2026-2027 Senate Membership
Effective July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027
Senate Bylaws [PDF]
 Dr. Gillian Siddall Chair ex-officio |  Dr. Gillian Balfour Vice-Chair ex-officio |  Dr. Linda Rodenburg Principal, Orillia Campus ex-officio |  VACANT Secretary of Senate ex-officio | |
 Dr. Langis Roy Vice-President Research & Innovation ex-officio |  Gisella Scalese University Librarian (Interim) ex-officio |  Andrea Tarsitano Vice-Provost (Students) & Registrar ex-officio |  Dr. Aamir Taiyeb Vice-Provost (International) ex-officio | |
VACANT Vice-Provost (Teaching & Learning) |  Denise Baxter Vice Provost, Indigenous Initiatives ex-officio |  Dr. Subramanian Sivaramakrishnan Dean, Business Administration ex-officio |  Dr. Wayne Melville Dean, Education ex-officio | |
 Dr. David Barnett Dean, Engineering (Interim) ex-officio |  Dr. Chander Shahi Dean, Graduate Studies ex-officio |  Dr. Mirella Stroink Dean, Health & Behavioural Sciences ex-officio |  Dr. Betsy Birmingham Dean, Law (Acting) ex-officio | |
 Dr. Brigitte Leblon Dean, Natural Resources Management ex-officio |  Dr. Todd Randall Dean, Science & Environmental Studies ex-officio |  Dr. Glenda Bonifacio Dean, Social Sciences & Humanities ex-officio |  Dr. Kathy Sanderson Chair, Business Program Curriculum Years 1&2 ex-officio | |
VACANT Chair, Business Program Curriculum Years 3 & 4 ex-officio |  Dr. Olakunle Akingbola Chair, Business Programs - Orillia Campus ex-officio |  Dr. Meridith Lovell-Johnston Chair, Graduate Studies & Research in Education ex-officio | Dr. Don Kerr Chair, Undergraduate Education Programs (Acting) ex-officio | |
 Dr. Paul Cormier Chair, Keewatinase Dept. of Indigenous Education ex-officio |  Dr. Ruth Beatty Chair, Education Programs in Orillia ex-officio | Dr. Pedram Fatehi Representative, Chemical Engineering Jul 1/26-Jun 30/27 |  Dr. Jian Deng Chair, Civil Engineering ex-officio | |
 Dr. Carlos Christoffersen Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering ex-officio |  Dr. Sultan Siddiqui Representative, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Jul 1/25-Jun 30/26 |  Dr. Abdusalam Yassine Chair, Software Engineering ex-officio | Dr. Elaine Wiersma Chair, Health Sciences ex-officio | |
 Dr. Kathryn Sinden 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. Brian McLaren Chair, Honours Bachelor of Environmental Management Program ex-officio |  Dr. Dzhamal Amishev Chair, Honours Bachelor of Science Forestry ex-officio |  Dr. Matthew Boyd Chair, Anthropology ex-officio |  Dr. Michael Rennie Chair, Biology ex-officio | |
VACANT Chair, Chemistry ex-officio |  Dr. Ruizhong Wei Chair, Computer Science ex-officio |  Dr. Kam Yu Chair, Economics ex-officio |  Dr. Adam Cornwell Chair, Geography and the Environment ex-officio | |
 Dr. Andrew Conly Chair, Geology ex-officio | VACANT Chair, Mathematical Sciences ex-officio | VACANT Chair, Physics ex-officio | VACANT Chair, Sustainability Sciences ex-officio | |
 Dr. Doug Hayes Chair, English ex-officio |  Dr. Lori Chambers Chair, Gender and Women's Studies ex-officio |  Dr. Steven Jobbitt Chair, History ex-officio |  Dr. Juan Sanchez Martinez Chair, Indigenous Learning (Acting) ex-officio | |
 Dr. Jennifer Jarman Chair, Interdisciplinary Studies ex-officio | VACANT Representative, Languages Jul 1/26-Jun 30/27 |  Dr. Evgeny Chugunov Chair, Music ex-officio |  Dr. Leigh Potvin Director, School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism ex-officio | |
 Dr. Richard Maundrell Chair, Philosphy ex-officio |  Dr. Tobold Rollo Chair, Political Science ex-officio |  Dr. Jianye Liu Representative, Sociology Jul 1/26-Dec 31/26 |  Dr. Kristy Holmes Chair, Visual Arts ex-officio | |
Dr. Frances Chapman Faculty Member (Faculty of Law) Jul 1/26-Jun 30/27 | VACANT Chair, Senate Academic Appeals Committee ex-officio |  Dr. Chris Sanders Chair, Senate Academic Committee ex-officio |  Dr. Karl Skogstad Chair, Senate Budget Committee ex-officio | |
 Dr. Aris Carastathis Chair, Senate Honorary Degrees Committee ex-officio | Dr. Adam Algar Chair, Senate Nominations Committee ex-officio |  Dr. Doug Ivison Chair, Senate Organization Committee ex-officio |  Dr. Leila Pakzad Chair, Senate Research Committee ex-officio | |
 Dr. Sarah Jacoba Chair, Senate Teaching & Learning Committee ex-officio |  Dr. Wing Him Yeung Chair, Senate Undergraduate Scholarships & Bursaries Committee ex-officio | VACANT Chair, Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee ex-officio | Dr. Chander Shahi Chair, Faculty of Graduate Studies Council ex-officio | |
 Dr. Michael Campbell Faculty-at-Large Member 2024-2027 (1st Term) |  Dr. Gautam Das Faculty-at-Large Member 2026-2029 (2nd Term) |  Dr. Amanda Diochon Faculty-at-Large Member 2024-2027 (1st Term) |  Dr. Hosam El-Ocla Faculty-at-Large Member 2024-2027 (1st Term) | |
 Dr. Debra Mackinnon Faculty-at-Large Member 2025-2028 (1st Term) |  Dr. Naqi Sayed Faculty-at-Large Member Jul 1/26-Jun 30/27 (partial Term) |  Dr. Robert Mawhinney Faculty-at-Large Member 2026-2029 (1st Term) | Dr. Ashley Thomson Faculty-at-Large Member 2026-2029 (1st Term) | |
 Dr. Rachel Warburton Faculty-at-Large Member 2025-2028 (2nd Term) |  Dr. Sam Salem Academic Colleague to the Council of Ontario Universities 2024-2027 (1st term) |  Sara Janes Professional Librarian 2026-2029 (1st Term) |  Dr. Muhammad Khalid Lakehead University Faculty Association Member 2026-2029 (1st Term) | |
 Vincent Afogho Student Member (Undergraduate) 09/29/2025-2027 (1st Term) |  Kristin Dennis Student Member (Graduate) 09/29/25-20256 (1st Term) |  Krysztoffer Gaudet Student Member (Undergraduate) 11/25/24-2026 (Partial Term) | Yaqub Jama Student Member (Undergraduate) 09/29/25-2026 (1st Term) | |
 Ayoola Jegede Student Member (Graduate) 09/29/25-2026 (1st Term) |  Colin Kutchyera Student Member (Graduate) 09/23/2024-2026 (1st Term) |  Sana Sharif Student Member (Graduate) 09/23/2024-26 (1st term) |  Yaphet Yosief Student Member (Undergraduate) 09/29/25-2026 (1st Term) | |
Matthew Emmanuel Lakehead University Student Union Vice-President, Advocacy ex-officio | Michael Nitz Board of Governors Member to Senate on Senate 2026-2027 |  Paul Capon OIEC Member Nov 25/24-Jun 30/27 | Dr. Leigh Potvin Faculty Senator on the Board of Governors 10/10/2024-2027 |
Official Observers
 Michael den Haan Vice-President, University Advancement | - - - |  Dylan Mazur Director, Human Rights & Equity |  Dr. Heather Murchison Vice-Provost and Strategic Advisor to the President |
 Dr. Sarah Olutola Alternate Academic Colleague to the Council of Universities 2024-2027 |  Kathy Pozihun Vice-President, Administration & Finance
|  Rosanna Scaffeo Chief of Staff |  Dr. Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux Chair on Truth and Reconciliation |
VACANT Associate Vice-Presidient Communications |