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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 2020-2021 |
Appointment Type | ||
| Checkland, David | Faculty | Arts | Philosophy |
| Dionne, Michelle | Faculty | Arts | Chair, Psychology |
| Rollwagen, Heather | Faculty | Arts | Sociology |
| Thomlinson, Neil | Faculty | Arts | Politics & Public Administration |
| Burke, Tara | Faculty | At Large | Psychology, Arts |
| Ferworn, Alex | Faculty | At Large | Computer Science, Faculty of Science |
| Moore, Paul | Faculty | At Large | Nursing, Faculty of Community Services |
| Adams, Richard | Faculty | Communication & Design | Graphic Communications Management |
| Escandon, Lorena | Faculty | Communication & Design | Creative Industries |
| Neil, Janice | Faculty | Communication & Design | Chair, Journalism |
| Thompson, Cheryl | Faculty | Communication & Design | Creative Industries |
| Ignagni, Esther | Faculty | Community Services | Disability Studies |
| Vahabi, Mandana | Faculty | Community Services | Nursing |
| Young, Ian | Faculty | Community Services | Occupational and Public Health |
| Girardo, John | Faculty | CUPE | |
| Sakinovsky, Ian | Faculty | Ryerson Faculty Association | |
| Lavallee, Lynn | Faculty | Indigenous Faculty | |
| Bramesfeld, Goetz | Faculty | Engineering and Architectural Science | Civil Engineering |
| Oguamanam, Donatus | Faculty | Engineering and Architectural Science | Chair, Mechancial & Industrial Engineering |
| Ravindran, Ravi | Faculty | Engineering and Architectural Science | Mechanical Engineering |
| Zarrin, Hadis | Faculty | Engineering and Architectural Science | Chemical Engineering |
| Noble, Reg | Faculty | G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education | Nutrition |
| Benvie, Sam | Faculty | G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education | Architectural Science |
| Schmidt, Jane | Faculty | Library | |
| George, Noel | Faculty | Science | Chemistry & Biology |
| Kolasa, Lawrence | Faculty | Science | Mathematics |
| McWilliams, Andrew | Faculty | Science | Chair, Chemistry and Biology |
| Sabatinos, Sarah | Faculty | Science | Chemistry & Biology |
| Farshadfar, Sadi | Faculty | Ted Rogers School of Management | Chair, Accounting |
| Saber, Jane | Faculty | Ted Rogers School of Management | Marketing |
| Schneider, Tom | Faculty | Ted Rogers School of Management | Business Management |
| Scofield, David | Faculty | Ted Rogers School of Management | Business Management |
| Armstrong, Luke | Student | At Large | Business Management |
| Maitman-Markowski | Student | At Large | Sociology |
| Ramzan, Hajra | Student | At Large | Marketing |
| Spagnuolo, Julia | Student | At Large | Urban and Regional Planning |
| Hickie, Mackenzie | Student | Faculty of Arts | Criminology |
| Chen, Naomi | Student | Communication & Design | Media and Production |
| Carter George | Student | Community Services | Social Work |
| Salam, Danny | Student | Engineering and Architectural Science | Computer Engineering |
| Cheo, Bannis | Student | Faculty of Science | Medial Physics |
| Mistry, Yazad | Student | Ted Rogers School of Business | Business Management |
| Kakar, Farokh Laqa | Student | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | Civil Engineering |
| Park, Katey | Student | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | Psychology |
| Sekhon, Jasdeep | Student | G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education | |
| Slonim, Shayna | 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 | |
| Iannacito-Provenzano, Roberta | 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 |
| Young, Donna | Ex-Officio | Faculty of Law | Dean |
| Cramb, David | Ex-Officio | Science | Dean |
| Taras, Daphne | Ex-Officio | Ted Rogers School of Management | Dean |
| Hepburn, Gary | Ex-Officio | G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education | Dean |
| Shepstone, Carol | Ex-Officio | Library | Chief Librarian |
| Searcy, Cory | Ex-Officio | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | Vice Provost & Dean |
| Brinsmead, Anne-Marie | Senate Associate | G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education | |
| Elphick, Nenita Ponce de Leon | 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) .