr. Stephanie Cassin
Elected Members: Dr. Jason Deska

Dr. Margaret Moulson
Selected Member: Dr. Leslie Atkinson
Equity Advocate: Dr. Leslie Atkinson

Sociology

October 15, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Cheryl Teelucksingh
Elected Chair of DHC:      Cheryl Teelucksingh
Appointed Member: Anna Triandafyllidou
Elected Members: Stephen Muzzatti

Amina Jamal

Christopher Powell
Selected Member: TBA
Equity Advocate: TBA

Child and Youth Care

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


Selected Member:

Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing

July 29, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Maher El-Masri
Elected Chair of DHC:      Elaine Santa Mina and Diane Pirner
Appointed Member: Elaine Santa Mina
Elected Members: Susan Bookey Bassett

Suzanne Fredericks

Kristine Newman

Coralee McLaren
Selected Member: Diane Pirner
Equity Advocate: Suzanne Fredericks

Disability Studies

November 4, 2024

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

Early Childhood Studies

September 9, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Sejal Patel
Elected Chair of DHC:      Sejal Patel
Appointed Member: Kristin Snoddon
Elected Members: Judith Bernhard

Angela Valeo

Nicole Land

Susan Jagger
Selected Member: Mehru Ali
Equity Advocate: Nicole Land

Midwifery

October 28, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Elizabeth Allemang
Elected Chair of DHC:      Elizabeth Allemang
Appointed Member: Vicki Van Wagner
Elected Member: Manavi Handa
Selected Member: N/A
Equity Advocate: Manavi Handa

Nutrition

June 10, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Sharon Wong
Elected Chair of DHC:      Sharon Wong
Appointed Member: Nick Bellissimo
Elected Members: Jessica Wegener

Sandra Juutilainen

Sharon Wong

Enza Gucciardi
Selected Member: Sharon Wong
Equity Advocate: Sharon Wong

Occupational and Public Health

August 22, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Eric Liberda
Elected Chair of DHC:      Eric Liberda
Appointed Member: Ian Young
Elected Members: Anne Harris

Linda Rothman
Selected Member: Robert Moriarity
Equity Advocate: Eric Liberda

Social Work

August 29, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: TBD
Elected Chair of DHC:      TBD
Appointed Member: Funke Oba
Elected Members: Lynn Lavallee

Purnima George
Selected Member: Susan Preston
Equity Advocate: Funke Oba

Urban and Regional Planning

September 24, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Raktim Mitra
Elected Chair of DHC:      Raktim Mitra
Appointed Member: Pamela Robinson
Elected Members: Chris De Sousa

Nina-Marie Lister
Selected Member: Matthias Sweet
Equity Advocate: Matthias Sweet

Schools

 

Child and Youth Care

Date: October 18, 2023
Director's Designate: Julie James
Elected Chair of DHC: Julie James
Appointed member: Judy Finlay
Elected member: Petra Roberts
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:         
n/a
Equity Advocate: TBD

 

Disability Studies

Date: September 14, 2023
Director of School: Esther Ignagni
Elected Chair of DHC: Esther Ignagni
Appointed member: Kathryn Underwood
Elected member: Yukari Seko
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       
TBD
Equity Advocate: TBD

 

Early Childhood Studies

Date: October 5, 2023
Director of School: Sejal Patel
Elected Chair of DHC: Sejal Patel
Appointed member: Judith Bernhard
Elected members: Donna Koller
  Nicole Land
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

TBD
Equity Advocate: Nicole Land

 

Midwifery

Date: February 27, 2024
Director of School: Karline Wilson-Mitchell
Elected Chair of DHC: Karline Wilson-Mitchell
Appointed member: Manavi Handa
Elected member: Vicki Van Wagner
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       
Vicki Van Wagner
Equity Advocate: TBD

 

Nursing

Date: February 20, 2024
Director of School: Diane Pirner
Elected Chair of DHC: Joyal Miranda and Daria Romaniuk
Appointed member: Joyal Miranda
Elected members: Daria Romaniuk
  Sepali Guruge
  Suzanne Fredericks
  Erin Ziegler
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       
Coralee McClaren
Equity Advocate: Sepali Guruge

 

Nutrition

Date: June 21, 2023
Director of School: Fiona Yeudall
Elected Chair of DHC: Fiona Yeudall
Appointed member: Nick Bellissimo
Elected members: Sharon Wong
  Enza Gucciardi (Fall)
   Jessica Wegener (Winter/Spring)
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       
Fiona Yeudall
Equity Advocate: Fiona Yeudall

 

Occupational and Public Health

Date: August 31, 2023
Director of School: Thomas Tenkate
Elected Chair of DHC: Thomas Tenkate
Appointed member: Aida Haghighi
Elected member: Anne Harris
  Ian Young
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:    
Linda Rothman
Equity Advocate: Thomas Tenkate

 

Social Work

Date: November 14, 2023
Director of School: Esther Ignagni
Elected Chair of DHC: Esther Ignagni
Appointed member: Denise McLane-Davison
Elected members: Jennifer Poole
  May Friedman
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:    

Lynn Lavallee
Equity Advocate: Denise McLane-Davison


Urban and Regional Planning

Date: October 1, 2023
Director of School: Raktim Mitra
Elected Chair of DHC: Raktim Mitra
Appointed member: Chris De Sousa
Elected members: Shelagh McCartney
  Samantha Biglieri
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:    
Pamela Robinson
Equity Advocate: TBA

Schools

 

Child and Youth Care

Date: June 17, 2022
Director of School: Judy Finlay
Elected Chair of DHC: Judy Finlay
Appointed member: Tara Collins
Elected member: Beverly-Jean Daniel
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:         
 
Equity Advocate: Beverly-Jean Daniel

 

Disability Studies

Date: June 14, 2022
Director of School: Esther Ignagni
Elected Chair of DHC: Esther Ignagni
Appointed member: Idil Abdillahi
Elected member: Eliza Chandler
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       
Idil Abdillahi

 

Early Childhood Studies

Date: May 26, 2022
Director of School: TBD
Elected Chair of DHC: TBD
Appointed member: TBD
Elected members: Sejal Patel
  Jason Nolan
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:      
TBD

 

Midwifery

Date: September 18, 2022
Director of School: Karline Wilson-Mitchell
Elected Chair of DHC: Karline Wilson-Mitchell
Appointed member: Manavi Handa
Elected member: Vicki Van Wagner
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       
Mary Sharpe
Equity Advocate: Manavi Handa

 

Nursing

Date: March 15, 2023
Director of School: Maher El-Masri
Elected Co-Chairs of DHC: Elaine Santa Mina and Mandana Vahabi
Appointed member: Sepali Guruge
Elected members: Donald Rose
   Mandana Vahabi
  Cristina Catallo
  Nadia Prendergast
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:      

Elaine Santa Mina
Equity Advocate: Sepali Guruge

 

Nutrition

Date: February 9, 2023
Director of School: Fiona Yeudall
Elected Chair of DHC: Fiona Yeudall
Appointed member: Nick Bellissimo
Elected members: Enza Gucciardi
  Yvonne Yuan
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Enza Gucciardi
Equity Advocate: Enza Gucciardi

 

Occupational and Public Health

Date: June 6, 2022
Director of School: Richard Meldrum
Elected Chair of DHC: Richard Meldrum
Appointed member: Thomas Tenkate
Elected members: Kathryn Woodcock
  Eric Liberda
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:    

Nima Khakzad
Equity Advocate: Eric Liberda

 

Social Work

Date: October 24, 2022
Director of School: Valerie Borum
Elected Chair of DHC: Valerie Borum
Appointed member: Cyndy Baskin
Elected members: Denise McLane-Davison
  Susan Preston
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:    

Gordon Pon
Equity Advocate: Valerie Borum and Susan Preston


Urban and Regional Planning

Date: September 15, 2022
Director of School: Raktim Mitra
Elected Chair of DHC: Raktim Mitra
Appointed member: Zhixi Zhuang
Elected members: Magdalena Ugarte
  Chris DeSousa
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:    

David Amborski
Equity Advocate:
 
Magdalena Ugarte

Child and Youth Care

April 8, 2022

Role Name
Chair of Department: Judy Finlay
Elected Chair of DHC:      Judy Finlay
Appointed Member: Tara Collins
Elected Member:
Selected Member:
Equity Advocate: Beverly-Jean Daniel

Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing

September 25, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Maher El-Masri
Elected Chair of DHC:      Josephine Wong and Jasna Schwind
Appointed Member: Jasna Schwind
Elected Members: Josephine Wong

Joyal Miranda

Annette Bailey

Janet Yamada
Selected Member: Don Rose
Equity Advocate: Maher El-Masri

Disability Studies

July 26, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Esther Ignagni
Elected Chair of DHC:      Esther Ignagni
Appointed Member: May Friedman
Elected Member: Eliza Chandler
Selected Member: n/a
Equity Advocate: Idil Abdillahi

Early Childhood Studies

June 22, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Kathleen Peets
Elected Chair of DHC:      Kathleen Peets
Appointed Member: Sejal Patel
Elected Members: Kristin Snoddon

Judith Bernhard
Selected Member: TBD

Midwifery

September 2, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Karline Wilson-Mitchell
Elected Chair of DHC:      Karline Wilson-Mitchell
Appointed Member: Andrea Robertson
Elected Member: Nicole Bennett
Selected Member: Andre Robertson and Nicole Bennett
Equity Advocate: Karline Wilson-Mitchell

Nutrition

May 28, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Fiona Yeudall
Elected Chair of DHC:      Fiona Yeudall
Appointed Member: Yvonne Yuan
Elected Members: Rena Mendelson

Sharon Wong
Selected Member: Enza Gucciardi

Occupational and Public Health

May 25, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Richard Meldrum
Elected Chair of DHC:      Richard Meldrum
Appointed Member: Corrine Ong
Elected Members: Mohammad Abdoli

Ian Young
Selected Member: Linda Rothman

Social Work

February 16, 2022

Role Name
Chair of Department: Valerie Borum
Elected Chair of DHC:      Valerie Borum
Appointed Member: Cyndy Baskin
Elected Members: Susan Preston

Purnima George
Selected Member: Funke Oba

Urban and Regional Planning

September 9, 2021

Role Name
Chair's Designate: Raktim Mitra
Elected Chair of DHC:      Raktim Mitra
Appointed Member: David Amborski
Elected Members: Matthias Sweet

Magdalena Ugarte
Selected Member: Shelagh McCartney
Equity Advocate: TBD

Aerospace Engineering

June 28, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dr. Hekmat Alighanbari
Elected Chair of DHC:      Dr. Emre Karatas
Appointed Member: Dr. Anton de Ruiter
Elected Member: Dr. Seyed M. Hashemi
Selected Member: Dr. Guangjun Liu
Equity Advocate: Dr. Seyed M. Hashemi

Architectural Science

May 23, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Lisa Landrum
Elected Chair of DHC:      Lisa Landrum
Appointed Member: Terri Peters
Elected Members: Russell Richman

Paul Floerke

Julia Jamrozik

Paul Poh
Selected Member: TBD
Equity Advocate: Terri Peters and Julia Jamrozik

Chemical Engineering

May 13, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dr. Philip Chan
Elected Chair of DHC:      Dr. Dae Kun (Rilla) Hwang
Appointed Member: Dr. Dae Kun (Rilla) Hwang
Elected Members: Dr. Farhad Ein-Mozaffari

Dr. Simant Upreti
Selected Member: TBA
Equity Advocate: Dae Kun (Rilla) Hwang

Civil Engineering

April 25, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Arnold Yuan
Elected Chair of DHC:      TBA
Appointed Member: Dr. Haitham Aboshosha
Elected Members: Dr. Michael Chapman

Dr. Bhagwant Persaud
Selected Member: TBA
Equity Advocate: TBA

Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering

August 26, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Amir Yazdani
Elected Chair of DHC:      Alagan Anpalagan
Appointed Member: Olivia Das
Elected Members: Bala Venkatesh

Alagan Anpalagan
Selected Member: Andy Ye
Equity Advocate: Olivia Das

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

June 18, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dr. Don Oguamanam
Elected Chair of DHC:      Dr. (M.F.) Frankie Stewart
Appointed Member: Dr. (M.F.) Frankie Stewart
Elected Members: Dr. Farrokh Janabi-Sharifi

Dr. Marcello Papini

Dr. Sharareh Taghipour

Dr. Kourosh Zareinia
Selected Member: TBD
Equity Advocate: TBD

Departments

 

Aerospace Engineering

Date:  
Chair of Department:  
Elected Chair of DHC:  
Appointed member:  
Elected members:  
   
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:         
 

 

Architectural Science

Date: December 1, 2023
Chair of Department: Lisa Landrum
Elected Chair of DHC: Paul Floerke
Appointed member: Leila Farah
Elected members: Cheryl Atkinson
  Paul Floerke
  Russell Richman
  Terri Peters
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Mark Gorgolewski
Equity Advocate: Terri Peters

 

Chemical Engineering

Date: June 19, 2023
Chair of Department: Philip Chan
Elected Chair of DHC: Chil-Hung Cheng
Appointed member: Chil-Hung Cheng
Elected members: Yaser Dahman
  Jiangning Wu
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

TBD
Equity Advocate: Chil-Hung Cheng

 

Civil Engineering

Date: September 7, 2023
Chair of Department: Dr. Arnold Yuan
Elected Chair of DHC: TBD
Appointed member: Dr. Bilal Farooq
Elected members: Dr. Michal Chapman
  Dr. Haitham Aboshosha
  Dr. Jinyuan Liu
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

N/A
Equity Advocate: TBD

 

Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering

Date: June 14, 2023
Chair of Department: Amir Yazdani (Dept Chair as of July 1st, 2023)
Elected Chair of DHC: Alagan Anpalagan
Appointed member: Ebrahim Bagheri
Elected members: Lian Zhao
  David Xu
  Vadim Geurkov
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:      

Bala Venkatesh
Equity Advocate: Vadim Geurkov

 

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Date: May 4, 2203
Chair of Department: Donatus Oguamanam
Elected Chair of DHC: Sharareh Taghipour
Appointed member: Sharareh Taghipour
Elected members: Mucahit Cevik
  
Siyuan He
  Farrokh Janabi - Sharifi
  Kourosh Zareinia
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:     

TBA
Equity Advocate: Farrokh Janabi - Sharifi

        

Departments

 

Aerospace Engineering

Date:  
Chair of Department:  
Elected Chair of DHC:  
Appointed member:  
Elected members:  
   
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:         
 

 

Architectural Science

Date: November 11, 2022
Chair of Department: Mark Gorgolewski
Elected Chair of DHC: Russell Richman
Appointed member: Vincent Hui
Elected members: Cheryl Atkinson
      June Komisar
  Paul Floerke
  Russell Richman
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:        

Arthur Wrigglesworth
Equity Advocate: Vincent Hui

 

Chemical Engineering

Date: May 24, 2022
Chair of Department: Dr. Philip Chan
Elected Chair of DHC: Dr. Chil-Hung Cheng
Appointed member: Dr. Chil-Hung Cheng
Elected members: Dr. Ali Lohi
         Dr. Jiangning (Jenny) Wu
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:        

TBA

 

Civil Engineering

Date: March 13, 2023
Chair of Department: Dr. Arnold Yuan
Elected Chair of DHC: Dr. Arnold Yuan
Appointed member: Dr. Anwar Hossain
Elected members: Dr. Bhagwant Persaud
  Dr. Elsayed Elbeshbishy
  Dr. Bilal Farooq
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Dr. Mike Chapman
Equity Advocate: TBD

 

Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering

Date: June 3, 2022
Chair of Department: Dimitri Androutsos
Elected Chair of DHC: Bala Venkatesh
Appointed member: Dimitri Androutsos
Elected members: Lian Zhao
  Ebrahim Bagheri
  Andy Ye
  Truman Yang
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Dimitri Androutsos
Equity Advocate: Vadim Geurkov

 

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Date: May 5, 2022
Chair of Department: Donatus Oguamanam
Elected Chair of DHC: Sharareh Taghipour
Appointed member: Siyuan He
Elected members: Mucahit Cevik
  Mohamed Wahab Mohamed Ismail
  Fil Salustri
  Sharareh Taghipour    
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Farrokh Sharifi

Aerospace Engineering

August 6, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Hekmat Alighanbari
Elected Chair of DHC:      Seyed M. Hashemi
Appointed Member: Bo Tan
Elected Members: Jeff Yokota

Seyed M. Hashemi
Selected Member: Joon Chung
Equity Advocate: Bo Tan

Architectural Science

May 25, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Mark Gorgolewski
Elected Chair of DHC:      TBD
Appointed Member: TBD
Elected Members: Zaiyi Liao

Umberto Berardi

Arthur Wrigglesworth

Paul Floerke
Selected Member: TBD

Chemical Engineering

October 7, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Philip Chan
Elected Chair of DHC:      Simant Upreti
Appointed Member: Simant Upreti
Elected Members: Huu Doan

Farhad Ein-Mozaffari
Selected Member: Henry Cheng

Civil Engineering

August 9, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Arnold Yuan
Elected Chair of DHC:      Arnold Yuan
Appointed Member: Bhagwant Persaud
Elected Members: James Li

Elsayed Elbeshbishy
Selected Member: TBA

Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering

September 24, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dimitri Androutsos
Elected Chair of DHC:      Andy Ye
Appointed Member: Soosan Behesthi
Elected Members: Xavier Fernando

Karthi Umapathy

Truman Yang

Amir Yazdani
Selected Member: Dimitri Androutsos
Equity Advocate: Soosan Behesthi

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

October 9, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Donatus Oguamanam
Elected Chair of DHC:      Sharareh Taghipour
Appointed Member: Sharareh Taghipour
Elected Members: Jun Cao

Mohamed Wahab Mohamed Ismail

Jamy Li

Scott Tsai
Selected Member: Daolun Chen

Chemistry and Biology

August 21, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Costin Antonescu
Elected Chair of DHC:      TBD
Appointed Member: Martina Hausner
Elected Members: Dan Foucher

Bryan Koivisto

Sarah Sabatinos

Vadim Bostan
Selected Member: TBD
Equity Advocate: Sarah Sabatinos

Computer Science

October 3, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dave Mason
Elected Chair of DHC:      Marcus Santos
Appointed Member: Voja Misic
Elected Members: Elodie Lugez

Sophie Quigley
Selected Member: Marcus Santos
Equity Advocate: Sophie Quigley

Mathematics

May 30, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dejan Delic
Elected Chair of DHC:      Dejan Delic
Appointed Member: Niushan Gao
Elected Members: Silvana Ilie

You Liang
Selected Member: tbc once hiring is approved by FoS
Equity Advocate: You Liang

Physics

June 26, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Jahan Tavakkoli
Elected Chair of DHC:      Pedro Goldman
Appointed Member: Miranda Kirby
Elected Members: Pedro Goldman

Yuan Xu
Selected Member: Raffi Karshafian
Equity Advocate: Pedro Goldman

Departments

 

Chemistry and Biology

Date: September 14, 2023
Chair of Department: Kim Gilbride
Elected Chair of DHC: TBD
Appointed member: Noel George
Elected members: Dustin Little
  Bryan Koivisto
  Lynda McCarthy
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Sarah Sabatinos
Equity Advocate: Costin Antonescu

 

Computer Science

Date: August 9, 2023
Chair of Department: Dave Mason
Elected Chair of DHC: Dave Mason
Appointed member: Ali Miri
Elected members: Marcus Santos
  Elodie Lugez
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Sophie Quigley
Equity Advocate: Sophie Quigley

 

Mathematics

Date: October 23, 2023
Chair of Department: Dr. Dejan Delic
Elected Chair of DHC: Dr. Foivos Xanthos
Appointed member: Dr. Pawel Pralat
Elected members: Dr. Wei Xu
  Dr. Foivos Xanthos (Chair of Committee)
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       
Dr. Kathleen Wilkie
Equity Advocate: Dr. Dejan Delic

 

Physics

Date: January 8, 2024
Director of School: Jahan Tavakkoli
Elected Chair of DHC: Pedro Goldman
Appointed member: Miranda Kirby
Elected members: Pedro Goldman
  Yuan Xu
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:         

Raffi Karshafian
Equity Advocate: Pedro Goldman
   

Departments

 

Chemistry and Biology

Date: February 7, 2023
Chair of Department: Andrew McWilliams
Elected Chair of DHC: Jeffrey Fillingham
Appointed member: Lynda McCarthy
Elected members: Andrew Laursen
  Marc Adler
  Roxana Suehring
  Jeffrey Fillingham
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Martina Hausner
Equity Advocate: Lynda McCarthy

 

Computer Science

Date: June 15, 2022
Chair of Department: Dave Mason/Andriy Miranskyy
Elected Chair of DHC: Dave Mason/Andriy Miranskyy
Appointed member: Dave Mason/Andriy Miranskyy
Elected members: Yeganeh Bahoo (pre-tenure)
  Sophie Quigley
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Voja Misic
Equity Advocate: not chosen yet

 

Mathematics

Date: June 8, 2022
Chair of Department: Dejan Delic
Elected Chair of DHC: Lawrence Kolasa
Appointed member: Sebastian Ferrando
Elected members: Niushan Gao
  Na Yu
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       
Lawrence Kolasa
Equity Advocate: Dejan Delic

 

Physics

Date: August 24, 2022
Chair of Department: Ana Pejovic-Milic
Elected Chair of DHC: Pedro Goldman
Appointed member: Pedro Goldman
Elected members: Eric De Giuli
  Raffi Karshafian
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

TBA
   

Chemistry and Biology

September 29, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Andrew McWilliams
Elected Chair of DHC:      Andrew Laursen
Appointed Member: Sarah Sabatinos
Elected Members: Andrew Laursen

Darrick Heyd

Lynda McCarthy

Roxana Suehring
Selected Member: Jeffrey Fillingham
Equity Advocate: Lynda McCarthy

Computer Science

September 23, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dave Mason
Elected Chair of DHC:      Dave Mason
Appointed Member: Jelena Misic
Elected Members: Isaac Woungang

Nariman Farsad
Selected Member: Sophie Quigley
Equity Advocate: Isaac Woungang

Mathematics

April 16, 2021

N/A - no hiring

Physics

March 30, 2022

Role Name
Chair of Department: Ana Pejovic-Milic
Elected Chair of DHC:      Pedro Goldman
Appointed Member: James Grafe
Elected Members: Miranda Kirby

Constin Antonescu
Selected Member: None
Equity Advocate: Pedro Goldman

Faculty of Law

October 18, 2024

Role Name
Chair of School: Graham Hudson, Associate Dean, Academic
Elected Chair of SHC:      Tim Bartkiw
Appointed Member: Avner Levin
Elected Members: Kathleen (Katie) Hammond

Anna Corrigal-Flaminio
Selected Member: Idil Atak
Equity Advocate: Idil Atak

Faculty of Law

November 12, 2023

Role Name
Chair of School: Donna Young
Elected Chair of SHC:      Tim Bartkiw
Appointed Member: Avner Levin
Elected Member: Kathleen Hammond
Selected Member: Gil Lan
Equity Advocate: Kathleen Hammond

Faculty of Law

September 22, 2023

Role Name
Chair of School: Donna Young
Elected Chair of SHC:      Avner Levin
Appointed Member: Idil Atak
Elected Members: Joshua Sealy-Harrington

Avner Levin
Selected Member: Gil Lan
Equity Advocate: Joshua Sealy-Harrington

Accounting

May 14, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Shadi Farshadfar
Elected Chair of DHC:      TBA
Appointed Member: Melissa Toffanin
Elected Members: Oliver Okafor

Anthony Chan
Selected Member: TBA
Equity Advocate: TBA

Entrepreneurship & Strategy

June 24, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Kim Bates
Elected Chair of DHC:      Sean Wise
Appointed Member: Alison Kemper
Elected Members: Sean Wise

Naima Cherchem
Selected Member: Francesco Barbera
Equity Advocate: Alison Kemper

Finance

September 12, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Allen Goss (Interim Chair)
Elected Chair of DHC:      Allen Goss
Appointed Member: Shadi Farshadfar
Elected Members: Yuanshun Li

Ayse Yuce
Selected Member: Daniel Tut
Equity Advocate: Shadi Farshadfar

Global Management Studies

May 15, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Michael Manjuris
Elected Chair of DHC:      Michael Manjuris
Appointed Member: Howard Lin
Elected Members: Hossein Zolfagharinia

Carlyle Farrell

Kenneth Kalu
Selected Member: Vik Singh
Equity Advocate: Hossein Zolfagharinia

Health Services Management

March 21, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Pria Nippak
Elected Chair of DHC:      Pria Nippak
Appointed Member: Sameh Al Natour
Elected Member: Julien Meyer
Selected Member: Sameh Al Natour
Equity Advocate: Julien Meyer

Hospitality and Tourism Management

April 29, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Frederic Dimanche
Elected Chair of DHC:      Frederic Dimanche
Appointed Member: Tom Griffin
Elected Members: Sonya Graci

Wayne Smith
Selected Member: Julie Kellershohn
Equity Advocate: Wayne Smith

HR Management / Organizational Behaviour

May 15, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Fei Song
Elected Chair of DHC:      Tim Bartkiw
Appointed Member: Peter Fisher
Elected Members: Kristyn Scott

Rupa Banerjee
Selected Member: Peter Fisher
Equity Advocate: Fei Song

Information Technology Management

August 27, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Sameh Al Natour
Elected Chair of DHC:      Sameh Al Natour
Appointed Member: Morteza Zihayat Kermani
Elected Members: Linying Dong

Arash Saghafi
Selected Member: Atefeh Mashatan
Equity Advocate: Sameh Al Natour

Law and Business

April 18, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Chris MacDonald
Elected Chair of DHC:      Chris MacDonald
Appointed Member: Pnina Alon-Shenker
Elected Members: Kernaghan Webb

Asher Alkoby
Selected Member: Daphne Taras
Equity Advocate: Daphne Taras

Marketing

May 8, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Mathieu Lajante
Elected Chair of DHC:      Mathieu Lajante
Appointed Member: Martin Pyle
Elected Members: Mehak Bharti

Jane Saber
Selected Member: Irfan Butt
Equity Advocate: TBD

Real Estate Management

September 12, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: David Scofield, Interim
Elected Chair of DHC:      Youngme Seo
Appointed Member: David Scofield
Elected Member: Anson Ho
Selected Member: Anson Ho
Equity Advocate: Youngme Seo

Retail Management

June 24, 2024

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

Departments/Schools

 

Accounting

Date: September 1, 2023
Director of School: Shadi Farshadfar
Elected Chair of DHC: Shadi Farshadfar
Appointed member: Melissa Toffanin
Elected members: Oliver Okafor
  Daria Sydor
  Anthony Chan
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       
TBA
Equity Advocate: Oliver Okafor

 

Entrepreneurship & Strategy

Date: October 2, 2023
Chair of Department: Kim Bates
Elected Chair of DHC: Sean Wise
Appointed member: Alison Kemper
Elected members: Andre Laplume
  Sean Wise
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       
Charlene Nicholls-Nixon
Equity Advocate: Andre Laplume

 

Finance

Date: August 14, 2023
Chair of Department: Laleh Samarbakhsh
Elected Chair of DHC: Laleh Samarbakhsh
Appointed member: Shadi Farshadfar
Elected members: Ayse Yuce
  Yuanshun Li
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       
Daniel Tut
Equity Advocate: TBD

 

Global Management Studies

Date: June 9, 2023
Chair of Department: Michael Manjuris
Elected Chair of DHC: Michael Manjuris
Appointed member: Howard Lin
Elected members: Hossein Zolfagharinia
     Carlyle Farrell
  Kenneth Kalu
Members selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Mahsa Hosseini
Equity Advocate: Hossein Zolfagharinia

 

Health Services Management

Date: September 7, 2023
Director of School: Pria Nippak
Elected Chair of DHC: Pria Nippak
Appointed member: Julien Meyer
Elected members: Murtaza Haider
  Sameh Al Natour
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Pria Nippak
Equity Advocate: Pria Nippak

 

Hospitality and Tourism Management

Date: September 1, 2023
Director of School: Dr. Frederic Dimanche
Elected Chair of DHC: Dr. Frederic Dimanche
Appointed member: Dr. Tom Griffin
Elected members: Dr. Wayne Smith
      Dr. Sonya Graci
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Dr. Julie Kellershohn
Equity Advocate: Dr. Wayne Smith

 

HR Management / Organizationalv Behaviour

Date: June 8, 2023
Director of School: Fei Song
Elected Chair of DHC: Tim Bartkiw
Appointed member: Fei Song
Elected members: Kristyn Scott
      Robin Church
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Peter Fisher
Equity Advocate: Fei Song


Information Technology Management

Date: August 28, 2023
Director of School: Catherine Middleton
Elected Chair of DHC: Catherine Middleton
Appointed member: Atefeh Mashatan
Elected members: Sameh Al Natour
  Mehdi Kargar
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       
Anatoliy Gruzd
Equity Advocate: Catherine Middleton

 

Law and Business

Date: April 25, 2023
Chair of Department: Peter Halewood
Elected Chair of DHC: Kernaghan Webb
Appointed member: Daniele Bertolini
Elected members: Asher Alkoby
  Matthew Marinett
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Hasko von Kriegstein
Equity Advocate: Asher Alkoby

 

Marketing

Date: October 16, 2023
Chair of Department: Mathieu Lajante
Elected Chair of DHC: Mathieu Lajante
Appointed member: Joanne McNeish
Elected members: Mathieu Lajante
  Nukhet Taylor
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

TBD
Equity Advocate: TBD

 

Real Estate Management

Date: May 8, 2023
Chair of Department: Dogan Tirtiroglu
Elected Chair of DHC: Dogan Tirtiroglu
Appointed member: Murtaza Haider
Elected member: David Scofield
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       
Murtaza Haider
Equity Advocate: Murtaza Haider

 

Retail Management

Date: October 16, 2023
Director of School: Dr. Donna Smith
Elected Chair of DHC: Dr. Donna Smith
Appointed member: Dr. Tony Hernandez
Elected member: Dr. Donna Smith
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       
Dr. Frances Gunn
Equity Advocate: TBD
   

Departments/Schools

 

Accounting

Date:

May 25, 2022

Chair of Department: Shadi Farshadfar    
Elected Chair of DHC: Shadi Farshadfar
Appointed member: Yi Feng
Elected members: Anthony Chan
  Guoping Liu
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Tom Schneider
Equity Advocate: TBA

 

Entrepreneurship & Strategy

Date:

May 16, 2022

Chair of Department: Kim Bates
Elected Chair of DHC: Sean Wise
Appointed member: Alison Kemper
Elected members: Sean Wise
  Ken Grant
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Phil Walsh
Equity Advocate: Alison Kemper

 

Finance

Date:

October 4, 2022

Chair of Department: Laleh Samarbakhsh
Elected Chair of DHC: Laleh Samarbakhsh
Appointed member: Thomas Schneider
Elected members: Yuanshun Li
  Ayse Yuce
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:    

Yanfei Sun
Equity Advocate: Yanfei Sun

 

Global Management Studies

Date: May 11, 2022
Chair of Department: Michael Manjuris
Elected Chair of DHC: Michael Manjuris
Appointed member: Howard Lin
Elected members: Hossein Zolfagharinia
  Carlyle Farrell
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:

Kenneth Kalu
Equity Advocate: Hossein Zolfagharinia
   

Health Services Management

Date: September 27, 2022
Chair of Department: Murtaza Haider
Elected Chair of DHC: Murtaza Haider
Appointed member: Pria Nippak
Elected member: Julien Meyer
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:
Julien Meyer
Equity Advocate: TBD


Hospitality and Tourism Management

Date:

May 4, 2022

Director of School:

Wayne Smith (interim Director while Frederic Dimanche is on sabbatical)

Elected Chair of DHC:

Wayne Smith

Appointed member:

Rachel Dodds

Elected members:

Tom Griffin

 

Sonya Graci

Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Julie Kellershohn

Equity Advocate:

Wayne Smith

 

HR Management / Organizational Behaviour

Date:

March 1, 2023

Chair of Department:

Fei Song

Elected Chair of DHC:

Tim Bartkiw

Appointed member:

Kristyn Scott

Elected members:

Robin Church

 

Annika Hillebrandt


Fei Song

Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       
Annika Hillebrandt

Equity Advocate:

Fei Song

 

Information Technology Management

Date:

September 22, 2022
Director of School: Sameh Al Natour
Elected Chair of DHC: Sameh Al Natour/Catherine Middleton
Appointed member: Ravi Vatrapu
Elected members: Morteza Zihayat Kermani
  Burcu Bulgurcu
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Bouchaib Bahli
Equity Advocate: Bouchaib Bahli

 

Law and Business

Date:

April 20, 2022

Equity Advocate:

 

Chair of Department: Chris MacDonald
Elected Chair of DHC: Chris MacDonald
Appointed member: Daniele Bertolini
Elected members: Pnina Alon-Shenker
  Leonard Rotman
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Hasko von Kriegstein
Equity Advocate: Pnina Alon-Shenker

 

Marketing

Date:

April 18, 2022

Chair of Department:

Anthony Francescucci

Elected Chair of DHC:

TBD

Appointed member:

Mathieu Lajante

Elected members:

Jane Saber

 

Rishad Habib

Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Eugene Chan

Equity Advocate:

TBD

 

Real Estate

Date: 

August 19, 2022

Chair of Department: Dogan Tirtiroglu
Elected Chair of DHC: Dogan Tirtiroglu
Appointed member of DHC: David Scofield
Elected member of DHC: Youngme Seo
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Youngme Seo    
Equity Advocate: Youngme Seo

 

Retail Management

Date: September 28, 2022
Chair of Department: Frances Gunn
Elected Chair of DHC: Frances Gunn
Appointed member: Tony Hernandez
Elected member: Donna Smith
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:       

Frances Gunn
Equity Advocate: Frances Gunn

Accounting

July 8, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Shadi Farshadfar
Elected Chair of DHC:      Shadi Farshadfar
Appointed Member: Yi Feng
Elected Members: Anthony Chan

Thomas Schnieder
Selected Member: Guoping Liu

Entrepreneurship & Strategy

August 3, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Kim Bates
Elected Chair of DHC:      Sean Wise
Appointed Member: Ken Grant
Elected Members: Sean Wise

Alison Kemper
Selected Member: Mary Han
Equity Advocate: Alison Kemper

Finance

February 8, 2022

Role Name
Chair of Department: Interim Chair, Shadi Farshadfar
Elected Chair of DHC:      Sergiy Rakhmayil
Appointed Member: Ayse Yuce
Elected Members: Yoontae Jeon

Yuanshun Li

Sergiy Rakhmayil
Selected Member: Guoping Liu
Equity Advocate: Yoontae Jeon

Global Management Studies

September 7, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Michael Manjuris
Elected Chair of DHC:      Michael Manjuris
Appointed Member: Carlyle Farrell
Elected Members: Hossein Zolfagharinia

Howard Lin

Kenneth Kalu
Selected Member: Michael Manjuris
Equity Advocate: Hossein Zolfagharinia

Health Services Management

January 24, 2022

Role Name
Chair's Designate: Pria Nippak
Elected Chair of DHC:      Pria Nippak
Appointed Member: Mary Sharpe
Elected Member: Julien Meyer
Selected Member: Pria Nippak
Equity Advocate: Julien Meyer

Hospitality and Tourism Management

September 2, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Frederic Dimanche
Elected Chair of DHC:      Frederic Dimanche
Appointed Member: Sonya Graci
Elected Members: Rachel Dodds

Tom Griffin
Selected Member: Wayne Smith
Equity Advocate: Frederic Dimanche

HR Management / Organizational Behaviour

June 2, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Fei Song
Elected Chair of DHC:      Kristyn Scott
Appointed Member: Danielle Lamb
Elected Member: Robin Church
Selected Member: Annika Hillebrandt

Information Technology Management

May 28, 2021

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

Youcef Derbal
Selected Member: Ravi Vatrapu

Law and Business

September 21, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Peter Halewood
Elected Chair of DHC:      Peter Halewood
Appointed Member: Asher Alkoby
Elected Member: Pnina Alon-Shenker
Selected Member: n/a
Equity Advocate: Pnina Alon-Shenker

Marketing

July 13, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Anthony Francescucci
Elected Chair of DHC:      Anthony Francescucci
Appointed Member: Mathieu Lajante
Elected Members: Jane Saber

Matthew Philp
Selected Member: Joanne McNeish

Real Estate Management

September 2, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dogan Tirtiroglu
Elected Chair of DHC:      Dogan Tirtiroglu
Appointed Member: Tony Hernandez
Elected Member: Murtaza Haider
Selected Member: David Scofield
Equity Advocate: David Scofield

Retail Management

May 5, 2021

Role Name
Chair of Department: Mark Lee
Elected Chair of DHC:      Mark Lee
Appointed Member: Tony Hernandez
Elected Member: Frances Gunn
Selected Member: N/A

Librarian Appointment Committee (LAC)

 

Date:    August 14, 2024
Chair of Department:    Mark Robertson
Elected Chair of LAC:    Lei Jin
Appointed members:    John Papadopoulos
     May Yan
Elected members:    Kelly Dermody
     Kelly Kimberley
     Chris Kim
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:
   n/a

Librarian Appointment Committee (LAC)

October 24, 2023

Role Name
Elected Chair of LAC:      Dana Thomas
Appointed Members: Sally Wilson

MJ Suhonos
Elected Members: Cecile Farnum

Kelly Kimberley

Chris Kim
Selected Member: N/A
Equity Advocate:

Librarian Appointment Committee (LAC)

October 14, 2022

Role Name
Elected Chair of LAC:      Kelly Kimberley
Appointed Members: Sonny Banerjee

Dan Jakubek
Elected Members: Trina Grover

Val Lem

Alison Skyrme
Selected Member: N/A
Equity Advocate:

Librarian Appointment Committee (LAC)

November 11, 2021

Role Name
Elected Chair of LAC:      Dana Thomas
Appointed Members: Lei Jin

John Papadopoulos
Elected Members: Trina Grover

Kelly Kimberley

Cecile Farnum
Selected Member: N/A
Equity Advocate: Cecile Farnum

Counsellor Appointment Committee (CAC)

January 21, 2022

Role

Member of CAC        Allan MacDonald

Member of CAC        Immaculate Antony

Member of CAC        Yu-Ching (Jean) Tsai

Member of CAC        Maria Chaparro

Member of CAC        Ruth Frolic