As part of York University governance, elected LA&PS community members serve as LA&PS representatives on Senate. Our representatives and committees liaise with their colleagues on Senate to ensure fair, transparent and effective governance of LA&PS and its fair representation across the University.
York Senate is responsible for the University’s academic policy. It oversees admission standards, sets the contents and curricula of all courses, establishes graduation requirements and confers degrees. There are up to 168 elected and ex-officio members of Senate who are representative of the University community. Senate carries out its business through committees which report to the Senate at regular meetings.
LA&PS Representatives Elected-at-Large (14)
| Name | Department/School | Term End |
|---|---|---|
| Merouan Mekouar | Department of Social Sciences | June 30, 2027 |
| Ron Ophir | School of Administrative Studies | June 30, 2027 |
| Antonella Valeo | Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics | June 30, 2027 |
| Brenda Spotton Visano | Department of Economics | June 30, 2026 |
| Adriano Solis | School of Administrative Studies | June 30, 2026 |
| Amanda Glasbeek | Department of Social Sciences | June 30, 2025 |
| Cheryl Cowdy | Department of Humanities | June 30, 2028 |
| Ethel Tungohan | Department of Politics | June 30, 2028 |
| Sarah Blake | Department of Humanities | June 30, 2028 |
| Tanya Taylor | School of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies | June 30, 2028 |
| Sylvia Peacock | Department of Social Science | June 30, 2028 |
| Richard Wellen | Department of Social Science | June 30, 2026 |
| Alena Kimakova | School of Public Policy and Administration | June 30, 2028 |
| Kim Bird | Department of Humanities | June 30, 2027 |
LA&PS Designated Members (21)
School and Department Chairs/Directors (20) & Dean (1)
| Name | Department/School |
|---|---|
| Kathryn McPherson | Acting Dean |
| Cristóbal Sánchez-Rodríguez | School of Administrative Studies |
| Alexandrakis Othon | Department of Anthropology |
| Mark Hayward | Department of Communication & Media Studies |
| Wai-Ming Ho | Department of Economics |
| Andrew Weaver | Department of English |
| Awalou Ouedraogo | Department of Equity Studies |
| Marilyn Lambert-Drache | Department of French Studies |
| Frances Latchford | School of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies |
| Stephen, Brooke | Department of History |
| Elicia Clements | Department of Humanities |
| Mark Podolsky | School of Human Resource Management |
| Xiaohui Yu | School of Information Technology |
| Gabriela Alboiu | Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics |
| Michael Giudice | Department of Philosophy |
| Dennis Pilon | Department of Politics |
| Naomi Couto | School of Public Policy & Administration |
| Carlo Fanelli | Department of Social Science |
| Ruth Green | School of Social Work |
| Robert Kenedy | Department of Sociology |
| Jon Sufrin | Writing Department |
LA&PS Representatives on Senate Committees (3)
| Name | Senate Committee | Department/School | Term End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alena Kimakova | APPRC | School of Public Policy and Administration | June 30, 2027 |
| Brenda Spotton Visano | Executive | Department of Economics | June 30, 2026 |
| Hassan Qudrat-Ullah | Honorary Degrees | School of Administrative Studies | June 30, 2027 |