AZRIELI INSTITUTE - Key Persons


Aaron Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice - President, Research, Strategic Institutional Initiatives & Innovation

Aeron MACHATTIE

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Librarian / Teaching & Research Librarian, Humanities

Alberto Moreira

Job Titles:
  • Facilities

Alex GUINDON

Job Titles:
  • Associate Librarian / Geospatial and Data Services Librarian

Alexandra Mills

Job Titles:
  • Associate Librarian / Head, Special Collections & Archives
  • Special Collections and Archives

Alice Isac

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Experiential Learning

Amy Buckland

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Senior Librarian
  • University Librarian

Andréa HARLAND

Job Titles:
  • Associate Librarian / Access & Delivery Services Librarian

Anibal ARELLANO

Job Titles:
  • Technology Services Analyst

Anne Whitelaw

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Provost and Vice - President, Academic
  • Provost and Vice - President, Academic / Administration & Governance

Anne-Marie Croteau

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Dean, John Molson School of Business

Annie Gérin

Job Titles:
  • Dean, Faculty of Fine Arts

Bo Kim

Job Titles:
  • Department Assistant
Bo is your frontline resource at the Otsenhákta Student Centre who assists with the day-to-day operations and programming of the centre. She will direct you to our staff at the Otsenhákta Student Centre, help you with university-wide questions, and assist you with tasks such as scanning, photocopying and printing. A great resource person, she can help you discover the many services the university has to offer.

Carolina Willsher

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice - President, Human Resources

Caroline Leamon

Job Titles:
  • Assistant, Board and Senate Administration

Cherine Zananiri

Job Titles:
  • Director, Experiential Learning and Institute for Co

Cheyenne Henry

Job Titles:
  • Manager
Cheyenne is an Anishinaabe from Roseau River First Nations, Treaty 1 territory, who grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Cheyenne has been working in post secondary for over a decade, primarily in academic advising and student support roles. She worked as an academic advisor at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and the University of Winnipeg, where she also advised and coordinated support services for students at an off-campus location in Winnipeg's North End. Cheyenne understands the importance of creating safe, culturally relevant spaces are for Indigenous students pursing post secondary, where students can be supported in reconciling their learning and find meaning in their educational paths. Cheyenne is very passionate about art, education, Indigenous ways of knowing and doing, and community building. Cheyenne is a mother to two adult daughters, who she raised as a single parent while pursing her university education and career. She is also a multi disciplinary artist who is always seeking opportunities for artistic expression and practice that cross boundaries between art, culture, education, politics and community.

Chloe LEI

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Librarian

Christine SMITH

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Librarian

Christopher CARR

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Librarian

Concordia Recreation


D'Arcy Ryan

Job Titles:
  • Director of Recreation and Athletics

Daniel Therrien

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice - President, Integrated Planning

Darren Finney

Job Titles:
  • Chef De Service - Planification Et Aménagement
  • Facilities Planning and Development Manager

David CLARK

Job Titles:
  • Immersive Technology Lead

Denis Cossette - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Member of the Leadership Team

Denise Karelis

Job Titles:
  • Director of Administration

Dianne Cmor

Job Titles:
  • Associate University Librarian, Teaching & Learning
  • Senior Librarian

Dr. Gina Cody

Job Titles:
  • Chancellor
  • Member of the Order of Montreal
Gina Cody became Chancellor of Concordia University on January 1, 2025 after serving as co-chancellor since May 1, 2024. Prior to her appointment as Chancellor, Gina served on the Board of Governors starting in 2014. She is a past member of the Board's Governance and Ethics Committee and a past chair of the Board's Real Estate Planning Committee. After immigrating from Iran in 1979, Gina earned a master's and a doctorate in building engineering from Concordia University, making her Canada's first woman PhD in the discipline. She spent more than 30 years in the private sector as an engineer, corporate executive and principal shareholder of a national engineering firm. Under her tenure, her firm was recognized as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies, and Profit Magazine named her one of Canada's Top Women Entrepreneurs. Gina is one of the few women to chair a TSX 60 company - the Canadian Apartment Properties REIT. She also chairs the European Residential REIT and serves on several other corporate boards. Her frequent public speaking engagements centre on the value of education and on equity, diversity and inclusion, especially for women and immigrants in the STEM fields. Gina is a member of the Order of Montreal, a member of the Order of Canada, and an honorary Lieutenant-Colonel of the 34 Combat Engineer Regiment (CER) of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Dr. Olivier CHARBONNEAU

Job Titles:
  • Senior Librarian / Interim Head, Vanier Library

Dr. Rachel HARRIS

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Librarian

Ellen WRIGHT

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Librarian, Limited Term Appointment / Media Cataloguing Librarian

Emma CLARKE

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Librarian, Limited Term Appointment

Faye Diamantoudi

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Dean, Graduate Studies

Francesco RIZZO

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Access and Delivery Services

Francisco BERRIZBEITIA

Job Titles:
  • Developer

Frederica Jacobs - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • General Counsel
  • Secretary - General

Graham Carr - President

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • President
  • Vice - Chancellor

Helen Antoniou - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board
  • Executive
Helen Antoniou is an executive coach for corporate leaders and their teams, as well as family business owners and their successors. She is the author of the Globe and Mail bestseller, Back to Beer... and Hockey: The Story of Eric Molson, a business biography of her father-in-law and past chairman of Molson Coors Beverage Company. Helen also lectures at institutions such as the MIT Sloan of Management and the ICD-Rotman Directors Education Program. Starting as a corporate commercial lawyer 30 years ago, Helen transitioned to management consulting and later assumed leadership roles within organizations such as Bombardier and the McGill University Health Center. She now uses her experience to help coaching clients maximize their impact and reach their goals. Helen holds Civil and Common Law degrees from McGill University, a Masters in Law from Université de Paris II, and a Masters in Public Health from Harvard University. Her community involvement focuses on health education.

Hélène BROUSSEAU

Job Titles:
  • Assistant
  • Librarian

Isabel Dunnigan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Associate Vice - President, Professional Education and Valorisation Du Français

Jacqueline Magnan

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant to the President ( Agenda )

Janet Corrigan

Job Titles:
  • Assistant
  • Assistant De Département Et De Voyage

Jared Wiercinski

Job Titles:
  • Interim Associate University Librarian, Planning & Community Relations
  • Senior Librarian

Jasia STUART

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Digital Capabilities

Jessica King

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator, Beat the Odds Internship Program

Jim HARRIS

Job Titles:
  • Systems Analyst

Jo-Ann Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant to the President ( Correspondence )

John LATOUR

Job Titles:
  • Associate Librarian / Teaching & Research Librarian - Fine Arts

John Molson

Job Titles:
  • Executive Centre

Johnson, Jo-Ann

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant to the President /

Joshua CHALIFOUR

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Librarian

Julia Rafferty

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Coordinator, Experiential Learning

Karan Singh

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Secretary - General

Karelis, Denise

Job Titles:
  • Director of Administration /

Karen JENSEN

Job Titles:
  • Associate Librarian / Head, Cataloguing and Collection Maintenance

Katharine HALL

Job Titles:
  • Associate Librarian / Biology and Health, Kinesiology & Applied Physiology Subject Librarian

Kathleen BOTTER

Job Titles:
  • Senior Librarian

Kris CATALDI

Job Titles:
  • Systems Support Analyst

Krista ALEXANDER

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Librarian

Krzysiek Kmiecik


Krzysztof Kmiecik

Job Titles:
  • Facilities Assistant

Kumiko VÉZINA

Job Titles:
  • Senior Librarian

Larry DECK

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Librarian

Laura Ivan

Job Titles:
  • Associate Librarian / Head, Information Services
  • Information Services

Laurent EVRIN

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Information Systems & Technology

Lina Guerra

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Office of the University Librarian

Lisa-Marie Breton-Lebreux

Job Titles:
  • Le Gym Coordinator

Lorraine Donald

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator, Experiential Learning

Lyne Bouret

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Associate Vice - President Finance and University Controller

Magnan, Jacqueline

Job Titles:
  • Executive Asst to President /

Marc Gauthier

Job Titles:
  • University Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer / Treasury and Investments

Mariah St. Germain

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator, Indigenous Student Success
Mariah St. Germain is Métis from Métis Nation of Alberta Region 4, Treaty 6 Territory. She is a Concordia alumna and completed her Masters of Arts in Creative Arts Therapies in 2015. In her new role, Mariah is responsible for supporting Indigenous students through advising. Her duties include working closely with students one-on-one for academic support, academic accommodations, and aiding with funding, scholarship, bursary, and other award opportunities. Additionally, she is also responsible for delivering academic workshops and events to aide in student success. Mariah is eager to connect with our Indigenous students to build relationship and help them achieve their version of success at Concordia.

Marie-Claude Lavoie

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice - President, Facilities Management

Mattew Lawton


Matthew Lawton

Job Titles:
  • Community Programs

Maude Lecourt

Job Titles:
  • Senior Lead, Cities and Partnerships

Megan Fitzgibbons

Job Titles:
  • Acting Associate University Librarian, Teaching and Learning

Melissa RIVOSECCHI

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Librarian

Meredith GIFFIN

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Librarian

Michael Di Grappa

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Vice - President, Services and Sustainability

Michael GROENENDYK

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Librarian

Michelle Dodds

Job Titles:
  • Manager
  • Chef - Loisirs Sur Les Campus

Michelle LAKE

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Librarian

Monica Mulrennan

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice - President Research, Development and Outreach

Mourad Debbabi

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Dean, Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science

Nadia Hardy

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Provost and Vice - Provost, Enrolment and Student Experience

Natalia DIAZ

Job Titles:
  • Assistant
  • Librarian

NouLa Black

Job Titles:
  • Student Centre

Pamela CARSON

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Librarian

Pascal Lebel

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, Government Relations

Pascale Sicotte

Job Titles:
  • Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science

Pat Riva

Job Titles:
  • Associate University Librarian, Collection Services
  • Senior Librarian / Associate University Librarian, Collection Services

Paul Blouin

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Budget & Facilities

Paul Chesser

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Vice - President, University Advancement

Philippe Beauregard - CCO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Communications Officer
  • Member of the Leadership Team

Philippe Delisle

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Associate Vice - President, IITS / Chief Information Officer

Rajiv Johal

Job Titles:
  • Associate Librarian / Associate University Librarian, Research & Graduate Studies
  • Associate University Librarian, Research & Graduate Studies

Sandra Gabriele

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team

Sandra MARGOLIAN

Job Titles:
  • Public Art Lead

Sarah LAKE

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Librarian

Savannah Matteini-Gabriel

Job Titles:
  • Indigenous Student Engagement Coordinator
Savannah is Kanien'kehá:ka from Kanesatake. She recently graduated from Concordia with a Bachelor of Arts in First Peoples Studies. In her new role, she is responsible for programming that promotes cultural, social, and spiritual wellbeing in the Otsenhákta Student Centre. She is also working on the development of a brand new Elder-in-Residence program for the OSC. In addition, she works alongside the Office of Indigenous Directions to plan and promote university-wide special events. Should you have any ideas on what you'd like to see in the OSC, Savannah is the person to contact.

Sebastian Bob

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator, Indigenous Student Success
Sebastian Bob is Tahltan, Tlingit and Carrier nations of Northwest British Columbia. Raised on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples in Vancouver, BC, Sebastian's Tahltan name, "Speaks the Word," reflects his dedication to uplifting Indigenous communities and inspiring students to pursue their goals. A recent Concordia graduate with distinction in Communication Studies and First Peoples Studies, he brings valuable knowledge and firsthand experience of student life at Concordia to assist and guide Indigenous students. In his role, Sebastian is responsible for providing academic support, guidance on scholarships, bursaries, and funding opportunities, and fostering community engagement. Sebastian is passionate about working one-on-one with Indigenous students to help them navigate challenges, access academic accommodations, and achieve their goals. He is committed to building relationships that support Indigenous students in finding their path to success at Concordia.

Susie BREIER

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Librarian

Tim Evans

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Vice - President, Research, Innovation and Impact

Tomasz NEUGEBAUER

Job Titles:
  • Senior Librarian / Digital Projects & Systems Development Librarian

Véronique Pepin

Job Titles:
  • Interim Dean, School of Health

William Cheaib

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Chief of Staff and Associate Vice - President, International

Éthel GAMACHE

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Librarian