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Recruitment Committee Members

Structural diagram of the recruitment committee organization

View the SCSR Terms of Reference for more information on each recruitment committee.


Standing Committee on Student Recruitment (SCSR)
  • Chair: Melissa Melo (Toronto Metropolitan University)
  • Past Chair: Melissa Melo (Toronto Metropolitan University)
  • Vice-Chair: Sarah Marinelli (Nipissing University)
  • Secretary: Armaan Dattani (Waterloo – St. Jerome’s)
  • OUF-SC Chair (ex-officio): Jessica Chauhan (University of Ottawa)
  • DC-SC Chair: Steffen Reinhart (University of Toronto – St. George)
  • OUInfo-EB Chair (ex-officio): Matt Melnyk (Brock University)
  • Member-at-Large, OUGD-WG Chair: Jessica Barrick (University of Windsor)
  • Member-at-Large, OUIS-WG Chair: Joshua Craig (University of Toronto)
  • Member-at-Large, OURF-WG Chair: Jay Smith (University of Waterloo)
  • Member-at-Large, PD-WG Chair: Ayelen Barrios (Toronto Metropolitan University)
  • Member-at-Large: Zaa Nkweta (Trent University)
  • Member-at-Large: Marc Merizzi (Royal Military College of Canada [RMC])
  • APSIP Representatives (ex-officio, non-voting): Samantha Brand (Nipissing University), Kaite Ransom (Carleton University)
  • EORC Representative (ex-officio, non-voting): Armaan Dattani (Waterloo – St. Jerome’s), Stenley Philippe (Carleton University)
  • OUAC Representative (ex-officio, non-voting): Deanna Underwood

Committee members may email the SCSR distribution list.

Ontario Universities’ Fair Steering Committee (OUF-SC)
  • Chair: Jessica Chauhan (University of Ottawa)
  • Past Chair: Craig Chipps (Wilfrid Laurier University)
  • Vice-Chair: Flloyd Noronha (University of Toronto – St. George)
  • Member-at-Large and DC-SC Representative: Charlotte Cougle (Lakehead University)
  • OURA Representatives: Geraldine Jones (Brock University), Lisa Latif (University of Guelph)
  • OUAC Representatives: Alison Holman, Catherine Brunskill, Deanna Underwood, Mikayla Keller, Heather Lane (OUAC/COU)

Committee members may email the OUF-SC distribution list.

Ontario Universities’ Guidance Dialogues Working Group (OUGD-WG)
  • Chair: Jessica Barrick (University of Windsor)
  • Member-at-Large and DC-SC Representative: Iliana Moronta Napoles (Western University)
  • Member-at-Large: Samantha Sobolewski (Toronto Metropolitan University)
  • OUAC Representative: Catherine Brunskill
Ontario Universities’ Info Editorial Board (OUInfo-EB)
  • Chair: Matt Melnyk (Brock University)
  • GCSR and DC-SC Representative: Allie Bear (Wilfrid Laurier University)
  • OUAC Representatives: Deanna Underwood, Lois Ferguson, Elyse Kay
  • OSCA Representative: Lisa Butera-Fracassi
  • OSCA Representative: Charmaine D’Souza
  • OUCA Representative: Christopher Brunskill (Wilfrid Laurier University)
  • OURA Representative: Geraldine Jones (Brock University)
  • RGAE Representative: Darren Thomas (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Ontario Universities’ Information Sessions Working Group (OUIS-WG)
  • Chair: Joshua Craig (University of Toronto)
  • Member-at-Large: Natalia Kristof (University of Guelph)
  • GCSR and DC-SC Representative: Vacant
  • OUAC Representative: Mikayla Keller
Ontario Universities’ Regional Fairs Working Group (OURF-WG)
  • Chair: Jay Smith (University of Waterloo)
  • Vice Chair: Ayelen Barrios (Toronto Metropolitan University)
  • Northwestern Ontario Coordinators: Libby Alger (University of Ottawa), Meghan Thomson (Nipissing University)
  • Northeastern Ontario Coordinators: Ayelen Barrios (Toronto Metropolitan University), Daniel Goulard (Nipissing University)
  • Central Eastern Ontario Coordinators: Emma Dorval (Western University), Wendy Zhou (Wilfrid Laurier University)
  • Ottawa and Eastern Ontario Coordinators: Caitlind Anderson (Carleton University), Tyler Hall (Wilfrid Laurier University), Hailey O’Connor (University of Ottawa)
  • Southwestern Ontario Coordinators: Ife Oluwole (University of Guelph), Sarah Verburg (University of Waterloo)
  • DC-SC Representative: Wendy Zhou (Wilfrid Laurier University)
  • OUAC Representative: Catherine Brunskill
Professional Development Working Group (PD-WG)
  • Chair: Ayelen Barrios (Toronto Metropolitan University)
  • GCSR Representatives:
    • Chloe Armstrong (Trent University)
    • Emma Dorval (Western University)
    • Evan Gomes (Nipissing University)
    • Jonathan Spears (University of Toronto, Mississauga)
    • Yvonne Yang (University of Toronto, Mississauga)
  • OUAC Representative: Deanna Underwood (Secondary: Carla White)
Data Collection Steering Committee (DC-SC)
  • Chair: Steffen Reinhart (University of Toronto – St. George)
  • Member-at-Large, OUF-SC: Charlotte Cougle (Lakehead University)
  • Member-at-Large, OUGD-WG: Iliana Moronta Napoles (Western University)
  • Member-at-Large, OUIS-WG: Vacant
  • Member-at-Large, OURF-WG: Wendy Zhou (Wilfrid Laurier University)
  • Member-at-Large, OUInfo and Web: Allie Bear (Wilfrid Laurier University)
  • OUAC Representatives: Deanna Underwood, Mikayla Keller

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