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Composition of Contract Lecturer Appointment Committee

The Contract Lecturer Appointment Committee (CLAC) is responsible for the recruitment, recommendation and evaluation of part-time and sessional contract lecturers who are members of CUPE Local 3904 Unit 1.

Creative Industries

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Fashion

May 27, 2026

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Chair of CLAC: Grahame Lynch
CLAC Member 1:      Nigel Lezama
CLAC Member 2: Caron Bitter Phinney

Graphic Communications Management

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Image Arts

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Interior Design

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Journalism

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New Media

May 1, 2026

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Chair of CLAC: Mark Argo
CLAC Member 1:      Max Lander
CLAC Member 2: David Bouchard

Performance

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Professional Communication

May 26, 2026

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Chair of CLAC: Robert Clapperton
CLAC Member 1:      Bob Clapperton
CLAC Member 2: Katty Alhayek
CLAC Member 3: Kisha McPherson

RTA School of Media

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Creative Industries

June 27, 2025

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Chair of CLAC: Jeremy Shtern
CLAC Member 1:      Lorena Escandon
CLAC Member 2: Salman Rana

Fashion

May 22, 2025

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Chair of CLAC: Joseph Medaglia
CLAC Member 1:      Nigel Lezama
CLAC Member 2: Grahame Lynch

Graphic Communications Management

May 15, 2026

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Chair of CLAC: Reem El Asaleh
CLAC Member 1:      Jay Park
CLAC Member 2: Ehsan Behzadfar

Image Arts

August 25, 2025

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Chair of CLAC: Ted Hiebert
CLAC Member 1:      Annie MacDonell
CLAC Member 2: John Tarver
CLAC Member 3: Gerda Cammaer

Interior Design

March 4, 2026

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Chair of CLAC: Lorella Di Cintio
CLAC Member 1:      Colin Ripley
CLAC Member 2: Evan Pavka

Journalism

April 4, 2025

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Chair of CLAC: Ravindra Mohabeer
CLAC Member 1:      Sonya Fatah
CLAC Member 2: Gavin Adamson

MFA Scriptwriting & Story Design (grad program)

June 18, 2025

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Chair of CLAC: Michael Coutanche
CLAC Member 1:      Cole Lewis
CLAC Member 2: Lia Langworthy

New Media

May 29, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Mark Argo
CLAC Member 1:      Kathleen Pirrie Adams
CLAC Member 2: Max Lander

Performance

May 25, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Caroline O'Brien
CLAC Member 1:      Vicki St Denys
CLAC Member 2: Cole Lewis

Professional Communication

September 29, 2025

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Chair of CLAC: Robert Clapperton
CLAC Member 1:      Jessica Mudry
CLAC Member 2: Marty Fink

RTA School of Media

September 22, 2025

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Chair of CLAC: James Nadler
CLAC Member 1:      James Nadler
CLAC Member 2: Daniel Berlin
CLAC Member 3: Finlay Braithwaite

Criminology


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Economics


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English

May 28, 2026


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Chair of CLAC: Naomi Hamer
CLAC Member 1:      Elizabeth Podnieks
CLAC Member 2: Sophie Thomas

Geography and Environmental Studies

June 1, 2026


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Chair of CLAC: Tor Oiamo
CLAC Member 1:      Evan Cleave
CLAC Member 2: Claire Oswald
CLAC Member 3: Wayne Forsythe (Fall); Andrew Millward (Winter)

History


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Languages, Literatures & Cultures


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Philosophy


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Politics and Public Administration


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Psychology

May 28, 2026


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Chair of CLAC: Stephen Want
CLAC Member 1:      Maria Gurevich
CLAC Member 2: Tisha Ornstein
CLAC Member 3: Lixia Yang

Sociology


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2025-26

Criminology

Date: September 8, 2025
Chair of CLAC: Kelly Struthers Montford
CLAC Member 1:          Fahad Ahmad
CLAC Member 2: Lahoma Thomas


Economics

Date:        September 6, 2025
Chair of CLAC:        Brennan Thompson
CLAC Member 1:        Eric Kam
CLAC Member 2:        Haomiao Yu


English

Date:      September 18, 2025
Chair of CLAC:      Naomi Hamer
CLAC Member 1:      Sophie Thomas
CLAC Member 2:      Elizabeth Podnieks


Geography and Environmental Studies

Date:     May 15, 2025
Chair of CLAC:     Tor Oiamo
CLAC Member 1:     Claus Rinner
CLAC Member 2:     Lu Wang


History

Date:     September 4, 2025
Chair of CLAC:     Jean Li
CLAC Member 1:     Martin Greig
CLAC Member 2:     Jennifer Hubbard


Languages, Literatures & Cultures

Date:      September 9, 2025
Chair of CLAC:      Enriqueta Zafra
CLAC Member 1:      Marianella Collette
CLAC Member 2:      Hongbing Yu


Philosophy

Date:      August 15, 2025
Chair of CLAC:      Andrew Hunter
CLAC Member 1:      Klaas Kraay
CLAC Member 2:      John Caruana
CLAC Member 3:      David Hunter


Politics and Public Administration

Date:      September 29, 2025
Chair of CLAC:      Tuna Baskoy
CLAC Member 1:      Duncan MacLellan
CLAC Member 2:      Michael McGregor


Psychology

Date:      June 30, 2025
Chair of CLAC:      Stephen Want
CLAC Member 1:      Leslie Atkinson
CLAC Member 2:      Naomi Koerner
CLAC Member 3:      Lixia Yang



Sociology

Date:      September 4, 2025
Chair of CLAC:      Cheryl Teelucksingh
CLAC Member 1:      Nicole Neverson
CLAC Member 2:      Andrea Noack

Child and Youth Care

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Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing

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Disability Studies

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Early Childhood Studies

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Midwifery

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Nutrition

May 21, 2026

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Chair of CLAC: Fiona Yeudall
CLAC Member 1:      Jessica Omand
CLAC Member 2: Enza Gucciardi
CLAC Member 3: Kafi Ealey

Occupational and Public Health

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Social Work

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Urban and Regional Planning

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Child and Youth Care

February 27, 2026

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Chair of CLAC: Dr. Julian Hasford
CLAC Member 1:      Dr. Petra Roberts
CLAC Member 2: Dr. Julie James

Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing

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Chair of CLAC:
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Disability Studies

May 7, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Lynn Lavallee
CLAC Member 1:      Idil Abdillahi
CLAC Member 2: Merrick Pilling

Early Childhood Studies

May 14, 2026

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Sejal Patel
CLAC Member 1:      Susan Jagger
CLAC Member 2: Aurelia Di Santo
CLAC Member 3: Angela Valeo

Midwifery

May 21, 2026

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Elizabeth Allemang
CLAC Member 1:      Nicole Bennett
CLAC Member 2: Claire Dion Fletcher

Nutrition

September 15, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Fiona Yeudall
CLAC Member 1:      Sandra Juutilainen
CLAC Member 2: Jessica Omand
CLAC Member 4: Enza Gucciardi

Occupational and Public Health

September 11, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Nima Khakzad
CLAC Member 1:      Aida Haghighi
CLAC Member 2: Rob Moriarity

Social Work

April 6, 2026

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Dr. June Yee
CLAC Member 1:      Dr. Dawn Onishenko
CLAC Member 2: Dr. Susan Silver
CLAC Member 3: Dr. Henry Parada

Urban and Regional Planning

September 2, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Matthias Sweet
CLAC Member 1:      Christopher De Sousa
CLAC Member 2: Pamela Robinson

FCS-Wide Core Courses

June 2, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Matthias Sweet
CLAC Member 1: Lynn Lavallee
CLAC Member 2: Petra Roberts
CLAC Member 3: Sejal Patel

Aerospace Engineering

December 20, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Hekmat Alighanbari
CLAC Member 1:      Cheung Poon
CLAC Member 2: Anton de Ruiter

Architectural Science

May 13, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Lisa Landrum
CLAC Member 1:      Vincent Hui
CLAC Member 2: Carlo Parente

Chemical Engineering

September 12, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Philip Chan
CLAC Member 1:      Chil-Hung Cheng
CLAC Member 2: Nariman Yousefi

Civil Engineering

October 1, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Dr. Darko Joksimovic
CLAC Member 1:      Dr. Songnian Li
CLAC Member 2: Dr. Rania Hamza

Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering

October 6, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Amir Yazdani
CLAC Member 1:      Karthi Umapathy
CLAC Member 2: Naimul Khan

Mechanical, Industrial, and Mechatronics Engineering

June 19, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Donatus Oguamanam
CLAC Member 1:      Frankie Stewart
CLAC Member 2: Vincent Chan
Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Dr. Hekmat Alighanbari
CLAC Member 1:      Dr. Cheung Poon
CLAC Member 2: Dr. Anton de Ruiter

Aerospace Engineering

April 3, 2024

Architectural Science

February 14, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Lisa Landrum
CLAC Member 1:      Russell Richman
CLAC Member 2: Terri Peters
CLAC Member 3: Cheryl Atkinson

Chemical Engineering

August 14, 2024

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Dr. Philip Chan
CLAC Member 1:      Dr. Chil-Hung Cheng
CLAC Member 2: Dr. Nariman Yousefi

Civil Engineering

October 24, 2024

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Darko Joksimovic
CLAC Member 1:      Songnian Li
CLAC Member 2: Elsayed Elbeshbishy

Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering

October 25, 2024

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Amirnaser Yazdani
CLAC Member 1:      Karthi Umapathy
CLAC Member 2: Ebrahim Bagheri

Mechanical, Industrial, and Mechatronics Engineering

April 1, 2024

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Donatus Oguamanam
CLAC Member 1:      Vincent Chan
CLAC Member 2: Frankie Stewart

Chemistry and Biology

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Computer Science

April 23, 2026

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Chair of CLAC: Dave Mason
CLAC Member 1:      Alex Ferworn
CLAC Member 2: Glaucia Melo

Mathematics

May 19, 2026

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Dejan Delic
CLAC Member 1:      Peter Danziger
CLAC Member 2: Konstantinos Georgiou

Physics

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Chemistry and Biology

October 1, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Anne Johnson
CLAC Member 1:      Robert Gossage
CLAC Member 2: Mojca Mattiazzi Usaj

Computer Science

October 1, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Dave Mason
CLAC Member 1:      Alex Ferworn
CLAC Member 2: Denis Hamelin
CLAC Member 3: Glaucia Melo

Mathematics

May 13, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Dejan Delic
CLAC Member 1:      Konstantinos Georgiou
CLAC Member 2: Anthony Bonato

Physics

October 1, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Pedro Goldman
CLAC Member 1:      Tetyana Antimirova
CLAC Member 2: Eric Da Silva

2026-27

May 22, 2026

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Jennifer Orange
CLAC Member 1:      Edward Bechard Torres
CLAC Member 2: Uche Ngwaba

2025-26

May 15, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Graham Hudson
CLAC Member 1:      Edward Bechard-Torres
CLAC Member 2: Uchechukwu Ngwaba

Accounting

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Entrepreneurship & Strategy

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Finance

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Global Management Studies

May 5, 2026

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Chair of CLAC: Sui Sui
CLAC Member 1:      Clare Chua
CLAC Member 2: Mohammad Nikoofal

Health Services Management

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Hospitality and Tourism Management

May 6, 2026

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Chris Gibbs
CLAC Member 1:      Julie Kellershohn
CLAC Member 2: Tom Griffin

HR Management / Organizational Behaviour

May 15, 2026

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Danielle Lamb
CLAC Member 1:      Lucas Dufour
CLAC Member 2: Mahdi Roghanizad

Information Technology Management

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Law and Business

May 14, 2026

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Hasko von Kriegstein
CLAC Member 1:      Chris MacDonald
CLAC Member 2: Patricia Hania

Marketing

May 8, 2026

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Chair of CLAC: Martin Pyle
CLAC Member 1:      Matt Philp
CLAC Member 2: Sean Hingston

Real Estate Management

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Retail Management

May 15, 2026

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Chair of CLAC: Joseph Aversa
CLAC Member 1:      Donna Smith
CLAC Member 2: Tony Hernandez

Accounting

September 12, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Shadi Farshadfar
CLAC Member 1:      Ye (Frank) Wang
CLAC Member 2: Dongning Yu

Entrepreneurship & Strategy

June 19, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Kim Bates
CLAC Member 1:      Steve Gedeon
CLAC Member 2: Ken Grant
CLAC Member 3: Andre Laplume

Finance

June 23, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Scott Anderson
CLAC Member 1:      Eric Terry
CLAC Member 2: Daniel Tut

Global Management Studies

May 5, 2026

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Sui Sui
CLAC Member 1:      Clare Chua
CLAC Member 2: Mohammad Nikoofal

Health Services Management

October 1, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Pria Nippak
CLAC Member 1:      Julien Meyer
CLAC Member 2: Martin Pyle

Hospitality and Tourism Management

May 21, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Chris Gibbs
CLAC Member 1:      Julie Kellershohn
CLAC Member 2: Tom Griffin

HR Management / Organizational Behaviour

July 8, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Danielle Lamb
CLAC Member 1:      Lucas Dufour
CLAC Member 2: Mahdi Roghanizad

Information Technology Management

December 2, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Sameh Al Natour
CLAC Member 1:      Bouchaib Bahli
CLAC Member 2: Linying Dong

Law and Business

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Chris MacDonald
CLAC Member 1:      Hasko von Kriegstein
CLAC Member 2: Patricia Hania

Marketing

May 16, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Martin Pyle
CLAC Member 1:      Rishad Habib
CLAC Member 2: Nukhet Taylor

Real Estate Management

May 6, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Youngme Seo
CLAC Member 1:      David Scofield
CLAC Member 2: Anson Ho

Retail Management

May 16, 2025

Role Name
Chair of CLAC: Donna Smith
CLAC Member 1:      Hong Yu
CLAC Member 2: Jenna Jacobson