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Myka Jaymalin

Social Media Assistant Myka is a York University alumna who majored in Business and Society and a former C4 student. She currently works as a research assistant and is a committed community organizer with expertise in social media, writing and research. For this year, Myka’s looking forward to helping in developing and curating engaging content […]

Laila Sheather

Web Designer Laila is a fourth-year Health Studies student minoring in Biology at York University. She is currently enrolled in C4 and her team's project focuses on the families and workers of long-term care homes in Ontario. With experience in communications and web design, Laila is motivated to bring her team's vision to life online […]

Mariya Shireen

Social Media Assistant Mariya holds a degree in Health Studies with a specialization in Health Policy. She took C4 during the 2020-2021 school year and her project focused on addressing global challenges around access to clean water. She returned to C4 as a management member and led the “Equity Team” to plan a community event […]

Catherine Shi

YCN Program Assistant and Social Media Lead Catherine is equipped with socio-legal knowledge and intersectional perspectives of Canadian law. Her honours thesis explores animal welfare laws, specifically the ethics of surgical sterilization in dogs. For her capstone project, Catherine and her team produced a documentary film to address social, labour, and health disparities provoked by […]

Rosanna Chowdhury

YCN Coordinator Rosanna is completing her Master of Education with a specialization in Higher Education focusing on enhancing the student experience to equip students to become career-ready for graduation. She holds a B.A. in Sociology from York University and a post-graduate certificate in Project Management from Humber College. She is passionate about experiential education and promoting […]

Zemina Meghji

Leadership Team Member Zemina has 10+ years of project management experience in the academic space where she has been able to work directly with students, staff, and faculty on large-scale, transformative projects. Through this time, she realized that she is particularly interested in understanding how systems (society and higher education, for instance) are built and […]

Bridget Cauthery

SoTL Research Associate AMPD An Assistant Professor in the Department of Dance, Bridget was recognized with a President’s University-Wide Teaching Award in 2018 and the inaugural AMPD e-learning teaching award in 2014. She has been an invited speaker on effective blended learning strategies and researches the impact of innovative teaching methods on undergraduate learning. With […]

Carolyn Steele

Associate Director Humanities Carolyn is a York graduate herself, and earned her PhD in Communication & Culture. She has worked at York for over twenty years, ten of which have been as contract faculty in Humanities where she teaches courses related to digital culture and experiential education, including capstone courses. She received the Humanities Award […]

Dana Craig

Libraries Liaison York University Libraries Dana is the Director of Student Learning and Academic Success within the York University Libraries. She has been involved in teaching Information Literacy classes and part of many experiential education initiatives at York, where she applies student-focused design to her work. She co-founded York’s Undergraduate Research Fair where students are […]

Danielle Dobney

Associate Director Health Danielle is an Assistant Professor in Kinesiology and the Athletic Therapy Certificate Program. Her passion for helping team culture stems from her work as an Athletic Therapist and Kinesiologist with the Canadian Olympic Women’s Basketball team. Danielle uses her range of expertise in high-performance sport and academia to develop and lead strategies […]