Office of the Dean
The Office of the Dean team sets priorities for the Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) and manages the faculty in accordance with collective agreements and other university policies.
Our Dean
Associate Deans
Bradley Nelson
Interim Vice-Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science
The Vice-Dean focuses on areas of overlap in the portfolios of the Associate Deans and Directors and supports the faculty's Chairs and Principals.
Jill Didur
Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs and Inclusion
The Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs and Inclusion oversees the academic personnel portfolio, including matters related to the CUFA (full-time faculty) and CUPFA (part-time faculty) collective agreements.
Selvadurai Dayanandan
Associate Dean, Research and Infrastructure
The Associate Dean, Research and Infrastructure, is responsible for promoting, enhancing and facilitating research through strategic leadership that supports the faculty’s research goals.
They are also responsible for coordinating all aspects of facilities planning and space management in conjunction with the academic departments and units as well as with Facilities Management and the office of the Vice-Provost.
Philippe Caignon
Associate Dean, Student Academic Services
The Associate Dean, Student Academic Services (SAS) leads advising, enrolment, retention and all other administrative tasks concerning the undergraduate students in the faculty, including post-admission transfer credits and advising.
Elizabeth Bloodgood
Acting Associate Dean, Academic Programs
The Associate Dean, Academic Programs oversees all matters related to the development and revision, whether major or minor, undergraduate or graduate, of academic programs for the Faculty of Arts and Science.
Francesca Scala
Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies
The Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies is responsible for promoting, enhancing and facilitating research through strategic leadership that supports the faculty’s research goals.
They also oversee matters related to recruitment, admissions and retention; develop policies and best practices to enrich graduate student experience; develop guidelines for fellowship and award allocation and oversee the adjudication of faculty-wide scholarships and awards in collaboration with the School of Graduate Studies and academic units.
Dean's office
Ann-Louise Davidson
Strategic Advisor, Innovation
Supports forward-thinking and innovation across the Faculty ecosystem, by creating innovation microprograms, fostering student and faculty member engagement in innovative practices, and cultivating strategic partnerships to advance the Faculty's innovation ecosystem.
Linthuja Nadarajah
Faculty Affairs Officer
Provides administrative leadership and support to the Dean by coordinating dossiers including but not limited to the recruitment, hiring and retention processes for full-time faculty and the search for academic unit heads, and oversees other academic-related activities managed at the level of the Faculty and in association with the Provost Office.
Jennifer Muir
Executive Secretary to the Dean & Vice-Dean
Provides administrative and logistical support to the Dean, Vice-Dean and the Senior Director, Strategic Planning and Faculty Operations.
Administrative units
- Selvadurai Dayanandan, Associate Dean
- Rowan Somerville, Assistant to the Associate Dean
- David Kruse, Manager
- Elvis Tzanetakos, Technical Coordinator
- Elizabeth Bloodgood, Acting Associate Dean
- Nicole Freeman, Administrator
- Andrea Jakob, Academic Programs Assistant
- Enza De Martinis, Senior Faculty Financial Officer
- Sandra Judge, Financial Analyst
- Maggie Li, Financial Analyst
- Cindy Whitehill, Financial Assistant
- Jill Didur, Associate Dean
- Simona Ionescu, Faculty and Instructional Affairs Coordinator
- Nadia D’Arienzo, Faculty Affairs Administrator
- Kristina Lamarre, Document Coordinator and Archivist
- Gabriella Conte, Principal Director Development (acting)
- Isaias-Emanuel Rosales Vasquez, Senior Development Officer
- TBD, Development Officer
- Erika Pettorelli, Advancement Coordinator
- Selvadurai Dayanandan, Associate Dean
- Lori Dupuis, Assistant to the Associate Dean
- Jessica Safarian, Advisor, Research Development (Natural and Health Sciences)
- Michele Kaplan, Advisor, Research Development (Fine Arts, Humanities and Concordia Library)
- Rebekah Thompson, Advisor, Research Development (Business and Social Sciences)
- Francesca Scala, Associate Dean
- Kelly Walsh, Manager, Academic Planning and Enrolment
- Ayanna Ryan, Coordinator, Graduate Admissions and Recruitment
- Eve Girard, Graduate Admissions Advisor
- Lisa Fortin, Graduate Admissions Advisor
- Philippe Caignon, Associate Dean
- Cheryl Costello, Assistant to the Associate Dean
- Anthony Noce, Code Administrator
- Rania Attir, Assistant to the Code Administrator
- Nicholas Michailidis, Manager and Admission Matters
- Lauren Lawton-Kruse, Service Assistant
- Brigitte Brown, Scheduling Assistant
- Karine Moody, Assistant
- TBD, Advisor
- Shoshana Kalfon, Advising Faculty Representative and Advisor
- TBD, Advisor
- Sandra Robinson, Advisor
- Elyse McFadden-Murphy, Student Recruitment Officer
- Diana Foglia, Advisor
- Joy Sculnick, Advisor
- Émilie Hervieux, Communications Manager
- TBD, Communications Advisor
