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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.

2025-26

2024-25

2025-26

Creative Industries

October 22, 2025

Role Name
Designate of Chair: Jeremy Shtern
Elected Chair of DEC:      Jeremy Shtern
Appointed Member: Louis-Etienne Dubois
Equity Advocate: Miranda Campbell

Fashion

March 12, 2025

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:

Graphic Communications Management

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

Image Arts

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

Interior Design

September 15, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Colin Ripley
Elected Chair of DEC:      Jonathon Anderson
Appointed Member: Lorella Di Cintio
Elected Members: Andrew Furman

Jonathon Anderson

Lois Weinthal
Equity Advocate: Andrew Furman

Journalism

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

New Media

March 15, 2025

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

Performance

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

Professional Communication

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

RTA School of Media

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

 

2024-25

Creative Industries

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

Fashion

January 21, 2025

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

Graphic Communications Management

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

Image Arts

July 4, 2024

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:

Interior Design

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

Journalism

July 3, 2024

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

Performance

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

Professional Communication

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

RTA School of Media

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

2025-26

2024-25

2025-26

 

Criminology

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

Economics

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

English

May 14, 2025

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

Geography and Environmental Studies

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

History

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

Languages, Literatures & Cultures

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

Philosophy

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

Politics and Public Administration

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

Psychology

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

Sociology

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

 

2024-25

 

Criminology

September 19, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Joshua Price
Elected Chair of DEC:      Joshua Price
Appointed Member: Dan Horner
Elected Members: Zahir Kolia

Shiri Pasternak

Anne-Marie Singh
Equity Advocate: Shiri Pasternak

Economics

February 27, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Brennan Thompson
Elected Chair of DEC:      Cathy Ning
Appointed Member: Leo Michelis
Elected Members: Eric Kam

Cathy Ning

Yu Wang
Equity Advocate: Eric Kam

English

September 9, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Naomi Hamer
Elected Chair of DEC:      Naomi Hamer
Appointed Member: Hyacinth Simpson
Elected Members: Jason Boyd

Laura Fisher

Andrew O'Malley
Equity Advocate: Hyacinth Simpson

Geography and Environmental Studies

August 22, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Tor Oiamo
Elected Chair of DEC:      Claire Oswald
Appointed Member: Claire Oswald
Elected Members: Sutama Ghosh

Brian Ceh

Philip Coppack
Equity Advocate: Tor Oiamo

History

September 23, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Martin Greig
Elected Chair of DEC:      Martin Greig
Appointed Member: Jenny Carson
Elected Members: Art Blake

Ian Mosby

Janam Mukherjee
Equity Advocate: Jenny Carson

Languages, Literatures & Cultures

February 29, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Enriqueta Zafra
Elected Chair of DEC:      Enriqueta Zafra
Appointed Member: Jamin Pelkey
Elected Member: Dana Osborne
Equity Advocate: Jamin Pelkey

Philosophy

March 6, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Andrew Hunter
Elected Chair of DEC:      Andrew Hunter
Appointed Member: Diane Enns
Elected Members: Glenn Parsons

David Hunter

John Caruana
Equity Advocate: Andrew Hunter

Politics and Public Administration

April 14, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Tuna Baskoy
Elected Chair of DEC:      Tuna Baskoy
Appointed Member: Mitu Sengupta
Elected Members: Chris Gore

Miriam Anderson

Patrice Dutil

Duncan MacLellan

Michael McGregor
Equity Advocate: Mitu Sengupta

Psychology

December 31, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Julia Spaniol
Elected Chair of DEC:      Julia Spaniol
Appointed Member: Candice Monson
Elected Members: Becky Choma

Trevor Hart

Frank Russo

Stephen Want
Equity Advocate: Trevor Hart

Sociology

September 18, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Cheryl Teelucksingh
Elected Chair of DEC:      Cheryl Teelucksingh
Appointed Member: Andie Noack
Elected Members: Heather Rollwagen

Anna Triandafyllidou

Paul Moore
Equity Advocate: Paul Moore

2025-26

2024-25

2025-26

 

Child and Youth Care

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


Equity Advocate:

Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing

September 2, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Jennifer Lapum (Chair of the DEC)
Elected Chair of DEC:      Oona St-Amant (Co-Chair of the DEC)
Appointed Member: Coralee McLaren
Elected Members: Sepali Guruge

Charlotte Lee

Joyal Miranda

Karen LeGrow
Equity Advocate: Sepali Guruge

Disability Studies

May 7, 2025

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

Early Childhood Studies

September 18, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Sejal Patel
Elected Chair of DEC:      Rachel Berman
Appointed Member: Robert Rinkoff
Elected Members: Sejal Patel

Kathleen Peets

Kathryn Underwood
Equity Advocate: Sejal Patel

Midwifery

May 11, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Elizabeth Allemang
Elected Chair of DEC:      Elizabeth Allemang
Appointed Member: Vicki Van Wagner
Elected Member: Karline Wilson-Mitchell
Equity Advocate: Karline Wilson-Mitchell

Nutrition

September 12, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Fiona Yeudall
Elected Chair of DEC:      Fiona Yeudall
Appointed Member: Nick Bellissimo
Elected Members: Jessica Wegener

Sharon Wong

Yvonne Yuan
Equity Advocate: Fiona Yeudall

Occupational and Public Health

February 6, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Eric Liberda
Elected Chair of DEC:      Eric Liberda
Appointed Member: Jordan Tustin
Elected Members: Chun-Yip Hon

Corinne Ong

Nima Khakzad
Equity Advocate: Eric Liberda

Social Work

September 11, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Samantha Wehbi
Elected Chair of DEC:      May Friedman
Appointed Member: Funke Oba
Elected Members: Jennifer Poole

Purnima George

Samantha Wehbi

May Friedman
Equity Advocate: Funke Oba

Urban and Regional Planning

September 3, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Christopher De Sousa (Fall)
Chair of Department: Pamela Robinson (Winter)
Elected Chair of DEC:      Christopher De Sousa (Fall)
Elected Chair of DEC:      Pamela Robinson (Winter)
Appointed Member: Matthias Sweet
Elected Members: Nina-Marie Lister

Shelagh McCartney

Zhixi Zhuang
Equity Advocate: Matthias Sweet

 

2024-25

 

Child and Youth Care

October 29, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Beverly-Jean Daniel
Elected Chair of DEC:      Beverly-Jean Daniel
Appointed Member: Tara Collins
Elected Member: Monica Ruiz-Casares
Equity Advocate: Beverly-Jean Daniel

Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing

April 2, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Maher M. El-Masri
Elected Chair of DEC:      Oona St-Amant
Appointed Member: Karen LeGrow
Elected Members: Charlotte Lee

Janet Yamada

Joyal Miranda

Sherry Espin

Erin Ziegler
Equity Advocate: Joyal Miranda

Disability Studies

October 10, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Lynn Lavallee
Elected Chair of DEC:      Lynn Lavallee
Appointed Member: Yukari Seko
Elected Member: Eliza Chandler
Eqiuty Advocate: Eliza Chandler

Early Childhood Studies

September 30, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Sejal Patel
Elected Chair of DEC:      Rachel Berman
Appointed Member: Fiona Moola
Elected Members: Rachel Berman

Judith Bernhard

Kathleen Peets
Equity Advocate: Sejal Patel

Midwifery

September 20, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Elizabeth Allemang
Elected Chair of DEC:      Manavi Handa
Appointed Member: Vicki Van Wagner
Elected Member: Nicole Bennett
Equity Advocate: TBC

Nutrition

May 17, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Sharon Wong
Elected Chair of DEC:      Sharon Wong
Appointed Member: Sharon Wong
Elected Members: Dan Mahoney

Enza Gucciardi

Jessica Wegener

Yvonne Yuan
Equity Advocate: Enza Gucciardi

Occupational and Public Health

August 22, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Ian Young
Elected Chair of DEC:      Ian Young
Appointed Member: Fatih Sekercioglu
Elected Members: Linda Rothman

Nima Khakzad

Mohammad Abdoli
Equity Advocate: Ian Young

Social Work

June 20, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: TBD
Elected Chair of DEC:      TBD
Appointed Member: Denise McLane-Davison
Elected Members: Jennifer Poole

Lynn Lavallee

May Friedman
Equity Advocate: Denise McLane-Davison

Urban and Regional Planning

May 31, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Raktim Mitra
Elected Chair of DEC:      Chris De Sousa
Appointed Member: Shelagh McCartney
Elected Members: Nina-Marie Lister

Matthias Sweet
Equity Advocate: TBD

2025-26

2024-25

2025-26

 

Aerospace Engineering

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

Architectural Science

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

Chemical Engineering

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

Civil Engineering

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:

Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering

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

Mechanical, Industrial, and Mechatronics Engineering

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

 

2024-25

 

Aerospace Engineering

December 11, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Hekmat Alighanbari
Elected Chair of DEC:      Joon Chung
Appointed Member: Cheung Poon
Elected Members: Joon Chung

Goetz Bramesfeld

Fengfeng (Jeff) Xi
Equity Advocate: Goetz Bramesfeld

Architectural Science

September 5, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Lisa Landrum
Elected Chair of DEC:      Cheryl Atkinson
Appointed Member: Hitesh Doshi
Elected Members: Marco Polo

Leila Farah

John Cirka

Cheryl Atkinson

Yew-Thong Leong
Equity Advocate: Yew-Thong Leong

Chemical Engineering

March 7, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dr. Philip Chan
Elected Chair of DEC:      Dr. Huu Doan
Appointed Member: Dr. Yaser Dahman
Elected Members: Dr. Huu Doan

Dr. Dae Kun (Rilla) Hwang

Dr. Farhad Ein-Mozaffari (March 1, 2025 - April 30, 2025)

Dr. Mehrab Mehrvar (May 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025)
Equity Advocate: Dr. Huu Doan

Civil Engineering

April 25, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Arnold Yuan
Elected Chair of DEC:      TBA
Appointed Member: Dr. Saber Moradi
Elected Members: Dr. Jinyuan Liu

Dr. Khaled Sennah

Dr. Bilal Farroq
Equity Advocate: TBA

Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering

March 28, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Amirnaser Yazdani
Elected Chair of DEC:      TBC
Appointed Member: Dafna Sussman
Elected Members: Rasha Kashef

Naimul Khan

Bala Venkatesh

Rasha Kashef

Mechanical, Industrial, and Mechatronics Engineering

March 21, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Donatus Oguamanam
Elected Chair of DEC:      Sharareh Taghipour
Appointed Member: Der Chyan (Bill) Lin
Elected Members: Mucahit Cevik

Mohamed Wahab Mohamed Ismail

Farrokh Sharifi

Sharareh Taghipour

Shudong Yu
Equity Advocate: Farrokh Sharifi

2025-26

2024-25

2025-26

 

Chemistry and Biology

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

Computer Science

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

Mathematics

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

Physics

July 25, 2025

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

 

2024-25

 

Chemistry and Biology

August 21, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Costin Antonescu
Elected Chair of DEC:      Stephen Wylie
Appointed Member: Imogen Coe
Elected Members: John Marshall

Stefania Impellezzeri

Bryan Koivisto

Gagan Gupta
Equity Advocate: Gagan Gupta

Computer Science

October 3, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dave Mason
Elected Chair of DEC:      Eric Harley
Appointed Member: Alex Ferworn
Elected Members: Vivian Hu

Manar Alalfi

Eric Harley
Equity Advocate: Vivian Hu

Mathematics

February 12, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dejan Delic
Elected Chair of DEC:      Jean Paul Pascal
Appointed Member: Niushan Gao
Elected Members: Konstantinos Georgiou

Na Yu

Jean Paul Pascal
Equity Advocate: Dejan Delic

Physics

January 16, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Pedro Goldman - Interim Chair
Elected Chair of DEC:      Pedro Goldman
Appointed Member: Tetyana Antimirova
Elected Members: Sean Cornelius

Jesse Tanguay

Yuan Xu
Equity Advocate: Pedro Goldman

2025-26

2024-25

2025-26

August 18, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Graham Hudson
Elected Chair of DEC:      Idil Atak
Appointed Member: Idil Atak
Elected Members: Pnina Alon-Shenker

Hilary Evans Cameron

Alexandra Orlova
Equity Advocate: Hilary Evans Cameron

 

2024-25

December 18, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Graham Hudson
Elected Chair of DEC:      Idil Atak
Appointed Member: Sari Graben
Elected Members: Tim Bartkiw

Avner Levin
Equity Advocate: Gil Lan

2025-26

2024-25

2025-26

 

Accounting

May 2, 2025

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

Entrepreneurship & Strategy

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

Finance

August 14, 2025

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

Global Management Studies

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

Health Services Management

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

Hospitality and Tourism Management

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

HR Management / Organizational Behaviour

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

Information Technology Management

September 24, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Sameh Al Natour
Elected Chair of DEC:      Sameh Al Natour
Appointed Member: Linying Dong
Elected Members: Bouchaib Bahli

Ron Babin

Robert Hudyma

Raymond Moss

Farid Shirazi
Equity Advocate: Bouchaib Bahli

Law and Business

September 18, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Chris MacDonald
Elected Chair of DEC:      Chris MacDonald
Appointed Member: Daniele Bertolini
Elected Members: Pnina Alon-Shenker

Asher Alkoby

Hasko von Kriegstein
Equity Advocate: Chris MacDonald

Marketing

March 13, 2025

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

Real Estate Management

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

Retail Management

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

 

2024-25

 

Accounting

March 11, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Shadi Farshadfar
Elected Chair of DEC:      Shadi Farshadfar
Appointed Member: Yi Feng
Elected Member: Daria Sydor
Equity Advocate: TBD

Entrepreneurship & Strategy

March 6, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Kim Bates
Elected Chair of DEC:      Kim Bates
Appointed Member: Steve Gedeon
Elected Members: Alison Kemper

Andre Laplume

Francesco Barbera
Equity Advocate: Alison Kemper

Finance

September 12, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Allen Goss (Interim Chair)
Elected Chair of DEC:      Allen Goss
Appointed Member: Oliver Okafor
Elected Members: Ayse Yuce

Yi Feng

Yuanshun Li
Equity Advocate: Yi Feng

Global Management Studies

September 5, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Michael Manjuris
Elected Chair of DEC:      Michael Manjuris
Appointed Member: Vik Singh
Elected Members: Howard Lin

Sui Sui

Hossein Zolfagharinia
Equity Advocate: Hossein Zolfagharinia

Health Services Management

September 12, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Pria Nippak
Elected Chair of DEC:      Pria Nippak
Appointed Member: Julien Meyer
Elected Member: Boza Tasic
Equity Advocate: Julien Meyer

Hospitality and Tourism Management

October 30, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Frederic Dimanche
Elected Chair of DEC:      Frederic Dimanche
Appointed Member: Chris Gibbs
Elected Member: Karen Peesker
Equity Advocate: Frederic Dimanche

HR Management / Organizational Behaviour

September 4, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Margaret Yap
Elected Chair of DEC:      Danielle Lamb
Appointed Member: Ian Sakinofsky
Elected Members: Michael Halinski

Kelly McShane
Equity Advocate: Margaret Yap

Information Technology Management

July 5, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Sameh Al Natour
Elected Chair of DEC:      Sameh Al Natour
Appointed Member: Farid Shirazi
Elected Members: Ron Babin

Bouchaib Bahli

Morteza Zihayat Kermani
Equity Advocate: Sameh Al Natour

Law and Business

April 18, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Chris MacDonald
Elected Chair of DEC:      Chris MacDonald
Appointed Member: Pnina Alon-Shenker
Elected Members: Asher Alkoby

Gil Lan

Kernaghan Webb
Equity Advocate: Gil Lan

Marketing

September 6, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Martin Pyle
Elected Chair of DEC:      Martin Pyle
Appointed Member: Eugene Chan
Elected Members: Irfan Butt

Mathieu Lajante

Cheri Bradish
Equity Advocate: Cheri Bradish

Real Estate Management

September 12, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: David Scofield, Interim
Elected Chair of DEC:      Tony Hernandez
Appointed Member: Youngme Seo
Elected Member: David Scofield
Equity Advocate: Youngme Seo

Retail Management

March 12, 2024

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