Senate Membership
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Senate Membership 2025-2026
Senate comprises of over 80 members who represent the university including, faculty members, contract instructors, students, Board of Governors, special appointments and ex officio members.
Ex Officio Members
- Wisdom Tettey, President, Vice-Chancellor & Chair of Senate
- Richard Dansereau, Clerk of Senate
- Suzanne Blanchard, Vice-President (Students & Enrolment) & University Registrar
- Rafik Goubran, Vice-President (Research, Innovation & International)
- L. Pauline Rankin, Provost & Vice-President (Academic)
- Duane McNair, Vice-President (People, Finance & Operations)
- David Hornsby, Vice-Provost (Academic and Global Learning)
- Maria DeRosa, Dean, Faculty of Science
- Ronald Miller, Interim Dean, Faculty of Engineering & Design
- Anne Bowker, Dean, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
- Mary Francoli, Interim Dean, Faculty of Public & Global Affairs
- Howard Nemiroff, Dean, Sprott School of Business
- Amber Butler, University Librarian
- Chantal Trudel, Director, School of Industrial Design
- Jean-Pierre Corriveau, Director, School of Computer Science
- Anne Bordeleau, Director, Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism
- Ali Arya, Director, School of Information Technology
- Alison Kocsis, CASG President, term ends April 30, 2026.
- Sean Joe-Ezigbo, CUSA President, term ends April 30, 2026.
- Zeina Al Attar, GSA President, term ends April 30, 2026.
- Temuulen (Elen) Turbat, GSA VP Academic, term ends April 30, 2026.
Board of Governors Representatives
- Beth Creary (to December 31, 2025)
- Nathalie Laporte (January 1, 2026 – June 30, 2026)
- Brett Tackaberry
Special Appointments
- Kim Hellemans, COU Academic Colleague (July 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025)
- Paul Wilson, COU Academic Colleague (January 1, 2026 – June 30, 2026)
- Trevor Lewis, Alumni Representative
Elected Faculty Senators
Terms end June 30, 2026
- Janine Debanné, Engineering and Design / Architecture
- Shane Hawkins, Arts and Social Sciences
- Beth MacLeod, Arts and Social Sciences (Secretary of the Faculty Board)
- Laura Madokoro, Arts and Social Sciences
- Jody Mason, Arts and Social Sciences
- David Mendeloff, Public and Global Affairs (Secretary of the Faculty Board)
- Gabriel Wainer, Engineering and Design
- Paul Williams, Arts & Social Sciences
Terms end June 30, 2027
- James Brunet, Engineering and Design / Information Technology
- Tonya Davidson, Arts and Social Sciences
- Emily Gray, Sprott School of Business
- Josh Greenberg, Public and Global Affairs
- Guy Lacroix, Arts and Social Sciences
- Gabriel Maracle, Public and Global Affairs
- Azar Masoumi, Arts and Social Sciences
- Maya Papineau, Public and Global Affairs
- Megan Rivers-Moore, Arts and Social Sciences
- Shazia Sadaf, Arts and Social Sciences
- Alexis Shotwell, Arts and Social Sciences
- Rania Tfaily, Arts and Social Sciences
- Simon Viel, Science
Terms end June 30, 2028
- AbdelRahman Abdou, Science / Computer Science
- Menna Agha, Engineering & Design / Architecture
- David Amundsen, Science (Secretary of the Faculty Board)
- Jeni Armstrong, Public and Global Affairs
- Francois Brouard, Sprott School of Business (Secretary of the Faculty Board)
- Inna Bumagin, Science
- Sean Burges, Public and Global Affairs
- Jennifer Drake, Engineering and Design (Secretary of the Faculty Board)
- Ahmed El Roby, Science / Computer Science
- Mostafa El Sayed, Engineering and Design
- Kevin Graham, Science
- Achim Hurrelmann, Public and Global Affairs
- Juan Carlos Jimenez, Engineering and Design / Industrial Design
- Irena Knezevic, Public and Global Affairs
- Martha Mullally, Science
- Rebecca Renfroe, Sprott School of Business
- Cristina Ruiz Martin, Engineering and Design
- Niall Tate, Engineering and Design
- Winnie Ye, Engineering and Design
Elected Contract Instructors
- Morgan Rooney, Arts and Social Sciences (term ends September 30, 2026)
- Mustafa Bahran, Science (term ends September 30, 2027)
Elected Student Senators*
Graduate Students – Terms end June 30, 2026
- Kishan Patel, Engineering & Design
- Mahnaz Talebi Dastenaei, Arts and Social Sciences
- Mohammed Vatankhah Mohammadabadi, Engineering & Design
Undergraduate Students – Terms end June 30, 2026
- Isabelle Alma, Public and Global Affairs
- Nathan Bruni, Engineering and Design / Information Technology
- Stella Duncan, Public and Global Affairs
- Nolan Giroux-Laplante, Sprott School of Business
- Nir Hagigi, Public and Global Affairs
- Erin Harlan, Arts and Social Sciences
- Xavier Haziza, Engineering and Design
- Gabrielle Lachance, Science
- Kuma Nyediin Buoy, Arts and Social Sciences
- Emma Peirce, Arts and Social Sciences
* for details on the specific departments within the Faculties eligible to vote for these positions, please refer to the By-Law.