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Board Members 2024-2025

Toronto Metropolitan University's 28-member Board of Governors is comprised of the Chancellor, the President, 9 members appointed by the provincial government, 2 members appointed by the Board, 3 alumni members elected by the alumni, 3 faculty members elected by the faculty, 2 administrative staff members elected by the staff, 3 student members elected by the students, 1 Honorary Board Elder, and 4 Honorary Board members. 

Tony Staffieri
Chair, Board Appointee
Catherine Paisley
Vice Chair, Board Appointee
Donette Chin-Loy Chang
Chancellor, Ex-Officio
Mohamed Lachemi
President & Vice-Chancellor, Ex-Officio
Norie Campbell
Government Appointee - June 26, 2024 to June 25, 2027
Neel Lee Chauhan
Elected by Alumni - September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025
Jack Cockwell
Honorary Board Member - September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025
Tony Conte
Elected by Administrative Staff - September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026
Marie Crosta
Elected by Administrative Staff - September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2025
Joanne Dallaire
Honorary Board Elder - May 29, 2019 to May 27, 2025
Meg Davis
Government Appointee - March 16, 2023 to March 15, 2026
Ahmed Elshahed
Elected by Students September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025
Janice Fukakusa
Honorary Board Member - October 10, 2024 to October 9, 2027
Irene Gammel
Elected by Faculty - September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2026
Hyacinth Gawne
Elected by Alumni - September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027
Nazmin Gupta
Government Appointee - August 10, 2023 to August 9, 2026
Aasim Ul Haq Khwaja
Elected by Students - September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025
Dr. Melanie Knight
Elected by Faculty - September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2025
Cristobal Leal
Elected by Students - September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025
Nadir Mohamed
Honorary Board Member - August 17, 2023 to August 16, 2026
David Porter
Government Appointee - February 28, 2025 to February 27, 2028
Sobi Ragunathan
Government Appointee - August 29, 2024 to August 28, 2027
Samir Sinha
Honorary Board Member - April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2028
Walied Soliman
Government Appointee - October 8, 2020 to October 7, 2026
Louise Taylor Green
Government Appointee - June 15, 2023 to June 14, 2026
Dr. Bala Venkatesh
Elected by Faculty - September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2025
Anju Virmani
Government Appointee - December 12, 2024 - December 11, 2027
Lisa-Marie Williams
Elected by Alumni - September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2026