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Ryerson University Senate
The Senate is the academic policy making body of Ryerson University.
The Senate consists of 51 elected representatives of the faculty, librarians, students and alumni, and 18 ex-officio members of the administration, including the Chancellor. Senate is chaired by the President.
| Senate Members 2019-2020 |
Appointment Type | ||
| Burke, Tara | Faculty | Arts | Psychology |
| Moore, Paul | Faculty | Arts | Sociology |
| Dionne, Michelle | Faculty | Arts | Psychology |
| Rollwagen, Heather | Faculty | Arts | Sociology |
| Checkland, David | Faculty | At Large | Philosophy, Arts |
| Ferworn, Alex | Faculty | At Large | Computer Science, Faculty of Science |
| Vahabi, Mandana | Faculty | At Large | Nursing, Faculty of Community Services |
| Adams, Richard | Faculty | Communication & Design | Graphic Communications Management |
| Neil, Janice | Faculty | Communication & Design | Chair, Journalism |
| Shannon, Peggy | Faculty | Communication & Design | Chair, School of Performance |
| Tiessen, Matt | Faculty | Communication & Design | Professional Communication |
| Vacant | Faculty | Communication & Design | |
| Bailey, Annette | Faculty | Community Services | Nursing |
| Ignagni, Esther | Faculty | Community Services | Disability Studies |
| Meldrum, Richard | Faculty | Community Services | Occupational & Public Health |
| Walton, Nancy | Faculty | Community Services | Director, Nursing |
| Green, Mary | Faculty | CUPE | |
| Babin, Ron | Faculty | Ryerson Faculty Association | |
| El-Rabbany, Ahmed | Faculty | Engineering and Architectural Science | Civil Engineering |
| Androutsos, Dimitri | Faculty | Engineering and Architectural Science | Chair, Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering |
| Kumar, Krishna | Faculty | Engineering and Architectural Science | Aerospace Engineering |
| Yazdani, Amir | Faculty | Engineering and Architectural Science | Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering |
| Noble, Reg | Faculty | G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education | Nutrition |
| Benvie, Sam | Faculty | G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education | Architectural Science |
| Dermody, Kelly | Faculty | Library | |
| George, Noel | Faculty | Science | Chemistry & Biology |
| McWilliams, Andrew | Faculty | Science | Chair, Chemistry and Biology |
| Miransky, Andriy | Faculty | Science | Computer Science |
| Sabatinos, Sarah | Faculty | Science | Chemistry & Biology |
| Bradish, Cheri | Faculty | Ted Rogers School of Management | Marketing |
| Hudyma, Robert | Faculty | Ted Rogers School of Management | Information Technology Management |
| Rakhmayil, Sergiy | Faculty | Ted Rogers School of Management | Finance |
| Tiessen, James | Faculty | Ted Rogers School of Management | Director, Health Services Management |
| Arif, Mehreen | Student | At Large | Business Management |
| Karp, Olivia | Student | At Large | Politics and Governance |
| Shahid, Hamza | Student | At Large | Electrical Engineering |
| Kewal, Justina | Student | Faculty of Arts | Politics and Governance |
| Nguyen, Minh-Khoi (Kavin) | Student | Communication & Design | Interior Design |
| Donato-Woodger, Simon | Student | Community Services | Nursing |
| Salam, Danny | Student | Faculty of Science | Computer Science |
| Bokhari, Zainab | Student | Faculty of Science | Biomedical Science |
| Moghaddas, Milad | Student | Ted Rogers School of Business | Business Management |
| Elsayed, Hamdy | Student | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | Civil Engineering |
| Park, Katey | Student | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | Psychology |
| Bitondo, Domenic | Student | G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education | |
| Prevost, Vanessa | Student | G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education | |
| Di Cuia, Nicholas | Alumni | ||
| Rattan, Harsimran | Alumni | ||
| Fukakusa, Janice | Ex-Officio | Chancellor | |
| McMillen, Jen | Ex-Officio | Vice Provost, Students | |
| Mishkel, Ian | Ex-Officio | Vice President, University Advancement and Alumni Relations | |
| Benarroch, Michael | Ex-Officio | Provost and Vice-President Academic | |
| Liss, Steven | Ex-Officio | Vice President, Research and Innovation | |
| Hack, Charmaine | Ex-Officio | Registrar | |
| Lachemi, Mohamed | Ex-Officio | President and Vice-Chancellor | |
| MacKay, Kelly | Ex-Officio | Vice Provost, Academic | |
| O鈥橬eil Green, Denise | Ex-Officio | Vice President, Equity and Community Inclusion | |
| Craney, Glenn | Ex-Officio | Deputy Provost & Vice Provost, University Planning | |
| Brown, Deborah | Ex-Officio | Vice President, Administration and Operations | |
| Zolfaghari, Saeed | Ex-Officio | Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs | |
| Sugiman, Pam | Ex-Officio | Arts | Dean |
| Falzon, Charles | Ex-Officio | Communication & Design | Dean |
| Barnoff, Lisa | Ex-Officio | Community Services | Dean |
| Duever, Thomas | Ex-Officio | Engineering and Architectural Science | Dean |
| Hepburn, Gary | Ex-Officio | G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education | Dean |
| Shepstone, Carol | Ex-Officio | Library | Chief Librarian |
| Cramb, David | Ex-Officio | Science | Dean |
| Taras, Daphne | Ex-Officio | Ted Rogers School of Management | Dean |
| Searcy, Cory | Ex-Officio | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | Vice Provost & Dean |
| Brinsmead, Anne-Marie | Senate Associate | G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education | |
| Zouri, Muthana | Senate Associate | G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education | |
| Elder Dallaire, Joanne | Senate Associate | Indigenous | |
| Kucheran, Riley | Senate Associate | Indigenous | |
| Vacant | Senate Associate | Canadian Union of Public Employees | |
| Vacant | Senate Associate | Canadian Union of Public Employees | |
| Bell, Donna | Secretary of Senate |
For more information and updates, see ryerson.ca/senate (opens in new window) .