To contact the YGSE, please visit our contact form, here.
| YGSE ROLE | NAME | WHAT DO THEY DO? |
| PH.D. CHAIR | Marika Kunnas | 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 | Nesha Charles | Liaison between the YGSE and the Graduate Program in Education Executive. To contact the chair, please fill out the contact form here. |
| SECRETARY | Sheetal Prasad | In charge of record keeping, IT, and communications. To contact the secretary, please fill out the contact form here. |
| TREASURER | Lisa Johnston | 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 |
Nana Adu-Poku | Social and professional development events. To contact the C&PD Coordinator, please fill out the contact form here. |
| CHIEF RETURNING OFFICER | Chunlei Liu | Oversees the election process. To contact the CRO, please fill out the contact form here. |
| GRADUATE CONFERENCE COORDINATORS | Ellie VanBerkel
Esther Martinez |
Organizes the annual Graduate Student Conference in Education. To contact the GCC, please fill out the contact form here. |
| CUPE 3903 STEWARD | Ryan Collis
Alicja Frankowski |
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 | Roxanne Gillis | Liaison between YGSE and the Indigenous Cohort. To contact the UIC Rep, please fill out the contact form here. |
| ANTI-BLACK RACISM COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE | Shayna Brissett-Foster | 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 | Stephanie Cheung | Representative between YGSE and FGS. To contact the FGS Rep, please fill out the contact form here. |
| GRADUATE LOUNGE MANAGER | Chunlei Liu | Oversees the needs for the Graduate Lounge in Winters. To contact the Lounge manager, please fill out the contact form here. |
| YUGSA REPRESENTATIVES | Helen Liu
Nana Adu-Poku Alicja Frankowski |
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 | Shannon Hyatali
Helen Liu |
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 | Zahra Mawani | 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 | Lisa Johnston | Representative for YGSE on faculty awards and grants. To contact the rep, please fill out the contact form here. |
| ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE | Sonia Martin | Representative for YGSE concerning admissions for the academic year. To contact the rep, please fill out the contact form here. |
| HIRING COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES | Alicja Frankowski | Representative for YGSE concerning the faculty hiring process. To contact the rep, please fill out the contact form here. |
| TENURE & PROMOTIONS COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE | Jenna D'Andrea | Representative for YGSE concerning faculty promotions. To contact the rep, please fill out the contact form here. |
| COORDINATING & PLANNING COMMITTEE | Lisa Smith | 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. |
