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Faculty of Education Council and Standing Committees | 2025-2026

  • For more information on Senate Committees, please see: https://secretariat.info.yorku.ca/senate/
  • Meeting dates for Senate committees can be found online at https://secretariat.info.yorku.ca/senate/
  • In adherence with our governance document, please note that throughout this document, “Full-Time Faculty” refers to all full-time faculty members of the Faculty of Education, including contractually limited appointees, members seconded from Boards of Education, and members joint-appointed and/or formally cross-appointed with other Faculties within York University. “Tenure-Stream Faculty” refers to anyone in the Faculty of Education at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor levels. “Seconded Faculty” refers to those who are seconded from a Board of Education.
COMMITTEES MEMBERSHIP
Faculty Senators  Robert Savage, Dean
Natalia Balyasnikova
Mary Ott
Sue Winton
Theresa Shanahan
Devonte Ellis (student)
Ellie Van Berkel (student)
Academic Policy, Planning and Research Committee (APPRC)Lisa Farley
Coordinating and Planning Committee (C&P)
Chair: Aparna Mishra Tarc
Recording Secretary: Kate Singh
Aparna Mishra Tarc
Joy Mannette
Theresa Shanahan
Robert Savage
Khaled Barkaoui
Darren Hoeg
Anna Jupp
Andrea Torre
Lisa Farley
Sarah Barrett
Gillian Parekh
Lucy Angus
Mary Ott
Zuhra Abawi
James Thomas
John Ippolito
Natalia Balyasnikova

Faculty Tenure and Promotions Adjudicating Committee (TPAC)
Chair:
Secretary: Kate Singh
Celia Popovic
Pam Millett
Steve Alsop
Lisa Farley
Theresa Shanahan
Selina Greco
Aparna Mishra Tarc
Joy Mannette
Kurt Thumlert
Justice, Equity, and Reparation of Anti-Black Racism Committee (JERA)
Co-Chairs:
Secretary: Vivian Huynh
John Waaseyaabin Hupfield
Carl James
Khaled Barkaoui
Prilly Bicknell-Hersco
Zuhra Abawi
Andrea Valente
Asha Nagpal
Committee on Petitions, Appeals, Awards and Research Ethics (PAARE)
Chair:
Secretary: Vanessa Grafi
John Ippolito
Connie Mayer
Laura Wiseman
Cristina Delgado Vintimilla
Committee on Curriculum, Teaching and Learning (CCTL)
Chair:
Secretary: Laura Crane
Mary Ott
Andrew McConnell
Lindsay LaMorre
Laura Crane
Anna Jupp
Darren Hoeg
Lucy Angus
Zuhra Abawi
Elena Rakitskaya
Sarah Barrett
Committee on Undergraduate Admissions, and Academic Standards (CUAAS)
Chair: Sarah Barrett/Gillian Parekh (Co-Chairs)
Secretary: Venessa Grafi
Laura Wiseman
Gillian Parekh
Emily Burgis
Darren Hoeg
Laura Crane
Anna Jupp
Golriz Karoubi
Lucy Angus
Lorin Schwarz
Stephanie Fearon
Committee on Faculty Research, Awards and Grants (CFRAG)
Chair:
Secretary: Dafna Knittel-Keren
Rebecca Beaulne -Stuebing
Kate Tillezek
Natalia Balyasnikova
Qiang Zha
Khaled Barkaoui
Secondee Appointments Committee (SAC)
Chair: Darren Hoeg
Secretary: Zoe Chen
Darren Hoeg
Lindsay LaMorre
Wahid Khan
Golriz Karoubi
Kenisha Bynoe
Sue Winton
Lorin Schwarz
Sarah Barrett
Tenure Stream Appointments Committee (TSAC)
Chair:
Secretary: Kate Singh
Celia Popovic
John Hupfield
Joy Mannette
Gillian Parek
Kurt Thumlert
Tesni Ellis
Roopa Trilokekar
Graduate Executive Committee
Chair:
Secretary: Loretta Fiorini
Mary Ott
Theresa Shanahan
Natalia Balyasnikova
Cristina Delgado Vintimilla
Gail Prasad
sava singh
Graduate Admissions Committee
Chair: Natalia Balyasnikova
Secretary: Loretta Fiorini
Celia Popovic
Rebecca Beaulne-Stuebing
Qiang Zha
John Ippolito
sava singh
Mary Ott
Dragana Mirkovic
Aparna Mishra Tarc
Graduate Awards Committee
Chair:
Secretary: Loretta Fiorini
Sue Winton
Cristina Delgado Vintimilla
Molade Osibodu
Lisa Farley
Faculty of Graduate Studies CouncilNatalia Balyasnikova
Gail Prasad
Major Awards Advisory Committee (MAACRoopa Trilokekar
President’s Sustainability Council (PSC)Rebecca Beaulne-Stuebing