Senate
MEMBERS OF SENATE 2023-2024
| EX OFFICIO | |
| Chancellor | Santee Smith |
| President & Vice-Chancellor (Chair) | David Farrar |
| Provost and Vice President, Academic (Vice-Chair) | Susan Tighe |
| Vice-President (Operations and Finance) | Saher Fazilat |
| Dean and Vice-President (Health Sciences) | Paul O’Byrne |
| Vice-President (Research) | Andy Knights (Acting) |
| Vice-President (University Advancement) | Lili Litwin |
| Dean, Faculty of Business | Khaled Hassanein |
| Dean, Faculty of Engineering | Heather Sheardown |
| Dean, Faculty of Humanities | Pamela Swett |
| Dean, Faculty of Science | Maureen MacDonald |
| Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences | Jeremiah Hurley |
| Vice-Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies | Steve Hranilovic |
| Principal, Divinity College | Stanley Porter |
| Undergraduate Council Chair | Kim Dej |
| Director, McMaster University Continuing Education (MCE) | Lorraine Carter |
| TEACHING STAFF | |||
| Faculty of Business | Faculty of Engineering | ||
| John Medcof | (2024) | Carlos Filipe | (2026) |
| Narat Charupat | (2025) | Mehdi Narimani | (2025) |
| Manish Kacker | (2026) | Wael El-Dakhakhni | (2024) |
Faculty of Humanities |
Faculty of Social Sciences |
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| Rick Monture | (2024) | Pau Pujolas | (2024) |
| Joëlle Papillon | (2025) | Chris Sinding | (2024) |
| Stephanie Springgay | (2024) | Nathan Andrews | (2025) |
| Claudia Emerson | (2025) | Saara Greene | (2026) |
| Faiza Hirji | (2026) | Renae Watchman | (2025) |
| Eugenia Zuroski | (2026) | James Benn | (2025) |
Faculty of Science |
Faculty of Health Sciences |
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| Paul Faure | (2024) | Michael McGillion | (2024) |
| Kalai Saravanamuttu | (2024) | Mark Walton | (2024) |
| Suleiman Igdoura | (2025) | Dina Brooks | (2025) |
| Paul Andrews | (2025) | Alfonso Iorio | (2025) |
| Blaise Bourdin | (2026) | Stacey Ritz | (2026) |
| Graeme Luke | (2026) | Jeff Weitz | (2026) |
McMaster Divinity College |
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| Mark Boda | |
| ALUMNI REPRESENTATIVES | |
| Brenda O’Connor | (2025) |
| Dennis Souder | (2024) |
| Keegan Johnson | (2024) |
| Margaret Zanel | (2026) |
| BOARD REPRESENTATIVES | |
| Brenda Vrkljan | (2025) |
| Skylar Wang | (2024) |
| Sarrah Lal | (2024) |
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES |
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| Undergraduate | ||
| Siying Lu | Faculty of Business | (2025) |
| Mark Fahmy | Faculty of Engineering | (2024) |
| Kerry Yang | Faculty of Health Sciences | (2025) |
| Hfsa Awan | Faculty of Humanities | (2025) |
| Ahmed Abdalla | Faculty of Science | (2024) |
| Zimo Wang | Faculty of Social Sciences | (2025) |
| Graduate | ||
| Si Liu | Faculty of Business | (2024) |
| Sina Biazar | Faculty of Engineering | (2025) |
| Sanamdeep Matharu | Faculty of Health Sciences | (2025) |
| Heva Olfman | Faculty of Humanities | (2024) |
| Maxwell Altman | Faculty of Science | (2025) |
| Kusum Bhatta | Faculty of Social Sciences | (2024) |
| SECRETARY OF SENATE | ||
| Andrea Thyret-Kidd |
SENATE OBSERVERS 2023-2024
| Academic Co-Chair, Indigenous Education Council | Dawn Martin-Hill |
| Assistant Vice-President, Communications & Public Affairs | Andrea Farquhar |
| Associate Dean of Business (Academic) | Aaron Schat |
| Associate Dean of Engineering (Academic) | Sarah Dickson-Anderson |
| Associate Dean of Humanities (Academic) | Sean Corner |
| Associate Dean of Science (Academic) | Rosa da Silva |
| Associate Dean of Social Sciences (Academic) | Karen McGarry |
| Vice-Provost (Equity and Inclusion) | Barrington Walker |
| Associate Vice-President (Research) | Gianni Parise (Acting) |
| Associate Vice-President (Students and Learning) and Dean of Students | Sean Van Koughnett |
| Associate Vice-President, Finance and Planning (Academic) | Melissa Pool |
| Director of the Arts and Science Program | Elizabeth Marquis |
| Executive Vice-Dean and Associate Vice-President (Academic), Faculty of Health Sciences | TBD |
| Manager of Faculty Appointments and Records, Provost Office | Barbara Eftekhari |
| Ombudsperson | Carolyn Brendon |
| One student registered in the Arts and Science Program | Jack Mah |
| President or Designate, Graduate Students Association | Letizia Dondi |
| President or Designate, McMaster Association of Part-Time Students | Karen Richmond |
| President or Designate, McMaster Students Union | Jovan Popovic |
| President or Designate, McMaster University Faculty Association | Catherine Anderson |
| Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the President | Rob Walters |
| University Librarian | Vivian Lewis |
| University Registrar | Sarah Robinson (Acting) |
| Vice-Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, Executive Director, School of Nursing | Sandra Carroll |
| Vice-Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, Executive Director, School of Rehabilitation Science | Dina Brooks (member of Senate) |
| Vice Dean, Education, Faculty of Health Sciences | Rob Whyte |
| Vice-Provost (International Affairs) | Bonny Ibhawoh |
| Deputy Provost | Matheus Grasselli |