Finance
Danielle Carranza (Manager)
- Department operating accounts; oversight, planning, and forecasting,
- Research accounts; oversight, policy and procedures Infrastructure, renovations, and space management
- Human resources; staff management, payroll, immigration, health and safety, and Administration for faculty, appointed staff and postdocs.
Bashir Abdi (Financial Officer)
- Research fund administration, advising, enquiries and processing (invoices, journal entries and expense reimbursements)
- Human resources; payroll and administration for casual employees and CUPE Units 1 and 3
Please note: Amal Osman is currently on leave due to return January, 2027
Front Desk
Eva Wang (Department Assistant)
- Front-line support for general enquiries, routine administrative questions, and walk-in support
- Assisting with forms, signatures, and basic procedural guidance.
- Room bookings, key, fob, and mail management, repairs and maintenance.
- Overflow events logistics
Chair’s Office
Margarita Makarova (Executive Assistant to the Chair)
- Matters related to the budgetary and graduate Chairs’ calendars, meetings, and official correspondence.
- Support for departmental governance and committee processes (Faculty reviews, Searches, PTR etc.)
- Events organization and department meetings.
- Listserv and lists maintenance, as well as related inquiries
Communications
Pamela Fuentes Peralta (Communications Officer)
- Departmental website updates, profiles, and content maintenance.
- News items, announcements, and event promotions.
- Social media and internal communications coordination.
- Communications support for departmental initiatives and outreach.
Graduate Office
Vivian Hwang (Graduate Administrator)
- Oversight of graduate program administration and academic requirements.
- Admissions processes, funding packages, and student records management.
- Awards administration and support for graduate recruitment activities.
- Graduate students counselling
- Primary point of contact for complex or policy-related graduate matters.
Kelly Tsang (Graduate Assistant)
- Graduate student support and routine program inquiries.
- Graduate admissions files, funding documentation, and record updates.
- Subsequent appointment activities support and Letters of Offer
- Administrative support across graduate student services and events.
Undergraduate Office
Christine Leonardo (Undergraduate Administrator)
- Oversight of undergraduate program administration and advising processes.
- Undergraduate awards administration and support for undergraduate recruitment activities.
- Undergraduate students counselling
- Undergraduate timetable, curriculum, and calendar administration
Erica Jang (Undergraduate Assistant)
- Undergraduate student inquiries and routine requests.
- Room bookings, tutorial and exam logistics, and term test administration.
- Petitions, prerequisite checks, deferred exams, and academic regulations.
- Assisting with timetabling data entry and coordination with the Undergraduate Office.
- CUPE Unit 1 and 3 LOOs