Committees of council

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Committees

Tara Beattie (Chair)    
Dean and Vice Provost, Graduate Studies      

  1. Michelle Drefs

    Vice Chair

    Associate Dean (Student)

    Graduate Studies

  2. Siu Ming Kwok

    Faculty of Social Work
    2023-2026

  3. Justin MacCallum

    Faculty of Science  
    2023-2026

  4. Ari Pandes

    Haskayne School of Business
    2023-2026

  5. Jeffrey Priest

    Schulich School of Engineering
    2023-2026

  6. Clifton Cunningham

    Associate Dean (Student) 
    Graduate Studies    

  7. Daniel McGrath

    Associate Dean (Scholarships)
    Graduate Studies    

  8. Oleksiy Osiyevskyy

    Associate Dean (Policy) 
    Graduate Studies    

  9. Vacant

    Associate Dean (Transdisciplinary Scholarship) 
    Graduate Studies    

  10. Catherine McLeod

    FGS Senior Director Strategic Operations
    Graduate Studies (non-voting)        

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Oleksiy Osiyevskyy (Chair)          
Associate Dean (Policy), Graduate Studies    

  1. Tara Beattie

    Dean and Vice Provost,
    Graduate Studies       

  2. Daniel McGrath

    Associate Dean (Scholarships),
    Graduate Studies

  3. Vacant

    Associate Dean (Transdisciplinary Scholarship),
    Graduate Studies

  4. Clifton Cunningham

    Associate Dean (Students),
    Graduate Studies            

  5. Michelle Drefs

    Associate Dean (Student Experience),
    Graduate Studies 

  6. Stefania Forlini

    Associate Dean (Student Experience),
    Graduate Studies 

  7. Catherine McLeod

    Senior Director, Strategic Operations

    Graduate Studies

  8. Justin MacDonald

    GPD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Medicine

  9. Jeff Pieper

    GPD, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

  10. Tamara Shepherd

    GPD, Communication and Media Studies

  11. Alexandria Poppendorf

    VP Academic

    Graduate Students' Association

  12. Hunter Yaworski

    VP External

    Graduate Students' Association

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Kathryn King-Shier (Chair)
Faculty of Nursing
2022-2025

  1. Justin MacCallum

    Faculty of Science       
    2022-2025

  2. Justin MacDonald

    Cumming School of Medicine
    2022-2025

  3. Kristin von Ranson

    Faculty of Arts          
    2022-2025

  4. Amanda Pounder

    Faculty of Arts   
    2022-2025

  5. Ginamaria Vetro

    Graduate Student

  6. Dakoda Trithara

    Graduate Student

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Daniel McGrath (Chair)
Associate Dean (Scholarships), Graduate Studies

  1. Tara Beattie

    Dean and Vice Provost
    Graduate Studies

  2. Warren Wilson

    Anthropology and Archaeology

    2023-2026

  3. Meadow Schroeder

    Education
    2023-2026

  4. Lorelli Nowell

    Academic Staff Member
    2024-2027

  5. Dimitrios Skordos

    Academic Staff Member
    2024-2027

  6. Alex de Barros

    Academic Staff Member
    2024-2027

  7. Zack Marshall

    Academic Staff Member
    2024-2027

  8. Josh Goldstein

    Academic Staff Member
    2024-2027

  9. Safia Nathoo

    Manager
    FGS Graduate Awards          

  10. Catherine McLeod

    Senior Director
    FGS Strategic Operations

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