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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.
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February 6, 2026
Role Name
Designate of Chair:
Louis-Etienne Dubois
Elected Chair of DEC:
Louis-Etienne Dubois
Appointed Member:
Sibo Chen
Elected Member:
Opeyemi Akanbi
Equity Advocate:
TBA
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:
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
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
March 4, 2026
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Lorella Di Cintio
Elected Chair of DEC:
Jonathon Anderson
Appointed Member:
Colin Ripley
Elected Members:
Andrew Furman
Jonathon Anderson
Lois Weinthal
Equity Advocate:
Andrew Furman
October 9, 2025
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Sonya Fatah (designate)
Elected Chair of DEC:
Sonya Fatah
Appointed Member:
Adrian Ma
Elected Members:
Joyce Smith
Asmaa Malik
Nicole Blanchett
Equity Advocate:
Sonya Fatah
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
September 18, 2025
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Caroline O'Brien
Elected Chair of DEC:
Caroline O'Brien
Appointed Member:
Vicki St Denys
Elected Members:
Louis Laberge-Cote
Pavlo Bosyy
Tanya Evidente
Equity Advocate:
Louis Laberge-Cote
September 3, 2025
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Jessica Mudry
Elected Chair of DEC:
David Colangelo
Appointed Member:
Wendy Freeman
Elected Members:
David Colangelo
John Shiga
Matthew Tiessen
Equity Advocate:
John Shiga
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
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
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
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
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:
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
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
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
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
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
February 19, 2026
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Catherine Ellis
Elected Chair of DEC:
Catherine Ellis
Appointed Member:
Ajay Sandhu
Elected Members:
Anna Flaminio
Maria Jung
Alexandra Orlova
Equity Advocate:
Catherine Ellis
January 19, 2026
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Brennan Thompson
Elected Chair of DEC:
Eric Kam
Appointed Member:
Yu Wang
Elected Members:
Richard Chisik
Eric Kam
Nicholas Li
Equity Advocate:
Nicholas Li
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Naomi Hamer
Elected Chair of DEC:
Naomi Hamer
Appointed Member:
Hyacinth Simpson
Elected Members:
Monique Tschofen
Laura Fisher
Ruth Panofsky
Equity Advocate:
Hyacinth Simpson
March 19, 2026
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Tor Oiamo
Elected Chair of DEC:
Claire Oswald
Appointed Member:
Sutama Ghosh
Elected Members:
Claire Oswald
Harald Bauder
Chris Wellen
Equity Advocate:
Tor Oiamo
February 24, 2026
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Catherine Ellis (Designate)
Elected Chair of DEC:
Janam Mukherjee
Appointed Member:
Jennifer Hubbard
Elected Members:
Janam Mukherjee
Jenny Carson
Carl Benn
Equity Advocate:
Jenny Carson
March 12, 2026
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Enriqueta Zafra
Elected Chair of DEC:
Kinga Zawada
Appointed Member:
Dana Osborne
Elected Member:
Ndeye Ba
Equity Advocate:
Ndeye Ba
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Elected Chair of DEC:
Appointed Member:
Elected Members:
Equity Advocate:
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Elected Chair of DEC:
Appointed Member:
Elected Members:
Equity Advocate:
February 24, 2026
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Tae Hart
Elected Chair of DEC:
Tae Hart
Appointed Member:
Becky Choma
Elected Members:
Alyssa Counsell
Alasdair Goodwill
Trevor Hart
Naomi Koerner
Julia Spaniol
Equity Advocate:
Becky Choma
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Chair of Department:
Elected Chair of DEC:
Appointed Member:
Elected Members:
Equity Advocate:
September 24, 2025
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Catherine Ellis
Elected Chair of DEC:
Catherine Ellis
Appointed Member:
Kelly Struthers Montford
Elected Members:
Dan Horner
Alexandra Orlova
Jane Sprott
Equity Advocate:
Kelly Struthers Montford
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
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
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
September 3, 2025
Role Name
Chair's Designate:
Gao Yunxiang
Elected Chair of DEC:
Jenny Carson
Appointed Member:
Tomaz Jardim
Elected Members:
Janam Mukherjee
Art Blake
Jenny Carson
Equity Advocate:
Art Blake
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
August 12, 2025
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Andrew Hunter
Elected Chair of DEC:
Andrew Hunter
Appointed Member:
David Ciavatta
Elected Members:
David Hunter
Glenn Parsons
John Caruana
Equity Advocate:
Andrew Hunter
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
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
September 22, 2025
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Cheryl Teelucksingh
Elected Chair of DEC:
Cheryl Teelucksingh
Appointed Member:
Anna Triandafyllidou
Elected Members:
Eva Jewell
Andrea Noack
Naomi Lightman
Equity Advocate:
Andrea Noack
March 12, 2026
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Dr. Hekmat Alighanbari
Elected Chair of DEC:
Dr. Joon Chung
Appointed Member:
Dr. Cheung Poon
Elected Member:
Dr. Goetz Bramesfeld
Equity Advocate:
Dr. Krishna Kumar
March 13, 2026
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Lisa Landrum
Elected Chair of DEC:
Cheryl Atkinson
Appointed Member:
Zaiyi Liao
Elected Members:
Cheryl Atkinson
William Galloway
Julia Jamrozik
Equity Advocate:
William Galloway
March 12, 2026
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Dr. Philip Chan
Elected Chair of DEC:
Dr. Huu Doan
Appointed Member:
Dr. Mehrab Mehrvar
Elected Members:
Dr. Huu Doan
Dr. Farhad Ein-Mozaffari
Dr. Jenny Wu
Equity Advocate:
Dr. Huu Doan
March 11, 2026
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Darko Joksimovic
Elected Chair of DEC:
Darko Joksimovic
Appointed Member:
Arnold Yuan
Elected Members:
Ahmed El-Rabbany
Bilal Farooq
Elsayed Elbeshbishy
Equity Advocate:
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Elected Chair of DEC:
Appointed Member:
Elected Members:
Equity Advocate:
March 22, 2026
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Donatus Oguamanam
Elected Chair of DEC:
TBA
Appointed Member:
TBA
Elected Members:
Habiba Bougherara
Mucahit Cevik
Mohamed Wahab Mohamed Ismail
Der Chyan (Bill) Lin
Kourosh Zareinia
Equity Advocate:
TBA
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
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
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
September 15, 2025
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Darko Joksimovic
Elected Chair of DEC:
Darko Joksimovic
Appointed Member:
N/A
Elected Members:
Rania Hamza
Michael Chapman
Bhagwant Persaud
Equity Advocate:
October 20, 2025
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Amir Yazdani
Elected Chair of DEC:
Naimul Khan
Appointed Member:
Dafna Sussman
Elected Members:
Rasha Kashef
Naimul Khan
Bala Venkatesh
Equity Advocate:
Rasha Kashef
May 29, 2025
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Donatus Oguamanam
Elected Chair of DEC:
Farrok Janabi-Sharifi
Appointed Member:
Farrok Janabi-Sharifi
Elected Members:
Saman Hassanzadeh Amin
Habiba Bougherara
Mucahit Cevik
Seth Dworkin
Ahmad Ghasempoor
Equity Advocate:
TBD
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Elected Chair of DEC:
Appointed Member:
Elected Members:
Equity Advocate:
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Elected Chair of DEC:
Appointed Member:
Elected Members:
Equity Advocate:
February 17, 2026
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Dejan Delic
Elected Chair of DEC:
J P Pascal
Appointed Member:
Niushan Gao
Elected Members:
Silvana Ilie
Peter Danziger
JP Pascal
Equity Advocate:
Dejan Delic
February 19, 2026
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Pedro Goldman
Elected Chair of DEC:
Pedro Goldman
Appointed Member:
Miranda Kirby
Elected Members:
Aidan Brown
Sean Cornelius
Eric Da Silva
Equity Advocate:
Eric Da Silva
August 25, 2025
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Costin Antonescu
Elected Chair of DEC:
Lesley Campbell
Appointed Member:
Anne Johnson
Elected Members:
Rob Botelho
Steve Wylie
Joe McPhee
Costin Antonescu
Equity Advocate:
Sarah Sabatinos
September 18, 2025
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Dave Mason
Elected Chair of DEC:
Eric Harley
Appointed Member:
Tim McInerney
Elected Members:
Eric Harley
Cherie Ding
Richard Wang
Equity Advocate:
TBD
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
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Pedro Goldman
Elected Chair of DEC:
Pedro Goldman
Appointed Member:
Tetyana Antimirova
Elected Members:
Sean Cornelius
Eric De Giuli
Vladislav Toronov
Equity Advocate:
Sean Cornelius
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Idil Atak (Interim until July 1st 2026)
Elected Chair of DEC:
Uchechukwu Ngwaba
Appointed Member:
Pnina Alon-Shenker
Elected Members:
Jennifer Orange
Anna Corrigal-Flaminio
Equity Advocate:
Idil Atak
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Idil Atak
Elected Chair of DEC:
Hilary Evans Cameron
Appointed Member:
Jennifer Orange
Elected Members:
Pnina Alon-Shenker
Hilary Evans Cameron
Alexandra Orlova
Equity Advocate:
Hilary Evans Cameron
February 17, 2026
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Shadi Farshadfar
Elected Chair of DEC:
TBA
Appointed Member:
Scott Anderson
Elected Member:
Daria Sydor
Equity Advocate:
February 24, 2026
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Kim Bates
Elected Chair of DEC:
Kim Bates
Appointed Member:
Steve Gedeon
Elected Members:
Francesco Barbera
Philip Walsh
Alison Kemper
Equity Advocate:
Alison Kemper
February 18, 2026
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Yuanshun Li (Interim Chair)
Elected Chair of DEC:
Yi Feng
Appointed Member:
Guoping Liu
Elected Members:
Daniel Tut
Lu Zhang
Yi Feng
Equity Advocate:
TBA
February 17, 2026
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Sui Sui
Elected Chair of DEC:
Mahsa Hosseini
Appointed Member:
Kenneth Kalu
Elected Members:
Vik Singh
Mohammad Nikoofal
Mahsa Hosseini
Equity Advocate:
Kenneth Kalu
February 3, 2026
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Pria Nippak
Elected Chair of DEC:
Pria Nippak
Appointed Member:
Sameh Al Natour
Elected Member:
Julien Meyer
Equity Advocate:
Julien Meyer
February 11, 2026
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Chris Gibbs
Elected Chair of DEC:
Chris Gibbs
Appointed Member:
Frederic Dimanche
Elected Member:
Rachel Dodds
Equity Advocate:
Chris Gibbs
January 20, 2026
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Danielle Lamb
Elected Chair of DEC:
Danielle Lamb
Appointed Member:
Kristyn Scott
Elected Members:
Michael Halinski
Lucas Dufour
Robin Church
Equity Advocate:
Lucas Dufour
March 23, 2026
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Sameh Al Natour
Elected Chair of DEC:
Sameh Al Natour
Appointed Member:
Bouchaib Bahli
Elected Members:
Burcu Bulgurcu
Linying Dong
Catherine Middleton
Equity Advocate:
Linying Dong
February 5, 2026
Role Name
Chair of Department:
TBD
Elected Chair of DEC:
Hasko von Kriegstein
Appointed Member:
Peter Halewood
Elected Members:
Chris MacDonald
Gil Lan
Kernaghan Webb
Equity Advocate:
Chris MacDonald
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Martin Pyle
Elected Chair of DEC:
Martin Pyle
Appointed Member:
Rishad Habib
Elected Members:
Matt Philp
Mathieu Lajante
Jane Saber
Equity Advocate:
Martin Pyle
January 23, 2026
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Dogan Tirtiroglu
Elected Chair of DEC:
Dogan Tirtiroglu
Appointed Member:
David Scofield
Elected Member:
Young Me Seo
Equity Advocate:
Young Me Seo
February 23, 2026
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Joseph Aversa
Elected Chair of DEC:
Joseph Aversa
Appointed Member:
Matthew Philp
Elected Member:
Tony Hernandez
Equity Advocate:
Tony Hernandez
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
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
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Yuanshun Li (Interim Chair)
Elected Chair of DEC:
Yi Feng
Appointed Member:
Guoping Liu
Elected Members:
Yanfei Sun
Yi Feng
Melissa Toffanin
Equity Advocate:
Yanfei Sun
November 24, 2025
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Sui Sui
Elected Chair of DEC:
Sui Sui
Appointed Member:
Vik Singh
Elected Members:
Mohammad Nikoofal
Mahsa Hosseini
Hossein Zolfagharinia
Equity Advocate:
Hossein Zolfagharinia
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
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
May 27, 2025
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Danielle Lamb
Elected Chair of DEC:
Danielle Lamb
Appointed Member:
Kristyn Scott
Elected Members:
Michael Halinski
Lucas Dufour
Robin Church
Equity Advocate:
Lucas Dufour
March 12, 2026
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Sameh Al Natour
Elected Chair of DEC:
Deborah Fels
Appointed Member:
Rachel Dodds
Elected Members:
Anatoliy Gruzd
Youcef Derbal
Bharat Shah
Equity Advocate:
Deborah Fels
January 9, 2026
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
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
October 27, 2025
Role Name
Chair of Department:
Dogan Tirtiroglu
Elected Chair of DEC:
Youngme Seo
Appointed Member:
David Scofield
Elected Member:
Youngme Seo
Equity Advocate:
Youngme Seo
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
