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Board of Governors

The Board of Governors is responsible for:

  • the governance of the University;
  • control of its property and revenues;
  • the conduct of its business and affairs, except for matters assigned by the Act to Senate;
  • powers specifically enumerated by the Toronto Metropolitan University Act and the By-Laws of the University.

The Board’s implied powers include institutional strategic planning, risk management, and financial management of the University.

Toronto Metropolitan University's 27-member Board of Governors is comprised of:

  • the Chancellor
  • the President
  • eight members appointed by the provincial government
  • two members appointed by the Board
  • three alumni elected by the alumni
  • three faculty elected by the faculty
  • two administrative staff members elected by the staff
  • three student members elected by the students
  • one Honorary Board Elder
  • three Honorary Board members
Members of the Board of Governors, 2025–2026
Name   Appointment Type
Akhlaghi, Shervin   Elected by Students
Conte, Tony   Elected by Administrative Staff
Bernabe, Angelique   Elected by Alumni
Cockwell, Jack   Honorary Board Member
Fukakusa, Janice    Honorary Board Member
Staffieri, Tony   Honorary Board Member
Turco, Michael   Elected by Administrative Staff
Dallaire, Joanne   Honorary Board Elder
Kalra, Gyan   Elected by Students
Elshahed, Ahmed   Elected by Students
Davis, Meg   Government Appointee
Chin-Loy Chang, Donette   Ex-Officio, Chancellor
Gammel, Irene   Elected by Faculty
Gupta, Nazmin   Government Appointee
Dworkin, Seth   Elected by Faculty
Lachemi, Mohamed   Ex-Officio, President & Vice-Chancellor
Campbell, Norie Vice-Chair Government Appointee
Ragunathan, Sobi    Government Appointee
     
Paisley, Catherine Chair Board Appointee
Porter, David   Government Appointee
Sinha, Samir   Honorary Board Member
Soliman, Walied   Government Appointee
Staffieri, Tony   Honorary Board Member
Gawne, Hyacinth    Elected by Alumni
Virmani, Anju   Government Appointee
Taylor Green, Louise   Government Appointee
MacDonald, Chris   Elected by Faculty
Noor, Khatera   Elected by Alumni

For more information, updates and Board Member biographies, please see the Board of Governors web page (opens in new window) .