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Senate Membership (2023-2024)

Faculty Representatives:

Faculty of Arts

Name Department/School Term # Year in term
Margaret Moulson Psychology 1 1
Dianne Enns Philosophy 1 1
Joshua Price Criminology 1 2
Brennan Thompson Chair, Economics 1 1

Faculty of Community Services

Name Department/School Term # Year in Term
Esther Ignagni Director, Disability Studies 2 2
Denise McLane-Davison (Interim) Social Work 1 2
Petra Roberts Child and Youth Care 1 2
Mandana Vahabi Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing 2 2

The Creative School

Name Department/School Term # Year in Term
Ope Akanbi (Interim) School of Professional Communication 1 2
Michael Bergmann School of Performance 1
2
Anika Kozlowski School of Fashion 1 1
Caroline O'Brien Chair, School of Performance 2 2

Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science

Name Department/School Term # Year in Term
Farrokh Janabi-Sharifi Mechanical & Industrial Engineering 1 1
Jennifer McArthur Architectural Science 1 2
Donatus Oguamanam Chair, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering 2 2
Ravi Ravindran Mechanical Engineering 2 2

Faculty of Science

Name Department/School Term # Year in Term
Dejan Delic
Chair, Mathematics 1
2
Pedro Goldman Physics 1 2
Lawrence Kolasa Mathematics 2 2
Marcus Santos Computer Science 1 1

Ted Rogers School of Management

Name Department/School Term # Year in Term
Chris MacDonald Chair, Law and Business  1
2
Sergiy Rakhmayil Accounting & Finance 1 2
David Scofield (Interim) Real Estate Management 1 2
Boza Tasic Global Management Studies 1
2

G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education

Name Department/School Term # Year in Term

Ross Fair

History

1

1

Jamal El Ali Continuing Education 1 1

Lincoln Alexander School of Law

Name Faculty Term  Year in Term
Uchechukwu Ngwaba Law 1 1

At-Large Faculty

Name
Faculty, Department/School
Term Year in Term
Alex Ferworn Faculty of Science, Computer Science 1 2
Kateryna Metersky Faculty of Community Services, Nursing 1 2

Librarian, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Toronto Metropolitan Faculty Association, Indigenous Faculty

Name Designation
Term Year in Term
Vacant  Indigenous    
Catherine Jenkins Canadia Union of Public Employees    
Jesmen Mendoza Toronto Faculty Association (TFA)    
Cecile Farnum
Librarian 2 2

Student Representatives:

Students (Faculty Representatives)

Name

Faculty, Department/School

Term

Simone Cellario

Faculty of Arts, Sociology

 1

Emanuel Tessema

Faculty of Community Services, Nutrition and Food

 1

Paige Erin Fitzpatrick The Creative School, Creative Industries  1

Sara Afshar

Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science, Civil Engineering

 2

Shirin Kalavi

Faculty of Science, Biomedical Sciences

2

Malka Daniels

Ted Rogers School of Management, Law and Business

 1

Sophie Renee Campbell Faculty of Law, Lincoln Alexander School of Law 1

Ashley Patora

Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (MBA)

 1

Christopher Randall

Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (MASc)

 1

Toni Thomson G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Management  1
Shanta Ifeonu G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, Community Engagement, Development Leadership  2

At-Large Students

Name

Faculty, Department/ School

Term

Nourhan Almasri Faculty of Science, Biomedical Sciences 1

Nathan Sugunalan

Faculty of Arts, Geographic Analysis

1

TMSU, TMAPS & TMGSU Representatives

Name Designation
Term
Hetu Virajkumar Patel

Vice-President Education, Toronto Metropolitan Students' Union (TMSU)

Maya Taylor

Vice-President Governance and Academic Policy, Toronto Metropolitan Association of Part-time Students (TMAPS)

2

Victoria Sullivan President, Toronto Metropolitan Graduate Students' Union (TMGSU) 1

Alumni Representatives

Name Term
Katie Choi Year 1 of Term 1

Stephen Miles Van Dine

Year 1 of Term 1

Ex-Officio

Name Designation

Janice Fukakusa

Chancellor

Mohamed Lachemi

President, Vice-Chancellor and Chair of Senate

Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano

Provost and Vice-President, Academic

Saeed Zolfaghari

Vice-President, Administration and Operations 

Steven Liss

Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Krishan Mehta

Vice-President, University Advancement and Alumni Relations

Tanya (Toni) De Mello 

Vice-President, Equity and Community Inclusion

Sean Kheraj  

Vice Provost, Academic

Patrizia Albanese (Interim)

Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs

Jen McMillen

Vice Provost, Students

Kimberley McCausland (Interim)

Vice Provost, University Planning

Pam Sugiman

Amy Peng (February 20 to August 15, 2024)

 

Dean, Faculty of Arts

Interim Dean, Faculty of Arts

Kiaras Gharabaghi

Dean, Faculty of Community Services

Charles Falzon  Dean, The Creative School

Tom Duever

Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science

Donna Young 

Graham Hudson (January 1 to June 30, 2024)

Dean, Faculty of Law

Interim Dean, Faculty of Law

David Cramb

Dean, Faculty of Science

Cynthia Holmes

Dean, Ted Rogers School of Management

Teresa M. Chan 

Dean, School of Medicine & Vice-President, Medical Affairs 

 

Carl Kumaradas (Interim)

Vice-Provost and Dean, Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Linda Koechli (Interim)

Dean, G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education

Shari Hodges (Interim)

Registrar

Mark Robertson

Chief Librarian

Donna Bell Secretary of Senate (Non-voting)

Senate Associates (non-voting)

Name

Title/Department/School/Faculty

Jessica Cammaert (Interim)

G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education

Lena Patterson

G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education

Karina Brant Indigenous

Elder Joanne Dallaire

Indigenous

Kelly Train Canadian Union of Public Employees (Unit 1)
Rob Denning  Canadian Union of Public Employees (Unit 2)
Rebecca Scenna  Canadian Union of Public Employees (Unit 3)

Emeritus

Senator Emeritus Dept./School/Faculty Year
David Checkland Philosophy, Faculty of Arts 2023

 Senator Emeritus: A title conferred by the TMU Senate for the purpose of recognizing the meritorious service of a faculty/librarian member upon or after retirement. The status shall carry no duties or obligations, but its holder may be called upon for advice or counsel. (Senate Bylaw #1, Section 1.14. (external link) )