Senate Membership 2024-2025
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
- 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)
- Duane McNair, Vice-President (Finance & Administration)
- David Hornsby, Vice-Provost & Associate Vice-President (Academic)
- Maria DeRosa, Dean, Faculty of Science
- Larry Kostiuk, Dean, Faculty of Engineering & Design
- Anne Bowker, Dean, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
- Brenda O’Neill, Dean, Faculty of Public and Global Affairs
- Howard Nemiroff, Interim Dean, Sprott School of Business
- Amber Butler, University Librarian
- Chantal Trudel, Director, School of Industrial Design
- Michel Barbeau, Director, School of Computer Science
- Anne Bordeleau, Director, Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism
- Rob Teather, Director, School of Information Technology
- Allan Buri, CASG President, term ends April 30, 2025.
- Sarah El Fitori, CUSA President, term ends April 30, 2025.
- Jayesh Kundu, GSA President, term ends April 30, 2025.
- Mahsa Abarghouei, GSA VP Academic, term ends April 30, 2025.
Board of Governors Representatives
- Nathalie Laporte
- Dudley Maseko
Special Appointments
- Margaret Haines, Alumni Representative
- Kim Hellemans, COU Academic Colleague
Elected Faculty Senators
Terms end June 30, 2025
- Jeni Armstrong, Public and Global Affairs
- Sean Burges, Public and Global Affairs
- Matthew Pearson, Public and Global Affairs
- François Brouard, Sprott School of Business (Secretary of the Faculty Board)
- Rebecca Renfroe, Sprott School of Business
- Root Gorelick, Science
- Kevin Graham, Science
- Douglas Howe, Science/Computer Science
- Julia Wallace, Science (Secretary of the Faculty Board)
- Christopher Smelser, Engineering and Design
- Edward Cyr, Engineering and Design
- Christian Viau, Engineering and Design
- Lynn Marshall, Engineering and Design
Terms end June 30, 2026
- 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 and Global Affairs (Secretary of the Faculty Board)
- Yuu Ono, Engineering and Design (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
- Janine Debanne, Engineering and Design / Architecture
- Emily Gray, Sprott School of Business
- Josh Greenberg, Public and Global Affairs
- Tim Haats, Engineering and Design / Industrial Design
- 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
- Ozayr Saloojee, Engineering and Design / Architecture
- Alexis Shotwell, Arts and Social Sciences
- Rania Tfaily, Arts and Social Sciences
- Simon Viel, Science
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, 2025
- Bronwyn Heerspink – Global and Public Affairs
- Jessica Lynch – Arts and Social Sciences
Undergraduate Students – Terms end June 30, 2025
- Jacky Chan, Public and Global Affairs
- Lacia Grant, Arts and Social Sciences
- Nir Hagigi, Public and Global Affairs
- Xavier Haziza, Engineering and Design
- Peter Kouzovnikov, Sprott School of Business
- Alexandria MacDonald, Engineering and Design
- Samantha Monastero, Arts and Social Sciences
- Maryam Nadeem, Science
- Ashley Paiva, Arts and Social Sciences
- Rhea Treasure, Public and Global Affairs
* for details on the specific departments within the Faculties eligible to vote for these positions, please refer to the By-Law.