To contact the YGSE, please visit our contact form, here.
| YGSE ROLE | NAME | WHAT DO THEY DO? |
| PH.D. CHAIR | Ari Paranthahan | Liaison between the YGSE and the Graduate Program in Education Executive. To contact the chair, please fill out the contact form here. |
| M.ED CHAIR | Stephanie Soares | Liaison between the YGSE and the Graduate Program in Education Executive. To contact the chair, please fill out the contact form here. |
| SECRETARY | Ian Chan | In charge of record keeping, IT, and communications. To contact the secretary, please fill out the contact form here. |
| TREASURER | Aurra Startup | In charge of budgets and finances. To contact the treasurer, please fill out the contact form here. |
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COMMUNITY & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR |
Safra Dean | Social and professional development events. To contact the C&PD Coordinator, please fill out the contact form here. |
| CHIEF RETURNING OFFICER | Mahnaz Dehghantezerjani | Oversees the election process. To contact the CRO, please fill out the contact form here. |
| GRADUATE CONFERENCE COORDINATORS | Tesni Ellis
Ellie van Berkel |
Organizes the annual Graduate Student Conference in Education. To contact the GCC, please fill out the contact form here. |
| CUPE 3903 STEWARD | Ari Paranthahan | Union representatives for Unit 1 TAs. To contact the stewards, please fill out the contact form here. |
| DADAAB (KENYA) COHORT REPRESENTATIVE | Unavailable this year. | Unavailable this year. |
| URBAN INDIGENOUS COHORT REPRESENTATIVE | Melissa Somer | Liaison between YGSE and the Indigenous Cohort. To contact the UIC Rep, please fill out the contact form here. |
| PHD REPRESENTATIVE | Ayesha Michelle Menezes | Liaison between YGSE and the PhD Cohort. To contact the PhD Rep, please fill out the contact form here. |
| M.ED REPRESENTATIVE | Aida Mohammadi | Liaison between YGSE and the M.Ed Cohort. To contact the M.Ed Rep, please fill out the contact form here. |
| ANTI-BLACK RACISM COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE | Prilly Bicknell-Hersco | Liaison between YGSE and anti-black racism initiatives. To contact the ABR Rep, please fill out the contact form here. |
| FACULTY GRADUATE STUDIES (FGS) REPRESENTATIVE | Unavailable this year. | Representative between YGSE and FGS. To contact the FGS Rep, please fill out the contact form here. |
| GRADUATE LOUNGE MANAGER | Tracy Kan | Oversees the needs for the Graduate Lounge in Winters. To contact the Lounge manager, please fill out the contact form here. |
| GRADUATE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM COORDINATORS | Jennifer Tran
Runeni Mangwiza Zvemhara |
Oversees the needs for the Mentorship Program. To contact the Coordinators, please fill out the contact form here. |
| YUGSA REPRESENTATIVES | Tristan Castro Pozo Castro
Chunlei Liu |
Representative between YGSE and YUGSA. Reports on issues YGSE raises to YUGSA. To contact the reps, please fill out the contact form here. |
| EQUITY AND COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATORS | Jennifer Tran
Shenel Williams |
Acting as a point of contact for the student body and student council who identify equity concerns within YGSE, and working with YGSE to address issues raised. To contact them, please visit the Equity & Communications page. |
| FACULTY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES | Sonia Martin
Stella Kim |
Representative for YGSE during Faculty Council meetings concerning the department. To contact the rep, please fill out the contact form here. |
| COMMITTEE FOR FACULTY RESEARCH, AWARDS, AND GRANTS (CFRAG) REPRESENTATIVE | Ellie Van Berkel | Representative for YGSE on faculty awards and grants. To contact the rep, please fill out the contact form here. |
| ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE | Sheetal Prasad | Representative for YGSE concerning admissions for the academic year. To contact the rep, please fill out the contact form here. |
| HIRING COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES | VACANT | Representative for YGSE concerning the faculty hiring process. To contact the rep, please fill out the contact form here. |
| TENURE & PROMOTIONS COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE | Selina Greco | Representative for YGSE concerning faculty promotions. To contact the rep, please fill out the contact form here. |
| COORDINATING & PLANNING COMMITTEE | Mahnaz Dehghantezerjani | Representative for YGSE responsible for making big decisions regarding the faculty of education’s structure, direction, and future. To contact the rep, please fill out the contact form here. |
| JOURNAL MANAGING EDITOR | Sheetal Prasad | Oversees the production of YU-WRITE: Journal of Graduate Research in Education. To contact the manager, visit here. |
