Academic Program Areas
To reach staff by phone, dial the main number 416-979-5000 followed by their extension.
Arts
This Program Area provides courses and certificate programs in the humanities and social sciences fields of study traditionally associated with Arts faculties.
Phone: 416-979-5000 ext. 555180
Nenita Elphick
Program Director
ext. 556667
elphick@ryerson.ca
Business
This Program Area provides courses and certificate programs in business and management-related fields of study traditionally associated with Business or Commerce faculties.
Phone: 416-979-5000 ext. 555183
Jean de Sousa-Hitzler
Program Manager
ext. 554105
jdesousa@ryerson.ca
Linda Koechli
Program Director
ext. 557872
lkoechli@ryerson.ca
Communication and Design
This Program Area provides courses and certificate programs in applied arts, creative arts, and arts-related management fields of study traditionally associated with Fine Arts and Applied Arts faculties.
Phone: 416-979-5000 ext. 555180
Kimberly Carter
Interim Program Director
ext. 552782
kimberly.carter@ryerson.ca
Community Services
This Program Area provides courses and certificate programs in community health, engagement, and workplace safety fields of study traditionally associated with Community Service and Nursing faculties.
Phone: 416-979-5000 ext. 555183
Jennifer Butterly
Program Manager, Early Childhood Studies
ext. 557636
jennifer.butterly@ryerson.ca
Dalia Hanna
Program Director
ext. 552619
dhanna@ryerson.ca
Farheen Hasan
Coordinator, Experiential Learning
ext. 557491
farheen.hasan@ryerson.ca
Nicole Ineese-Nash
Aboriginal Advisor
nicole.ineesenash@ryerson.ca
Jouanna Labib
Student Affairs Coordinator, Nursing
ext. 555238
jlabib@ryerson.ca
Mona Mansour
Admin Support, Special Projects
ext. 544322
mona.mansour@ryerson.ca
Samara Newman
Program Manager
ext. 555178
samara.newman@ryerson.ca
Engineering, Architecture, and Science
This Program Area provides courses and certificate programs in the STEM field traditionally associated with the Engineering and Architectural Science Faculty and Science Faculty, as well as related fields such as big data analytics, computer security, VR and AR development, project management, robotics, coding, Internet of Things, disaster and emergency management, financial mathematics modelling, and professional healthcare development.
Phone: 416-979-5000 ext. 552665
Tamer Abdou
Assistant Program Director, Data Science
ext. 552682
tamer.abdou@ryerson.ca
Ceni Babaoglu
Assistant Program Director, Data Science
ext. 554774
cenibabaoglu@ryerson.ca
Lisa Fanjoy
Program Manager
lfanjoy@ryerson.ca
Anne-Marie Brinsmead
Program Director
ext. 552665
a2brinsm@ryerson.ca
Gateway for International Professionals
This Program Area provides specialized programs to assist internationally educated professionals integrate into the Canadian workforce and support them on their journeys in the Canadian labour market.
Katerina Belazelkoska
Program Manager, Workplace Communication in Canada
ext. 552174
katebela@ryerson.ca
Ellen Bercovitz
Field Programming Coordinator, International Social Work
ext. 557946
ebercovitz@ryerson.ca
Shafi Bhuiyan
Program Manager, International Medical Doctors
ext. 556698
shafi.bhuiyan@ryerson.ca
Juliet Dhanraj
Field Programming Coordinator, Green Economy
ext. 543402
juliet.dhanraj@ryerson.ca
Jose Garcia
Program Manager, International Middle-level Managers with Technical Background
ext. 552599
jose1.garcia@ryerson.ca
Agafya Krivova
ITMD Assistant, International Medical Doctors
agafya.krivova@ryerson.ca
Kike Kasim
Program Coordinator
kike.kasim@ryerson.ca
Mithila Orin
ITMD Assistant, International Medical Doctors
mithila.orin@ryerson.ca
Jennifer Reed
Administrative Support, International Midwifery
ext. 557681
impp@ryerson.ca
Ana Siguenza
Program Assistant, Green Economy
ext. 552713
ana.siguenza@ryerson.ca
Holliday Tyson
Program Manager, International Midwifery
ext. 557685
htyson@ryerson.ca
Tej Wadhwa
Program Manager, International Social Work
ext. 557406
tej.wadhwa@ryerson.ca
Danielle Wei
Program Assistant, Workplace Communication in Canada
ddwei@ryerson.ca
Program Support
The Program Support team provides overall coordination and support to their assigned core program area, specifically to the program directors, academic coordinators and instructors, to ensure that all of the program areas are operating efficiently within The Chang School.
Ana Abreu
Program Coordinator
ext. 555185
aabreu@ryerson.ca
Therese Alfieri
Project Coordinator
ext. 552757
therese.alfieri@ryerson.ca
Margaret Algieri
Program Coordinator
ext. 557891
malgieri@ryerson.ca
Dan Elacqua
Manager, Program Support and Logistics
dan.elaqua@ryerson.ca
Melissa Johnson
Program Coordinator
ext. 555183
m1johnso@ryerson.ca
Rose Reid
Lead Program Coordinator
ext. 555310
rosereid@ryerson.ca
Brenda Sinclair
Departmental Assistant
ext. 557873
bsinclai@ryerson.ca
Debbie Wilk
Associate Director, Academic Programs
ext. 556975
dwilk@ryerson.ca
Joan Yolleck
Program Coordinator
ext. 555180
jyolleck@ryerson.ca
Programs for 50+ and Community Engagement
This Program Area provides courses, membership-based activities, and special events and programs especially for seniors.
Phone: 416-979-5000 ext. 555103
Mena Carravetta
Program Coordinator
ext. 553850
mena.carravetta@ryerson.ca
Dalia Hanna
Interim Program Director
ext. 552619
dhanna@ryerson.ca
Vrenia Ivonoffski
Program Manager, Artistic Coordinator, Act II Studio
ext. 556297
vivonoff@ryerson.ca
Mary Vourakes
Program Manager
ext. 543491
mvourakes@ryerson.ca
Real Institute
Ryerson University’s Real Institute offers leading-edge, customized curricula for clients from not-for-profit, governmental, corporate and academic institutions with specific English language acquisition needs. Based on an experiential, holistic approach to language learning, the Real Institute specializes in designing and developing customized curricula and extra-curricular activities to meet your institutional and sectoral needs. For many of our short to mid-term programs it is also possible to incorporate academic credit courses offered by the University.
David Begg
Interim Director
ext. 553631
dbegg@ryerson.ca
Maria Casasfranco
Program Coordinator
ext. 552548
mcasasfr@ryerson.ca
Sarah Gaikwad
Manager, Administration
ext. 557520
sarah.gaikwad@ryerson.ca
Saad Iqbal
Information Technology and Facilities Coordinator
ext. 543407
saad.iqbal@ryerson.ca
Aoling Nie
Administrator
ext. 557588
anie@ryerson.ca
Lynn Lingyin Shen
Student Transition Coordinator
lingyin.shen@ryerson.ca
Courtney Oreja
Programming Manager
ext. 544474
courtney.oreja@ryerson.ca
Spanning the Gaps – Access to Post-Secondary Education
The Spanning the Gaps – Access to Post-Secondary Education department is committed to playing a role in the Greater Toronto Area community by expanding educational opportunities; building educational capacity through programs such as Bridges to Ryerson, RUN, Road to Ryerson; and through Information and Academic Advising.
Maria Asuncion
Student Success Facilitator
ext. 543544
maria.asuncion@ryerson.ca
Tiffany Chiang
Academic Facilitator
ext. 543422
tiffany.chiang@ryerson.ca
Sheena Ewan
Case Coordinator
ext. 554643
sheena.ewan@ryerson.ca
Dalia Hanna
Interim Program Director
ext. 552619
dhanna@ryerson.ca
Hirma Leon
Departmental Assistant
ext. 552291
hirma.leon@ryerson.ca
Chris Munro
Program Advisor, Veterans’ Transition to Education
ext. 554098
chris.munro@ryerson.ca
Janice Pinto
Academic and Recruitment Advisor
ext. 553011
janice.pinto@ryerson.ca
Elisa Traficante
Program Manager
ext. 557592
elisa.traficante@ryerson.ca
Teaching Support Services
The Teaching Support Services (Instructor Relations) office works with Chang School and Ryerson stakeholders to manage all aspects of an instructor’s relationship with The Chang School and Ryerson University. These include activities related to job postings, teaching contracts, orientation, communications, support services, and professional development.
Shannon Koumphol
Coordinator
ext. 557566
skoumpho@ryerson.ca
Kirsti Piironen
Coordinator
ext. 554530
piironen@ryerson.ca