2023-2024 Senate Membership
Effective July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024
Senate Bylaws [PDF]
 Dr. Gillian Siddall Chair ex-officio |  Dr. David Barnett Vice Chair ex-officio |  Yvonne Roussel Secretary of Senate Appointed |  Dr. Linda Rodenburg Principal, Orillia Campus (Interim) ex-officio |
 Dr. Andrew P. Dean Vice President, Research & Innovation ex-officio |  Denise Baxter Vice Provost, Indigenous Initiatives ex-officio |  Andrea Tarsitano Vice-Provost Students & Registrar ex-officio |  Dr. Chander Shahi Dean, Graduate Studies ex-officio |
 Dr. Jula Hughes Dean, Law ex-officio |  Robin Canuel University Librarian ex-officio |  Dr. David Richards Dean, Business Administration ex-officio |  Dr. Asad Aman Chair, Business Curriculum Years 1 & 2 ex-officio |
 Dr. Wing Him Yeung Chair, Business Curriculum Years 3 & 4 ex-officio | Dr. Olakunle Akingbola Chair, Business Program (Orillia) ex-officio |  Dr. Wayne Melville Dean, Education ex-officio |  Dr. Sonia Mastrangelo Chair, Undergraduate Education Programs, Orillia ex-officio |
 Dr. Meridith Lovell-Johnston Chair, Graduate Studies & Research in Education (Acting) ex-officio |  Dr. Donald Kerr Chair, Undergraduate Studies in Education ex-officio |  Dr. Paul Cormier Chair, Keewatinase Indigenous Education ex-officio |  Dr. Janusz Koziński Dean, Engineering ex-officio |
Dr. Siamak Elyasi Chair, Chemical Engineering ex-officio |  Dr. Sam Salem Chair, Civil Engineering ex-officio |  Dr. Carlos Christoffersen Chair, Electrical Engineering ex-officio |  Dr. Basel Ismail Chair, Mechanical Engineering ex-officio |
 Dr. Abdusalam Yassine Chair, Software Engineering ex-officio | Dr. Brigitte Leblon Dean, Natural Resources Management ex-officio |  Dr. Brian McLaren Chair, Honours Bachelor of Environmental Management Program ex-officio |  Dr. Mathew Leitch Chair, Honours Bachelor of Science Forestry ex-officio |
 Dr. Todd Randall Dean, Faculty of Science & Environmental Studies ex-officio |  Dr. Matthew Boyd Chair, Anthropology ex-officio |  Dr. Azim Mallik Chair, Biology ex-officio | Dr. Jia-Hua (Justin) Jiang Chair, Chemistry ex-officio |
Dr. Sabah Mohammed Chair, Computer Science (Acting) ex-officio | Dr. Robert Petrunia Chair, Economics ex-officio | Dr. Adam Cornwell Chair, Geography and the Environment ex-officio | Dr. Andrew Conly Chair, Geology ex-officio |
Dr. Razvan Anisca Chair, Mathematical Sciences ex-officio | Dr. Hubert de Guise Chair, Physics (Acting) ex-officio |  Dr. Sreekumari Kurissery Chair, Sustainability Sciences (Orillia) ex-officio |  Dr. Elizabeth Birmingham Dean, Social Sciences & Humanities ex-officio |
 Dr. Anna Guttman Chair, English ex-officio |  Dr. Michael Stevenson Chair, History ex-officio | Dr. Kristin Burnett Chair, Indigenous Learning ex-officio | Dr. Isabelle Lemée Chair, Languages ex-officio |
Dr. Aristocles Carastathis Chair, Music (Acting) ex-officio |  Dr. Richard Maundrell Chair, Philosophy ex-officio | Dr. Tobold Rollo Chair, Political Science ex-officio |  Dr. Leigh Potvin Director, School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism ex-officio |
Dr. Chris Sanders Chair, Sociology ex-officio | Dr. Sam Shahsahabi Chair, Visual Arts ex-officio |  Dr. Lori Chambers Chair, Gender and Women's Studies ex-officio |  Dr. Mirella Stroink Dean, Health & Behavioural Sciences ex-officio |
 Dr. Lynn Martin Chair, Health Sciences ex-officio |  Dr. Ian Newhouse Director, Kinesiology ex-officio |  Dr. Kristen Jones-Bonofiglio Director, Nursing ex-officio |  Dr. Rupert Klein Chair, Psychology ex-officio |
Dr. Les Fleischer Director, Social Work ex-officio |  Dr. Jennifer Jarman Chair, Interdisciplinary Studies (Orillia) ex-officio | Vacant Chair, Senate Academic Appeals Committee ex-officio | Dr. Xin Yang Lu Chair, Senate Academic Committee ex-officio |
Dr. Andrew J. Dean Chair, Senate Budget Committee ex-officio |  Dr. Karl Skogstad Chair, Senate Honorary Degrees Committee ex-officio | Vacant Chair, Senate Nominations Committee ex-officio | Vacant Chair, Senate Organization Committee ex-officio |
Dr. Florin Pendea Chair, Senate Research Committee ex-officio | Vacant Chair, Senate Teaching & Learning Committee ex-officio | Dr. Michael Stevenson Chair, Senate Undergraduate Scholarships & Bursaries Committee ex-officio |  Dr. Amanda Diochon Chair, Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee ex-officio |
Dr. Rachel Warburton Elected Faculty Senator 2022-2025 (1st Full Term) |  Dr. Gautam Das Elected Faculty Senator 2023-2026 (First Term) | Dr. Wilson Wang Elected Faculty Senator 2023-2026 |  Dr. Shannon Zurevinski Elected Faculty Senator 2021-2024 (First Term) |
Dr. Mariette Brennan Elected Faculty Senator 2021-2024 (First Term) | Dr. Beatrice Vernier Elected Faculty Senator 2023-2026 (First Term) | Dr. Liang Cui Elected Faculty Senator 2022-2024 (1st Full Term) |  Dr. Erin Pearson Elected Faculty Senator 2022-2025 (1st Term) |
Dr. Joseph Carney Elected Faculty Senator 2022-2025 (First Term) |  Dr. Douglas Ivison Academic Colleague to the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) 2021-2024 (Second Term) | Dr. Don Kerr Senator Recommended to the Board of Governors 01/01/2021-2024 | Vacant Board of Governors Member on Senate 2023-2024 |
Vacant Ogimaawin Indigenous Education Council Member 2023-2024 |  Gisella Scalese Professional Librarian 2023-2026 (Second Term) | Jessica Hayes Student Member 09/18/23-2025 (1st Term) | Parth Patel Student Member (Graduate) 09/19/2022-2024 (1st term) |
Harleen Dhillon Student Member 09/19/2022-09/2024 (1st term) | Edufia Abla Akrong Graduate Student Member 09/18/2023-2025 (1st term) | Lillian van Hattem Orillia Student Member 09/18/2023-09/2025 (1st Term) | Wadika Faisal Student Member 09/19/2022-2024 (1st Term) |
Ace Hashim Lakehead University Student Union Vice-President, Advocacy 09/18/2023-09/2024 (1st Term) | Vacant Student Member Immediately-2024 (1st term) | Vivian Mok Student Member (Orillia) 09/19/2022-09/2024 (1st term) |
Official Observers
 Kathy Pozihun Vice-President, Administration & Finance ex-officio |  Michael den Haan Vice-President, External Relations ex-officio |  Dr. Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux Chair on Truth and Reconciliation ex-officio |  Dr. Rhonda Koster Deputy Provost/Chair of SAC-Quality Assurance (Interim) ex-officio |
 Toby Goodfellow Chief of Staff ex-officio |  James Aldridge Vice-Provost, International ex-officio |  Dr. Heather Murchison Vice-Provost, Institutional Planning & Analysis ex-officio | Joy Wakefield Director, Human Rights & Equity ex-officio |
Dr. Gautam Das Alternate Academic Colleague to the COU 2021-2024 (First Term) | Vacant Chair, SAC-OIEC Sub-Committee ex-officio |  Dr. Michel S. Beaulieu Associate Vice-Provost (Academic)- Special Projects ex-officio |