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Membership of the Senate

The Senate consists of the following members for July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027:

Ex Officio

Ex Officio Members of the Senate
NamePosition
Nicholas BrathwaiteChancellor
Susan TighePresident & Vice-Chancellor (Chair)
Maureen MacDonaldProvost and Vice President, Academic (Vice-Chair)
Saher FazilatVice-President (Operations and Finance)
Nancy BaxterVice-President and Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences
Gianni PariseVice-President (Research)
Lili LitwinVice-President (University Advancement)
Khaled HassaneinDean, Faculty of Business
Heather SheardownDean, Faculty of Engineering
Sean Corner (Acting)Dean, Faculty of Humanities
Gillian GowardDean, Faculty of Science
Jerry HurleyDean, Faculty of Social Sciences
Steve HranilovicVice-Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies
Stanley PorterPrincipal, Divinity College
Kim DejChair of Undergraduate Council
Mohammad SalhiaSenior Director, McMaster University Continuing Education (MCE)

Teaching Staff

Teaching Staff Members of the Senate
NameFacultyTerm Ends
Anna DanielovaFaculty of Business2029
Sue McCrackenFaculty of Business2027
Erin ReidFaculty of Business2028
Jacob NeaseFaculty of Engineering2029
Ridha KhedriFaculty of Engineering2028
Shahram ShiraniFaculty of Engineering2027
Sandra LapointeFaculty of Humanities2027
Alex KleinFaculty of Humanities2028
Nicholas SerruysFaculty of Humanities2028
Kristina LlewellynFaculty of Humanities2029
David ClarkFaculty of Humanities2029
Peter CockettFaculty of Humanities2027
Tina FetnerFaculty of Social Sciences2028
Catherine FrostFaculty of Social Sciences2027
Neil McLaughlinFaculty of Social Sciences2029
Vanessa WattsFaculty of Social Sciences2029
Marc-André LetendreFaculty of Social Sciences2028
Tracy ProwseFaculty of Social Sciences2027
Paul AndrewsFaculty of Science2028
Cécile FradinFaculty of Science2029
Steven BrayFaculty of Science2027
TBDFaculty of Science2028
Suleiman IgdouraFaculty of Science2029
Kalai SaravanamuttuFaculty of Science2027
Sonia AnandFaculty of Health Sciences2027
Mark CrowtherFaculty of Health Sciences2028
Michael McGillionFaculty of Health Sciences2027
Stacey RitzFaculty of Health Sciences2029
Alfonso IorioFaculty of Health Sciences2029
Sarah WojkowskiFaculty of Health Sciences2028
Mark BodaMcMaster Divinity College2027

Alumni Representatives

Alumni Representatives of the Senate
NameTerm Ends
Tom Venner2028
Dennis Souder2027
Alex Mouriopoulos2027
Ryan Moran2029

Board Representatives

Board Representatives of the Senate
NameTerm Ends
TBD2029
Salwa Zaher2027
Arlene Dosen2027

Student Representatives

Student Representatives of the Senate
NameFacultyTypeTerm Ends
Patrick TobiasFaculty of BusinessUndergraduate2027
Aleen Al BarbarawiFaculty of EngineeringUndergraduate2028
Rasheed AhmadFaculty of Health SciencesUndergraduate2027
Edward ZhangFaculty of HumanitiesUndergraduate2027
Nadav EmersonFaculty of ScienceUndergraduate2028
Logan McLeanFaculty of Social SciencesUndergraduate2027
TBDFaculty of BusinessGraduate2028
Abdalla TalaatFaculty of EngineeringGraduate2027
TBDFaculty of Health SciencesGraduate2027
TBDFaculty of HumanitiesGraduate2028
Lucas KleinFaculty of ScienceGraduate2027
TBDFaculty of Social SciencesGraduate2028

Secretary of Senate

Secretary of the Senate
NamePosition
Andrea Thyret-KiddSecretary of Senate

Senate Observers 2026-2027

Senate observers 2026-2027
Observer NamePosition
David EstokAssistant Vice-President, Communications & Public Affairs
Erin Reid (Acting)Associate Dean of Business, Undergraduate Studies
Sarah Dickson-AndersonAssociate Dean of Engineering, Undergraduate Studies
Wendy D'Angelo (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 Deputy Vice-President (Research)
Sean Van KoughnettAssociate Vice-President, Students
Melissa PoolAssociate Vice-President, Academic Finance and Planning
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
Zainab AzamOne student registered in the Arts and Science Program
Kusum BhattaPresident or Designate, Graduate Students Association
Karen RichmondPresident or Designate, McMaster Association of Part-Time Students
Mariam SaleemPresident or Designate, McMaster Students Union
Michelle DionPresident or Designate, McMaster University Faculty Association
Clare MitchellChief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the President
Darran FernandezUniversity Registrar
Michael McGillion (Acting)Vice-Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, Executive Director, School of Nursing
Sarah Wojkowski 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)
Aaron Schat (Acting)Deputy Provost
Beverly JacobsVice-Provost (Indigenous)