Contact - CTL Staff Directory (Cards)

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Administration and Staff Directory

Management

Bessie Giannikos

(She/Her)
Manager, Finance and Administration  

Responsible for the administrative, financial, human resources, research & operational management of CTL.

Phone: 416-978-0060  
Email: bessie.giannikos@utoronto.ca

Michelle Pon

 (She/Her)
Manager, Academic Programs

Responsible for providing operational guidance and managerial oversight of CTL's graduate administrative team.

Phone: (416)-978-0051
Email: michelle.pon@utoronto.ca

Administration and Graduate Programs

The list below contains has the areas of support and contact details of our team members

Dr. Alanna McKnight

(She/Her)
Academic Programs Officer

  • Course scheduling
  • Governance

Phone: 416-978-0052
Email: alanna.mcknight@utoronto.ca

Andrea Cuellar

  
Graduate Liaison Officer, MT Program

  • MT admissions and awards
  • Administrative coordination and records management
  • Provide program information to student support

Email: andrea.cuellar@utoronto.ca

Cheryl Clarke

(She/Her)
Administrative and Program Assistant

  • Admissions inquiries related to the C&P and MT Programs​
  • Assists current C&P students
  • Assists C&P-affiliated faculty, and their supervises

Phone: (416)-978-0245
Email: cherylj.clarke@utoronto.ca

Máiri McKenna Edwards

(She/Her)
Coordinator, Diversity, Equity & Student Experience

  • Connecting students with equity resources at U of T
  • Talking through difficult moments or social justice-related concepts
  • Advocating with students

Email: mairi.mckennaedwards@utoronto.ca

Lynette Lobo

(She/Her)
Academic Programs Assistant, MT Program

  • Administrative Support to MT Faculty and Students
  • MT Practicum support for students
  • Assigning with department operations (e.g., room bookings)

Phone:  416-978-0152
Email: lynette.lobo@utoronto.ca

 

Terry Louisy

(He/Him)
CTL Graduate Programs Coordinator

  • Program and course review, revision and reporting
  • Course Scheduling for the C&P and LLE programs
  • Graduate Course Grade Approvals

Phone: 416-978-0054    
Email: terry.louisy@utoronto.ca

 

Danny Cavanagh

(He/Him)    
C&P Program Assistant

  • Support the Curriculum and Pedagogy (C&P) leadership team
  • Address program inquiries from current and future students
  • Support course scheduling for the C&P Program

Phone: 416-978-0248
Email: danny.cavanagh@utoronto.ca

Angela Mullan

(She/Her)
MT Program Administrative Assistant

  • Course scheduling for the MT Program
  • Provide administration support to the MT Leadership
  • Respond to student inquiries

Email: angela.mullan@utoronto.ca

Lisa Juan

(She/Her)
Research, Partnerships and Communications Officer

  • Faculty grant applications
  • Grant budget review
  • Discover research liaison
  • Social media and communications

Phone: N/A
Email: lisa.juan@utoronto.ca

 

Louise Hoshiba Schuch

(She/Her)
Business Officer

  • HR (payroll, contracts, and onboarding of new faculty)​
  • Finance (expense claims, invoice processing, and budget)​
  • Operations (shared spaces, keys, printer codes, etc.) ​

Phone: 416-978-0059
Email: louise.schuch@utoronto.ca

Morgan Selvanathan

(He/Him)
Executive Assistant to the Chair  

  • Hiring of sessional lecturers and searches for faculty
  • Promotion of sessional lecturers and faculty
  • Coordinating/Organizing departmental meetings

Phone: 416-978-0034  
Email: morgan.selvanathan@utoronto.ca

Alex Andrei

(He/Him)
Application Support Specialist    

  • Providing support for Pepper, SharePoint, and other systems
  • Enhancing workflows and processes
  • Supporting online communications (Website, Newsletters, etc.)

Phone: 416-978-0042  
Email: alex.andrei@utoronto.ca

TBD

(N/A)
LLE Program Administrative and Finance Assistant

  • Respond to student on LLE program related inquiries ​

  • Provide administration support to LLE leadership team​

  • Promoting LLE program at recruitment events​

AV Verhaeghe

(They/Them)
Editorial Assistant, Curriculum Inquiry    

  • Address inquiries from authors

  • Support student and faculty editors

  • Support Curriculum Inquiry peer reviewers​

Phone: 416-978-0050
Email: a.verhaeghe@utoronto.ca