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Membership of the Senate

The Senate consists of the following members for July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025:

Ex Officio

Ex Officio Members of the Senate
Santee SmithChancellor
David FarrarPresident & Vice-Chancellor (Chair)
Susan TigheProvost and Vice President, Academic (Vice-Chair)
Saher FazilatVice-President (Operations and Finance)
Paul O’ByrneDean and Vice-President (Health Sciences)
Andy Knights (Acting)Vice-President (Research)
Lili LitwinVice-President (University Advancement)
Khaled HassaneinDean, Faculty of Business
Heather SheardownDean, Faculty of Engineering
Pamela SwettDean, Faculty of Humanities
Gianni Parise (Acting)Dean, Faculty of Science
Jeremiah HurleyDean, Faculty of Social Sciences
Steve HranilovicVice-Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies
Stanley PorterPrincipal, Divinity College
Kim DejUndergraduate Council Chair
Lorraine CarterDirector, McMaster University Continuing Education (MCE)

Teaching Staff

Teaching Staff Members of the Senate
Sue McCrackenFaculty of Business2027
Narat CharupatFaculty of Business2025
Manish KackerFaculty of Business2026
Carlos FilipeFaculty of Engineering2026
TBDFaculty of Engineering2025
Shahram ShiraniFaculty of Engineering2027
Juanita DebarrosFaculty of Humanities2027
Joëlle PapillonFaculty of Humanities2025
Jaeyoon SongFaculty of Humanities2027
Claudia EmersonFaculty of Humanities2025
Faiza HirjiFaculty of Humanities2026
Eugenia ZuroskiFaculty of Humanities2026
James GillettFaculty of Social Sciences2027
Tracy ProwseFaculty of Social Sciences2027
Neil McLaughlinFaculty of Social Sciences2025
Saara GreeneFaculty of Social Sciences2026
Renae WatchmanFaculty of Social Sciences2025
James BennFaculty of Social Sciences2025
David FeinbergFaculty of Science2027
Kalai SaravanamuttuFaculty of Science2027
Suleiman IgdouraFaculty of Science2025
Paul AndrewsFaculty of Science2025
Blaise BourdinFaculty of Science2026
Graeme LukeFaculty of Science2026
Michael McGillionFaculty of Health Sciences2027
Sonia AnandFaculty of Health Sciences2027
Dina BrooksFaculty of Health Sciences2025
Alfonso IorioFaculty of Health Sciences2025
Stacey RitzFaculty of Health Sciences2026
Jeff WeitzFaculty of Health Sciences2026
Mark BodaMcMaster Divinity College2025

Alumni Representatives

Alumni Representatives of the Senate
TBD2025
Dennis Souder2027
Alex Mouriopoulos2027
Margaret Zanel2026

Board Representatives

Board Representatives of the Senate
Brenda Vrkljan2025
Rishav Jaiswal2027
Arlene Dosen2027

Student Representatives

Student Representatives of the Senate
Siying LuFaculty of BusinessUndergraduate2025
Jialiang HuFaculty of EngineeringUndergraduate2026
Kerry YangFaculty of Health SciencesUndergraduate2025
Hfsa AwanFaculty of HumanitiesUndergraduate2025
Omolade GeorgeFaculty of ScienceUndergraduate2026
Zimo WangFaculty of Social SciencesUndergraduate2025
Olakunle Oluwakorede OlogunFaculty of BusinessGraduate2026
TBDFaculty of EngineeringGraduate
Sanamdeep MatharuFaculty of Health SciencesGraduate2025
Rachelle SabourinFaculty of HumanitiesGraduate2026
Maxwell AltmanFaculty of ScienceGraduate2025
Kusum BhattaFaculty of Social SciencesGraduate2026

Secretary of Senate

Secretary of the Senate
Andrea Thyret-KiddSecretary of Senate

Senate Observers 2024-2025

Senate observers 2024-2025
Dawn Martin-HillAcademic Co-Chair, Indigenous Education Council
Andrea FarquharAssistant Vice-President, Communications & Public Affairs
Aaron SchatAssociate Dean of Business, Undergraduate Studies
Sarah Dickson-AndersonAssociate Dean of Engineering, Undergraduate Studies
Cathy Grisé (Acting)Associate Dean of Humanities, Undergraduate Studies
Rosa da SilvaAssociate Dean of Science, Undergraduate Studies
Karen McGarryAssociate Dean of Social Sciences, Undergraduate Studies
Barrington WalkerVice-Provost (Equity and Inclusion)
Martin Horn (Acting)Deputy Vice-President (Research)
Sean Van KoughnettAssociate Vice-President (Students and Learning) and Dean of Students
Melissa PoolAssociate Vice-President, Finance and Planning (Academic)
Elizabeth MarquisDirector of the Arts and Science Program
Dina BrooksExecutive Vice-Dean and Associate Vice-President (Academic), Faculty of Health Sciences
Barbara EftekhariManager of Faculty Appointments and Records, Provost Office
Carolyn BrendonOmbudsperson
Priya JohnOne student registered in the Arts and Science Program
Letizia DondiPresident or Designate, Graduate Students Association
Karen RichmondPresident or Designate, McMaster Association of Part-Time Students
Jovan PopovicPresident or Designate, McMaster Students Union
Catherine AndersonPresident or Designate, McMaster University Faculty Association
Rob WaltersChief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the President
Vivian LewisUniversity Librarian
Sarah Robinson (Acting)University Registrar
Sandra CarrollVice-Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, Executive Director, School of Nursing
Dina Brooks (member of Senate)Vice-Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, Executive Director, School of Rehabilitation Science
Rob WhyteVice Dean, Education, Faculty of Health Sciences
Bonny IbhawohVice-Provost (International Affairs)
Matheus GrasselliDeputy Provost