Senate Membership 2023-2024
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
- Jerry Tomberlin, Interim President, Vice-Chancellor & Chair of Senate
- Elinor Sloan, Clerk of Senate
- Suzanne Blanchard, Vice-President (Students & Enrolment) & University Registrar
- Rafik Goubran, Vice-President (Research & International)
- L. Pauline Rankin, Provost & Vice-President (Academic)
- Lorraine Dyke, Interim Vice-President (Finance & Administration)
- David Hornsby, Vice-Provost & Associate Vice-President (Academic)
- Maria DeRosa, Interim Dean, Faculty of Science
- Larry Kostiuk, Dean, Faculty of Engineering & Design
- Anne Bowker, Interim Dean, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
- Patrice Smith, Dean, Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Affairs
- Brenda O’Neill, Dean, Faculty of Public Affairs
- Howard Nemiroff, Interim Dean, Sprott School of Business
- Amber Lannon, University Librarian
- Wonjoon Chung, Director, School of Industrial Design
- Michel Barbeau, Director, School of Computer Science
- Anne Bordeleau, Director, Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism
- Omair Shafiq, Interim Director, School of Information Technology
- Elie Abou Zeid, President, GSA, term ends April 30, 2024
- Sahil Rajput, Vice-President (Academic), GSA, term ends April 30, 2024
- Mohamed “Faris” Riazudden, President, CUSA, term ends April 30, 2024
- Francesca Lepore, President, CASG, term ends April 30, 2024
Board of Governors Representatives
- Jane Taber
- Brenda O’Connor
- Howard Babb
Special Appointments
- Margaret Haines, Alumni Representative
- Kim Hellemans, COU Academic Colleague
Elected Faculty Senators
Terms end June 30, 2024
- Bernadette Campbell, Arts and Social Sciences
- Jonathan Malloy, Public Affairs
- Paul Mkandawire, Arts and Social Sciences
- Julie Murray, Arts and Social Sciences
- Augustine Park, Arts and Social Sciences
- Karen Taylor, Engineering and Design (Secretary of the Faculty Board)
Terms end June 30, 2025
- Jeni Armstrong, Public Affairs
- Hilary Becker, Sprott School of Business
- François Brouard, Sprott School of Business (Secretary of the Faculty Board)
- Sean Burges, Public Affairs
- Amanda Clark, Public Affairs
- Edward Cyr, Engineering and Design
- Sarah Everts, Public Affairs
- Root Gorelick, Science
- Kevin Graham, Science
- Tim Haats, Engineering and Design / Industrial Design
- Douglas Howe, Science/Computer Science
- Lynn Marshall, Engineering and Design
- Lisa Moffitt, Engineering and Design / Architecture
- Matthew Pearson, Public Affairs
- Daniel Siddiqi, Arts and Social Sciences
- Christopher Smelser, Engineering and Design
- Christian Viau, Engineering and Design
- Julia Wallace. Science (Secretary of the Faculty Board)
- Pamela Wolff, Science
Terms end June 30, 2026
- Manuel Baez, Engineering and Design / Architecture
- Jean-Pierre Corriveau, Science / Computer Science
- 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 Affairs (Secretary of the Faculty Board)
- David Sprague, Engineering and Design / Information Technology
- Gabriel Wainer, Engineering and Design
Elected Contract Instructors
- Morgan Rooney, Arts and Social Sciences (term ends June 30, 2026)
- Kathleen Moss, Arts and Social Sciences (term ends June 30, 2024)
Elected Student Senators*
Graduate Students – Terms end June 30, 2024
- Mehrnaz Taghavishavazi
Undergraduate Students – Terms end June 30, 2024
- Benjamin Albright-Peakall, Arts and Social Sciences
- Davin Caratao, Public Affairs
- Yash Gandhi, Sprott School of Business
- Nir Hagigi, Public Affairs
- Mackenzie Huckvale, Science
- Alexandria MacDonald, Engineering and Design
- Aaron North, Arts and Social Sciences
- Gabriella Pickton, Public Affairs
- Shaun Seneviratne, Engineering and Design
* for details on the specific departments within the Faculties eligible to vote for these positions, please refer to the By-Law.