Our People

Dean

Amrita Daniere
Amrita Daniere, Vice-Principal, Academic & Dean

Phone: (905) 828-3719

General Oversight of Delivery and Assessment of the Academic Objectives of UTM including:

  • Academic Programs
  • Faculty Hiring, Training and Promotion
  • Teaching & Learning Support
  • Academic Experience
  • Academic Integrity
  • Strategic Leadership
  • Monitoring and Evaluation
Ciaran Graham
Ciaran Graham, Director of Strategic Initiatives

Phone: 416-571-6513
  • Financial Impact Analysis of Proposals/Initiatives, Including Staffing
  • Resource Allocation Decisions
  • Consultation And Strategic Planning Support To Senior Leaders
  • Oversight Of Dean’s Operating Budget and Special Funds
Mary-Catherine Hayward
Mary-Catherine Hayward, Office Assistant/Receptionist

Phone: 905-828-5377
  • Reception and General Office Support
  • Administrative Support to Vice-Deans and Associate Deans
  • Support for Awards and Event Planning
Anna Maria Reale
Anna Maria Reale, Office Coordinator

Phone: 905-569-4432
  • Office Coordinator
  • Administrative Assistant to the Vice-Deans, Teaching & Learning and Academic Experience, Associate Deans, Undergraduate and Graduate
  • Graduate Students Enquiries
Anuar Rodrigues
Anuar Rodrigues, Director, Academic Planning, Policy and Research

Phone: 416-705-5640
  • Strategic input and administrative support in developing, implementing and championing projects and initiatives
  • Advises the senior academic administrators, Chairs, Directors, and committees about policy, academic planning
  • Champions the implementation of the the goals and objectives of the Division, as they relate to UTM’s Vision and Academic Plan
  • Identify opportunities to enable better performance tracking and reporting capacity

 
Sue Thomson
Sue Thomson, Executive Assistant to the Dean

Phone: 905-828-5207
  • Dean’s Portfolio
  • Academic Administrators Appointments/Searches
  • PTR/Merit Evaluation Process
  • Editor of the Dean’s Office Newsletter

Faculty

Angela Lange
Angela Lange, Vice-Dean Faculty

Phone: 905-828-3971

General Oversight of Delivery and Assessment of the Academic Objectives of UTM including:

  • Faculty Complement Planning
  • Faculty Recruitment and Appointment, Reviews, Tenure and Promotion
  • Professional Development Programs for Faculty and Academic Administrators
  • Employment Practices and Procedures for Student Teaching Assistants, Sessional Instructors and Post-doctoral Fellows, each represented by a CUPE unit
Dina Moreira
Dina Moreira, Manager, Academic Human Resources

Phone: 905-828-5266
  • Academic Human Resource Policies and Protocols (Academic Searches, Appointments, Promotions, Tenure, Leaves, Salary Administration and Retirement)
  • Administration of the CUPE 3902 Units 3 and 5 Collective Agreements
  • Academic Labour Relations
  • Develops Events to Support Faculty (Orientation, Appreciation Events, and Workshops)
  • Training of Staff in the Understanding of Academic Policies and Protocols
Jennifer Reid-Burrell
Jennifer Reid-Burrell, Research Analyst, Academic HR & Assessment

Phone: 905-569-4241

Provide analytical, research, and administrative support in the following areas:

  • Academic HR and Undergraduate & Graduate Programming
  • Faculty Hiring, Review and Promotion 
  • Curriculum Cycle, Academic Reviews and the University’s Quality Assurance Framework

Academic Experience

Michael Lettieri
Michael Lettieri, Vice-Dean, Academic Experience

Phone: 905-569-4314
  • Academic Integrity and Discipline
  • Experiential Education and Community Engagement
Rima Abu-Shakra
Rima Abu-Shakra, Acting Experiential Learning Officer & ROP Coordinator

Phone: 905-828-5295
  • Academic Internships
  • Community-Engaged Service Learning
  • Field Experiences
  • Research Opportunity Program
  • Community Engagement
Rena Banwait
Rena Banwait, Experiential Learning Officer - On Leave

Phone: 905-828-5295
  • Academic Internships
  • Community-Engaged Service Learning
  • Field Experiences
  • Research Opportunity Program
  • Community Engagement
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Melissa Berger, Community Outreach Coordinator (on leave)

Phone: 905-569-5765
  • Oversight of EEU
  • Community Engagement
  • Academic-Based Experiences
Lisa Devereaux
Lisa Devereaux, Manager, Academic Integrity and Affairs

Phone: 905-569-4284
  • Academic Integrity and Discipline
  • Undergraduate Advising
  • Crisis Management
  • Educational Initiatives
  • Academic HR (CUPE 3902 Unit 1)
Lucy Gaspini
Lucy Gaspini, Director, Academic Success & Integrity

Phone: 905-828-3964
  • Academic Experience, Initiatives and Community Engagement
  • Academic Integrity and Discipline
  • Undergraduate Advising
  • Crisis Management
  • Educational Initiatives
Adriano Pasquali
Adriano Pasquali, Acting Research Analyst, Academic Programs & Experience

Phone: 905-569-5696

Provide analytical, research, and administrative support in the following areas:

  • Teaching & Learning, Community Engagement, Experiential Learning
  • Academic Programs Design and Implementation
  • Metrics and Assessment of Undergraduate & Graduate Programming 
Sue Romulo
Sue Romulo, Acting Community Outreach Coordinator

Phone: 905-828-5295
  • Academic Internships
  • Community-Engaged Service Learning
  • Field Experiences
  • Research Opportunity Program
  • Community Engagement
Kayla Sousa
Kayla Sousa, Experiential Learning Officer

Phone: 905-569-5765
  • Academic Internships
  • Community-Engaged Service Learning
  • Research Opportunity Program
  • Community Partnerships
Stephanie Vega
Stephanie Vega, Experiential Learning Officer

Phone: 905-828-3793
  • Academic Internships
  • Community-Engaged Service Learning
  • Research Opportunity Program
  • Community Partnerships

 
Aniko Zaha
Aniko Zaha, Academic Integrity Assistant

Phone: 905-569-4501
  • Academic Integrity and Discipline
  • Undergraduate Advising
  • Crisis Management
  • Educational Initiatives

Teaching & Learning

Heather Miller
Heather Miller - On leave until July 2019, Vice-Dean, Teaching & Learning

Phone: 905-569-4768
  • New Curriculum and Degree Program Proposals (undergraduate and graduate)
  • External Reviews of Existing Degree Programs (undergraduate and graduate)
  • Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre
  • Academic Side of the Office of Student Transition
  • Programs Associated with Teaching and Learning
Andrew Petersen
Andrew Petersen, Acting Vice-Dean, Teaching and Learning

Phone: 905-569-4768
  • New Curriculum and Degree Program Proposals (undergraduate and graduate)
  • External Reviews of Existing Degree Programs (undergraduate and graduate)
  • Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre
  • Academic Side of the Office of Student Transition
  • Programs Associated with Teaching and Learning
Rosa Ciantar
Rosa Ciantar, Acting Program & Curriculum Officer

Phone: 905-569-4397
  • Graduate & Undergraduate Curriculum Review & Changes
  • Academic Programming & Change
  • Cyclical Reviews of UTM Units and their Programs
  • Academic Unit Creation & Change
  • Course Evaluations
Yen Du
Yen Du, Program & Curriculum Officer (On Leave)

Phone: 905-569-4397
  • Graduate & Undergraduate Curriculum Review & Changes
  • Academic Programming & Change
  • Cyclical Reviews of UTM Units and their Programs
  • Academic Unit Creation & Change
  • Course Evaluations
Jeremy Packer
Jeremy Packer, Associate Dean, Graduate

Phone: 905-569-4502
  • Graduate Programs
  • Graduate Curriculum
  • Graduate Student Professional Development
  • Association of Graduate Students (UTMAGS)
  • Graduate Expansion Fund Initiatives
Adriano Pasquali
Adriano Pasquali, Acting Research Analyst, Academic Programs & Experience

Phone: 905-569-5696

Provide analytical, research, and administrative support in the following areas:

  • Teaching & Learning, Community Engagement, Experiential Learning
  • Academic Programs Design and Implementation
  • Metrics and Assessment of Undergraduate & Graduate Programming 
Fiona Rawle
Fiona Rawle, Associate Dean, Undergraduate

Phone: 905-569-4648
  • Teaching and Learning Collaboration (add this link: https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/tlc/)
  • UTM Curriculum Mapping Initiative
  • Teaching Development and Innovation Grants
  • Early Alert

With the Vice-Dean, Teaching & Learning, oversees the governance process for new undergraduate program proposals and major curricular changes

Academic Planning, Policy and Research

Sara Da Silva
Sara da Silva, Senior Project Specialist: Academic Policy & Planning

Phone: 905-828-5224
  • Special Projects and Initiatives
  • Academic Policy and Planning
  • Course Offerings, Enrolments, and Waitlists
  • Financial Implications of Course Offerings
  • Space Planning
Yan Ding
Yan Ding, Statistician, Divisional Research

Phone: 905-828-5260
  • Provides analysis on a wide range of initiatives related to student enrolment, student experience and divisional planning
  • Plan and coordinate data collection from multiple data sources
  • Merge and conduct complex analyses, and produce reports and communicate findings to various stakeholders
Feihong Nan
Feihong Nan, Statistician, Divisional Research

Phone: 905-569-4332
  • Provides analysis on a wide range of initiatives related to student enrolment, student experience and divisional planning
  • Plan and coordinate data collection from multiple data sources
  • Merge and conduct complex analyses, and produce reports and communicate findings to various stakeholders