Committees and Meetings

Office of the Director

Executive Team

  • Robert Boushel, Director
  • Romeo Chua, Deputy Director
  • Nicola Hodges, Associate Director, Graduate Affairs
  • Mark Carpenter, Associate Director, Infrastructure & Development KIN Gateway Building
  • Mark Beauchamp, Associate Director, Research
  • Paul Kennedy, Associate Director, Undergraduate Affairs and International Portfolio
  • Huda Hamze, Manager, Administration and Finance
  • Kathy Manson, Executive Coordinator & Program Administrator

Committees Chaired by the Director

Director’s Advisory Team

  • Robert Boushel (Chair)
  • Mark Beauchamp
  • Mark Carpenter
  • Romeo Chua
  • Huda Hamze
  • Nicola Hodges
  • Paul Kennedy
  • Kathy Manson
  • Patricia Vertinsky

Senior Personnel Committee

  • Robert Boushel (Chair)
  • Mark Beauchamp
  • Jean-Sebastién Blouin
  • Mark Carpenter
  • Romeo Chua
  • Guy Faulkner
  • Janice Forsyth
  • Maria Gallo
  • Nicola Hodges
  • Laura Hurd (Faculty of Education, Dean Faculty Affairs)
  • Tim Inglis
  • Karim Khan
  • Michael Koehle (on Sabbatical)
  • Tania Lam
  • Bill Sheel
  • Patricia Vertinsky
  • Darren Warburton
  • Brian Wilson
  • David Wright

Personnel Committee

  • Robert Boushel (Chair)
  • Mark Carpenter
  • Romeo Chua
  • Carolyn McEwen (on Sabbatical)
  • Moss Norman
  • Patricia Vertinsky
  • Tania Lam

Merit and PSA Review Committee

  • Robert Boushel (Chair)
  • Mark Carpenter
  • Romeo Chua
  • Carolyn McEwen (on Sabbatical)
  • Moss Norman
  • Patricia Vertinsky
  • Eli Puterman

Supplemented with two faculty members appointed by the Director to be broadly representative of the ranks. 

School Meetings

School meetings and retreats for the 2024-25 academic year will be held as follows:

  • School Meeting: Thursday, September 19 from 12:30 to 2:00pm in Chan Gunn, Room 200
  • School Council Meeting: Thursday, October 17 from 12:30 to 2:00pm in Chan Gunn, Room 200
  • School Meeting: Thursday, November 14 from 12:30 to 2:00pm in Chan Gunn, Room 200
  • School Retreat: Friday, December 12 from 9:30am to 3:30pm, TBD
  • School Meeting: Thursday, January 23 from 12:30pm to 2:00pm in Chan Gunn, Room 200
  • School Meeting: Thursday, February 27 from 12:30 – 2:00pm in Chan Gunn, Room 200
  • School Meeting: Thursday, March 20 from 12:30 – 2:00pm in Chan Gunn, Room 200
  • School Meeting: Thursday, April 24 from 12:30 – 2:00pm in Chan Gunn, Room 200
  • School Council Meeting: Friday, May 9 from 12:30 – 2:00pm in Chan Gunn, Room 200
  • School Retreat: Thursday, June 5 from 9:00am – 3:30pm, TBD

Advisory and Executive Committees

Graduate Committee

  • Nicola Hodges, Associate Director, Graduate Affairs (Chair)
  • Robert Boushel
  • Guy Faulkner
  • Helen Luk
  • Emma McCrudden
  • David Wright
  • Brian Wilson
  • Maria Gallo
  • Bill Sheel
  • Grad Rep – MKIN
  • Grad Rep – MSc
  • Grad Rep – PhD

Adhoc Adjudication for Graduate Awards:

  • Graduate Committee Faculty
  • Erica Bennett
  • Tania Lam
  • Shannon Bredin

Seminar Series Coordinator

  • Jean-Sebastién Blouin

Undergraduate Committee

  • Paul Kennedy, Associate Director, Undergraduate Affairs (Chair)
  • Andrea Bundon (on Sabbatical)
  • Janice Forsyth
  • Adam Lukasiewicz
  • Jasmin Ma
  • Desmond McEwan
  • Carolyn McEwen (on Sabbatical)
  • Moss Norman 
  • Hyosub Kim
  • Undergraduate Rep – KUS President

Undergraduate Scholarships & Awards Program Adjudication

  • Andrea Bundon (Chair)
  • Jean-Sebastién Blouin
  • Deborah Gromer
  • Kayla Fewster
  • Chanel Flores
  • Janice Forsyth
  • Paul Kennedy
  • Adam Lukasiewicz
  • Jasmin Ma
  • Desmond McEwan
  • Carolyn McEwen
  • Cameron Mitchell
  • Moss Norman
  • Undergraduate Rep – KUS President

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee

  • Eli Puterman (Chair)
  • Robert Boushel
  • Erica Bennnett
  • Robert Busch
  • Huda Hamze (Faculty of Education EDID Liaison)
  • Jasmin Ma
  • Desmond McEwan
  • Liv Yoon
  • Daniel Gamu
  • Undergraduate Student
  • Graduate Student

Research Committee

  • Mark Beauchamp (Chair)
  • Erica Bennett
  • Shannon Bredin
  • Guy Faulkner
  • Michael Koehle (on Sabbatical)
  • David Wright