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Teaching Staff Candidates

Byelections will be held October 20-21, 2026 to fill Teaching-Staff vacancies on the University’s governing bodies.

Students Candidates

Byelections will held October 20-21, 2026 to fill vacant Graduate Student and Part-time Undergraduate representative seats on the Senate, Board of Governors, and University Student Fees Committee.

Governance Memberships 

* Indicates newly elected member based on elections held March 3-5, 2026.

Faculty Committees (Membership)

Teaching Staff Representatives to the Board of Governors

Elected positions to the Board of Governors
NameRankDepartmentTerm
Clase, CatherineProfessorMedicine - Faculty of Health Sciences July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2028
Fetner, Tina*ProfessorSociology - Faculty of Social SciencesJuly 1, 2026 - June 30, 2029
Harada, MegumiProfessorMathematics and Statistics July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2027
Nishimura, MayuAssistant ProfessorPsychology, Neuroscience & BehaviourJuly 1, 2024 - June 30, 2027

Teaching Staff Representative to the University Student Fees Committee

Elected positions to the University Student Fees Committee
NameRankDepartmentTerm
VacantJuly 1, 2026 - June 30, 2029

Non-Teaching Staff Representatives to the Board of Governors

Elected positions to the Board of Governors
NamePositionDepartmentTerm
Elmhirst, Pamela*Senior Manager, Faculty AffairsFaculty of Health SciencesJuly 1, 2026 - June 30, 2029
Fajutrao Dosen, Arlene Executive Director and Assistant Dean, Student Success Student AffairsJuly 1, 2024 - June 30, 2027

Staff Representative to the University Planning Committee

Elected positions to the University Planning Committee
NamePositionDepartmentTerm
Bolan, Lindsay Director, Outreach and Engagement Faculty of Engineering July 1, 2024 - July 1, 2027

Undergraduate Student Representatives to the Senate

Undergraduate Student Representatives to the Senate
NameProgramFacultyTerm
Tobias, PatrickHonours Commerce (Level II)Faculty of BusinessJuly 1, 2025 - June 30, 2027
Al Barbarawi* B.Eng (Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering IBEHS) (Level V)Faculty of EngineeringJuly 1, 2026 - June 30, 2028
Ahmad, RasheedBachelor of Health Science, Child Health Specialization (Level II) Faculty of Health SciencesJuly 1, 2025 - June 30, 2027
Zhang, Edward Humanities 1 (Level I) Faculty of HumanitiesJuly 1, 2025 - June 30, 2027
Emerson, Nadav* Earth and Environmental Sciences (B.Sc) (Level II) Faculty of ScienceJuly 1, 2026 - June 30, 2028
McLean, Logan Combined Honours B.A in Health and Society and Political Science (Level II) Faculty of Social ScienceJuly 1, 2025 - June 30, 2027

Undergraduate Student Representative to the Board of Governors

Undergraduate Student Representative to the Board of Governors
NameProgramFacultyTerm
Zaher, Salwa Honours Bachelor of Health Science (Level II) Faculty of Health Sciences July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2027

Undergraduate Student Representative to the University Planning Committee

Undergraduate Student Representative to the University Planning Committee
NameProgramFacultyTerm
Fisher, Gabrielle* Bachelors of Engineering (Level I) Faculty of Engineering July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2028

Undergraduate Student Representative to the University Student Fees Committee

Undergraduate Student Representative to the University Student Fees Committee
NamePositionProgramFacultyTerm
Arora, Anhad*Full-Time Student RepresentativeBachelor of Science, Psychology, Neuroscience & BehaviourFaculty of ScienceJuly 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027
VacantPart-Time Undergraduate Student Representative

Graduate Student Representatives to the Senate

Graduate Student Representatives to the Senate
NameProgramFacultyTerm
Vacant Faculty of BusinessJuly 1, 2026 - June 30, 2028
Talaat, AbdallaPhD (Level II) - Civil EngineeringFaculty of EngineeringJuly 1, 2025 - June 30, 2027
Vacant Faculty of Health SciencesJuly 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027
Vacant Faculty of HumanitiesJuly 1, 2026 - June 30, 2028
Klein, Lucas PhD (V) - Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour Faculty of ScienceJuly 1, 2025 - June 30, 2027
Vacant Faculty of Social SciencesJuly 1, 2026 - June 30, 2028

Graduate Student Representative to the Board of Governors

Graduate Student Representative to the Board of Governors
NameProgramFacultyTerm
Vacant July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2028

Graduate Student Representative to the University Planning Committee

Graduate Student Representative to the University Planning Committee
NameProgramFacultyTerm
Awan, Hfsa* MSc (Level I) - Global Health Faculty of Health SciencesJuly 1, 2026 - June 30, 2028

Graduate Student Representative to the University Student Fees Committee

Graduate Student Representative to the University Student Fees Committee
NameProgramFacultyTerm
Vacant