Membership
Pursuant to the NOSM University Act, 2021, regulations and by-laws, the following members are confirmed as the Senate Membership effective March 31, 2023.
Senate Nomination and Election Procedure Extract Bylaw Schedule A
Speaker: Dr. David MacLean
Deputy Speaker: Dr. Alexandre Anawati
Membership Categories by Numbers:
- Ex- Officio (16) *Updated August 2023
- Clinical Sciences Division (24)
- Medical Sciences Division (12)
- Human Sciences Division (12)
- Indigenous Academics self-identified (4)
- Francophone Academics self-identified (4)
- Students (8)
- External Appointments (2)
Ex-Officio Members
| Position/Title: | ||
| President | Sarita Verma | Ex-officio |
| Provost, VP Academic | Céline Larivière | Ex-officio |
| Chancellor | Cindy Blackstock | Ex-officio |
| Vice Dean Research Innovation and International Relations | David Marsh | Ex-officio |
| Vice President Clinical Partnerships and Hospital Relations | Owen Prowse | Ex-officio |
| Associate Dean Undergraduate Medical Education | Lee Toner | Ex-officio |
| Associate Dean Postgraduate Education | Rob Anderson | Ex-officio |
| Associate Dean Faculty Affairs | Harshad Telang | Ex-officio |
| Associate Dean Continuing Education and Professional Development | Tara Baron | Ex-officio |
| Assistant Dean Admissions | Paul Miron | Ex-officio |
| Assistant Dean Graduate Studies | Alain Simard | Ex-officio |
| Assistant Dean Research | TC Tai | Ex-officio |
| Director, Health Sciences Library | Sophie Regalado | Ex-officio |
| Registrar | Miriam Cain | Ex-officio |
| Heads of the Academic Divisions (2)* | Barb Zelek (Clinical Sciences) Douglas Boreham (Medical Sciences & Interim Human Sciences) |
Ex-officio Ex-officio Ex-officio |
| Academic Indigenous Health Education Committee Chair | Joseph LeBlanc | Ex-officio |
Elected Members
Clinical Sciences (24 seats)
1 Aidan Wharton
2 Maurianne Reade
3 Thomas Crichton
4 Meghan Garnett
5 Mark Mensour
6 Roy Kirkpatrick
7 Frank Potestio
8 Adedayo Alabi
9 Eliseo Orrantia
10 Pankaj Bhatia
11 Colin Rumbolt
12 Deborah P Saunders
13 Frank Chi
14 Taylor Lougheed
15 Hazem Elmansy
16 Grace Ma
17 Michael B. Wilson
18 H. Rayudu Koka
19 Joseph C. Del Paggio
20 Prashant A. Jani
21 Sally Pauline Prystanski
22 Gayle Adams-Carpino
23 Ahmed Kotb
24 Anita Perri
Medical Sciences – 12 acclaimed (0 open)
Listed in alphabetical order:
1. Neelam Khaper
2. Tom Kovala
3. Simon Lees
4. David MacLean
5. Alex Moise
6. Brian Ross
7. Zach Suntres
8. Christopher Thome
9. Sujeenthar Tharmalingam
10. Marina Ulanova
11. Chris Verschoor
12. Christine Lalonde (added April 17, 2023)
Human Sciences – 8 acclaimed (4 seats open)
Listed in alphabetical order:
1. Robert Barnett
2. Elaine Hogard
3. Geoffrey Hudson
4. Joseph LeBlanc
5. Marion Maar
6. Darrel Manitowabi
7. Patricia Smith
8. Ryan Tonkens
Francophone Academics – 4 Acclaimed (0 seat open)
Listed in alphabetical order:
1. Amel Abdallah
2. Alex Anawati
3. Stephen Bignucolo
4. Nicole Jeanne Marie Ranger
Indigenous Academics – 4 Acclaimed (0 seats open)
Listed in alphabetical order:
1. Allyson Dill (Clinical Sciences)
2. Rebekah Neckoway (Clinical Sciences)
3. Lorrilee McGregor (Human Sciences)
4. Kona Williams (Clinical Sciences)
Student Category
Health Sciences (2 Seats) (0 seat available)
1. Elizabeth Griffin (NODIP)
2. Katie Hall Bentley (NODIP)
Residents (PGME) (2 Seats) (0 seats open)
1. Destiny Lu-Cleary
2. Stone Li
MD Students (3 Seats) (0 seats open)
1. Megan Clark
2. Tyler Pretty
3. Andrew Watson
External Appointments
1. Dr. Gerald Laronde – Nipissing University (June 15, 2023 for a three year term)
2. Ryan Fetterly – Algoma University (June 15, 2023 for a three year term)
For information or bios on faculty members please visit the Faculty Affairs website
For general information please email governance@nosm.ca
Gina Kennedy, University Secretary
Director Office of the President
T (705) 662-7206 | C (705) 618-4009
Email: gkennedy@nosm.ca | nosm.ca