Senior Executive Officer Selection Committees

Vice-President (Communications)

The following members of the Selection Committee for the Vice-President (Communications) were appointed by the approval of the Senate on May 13, 2026, and by the Board of Governors on June 11, 2026.

Chair

Susan Tighe
Professor, Civil Engineering;
President & Vice-Chancellor

Ex Officio

Jane Allen
Vice-Chair, Board of Governors

Lili Litwin
Vice-President, University Advancement

Maureen MacDonald
Professor, Kinesiology;
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

Faculty

Nick Bontis
Associate Professor, Strategic Management;
Area Chair, Strategic Management

Nabil Bassim
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Chandrima Chakraborty
Professor, English and Cultural Studies;
Director, Global Peace & Social Justice

Brian Coombes
Professor, Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences;
Chair, Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

Jim Dunn
Associate Dean, Research, Faculty of Social Science;
Professor, Health, Aging & Society;
Senator William McMaster Chair in Urban Health Equity;
Director, Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative (CHEC)

Martin Gibala
Professor, Kinesiology

Elena Verdu
Professor, Medicine;
Director, Farncombe Institute

Staff

Darran Fernandez
University Registrar

Wanda McKenna
Associate Vice-President & Chief Human Resources Officer

Consultants

Barrington Walker
Professor, History;
Vice-Provost, Equity & Inclusion

Beverly Jacobs
Associate Professor, Indigenous Studies;
Vice-Provost, Indigenous

Clare Mitchell
Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the President

Andrea Thyret-Kidd         
University Secretary and Chief Governance and Privacy Officer

Administrative Support

Brad Coburn
Policy Advisor and Projects Officer, University Secretariat

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