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Announcing the Advisory Committee for the Vice-Principal, Academic & Dean, University of Toronto Mississauga (PDAD&C #18)

From: Alexandra Gillespie, Vice-President & Principal, University of Toronto Mississauga 
Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost
Date: December 16, 2022
Re: Announcing the Advisory Committee for the Vice-Principal, Academic & Dean, University of Toronto Mississauga (PDAD&C #18)

Professor Amrita Danière is currently serving as Interim Vice-Principal, Academic & Dean until June 30, 2023. Professor Danière graciously agreed to serve as interim leadership to allow time to search for a new Dean (PDAD&C #35, 2021-22). 

In accordance with Section 62(c) of the Policy on Appointment of Academic Administrators, President Gertler has appointed a committee to advise on the appointment of the Vice-Principal, Academic & Dean of the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM). The composition of the committee is as follows:     
 
Chairs:   
Alexandra Gillespie, Vice-President & Principal 
Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost  

Teaching Staff of the Faculty:   
Ilia Binder, Professor    
Yuhong He, Professor 
Tanjim Hossain, Professor    
Emmanuel Nikiema, Associate Professor    
Adriano Senatore, Associate Professor   

Students:   
Rene Lobo, undergraduate student   
Ntenda Kalenga, undergraduate student 
 
Other Qualified Individuals:   
Dwayne Benjamin, Vice-Provost, Strategic Enrolment Management 
Melanie Woodin, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science 
 
Dean of the School of Graduate Studies:   
Joshua Barker, Dean, School of Graduate Studies   
 
Librarian:   
Paula Hannaford, Deputy Chief Librarian, University of Toronto Mississauga Library    

Administrative Staff of the School:   
Christine Esteban, Executive Director of Budget, Planning, and Finance 
Tee Duke, Director, Indigenous Initiatives 
 

The Advisory Committee will begin meeting shortly and welcomes comments on the position of Vice-Principal, Academic & Dean. These may be sent to the attention of Anuar Rodrigues, Executive Director, Strategy, by email at anuar.rodrigues@utoronto.ca. Communications will be received in confidence and will be anonymized before consideration by the Advisory Committee.