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Composition of Department Hiring Committee

Each faculty has a Department Hiring Committee (DHC) responsible for the recruitment and hire recommendation of all limited-term and tenure-stream faculty. Explore the composition of each faculty’s DHC for the current and past academic years below. 

The term of office for members of a DHC is September 1 to August 31.

2025-26

2024-25

2025-26

 

Creative Industries

June 27, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Jeremy Shtern
Elected Chair of DHC:      Jeremy Shtern
Appointed Member: Louis-Etienne Dubois
Elected Member: TBA
Selected Member: TBA
Equity Advocate: TBA

Fashion

September 17, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Joseph Medaglia
Elected Chair of DHC:      Joseph Medaglia
Appointed Member: Nigel Lezama
Elected Members: Alison Matthews David

Danielle Martin
Selected Member: TBD
Equity Advocate: TBD

Graphic Communications Management

June 25, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Natalia Lumby
Elected Chair of DHC:      Natalia Lumby
Appointed Member: Reem El Asaleh
Elected Members: Krzysztof Krystosiak

Jay Park
Selected Member: Ehsan Behzadfar
Equity Advocate: TBD

Image Arts

September 10, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Ted Hiebert
Elected Chair of DHC:      Ted Hiebert
Appointed Member: Alireza Khatami
Elected Members: Heather Diack

Karen Harnisch
Selected Member: Michal Conford
Equity Advicate: Heather Diack

Interior Design

August 18, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Colin Ripley
Elected Chair of DHC:      None yet
Appointed Member: Drew Furman
Elected Members: Filiz Klassen

Jonathon Anderson
Selected Member: Not yet
Equity Advocate:

Journalism

August 18, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Ravindra Mohabeer
Elected Chair of DHC:      Ravindra Mohabeer
Appointed Member: Adrian Ma
Elected Member: Asmaa Malik
Selected Member: Sonya Fatah
Equity Advocate: Sonya Fatah

New Media

May 22, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: David Bouchard
Elected Chair of DHC:      David Bouchard
Appointed Member: Kathleen Pirrie-Adams
Elected Member: Steve Daniels
Selected Member: N/A (We have a 3 member DHC)
Equity Advocate: Steve Daniels

Performance

August 19, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Caroline O'Brien
Elected Chair of DHC:      Vicki St Denys
Appointed Member: Vicki St Denys
Elected Members: Tanya Evidente

Louis Laberge Cote
Selected Member: Lisa Cox
Equity Advocate: Tanya Evidente

Professional Communication

October 2, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Jessica Mudry
Elected Chair of DHC:      TBC
Appointed Member: Aandeg Crow (Joanne DiNova)
Elected Members: Yukari Seko

Kisha McPherson
Selected Member: David Colangelo
Equity Advocate: Aandeg Crow

RTA School of Media

May 29, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: James Nadler
Elected Chair of DHC:      Richard Lachman
Appointed Member: Richard Lachman
Elected Members: Rick Grunberg

Michael Coutanche
Selected Member: Laurie Petrou
Equity Advocate: Laurie Petrou

 

2024-25

Creative Industries

December 13, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Esther Maier
Elected Chair of DHC:      Esther Maier
Appointed Member: Jeremy Shtern
Elected Member: Louis-Etienne Dubois
Selected Member: Miranda Campbell
Equity Advocate: Esther Maier

Fashion

October 18, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Joseph Medaglia
Elected Chair of DHC:      Joseph Medaglia
Appointed Member: Osmud Rahman
Elected Members: Caron Phinney

Nigel Lezama
Selected Member: TBD
Equity Advocate: Osmud Rahman

Graphic Communications Management

February 4, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Natalia Lumby
Elected Chair of DHC:      Natalia Lumby
Appointed Member: Martin Habekost
Elected Members: Reem El Asaleh

Layal Shuman
Selected Member: Jay Park
Equity Advocate: Layal Shuman

Image Arts

October 27, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Ted Hiebert
Elected Chair of DHC:      Heather Diack
Appointed Member: Alireza Khatami
Elected Members: Almudena Escobar-Lopez

Heather Diack
Selected Member: Dave Kemp
Equity Advocate: Alireza Khatami

Interior Design

July 17, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Drew Furman
Elected Chair of DHC:      In Progress
Appointed Member: Filiz Klassen
Elected Members: Cameron MacDonell

Lois Weinthal
Selected Member: In progress
Equity Advocate:

Journalism

July 3, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Ravindra Mohabeer
Elected Chair of DHC:      Ravindra Mohabeer
Appointed Member: William Reynolds
Elected Member: Asmaa Malik
Selected Member: Sonya Fatah
Equity Advocate: Sonya Fatah

Performance

December 4, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Caroline O'Brien
Elected Chair of DHC:      Caroline O'Brien
Appointed Member: Vicki St Denys
Elected Members: Cole Lewis

Tanya Evidente
Selected Member: Owais Lightwala
Equity Advocate: Cole Lewis

Professional Communication

December 2, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Jessica Mudry
Elected Chair of DHC:      Jessica Mudry
Appointed Member: Yukari Seko
Elected Members: Dave Colangelo

Jane Griffith
Selected Member: Dave Colangelo
Equity Advocate: Jane Griffith

RTA School of Media

March 27, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Joseph Recupero
Elected Chair of DHC:      Laura Nenych
Appointed Member: Laura Nenych
Elected Members: Joseph Recupero

Richard Grunberg

Michael Coutanche
Selected Member: Laurie Petrou
Equity Advocate: Joseph Recupero

2025-26

2024-25

2025-26

 

Criminology

September 16, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Catherine Ellis
Elected Chair of DHC:      Ajay Sandhu
Appointed Member: Kim Varma
Elected Members: Jessica Evans

Zahir Kolia
Selected Member: Seyun Maria Jung
Equity Advocate: Jessica Evans

Economics

April 22, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Brennan Thompson
Elected Chair of DHC:      Brennan Thompson
Appointed Member: Debapriya Sen
Elected Members: Richard Chisik

Kevin Fawcett

Eric Kam

Halis Yildiz
Selected Member: Tsogbadral Galaabaatar
Equity Advocate: Eric Kam

English

June 2, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Naomi Hamer
Elected Chair of DHC:      Naomi Hamer
Appointed Member: Jennifer Burwell
Elected Members: Dale Smith

Andrew O'Malley

Jumoke Verissimo
Selected Member: Jennifer Burwell
Equity Advocate: Jennifer Burwell

Geography and Environmental Studies

May 31, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Tor Oiamo
Elected Chair of DHC:      Tor Oiamo
Appointed Member: Eric Vaz
Elected Members: Brian Ceh

Madeline Whetung
Selected Member: David Atkinson
Equity Advocate: Brian Ceh

History

September 4, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Jean Li
Elected Chair of DHC:      Jean Li
Appointed Member: Farzin Vejdani
Elected Members: Jennifer Tunnicliffe

Ian Mosby
Selected Member: Tomaz Jardim
Equity Advocate: Jennifer Tunnicliffe

Languages, Literatures & Cultures

July 15, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Enriqueta Zafra
Elected Chair of DHC:      Enriqueta Zafra
Appointed Member: Stephanie Walsh-Matthews
Elected Member: Kinga Zawada
Selected Member: Enriqueta Zafra
Equity Advocate: Kinga Zawada

Philosophy

August 13, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Andrew Hunter
Elected Chair of DHC:      David Hunter
Appointed Member: Paula Schwebel
Elected Members: Klaas Kraay

Andrew Hunter
Selected Member: Boris Hennig
Equity Advocate: Paula Schwebel

Politics and Public Administration

September 29, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Tuna Baskoy
Elected Chair of DHC:      Mitu Sengupta
Appointed Member: Duncan MacLellan
Elected Members: Mitu Sengupta

Chris Gore
Selected Member: Carolyn Johns
Equity Advocate: Chris Gore

Psychology

April 26, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Martin Antony
Elected Chair of DHC:      Martin Antony
Appointed Member: Colleen Carney
Elected Members: Frank Russo

Moriah Sokołowski
Equity Advocate: Moriah Sokołowski

Sociology

November 19, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Cheryl Teelucksingh
Elected Chair of DHC:      Cheryl Teelucksingh
Appointed Member: Rai Reece
Elected Members: Chris Powell

Megan Scribe
Selected Member: Stephen Muzzatti
Equity Advocate: Chris Powell

 

2024-25

Criminology

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

Selected Member:

Economics

May 3, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Brennan Thompson
Elected Chair of DHC:      Brennan Thompson
Appointed Member: Leo Michelis
Elected Members: Richard Chisik

Kevin Fawcett

Tsogbadral Galaabaatar

Eric Kam
Selected Member: Cathy Ning
Equity Advocate: Cathy Ning

English

October 18, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Naomi Hamer
Elected Chair of DHC:      Jason Boyd
Appointed Member: Dale Smith
Elected Members: Jason Boyd

Jennifer Burwell

Nima Naghibi
Selected Member: Naomi Hamer
Equity Advocate: Jennifer Burwell

Geography and Environmental Studies

July 30, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Tor Oiamo
Elected Chair of DHC:      Tor Oiamo
Appointed Member: Claire Oswald
Elected Members: Harald Bauder

Eric de Noronha Vaz
Selected Member: Greg Oulahen
Equity Advocate: Tor Oiamo

History

October 24, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Martin Greig
Elected Chair of DHC:      Ingrid Hehmeyer
Appointed Member: Ingrid Hehmeyer
Elected Members: Tomaz Jardim

Farzin Vejdani
Selected Member: Jennifer Hubbard
Equity Advocate: Tomaz Jardim

Languages, Literatures & Cultures

June 10, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Enriqueta Zafra
Elected Chair of DHC:      Enriqueta Zafra
Appointed Member: Stephanie Walsh-Matthews
Elected Member: Kinga Zawada
Selected Member: Enriqueta Zafra
Equity Advocate: Kinga Zawada

Philosophy

June 7, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Andrew Hunter
Elected Chair of DHC:      Klaas Kraay
Appointed Member: Paula Schwebel
Elected Members: David Hunter

Boris Hennig
Selected Member: Klaas Kraay
Equity Advocate: Andrew Hunter

Politics and Public Administration

October 1, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Tuna Baskoy
Elected Chair of DHC:      Mitu Sengupta
Appointed Member: Sanjay Ruparelia
Elected Members: Mitu Sengupta

Rob Goodman
Selected Member: Pam Palmater
Equity Advocate: Rob Goodman

Psychology

April 26, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Martin Antony
Elected Chair of DHC:      Martin Antony
Appointed Member: Karen Milligan
Elected Members: Alyssa Counsell

Ryan Persram
Selected Member: Sarah Dermody
Equity Advocate: Karen Milligan

Sociology

October 27, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Cheryl Teelucksingh
Elected Chair of DHC:      Cheryl Teelucksingh
Appointed Member: Nicole Neverson
Elected Members: Stephen Muzzatti

Christopher Powell
Selected Member: Hayden King
Equity Advocate: Christopher Powell

2025-26

2024-25

2025-26

Child and Youth Care

Role Name
Chair of Department:
Elected Chair of DHC:     
Appointed Member:
Elected Member:
Selected Member:
Equity Advocate:

Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing

November 12, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Don Rose & Elaine Santa Mina
Elected Chair of DHC:      Don Rose & Elaine Santa Mina
Appointed Member: Suzanne Fredericks
Elected Members: Diane Pirner

Erin Ziegler

Cristina Catallo
Selected Member: Nadia Prendergast
Equity Advocate:

Disability Studies

May 7, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Lynn Lavallee
Elected Chair of DHC:      Lynn Lavallee
Appointed Member: Esther Ignagni
Elected Member: Eliza Chandler
Selected Member: n/a
Equity Advocate: Eliza Chandler

Early Childhood Studies

September 18, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Sejal Patel
Elected Chair of DHC:      Sejal Patel
Appointed Member: Nicole Land
Elected Members: Judith Bernhard

Kathleen Peets
Selected Member: Thursica Kovinthan Levi
Equity Advocate: Nicole Land

Midwifery

May 11, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Elizabeth Allemang
Elected Chair of DHC:      Elizabeth Allemang
Appointed Member: Vicki Van Wagner
Elected Member: Manavi Handa
Selected Member: N/A
Equity Advocate: Manavi Handa

Nutrition

September 12, 2025

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

Dan Mahoney

Enza Gucciardi
Selected Member: Jessica Wegener
Equity Advocate: Fiona Yeudall

Occupational and Public Health

May 26, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Eric Liberda
Elected Chair of DHC:      Ian Young
Appointed Member: Mohammad Abdoli
Elected Members: Anne Harris

Aida Haghighi

Jordan Tustin
Selected Member: Volunteers
Equity Advocate: Ian Young

Social Work

September 16, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Samantha Wehbi
Elected Chair of DHC:      Samantha Wehbi
Appointed Member: June Yee
Elected Members: Dawn Onishenko

Lynn Lavallee
Selected Member: Esther Ignagni
Equity Advocate:

Urban and Regional Planning

September 12, 2025

Role Name
Chair's Designate: Pamela Robinson
Elected Chair of DHC:      Pamela Robinson
Appointed Member: Matthias Sweet
Elected Members: Magdalena Ugarte

Shelagh McCartney
Selected Member: Nina-Marie Lister
Equity Advocate: Magdalena Ugarte

 

2024-25

Child and Youth Care

February 27, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dr. Beverly-Jean Daniel
Elected Chair of DHC:      Dr. Beverly-Jean Daniel
Appointed Member: Dr. Julie James
Elected Members: Dr. Julian Hasford
Selected Member: TBC
Equity Advocate: Dr. Beverly-Jean Daniel

Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing

July 29, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Maher El-Masri
Elected Chair of DHC:      Elaine Santa Mina and Diane Pirner
Appointed Member: Elaine Santa Mina
Elected Members: Susan Bookey Bassett

Suzanne Fredericks

Kristine Newman

Coralee McLaren
Selected Member: Diane Pirner
Equity Advocate: Suzanne Fredericks

Disability Studies

November 4, 2024

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

Early Childhood Studies

September 9, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Sejal Patel
Elected Chair of DHC:      Sejal Patel
Appointed Member: Kristin Snoddon
Elected Members: Judith Bernhard

Angela Valeo

Nicole Land

Susan Jagger
Selected Member: Mehru Ali
Equity Advocate: Nicole Land

Midwifery

October 28, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Elizabeth Allemang
Elected Chair of DHC:      Elizabeth Allemang
Appointed Member: Vicki Van Wagner
Elected Member: Manavi Handa
Selected Member: N/A
Equity Advocate: Manavi Handa

Nutrition

June 10, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Sharon Wong
Elected Chair of DHC:      Sharon Wong
Appointed Member: Nick Bellissimo
Elected Members: Jessica Wegener

Sandra Juutilainen

Sharon Wong

Enza Gucciardi
Selected Member: Sharon Wong
Equity Advocate: Sharon Wong

Occupational and Public Health

August 22, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Eric Liberda
Elected Chair of DHC:      Eric Liberda
Appointed Member: Ian Young
Elected Members: Anne Harris

Linda Rothman
Selected Member: Robert Moriarity
Equity Advocate: Eric Liberda

Social Work

December 4, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: TBD
Elected Chair of DHC:      Susan Preston
Appointed Member: Funke Oba
Elected Members: Lynn Lavallee

Purnima George
Selected Member: May Friedman
Equity Advocate: Funke Oba

Urban and Regional Planning

September 24, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Raktim Mitra
Elected Chair of DHC:      Raktim Mitra
Appointed Member: Pamela Robinson
Elected Members: Chris De Sousa

Nina-Marie Lister
Selected Member: Matthias Sweet
Equity Advocate: Matthias Sweet

2025-26

2024-25

2025-26

Aerospace Engineering

May 22, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dr. Hekmat Alighanbari
Elected Chair of DHC:      Dr. Bassam Jubran
Appointed Member: Dr. Anton de Ruiter
Elected Member: Dr. Guangjun Liu
Selected Members: Dr. Jeffrey Yokota and Dr. Anton de Ruiter
Equity Advocate: Dr. Jeffrey Yokota

Architectural Science

October 22, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Lisa Landrum
Elected Chair of DHC:      Russell Richman
Appointed Member: June Komisar
Elected Members: Russell Richman

Will Galloway
Selected Member: Vincent Hui
Equity Advocate: June Komisar

Chemical Engineering

September 4, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Philip Chan
Elected Chair of DHC:      Hadis Zarrin
Appointed Member: Simant Upreti
Elected Members: Hadis Zarrin

Farhad Ein-Mozaffari
Selected Member: Dae Kun (Rilla) Hwang
Equity Advocate: Hadis Zarrin

Civil Engineering

August 22, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Darko Joksimovic
Elected Chair of DHC:      Darko Joksimovic
Appointed Member: Songnian Li
Elected Members: Bilal Farooq

James Li
Selected Member: Khaled Sennah
Equity Advocate: Darko Joksimovic

Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering

September 9, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dr. Amir Yazdani
Elected Chair of DHC:      Bala Venkatesh
Appointed Member: Vadim Geurkov
Elected Members: Dr. Soosan Beheshti

Dr. Olivia Das

Dr. Reza Samavi

Dr. David Xu
Selected Member: N/A
Equity Advocate: Soosan Beheshti

Mechanical, Industrial, and Mechatronics Engineering

October 27, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Donatus Oguamanam
Elected Chair of DHC:      Farrokh Janabi-Sharifi
Appointed Member: Mohamad Jaber
Elected Members: Robin Chhabra

Farrokh Janabi-Sharifi

Shudong Yu

Kourosh Zareinia
Selected Member: Wahab Ismail
Equity Advocate: Robin Chhabra

 

2024-25

 

Aerospace Engineering

June 28, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dr. Hekmat Alighanbari
Elected Chair of DHC:      Dr. Emre Karatas
Appointed Member: Dr. Anton de Ruiter
Elected Member: Dr. Seyed M. Hashemi
Selected Member: Dr. Guangjun Liu
Equity Advocate: Dr. Seyed M. Hashemi

Architectural Science

December 2, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Lisa Landrum
Elected Chair of DHC:      Lisa Landrum
Appointed Member: Terri Peters
Elected Members: Russell Richman

Paul Floerke

Julia Jamrozik

Paul Poh
Selected Member: Mark Gorgolewski
Equity Advocate: Terri Peters and Julia Jamrozik

Chemical Engineering

November 27, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dr. Philip Chan
Elected Chair of DHC:      Dr. Dae Kun (Rilla) Hwang
Appointed Member: Dr. Dae Kun (Rilla) Hwang
Elected Members: Dr. Farhad Ein-Mozaffari

Dr. Simant Upreti
Selected Member: Dr. Chil-Hung (Henry) Cheng
Equity Advocate: Dae Kun (Rilla) Hwang

Civil Engineering

December 3, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Darko Joksimovic
Elected Chair of DHC:      TBA
Appointed Member: Dr. Haitham Aboshosha
Elected Members: Dr. Michael Chapman

Dr. Bhagwant Persaud
Selected Member: TBA
Equity Advocate: TBA

Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering

August 26, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Amir Yazdani
Elected Chair of DHC:      Alagan Anpalagan
Appointed Member: Olivia Das
Elected Members: Bala Venkatesh

Alagan Anpalagan
Selected Member: Andy Ye
Equity Advocate: Olivia Das

Mechanical, Industrial, and Mechatronics Engineering

November 27, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dr. Don Oguamanam
Elected Chair of DHC:      Dr. (M.F.) Frankie Stewart
Appointed Member: Dr. (M.F.) Frankie Stewart
Elected Members: Dr. Farrokh Janabi-Sharifi

Dr. Marcello Papini

Dr. Sharareh Taghipour

Dr. Kourosh Zareinia
Selected Member: David Naylor
Equity Advocate: TBD

2025-26

2024-25

2025-26

 

Chemistry and Biology

October 22, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Costin Antonescu
Elected Chair of DHC:      Michael Olson
Appointed Member: Marc Adler
Elected Members: Julia Lu

Marc Adler

Mojca Mattiazzi Usaj

Stephanie Melles
Selected Member: TBD
Equity Advocate: Stephanie Melles

Computer Science

August 13, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dave Mason
Elected Chair of DHC:      Dave Mason
Appointed Member: Issac Woungang
Elected Members: Navid Nasr Esfahani

Marcus Santos
Selected Member: Cherie Ding
Equity Advocate: Isaac Woungang

Mathematics

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dejan Delic
Elected Chair of DHC:      Wei Xu
Appointed Member: Wei Xu
Elected Members: Kathleen Wilkie

Peter Danziger
Selected Member: You Liang
Equity Advocate: Dejan Delic

Physics

June 17, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Pedro Goldman
Elected Chair of DHC:      Pedro Goldman
Appointed Member: Ana Pejovic Milic
Elected Members: Eric Da Silva

Eric De Giuli
Selected Member: Raffi Karshafian
Equity Advocate: Eric Da Silva

2024-25

 

Chemistry and Biology

August 21, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Costin Antonescu
Elected Chair of DHC:      TBD
Appointed Member: Martina Hausner
Elected Members: Dan Foucher

Bryan Koivisto

Sarah Sabatinos

Vadim Bostan
Selected Member: TBD
Equity Advocate: Sarah Sabatinos

Computer Science

October 3, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dave Mason
Elected Chair of DHC:      Marcus Santos
Appointed Member: Voja Misic
Elected Members: Elodie Lugez

Sophie Quigley
Selected Member: Marcus Santos
Equity Advocate: Sophie Quigley

Mathematics

May 30, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dejan Delic
Elected Chair of DHC:      Dejan Delic
Appointed Member: Niushan Gao
Elected Members: Silvana Ilie

You Liang
Selected Member: tbc once hiring is approved by FoS
Equity Advocate: You Liang

Physics

January 27, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Pedro Goldman - Interim Chair
Elected Chair of DHC:      Pedro Goldman
Appointed Member: Miranda Kirby
Elected Members: Eric de Giuli

Yuan Xu
Selected Member: Raffi Karshafian
Equity Advocate: Pedro Goldman

2025-26

2024-25

2025-26

September 30, 2025

Role Name
Chair of School: Donna Young
Elected Chair of SHC:      Tim Bartkiw
Appointed Member: Tim Bartkiw
Elected Members: Ed Bechard-Torres

Hilary Evans Cameron
Selected Member: TBA
Equity Advocate: Hilary Evans Cameron

 

2024-25

October 18, 2024

Role Name
Chair of School: Graham Hudson, Associate Dean, Academic
Elected Chair of SHC:      Tim Bartkiw
Appointed Member: Avner Levin
Elected Members: Kathleen (Katie) Hammond

Anna Corrigal-Flaminio
Selected Member: Idil Atak
Equity Advocate: Idil Atak

2025-26

2024-25

2025-26

Accounting

September 3, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Shadi Farshadfar
Elected Chair of DHC:      Shadi Farshadfar
Appointed Member: Yanfei Sun
Elected Members: Dongning Yu

Anthony Chan
Selected Member: Oliver Okafor
Equity Advocate: Oliver Okafor

Entrepreneurship & Strategy

June 24, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Kim Bates
Elected Chair of DHC:      Sean Wise
Appointed Member: Sean Wise
Elected Members: Francesco Barbera

Charlene Nicholls-Nixon
Selected Member: Alison Kemper
Equity Advocate: Alison Kemper

Finance

August 20, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Yuanshun Li (Interim Chair)
Elected Chair of DHC:      Yuanshun Li
Appointed Member: Yanfei Sun
Elected Members: Yi Feng

Daniel Tut
Selected Member: Shadi Farshadfar
Equity Advocate: Yanfei Sun

Global Management Studies

October 3, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Sui Sui
Elected Chair of DHC:      Vik Singh
Appointed Member: Mohammad Nikoofal
Elected Members: Hossein Zolfagharinia

Carlyle Farrell
Selected Member: Vik Singh
Equity Advocate: Hossein Zolfagharinia

Health Services Management

September 9, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Pria Nippak
Elected Chair of DHC:      Pria Nippak
Appointed Member: Sameh Al Natour
Elected Members: Julien Meyer
Selected Member: n/a
Equity Advocate: Julien Meyer

Hospitality and Tourism Management

May 21, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Frederic Dimanche/ Chris Gibbs starting July 1st
Elected Chair of DHC:      Chris Gibbs
Appointed Member: Tom Griffin
Elected Members: Julie Kellershohn

Wayne Smith
Selected Member: Sonya Graci
Equity Advocate: Wayne Smith

HR Management / Organizational Behaviour

September 3, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Danielle Lamb
Elected Chair of DHC:      Rupa Banerjee
Appointed Member: Peter Fisher
Elected Members: Robin Church

Tim Bartkiw
Selected Member: NA
Equity Advocate: Peter Fisher

Information Technology Management

October 1, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Sameh Al Natour
Elected Chair of DHC:      Sameh Al Natour
Appointed Member: Linying Dong
Elected Members: Mehdi Kargar

Arash Saghafi

Anatoliy Gruzd

Catherine Middleton
Selected Member: Atefeh Mashatan
Equity Advocate: Sameh Al Natour

Law and Business

May 1, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Chris MacDonald
Elected Chair of DHC:      Chris MacDonald
Appointed Member: Pnina Alon-Shenker
Elected Members: Hasko von Kriegstein

Matthew Marinett
Selected Member: Gil Lan
Equity Advocate: Gil Lan

Marketing

May 23, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Martin Pyle
Elected Chair of DHC:      Martin Pyle
Appointed Member: Matt Philp
Elected Members: Mehak Bharti

Cheri Bradish
Selected Member: Mathieu Lajante
Equity Advocate:

Real Estate Management

May 6, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Dogan Tirtiroglu
Elected Chair of DHC:      Dogan Tirtiroglu
Appointed Member: Youngme Seo
Elected Member: Anson Ho
Selected Member: Anson Ho
Equity Advocate: Youngme Seo

Retail Management

May 16, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Donna Smith
Elected Chair of DHC:      Donna Smith
Appointed Member: Hong Yu
Elected Member: Joseph Aversa
Selected Member: Joseph Aversa
Equity Advocate: Donna Smith

 

2024-25

Accounting

May 14, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Shadi Farshadfar
Elected Chair of DHC:      TBA
Appointed Member: Melissa Toffanin
Elected Members: Oliver Okafor

Anthony Chan
Selected Member: TBA
Equity Advocate: TBA

Entrepreneurship & Strategy

June 24, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Kim Bates
Elected Chair of DHC:      Sean Wise
Appointed Member: Alison Kemper
Elected Members: Sean Wise

Naima Cherchem
Selected Member: Francesco Barbera
Equity Advocate: Alison Kemper

Finance

September 12, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Allen Goss (Interim Chair)
Elected Chair of DHC:      Allen Goss
Appointed Member: Shadi Farshadfar
Elected Members: Yuanshun Li

Ayse Yuce
Selected Member: Daniel Tut
Equity Advocate: Shadi Farshadfar

Global Management Studies

February 6, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Michael Manjuris
Elected Chair of DHC:      Michael Manjuris
Appointed Member: Howard Lin
Elected Members: Hossein Zolfagharinia

Carlyle Farrell
Selected Member: Vik Singh
Equity Advocate: Hossein Zolfagharinia

Health Services Management

March 21, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Pria Nippak
Elected Chair of DHC:      Pria Nippak
Appointed Member: Sameh Al Natour
Elected Member: Julien Meyer
Selected Member: Sameh Al Natour
Equity Advocate: Julien Meyer

Hospitality and Tourism Management

April 29, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Frederic Dimanche
Elected Chair of DHC:      Frederic Dimanche
Appointed Member: Tom Griffin
Elected Members: Sonya Graci

Wayne Smith
Selected Member: Julie Kellershohn
Equity Advocate: Wayne Smith

HR Management / Organizational Behaviour

May 15, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Fei Song
Elected Chair of DHC:      Tim Bartkiw
Appointed Member: Peter Fisher
Elected Members: Kristyn Scott

Rupa Banerjee
Selected Member: Peter Fisher
Equity Advocate: Fei Song

Information Technology Management

August 27, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: Sameh Al Natour
Elected Chair of DHC:      Sameh Al Natour
Appointed Member: Morteza Zihayat Kermani
Elected Members: Linying Dong

Arash Saghafi
Selected Member: Atefeh Mashatan
Equity Advocate: Sameh Al Natour

Law and Business

May 1, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Chris MacDonald
Elected Chair of DHC:      Chris MacDonald
Appointed Member: Pnina Alon-Shenker
Elected Members: Hasko von Kriegstein

Matthew Marinett
Selected Member: Gil Lan
Equity Advocate: Gil Lan

Marketing

February 3, 2025

Role Name
Chair of Department: Martin Pyle
Elected Chair of DHC:      Martin Pyle
Appointed Member: Jane Saber
Elected Members: Matthew Philp

Mathieu Lajante
Selected Member: Irfan Butt
Equity Advocate: Mathieu Lajante

Real Estate Management

September 12, 2024

Role Name
Chair of Department: David Scofield, Interim
Elected Chair of DHC:      Youngme Seo
Appointed Member: David Scofield
Elected Member: Anson Ho
Selected Member: Anson Ho
Equity Advocate: Youngme Seo

Retail Management

June 24, 2024

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

Librarian Appointment Committee

2025-26

2024-25

2025-26

 

Date:       September 15, 2025
Chair of Department:       Lei Jin
Elected Chair of LAC:       Lei Jin   
Appointed members:       Don Kinder
        Melissa Helwig  
Elected members:       Jane Schimdt
        Kelly Kimberley   
        Chris Kim   
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:		       N/A
Equity Advocate:       Kelly Kimberley

 

2024-25

 

Date:    August 14, 2024
Chair of Department:    Mark Robertson
Elected Chair of LAC:    Lei Jin
Appointed members:    John Papadopoulos
     May Yan
Elected members:    Kelly Dermody
     Kelly Kimberley
     Chris Kim
Member selected by
appointed and elected members:		    n/a

Counsellor Appointment Committee (CAC)

January 21, 2022

Role

Member of CAC        Allan MacDonald

Member of CAC        Immaculate Antony

Member of CAC        Yu-Ching (Jean) Tsai

Member of CAC        Maria Chaparro

Member of CAC        Ruth Frolic