SGS Staff Directory

General Contact Information

SGS services including Admissions Support, Student Academic Services, Graduate Awards & Financial Aid, Program Completion, Health & Wellness, and Accessibility Services continue to be available through virtual appointments, email, phone and video-conferencing during regular business hours (Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). Visit our staff directory for more information.

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Office of the Dean & Vice-Provost

Joshua Barker – Dean, School of Graduate Studies and Vice-Provost, Graduate Research and Education
School of Graduate Studies
Room 207
65 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-2390 Fax: 416-946-7021
sgs.dean@utoronto.ca

Dianne Heximer – Executive Assistant to the Dean
School of Graduate Studies
Room 206
65 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-2390 Fax: 416-946-7021
sgs.dean@utoronto.ca

Brian Desrosiers-Tam – Assistant Dean
School of Graduate Studies
Room 208
65 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
416-946-3102
brian.desrosierstam@utoronto.ca

Jules Phillips – Communications Officer (away until August 30)
School of Graduate Studies
3rd floor
65 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-946-7319
jules.phillips@utoronto.ca

Gayatri Kumar – Communications Officer, Content and Writing
School of Graduate Studies
3rd floor
65 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
gayatri.kumar@utoronto.ca

Kristen Reichold – Special Projects Officer
School of Graduate Studies
3rd floor
65 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-946-3220
kristen.reichold@utoronto.ca

Linda Duong – Education Technical Specialist
School of Graduate Studies
65 St. George St.
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
416-946-5426
mslinda.duong@utoronto.ca

Victoria Bautista-Hodgson – Graduate Education Research Project Assistant
School of Graduate Studies
Room 207
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-4350
v.bautista.hodgson@utoronto.ca

Office of the Vice-Deans

Vina Goghari– Vice-Dean, Research and Program Innovation
School of Graduate Studies
65 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-5986 Fax: 416-971-2327
sgs.vdeanprograms@utoronto.ca

Charmaine Williams – Vice-Dean, Students
School of Graduate Studies
65 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-5986 Fax: 416-971-2327
sgs.vdeanstudents@utoronto.ca

Angelique Plata – Executive Assistant to the Vice-Deans
School of Graduate Studies
65 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-2384 Fax: 416-971-2327
sgs.vdeanea@utoronto.ca

Kelly Crawford – Assistant to the Vice-Deans
School of Graduate Studies
65 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-5986 Fax: 416-971-2327
sgs.vicedeanassistant@utoronto.ca

Student Academic Services

Josie Lalonde – Director, Student Academic Services
School of Graduate Studies
Room 203
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-946-3234 
josie.lalonde@utoronto.ca

Victoria Hurlihey – Manager, Front-line Student Academic Services
School of Graduate Studies
Room 101B
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-4592
victoria.hurlihey@utoronto.ca

Ed Baluyut – Graduate Unit Advisory Services Representative
School of Graduate Studies
Room 207
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-2657
ed.baluyut@utoronto.ca

Sadiq Motani – Front-line Assistant 
School of Graduate Studies
Room 101
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-6614 
sadiq.motani@utoronto.ca

Pat Singh – Student Services Advisor, Division 1 – Humanities
School of Graduate Studies
Room 102
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-8791
pat.singh@utoronto.ca

Leslie Salituro – Student Services Advisor, Division 2 – Social Sciences
School of Graduate Studies
Room 102
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-4547
l.salituro@utoronto.ca

Joan Lewis – Student Services Advisor, Division 3 – Physical Sciences
School of Graduate Studies
Room 102
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-2235 
j.lewis@utoronto.ca

Jong Mi Sze – Student Services Advisor, Division 4 – Life Sciences
School of Graduate Studies
Room 102
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-2665 
jong.sze@utoronto.ca

Student Systems

Sofia Joot – Systems Support Representative and Team Lead
School of Graduate Studies
Room 207
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-4435
sofia.joot@utoronto.ca

Lia Ferrari – Systems Support Representative
School of Graduate Studies
Room 207
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
sgs.support@utoronto.ca

Graduate Awards & Financial Aid

Laura Stathopoulos – Director, Graduate Awards and Financial Aid
School of Graduate Studies
Room 213
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-8576
laura.stathopoulos@utoronto.ca

Fong Di Caterina – Manager, Graduate Awards Office
School of Graduate Studies
Room 214
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-2150
fong.dicaterina@utoronto.ca

Olivera Joksimovic – Graduate Awards Officer
School of Graduate Studies
Room 201
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-946-0808 
o.joksimovic@utoronto.ca

Pascal Papathanasakis – Graduate Awards Officer, Federal
School of Graduate Studies
Room 205
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-8260 
p.papathanasakis@utoronto.ca

Tara Lock – Graduate Awards Officer, Internal
School of Graduate Studies
Room 205
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-2386
tara.lock@utoronto.ca

Stacey Kwan – Graduate Awards Officer, Provincial
School of Graduate Studies
Room 205
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-2205
staceym.kwan@utoronto.ca

Virginie Kobayashi – Graduate Financial Advisor
School of Graduate Studies
Room 101
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto
M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-2839
sgs.financial.assistance@utoronto.ca

Olga Paladi – Acting, Coordinator, Student Support and Financial Aid
School of Graduate Studies
Room 212
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-6390
olga.paladi@utoronto.ca

Alice Brummell – Coordinator, Student Support and Financial Aid (on leave)
School of Graduate Studies
Room 212
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-6390 
alice.brummell@utoronto.ca

Simon Swain – Administration Assistant, Graduate Awards
School of Graduate Studies
simon.swain@utoronto.ca

Graduate Program Completion Office

Lisa Haley – Senior Advisor & Manager, Program Completion and Postdoctoral Services
School of Graduate Studies
Room 202
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-2780
l.haley@utoronto.ca

Sharlene Gaithuma – Program Completion Officer, Doctoral
Room 104
School of Graduate Studies
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-5258
sgs.doctoral@utoronto.ca

Audrey Fong – Program Completion Officer, Master’s
School of Graduate Studies
Room 104
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-2377
sgs.masters@utoronto.ca

Recruitment, Admissions, and International Student Support

Hasmik Sargsyan – Manager, Recruitment and Admissions
School of Graduate Studies
Room 310
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-4101
hasmik.sargsyan@utoronto.ca

Rory McKeown – Admissions and International Student Advisor
School of Graduate Studies
Room 211
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-7756 
sgs.international@utoronto.ca

Minerva Jaimes – Admissions and International Student Advisor
School of Graduate Studies
Room 211
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-946-3428
sgs.international@utoronto.ca

Olga Paladi – Admissions Assistant (on secondment)
School of Graduate Studies
Room 101
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-946-3427 
admissions.sgs@utoronto.ca

Wanda Thorne – Admissions Assistant, Student Services
School of Graduate Studies
Room 101
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-946-3427 
wanda.thorne@utoronto.ca

Postdoctoral Fellows Office

Lisa Haley – Senior Advisor & Manager, Program Completion and Postdoctoral Services
School of Graduate Studies
Room 202
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-2780
l.haley@utoronto.ca

Sarah Pickering – Postdoctoral Administrative Officer
School of Graduate Studies
Room 201
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-946-5254
sgs.postdoc@utoronto.ca

Graduate Professional Development

Liam O’Leary – Graduate Programming Coordinator
School of Graduate Studies
Grad Room
66 Harbord Street
University of Toronto M5S 1A1
Tel: 416-946-3497 Fax: 416-946-0831
liam.oleary@utoronto.ca

Graduate Centre for Academic Communication 

Jane Freeman – Director, GCAC
Graduate Centre for Academic Communication
School of Graduate Studies
McMurrich Building
12 Queen’s Park Crescent West, MR 101
University of Toronto M5S 1S8
Tel: 416-946-7314
jane.freeman@utoronto.ca

Rachael Cayley – Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
Graduate Centre for Academic Communication
School of Graduate Studies
McMurrich Building
12 Queen’s Park Crescent West, MR 109A
University of Toronto M5S 1S8
Tel: 416-946-0645 
rachael.cayley@utoronto.ca

Peter Grav – Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
Graduate Centre for Academic Communication
School of Graduate Studies
McMurrich Building
12 Queen’s Park Crescent West, MR 109B
University of Toronto M5S 1S8
Tel: 416-946-7558
peter.grav@utoronto.ca

Lauren Pais – Administrative Assistant
Graduate Centre for Academic Communication
School of Graduate Studies
McMurrich Building
12 Queen’s Park Crescent West, MR 101A
University of Toronto M5S 1S8
Tel: 416-946-7485 
sgs.gcac@utoronto.ca

Centre for Graduate Mentorship and Supervision

Caroline Rabbat – Director
Centre for Graduate Mentorship and Supervision
Tel: TBD
caroline.rabbat@utoronto.ca

Lisa Haley – Associate Director (July 1, 2021)
Centre for Graduate Mentorship and Supervision
Tel: 416-978-2780
l.haley@utoronto.ca

Business & Operations

Evelyn Szeto – Business Services Officer
School of Graduate Studies
Room 309
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-3529 Fax: 416-978-1868
evelyn.szeto@utoronto.ca

Maria Fuoco – Administrative Assistant
School of Graduate Studies
Room 301
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-946-3193 Fax: 416-978-1868
maria.fuoco@utoronto.ca

Anastasia Katsikaris – Business Service Assistant
School of Graduate Studies
Room 301
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-946-3420 Fax: 416-978-1868
a.katsikaris@utoronto.ca

Jerry Seto – Financial Assistant
School of Graduate Studies
Room 301
63 St. George Street
University of Toronto M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-2128 Fax: 416-978-1868
jerry.seto@utoronto.ca