Faculty and Staff

Contact Us

Inquiries:

Summerlee Science Complex, Room 1313
University of Guelph
Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1
(519) 824-4120 Ext. 56431

Undergraduate Admissions Inquiries
Graduate Admissions Inquiries

Executive Team

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Dr. Moncef Nehdi

Dean

cepsdean@uoguelph.ca

(519) 824-4120 Ext. 53125

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Dr. Monica Cojocaru

Associate Dean, Research & Graduate Studies

mcojocar@uoguelph.ca

(519) 824-4120 Ext. 53295

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Dr. Leonid Brown

Associate Dean, Academic (acting)

lebrown@uoguelph.ca

(519) 824-4120 Ext. 53125

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Dr. Karen Gordon

Associate Dean, Academic (on leave)

kgordon@uoguelph.ca

(519) 824-4120 Ext. 52688

Finance and Operations

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Mark Torcoletti

Associate Director, Finance & Operations

mtorcole@uoguelph.ca

(519) 824-4120 Ext. 53640

  • Financial stewardship and management.
  • Annual budget, resource planning and financial reporting.
  • HR management and guidance. 
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Rome Khamkeuang

Senior Manager, IT (on leave)

rkhamkeu@uoguelph.ca

226-332-4768

  • IT strategy development and implementation.
  • Senior manager for IT projects/staff.
  • Works with CCS: identify opportunities/minimize risk.
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Bogdan Bunescu

Senior Manager, IT, CEPS and CBS (acting)

bbunescu@uoguelph.ca

  • IT strategy development and implementation.
  • Senior manager for IT projects/staff.
  • Works with CCS: identify opportunities/minimize risk.
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Chrissy Shannon

Administrative Officer

cshannon@uoguelph.ca

(519) 824-4120 Ext. 56430

  • Dean’s calendar, email, and approvals.
  • Manage Faculty tenure & promotion.
  • HR/payroll guidance to academic departments.
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Kate Mooibroek

Administrative Asst. and Awards Officer

kmooibro@uoguelph.ca

(519) 824-4120 Ext. 56431

  • Lead for all College awards program.
  • Admin support for academic misconducts.
  • Purchasing and payments for Dean’s suite.

Research, Graduate Studies, and Research Communications

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Dr. Bethany Davidson-Eng

Manager, Research

bdavieng@uoguelph.ca

  • Strategic research planning and initiatives.
  • Support research grants/awards applications.
  • Oversee Science Communicators program.
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Dr. Katharine Tuerke

Manager, Graduate Studies (on leave)

ktuerke@uoguelph.ca

  • Graduate operations and initiatives. 
  • Lead new program development.
  • Recruitment and community development for graduate students. 
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Dr. Maya Aaram

Manager, Graduate Studies (acting)

aaramm@uoguelph.ca

  • Graduate operations and initiatives.
  • Lead new program development.
  • Recruitment and community development for graduate students. 
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Burhanuddin Ezzy

Graduate Program Specialist – Admissions

bezzy@uoguelph.ca

  • Admissions for course-based master’s programs

Academics and Outreach

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Jean Hein

Manager, Outreach

jhein@uoguelph.ca

(519) 824-4120 Ext. 56395

  • Outreach programming grades K-10.
  • Lead Go ENG/CODE Girl, UG RiSE. Liaison for WiSE and ONWiE.
  • Work with Creative Encounters Program.
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Bonnie Lasby

Program Counsellor

blasby@uoguelph.ca

(519) 824-4120 Ext. 53049

  • Program counsellor for Chemistry, Physics, Math & Stats.
  • Manage undergraduate enrollment.
  • Academic advice on policies and procedures.
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Errin Campbell

Academic Assistant (on secondment)
ecampbe@uoguelph.ca
(519) 824-4120 Ext. 56176

  • Front-line staff in BSc. Academic Counselling Centre.
  • Secretary to BSc./B.MATH program committees.
  • Admin to Associate Dean Academic.
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Clare Reid (they/them)

Program Director, Creative Encounters
cse@uoguelph.ca
(519) 824-4120 Ext. 53045

  • Oversees and organizes Creative Encounters.
  • Outreach programming grades K-10.
  • Employment opportunities for students.

Marketing and Communications

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Alex Besszong

Manager, Marketing & Communications

besszong@uoguelph.ca

  • Strategic resource for marketing communications.
  • Maintain College website and social.
  • College communications and news.
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Purvi Patel

Recruitment Officer

ppatel39@uoguelph.ca

(519) 824-4120 Ext. 52814

  • Undergraduate recruitment for SoCs, Chemistry, Math & Stats, Physics.
  • Domestic and international focus. 
  • First point of contact, event/webinar lead.

Alumni Affairs & Development

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Melissa Woo

Senior Development Manager 

melwoo@uoguelph.ca

(519) 824-4120 Ext. 54821

  • Match funding needs with donors.  
  • Create impactful partnerships with alumni, friends, industry and foundations
  • Steward donor and alumni relationships.
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Chandler Gray

Alumni Advancement Manager

chgray@uoguelph.ca

  • Annual giving and donor inquiries.
  • Support alumni, donor and corporate relationships. 
  • Alumni events, class projects and reunions.

Centre for Advancing Responsible and Ethical Artificial Intelligence (CARE-AI)

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Kevin Matsui

Managing Director, CARE-AI

kevin.matsui@uoguelph.ca

(519) 824-4120 Ext. 52123

  • Fosters AI research network at U of G.
  • Builds industry and government partnerships.
  • Offers AI training and expertise.
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Farrah Trahan

Administrative Assistant, CARE-AI

ftrahan@uoguelph.ca

(519) 824-4120 Ext. 56568

  • Admin support for CARE-AI.
  • Program Assistant for CSAI Masters.
  • Event support to the Dean’s suite.

OR5 forms:

Please send OR5 forms and research proposals to ceps.research@uoguelph.ca.

CEPS Awards:

Students who have questions about CEPS scholarships, bursaries, and other awards should contact cepsawards@uoguelph.ca.