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

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
  • Tim Inglis
  • Karim Khan
  • Michael Koehle
  • Tania Lam
  • Bill Sheel
  • Patricia Vertinsky
  • Darren Warburton
  • Brian Wilson
  • David Wright

Personnel Committee

  • Robert Boushel (Chair)
  • Mark Carpenter (July 1, 2022 to June 3, 2025)
  • Romeo Chua (July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025)
  • Carolyn McEwen (July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026)
  • Moss Norman (July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025) (on Sabbatical January 1 to June 30, 2024)
  • Patricia Vertinsky (July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026)

Merit and PSA Review Committee

  • Robert Boushel (Chair)
  • Mark Carpenter (July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025)
  • Romeo Chua (July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025)
  • Carolyn McEwen (July 2023 to June 2026)
  • Moss Norman (July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025) (on Sabbatical January 1 to June 30, 2024)
  • Patricia Vertinsky (July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026)

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

School Meetings

School meetings and retreats for the 2023-24 academic year will be held as follows:

  • School Meeting: Thursday, September 21 from 12:30 to 1:30pm in Chan Gunn, Room 200
  • School Council Meeting: Thursday, October 19 from 12:30 to 1:30pm in Chan Gunn, Room 200 (tentative)
  • School Retreat: Friday, December 8 from 9:00am to 3:00pm in Chan Gunn, Room 200
  • School Meeting: Thursday, January 18 from 12:30 to 1:30pm in Chan Gunn, Room 200
  • School Council Meeting: Thursday, May 9 from 12:30pm to 2:00pm in Chan Gunn, Room 200 (tentative)
  • School Retreat: Thursday, June 6 from 8:30am to 3:00pm in Chan Gunn, Room 200.

Advisory and Executive Committees

Graduate Committee

  • Nicola Hodges, Associate Director, Graduate Affairs (Chair)
  • Robert Boushel
  • Guy Faulkner
  • Kayla Fewster (on maternity leave until August 2023)
  • Helen Luk
  • Emma McCrudden (on maternity leave until March 23, 2024)
  • 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
  • Jean-Sebastién Blouin
  • Tania Lam
  • Shannon Bredin

Seminar Series Coordinator

  • Jean-Sebastién Blouin

Undergraduate Committee

  • Paul Kennedy, Associate Director, Undergraduate Affairs (Chair)
  • Andrea Bundon
  • Janice Forsyth
  • Adam Lukasiewicz
  • Jasmin Ma
  • Desmond McEwan
  • Carolyn McEwen
  • Moss Norman (on Sabbatical January 1 to June 30, 2024 / January 1 to June 30, 2025)
  • 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)
  • 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
  • David Wright