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Contact the OAC Dean's Office

OAC Dean's Office

Johnston Hall, University of Guelph
50 Stone Road East
Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
oacinfo@uoguelph.ca [1]

Name/Position Contact Details Sample Inquiries
Prof. Rene Van Acker
Dean (on secondment)		 vanacker@uoguelph.ca [2]
Prof. John Cranfield
Acting Dean		 jcranfie@uoguelph.ca [3]
519-824-4120, Ext. 52285
Erin Levesque
Administrative Assistant 

elevesqu@uoguelph.ca [4]
519-824-4120, Ext. 56211
  • Appointment booking with the Dean
  • General inquiries
  • Johnston Hall Boardroom booking

Matthew Lawrie
Manager, Finance and Administration

 lawrie@uoguelph.ca [5]

 
Yolanda Yu
Associate Director,
Finance and Operations		 yolanday@uoguelph.ca [6]
519-824-4120, Ext. 52900
  • Finance, human resources and operations
  • Statistical information requests
Ann Cesar
Senior Manager, Information Technology Services

anncesar@uoguelph.ca [7]
519-824-4120, Ext. 54738

  
Abdul Kusebati
IT Services Technician		 akusebat@uoguelph.ca [8]  
OAC Student Awards oacaward@uoguelph.ca [9]
  • Scholarship and bursary inquiries

Academic

Name/Position Contact Details Sample Inquiries
Prof. Jon Warland
Associate Dean, Academic		 [10] 
519-824-4120, Ext. 56374
  • Academic misconduct process management
  • Program curriculum oversight

Prof. Renee Bergeron 
Assistant Dean, Academic 

 oac_ada@uoguelph.ca [11]  

Rebecca Hodges
Manager, Academic Programs

hodgesr@uoguelph.ca [12] 
519-824-4120, Ext. 58862
  • New/proposed undergraduate degree and diploma planning
  • Quality assurance reporting
  • Faculty academic training
Nick Le
Academic Assistant to the Associate Dean, Academic		 oac_ada@uoguelph.ca [11]
519-824-4120, Ext. 52681
  • Appointment booking for Associate Dean, Academic
  • Program committee support
  • Academic misconduct administrative support
Melinda Vanryn
Program Counsellor		 mavanryn@uoguelph.ca [13]
519-824-4120, Ext. 54549
Carie Devitt
Program Counsellor

B.Sc.(Env.) support:
bscenvpc@uoguelph.ca [15]
D.T.M support:
dtmpc@uoguelph.ca [16]
BIESP support:
biesp@uoguelph.ca [17]
519-824-4120, Ext. 58475
Liz Edmunds
Program Counsellors’ Assistant
 

oac.pco@uoguelph.ca [18]
519-824-4120, Ext. 54800
  • Appointment booking with program counsellors
  • Info on campus services and academic policy
Boris Martin
Experiential Learning Partnership and Educational Developer		 boris@uoguelph.ca [11]
For Ridgetown Campus associate diploma and certificiate inquiries, please visit the Ridgetown Campus website [21].

Research and Graduate Studies

Name/Position Contact Details Sample Inquiries
Prof. Eric Lyons
Acting Associate Dean, Research and
Graduate Studies

elyons@uoguelph.ca  [22]
519-824-4120, Ext. 54488

 

 

oac.adrgs.admin@uoguelph.ca [23]
  • Faculty research support
  • Graduate recruitment and scholarship support
  • Graduate program support
     
  • Appointment booking for Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies
Prof. Rebecca Hallett
Associate Dean, Research and
Graduate Studies		 On admistrative leave. Please contact Eric Lyons.  

Prof. Emmanuelle Arnaud
Assistant Dean, Graduate Programs

 earnaud@uoguelph.ca [24]
519-824-4120, Ext. 58087
  • Graduate program development

Aimee Caldwell 
Research and Graduate Officer

 acaldw07@uoguelph.ca [25]  
Rhonda Alger
Manager, Research Programs		 ralger@uoguelph.ca [26]
519-824-4120, Ext. 52247
  • Research funding opportunities and support
  • OR5 review, approval and submission
Leigh West
Manager, Graduate Recruitment and Programs		 lewest@uoguelph.ca [27] 
519-824-4120, Ext. 52101
  • Graduate recruitment and program support
  • Graduate program marketing
  • Graduate student support
Amir Bazrgar
Statistics Consultant

oacstats@uoguelph.ca [28]
647-281-4943
  • Statistics support for students, staff & faculty
  • Statistics workshop delivery
  • One-on-one statistics consulting

External Relations

Name/Position Contact Details Sample Inquiries
Prof. John Cranfield 
(Currently Acting Dean, OAC)
Associate Dean, External Relations 		 jcranfie@uoguelph.ca [3]
519-824-4120, Ext. 53708
  • Alumni, government and partner engagement 

Mahaela Wagner
Awards and External Relations Officer

 hwagner@uoguelph.ca [29]
519-824-4120, Ext. 52284
  • Appointment booking for Associate Dean, External Relations
  • Scholarship and bursary inquiries

Jordan Terpstra
Projects Coordinator, OAC 150th Anniversary 

 jterpstr@uoguelph.ca [30]
226-332-3946
Scott Carter
Senior Manager, Communications and Marketing		 scarte09@uoguelph.ca [32]
  • Marketing, brand and communications
  • Media inquiries
  • AODA advice
  • Website updates
  • Graphic design requests and approvals

Farhad Omarzad,
Digital Marketing Specialist
 

 fomarzad@uoguelph.ca [33]
  • Website updates and support
  • Social media promotion and advice
  • Content creation for digital channels

Student Liaison Program

Name/Position Contact Details Sample Inquiries
Christine Wilkinson
OAC Liaison Manager		 oacliasn@uoguelph.ca [34] 
519-824-4120, Ext. 56812
  • Undergraduate degree and diploma recruitment
  • Professional development for secondary school educators
  • External event requests
  • Undergraduate promo materials requests
Rachel Chater
OAC Liaison Officer

oacoffcr@uoguelph.ca [35]
519-824-4120, Ext. 58359
  • Undergraduate degree and diploma recruitment
  • High school tours and visits
  • External event requests

Alumni Affairs and Development

Name/Position Contact Details Sample Inquiries
Morag Stewart
Director of Advancement, OAC		 moragst@uoguelph.ca [36]
519-824-4120, Ext. 56236
  • Annual, major, principal and planned gift fundraising
  • Alumni engagement 
Paul Klosler
Senior Development Manager, OAC		 pklosler@uoguelph.ca [37]
519-824-4120, Ext. 58652
  • Alumni and corporate partner relationships
  • Donor inquiries and support

Taline Artinian
Senior Advancement Manager, OAC

 artinian@uoguelph.ca [38]
519-824-4120 Ext. 56842
  • Annual giving
  • Donor inquiries and support
Shannon Fawns 
Development Manager, Major Gifts, OAC		 fawnss@uoguelph.ca [39]
519-824-4120, Ext. 53627
  • Alumni and corporate partner relationships
  • Donor inquiries and support

Leah Serafini
Stewardship and Engagement Manager, OAC

 serafinl@uoguelph.ca [40]
  • Donor support and engagement
  • Donor stewardship reporting and requests
Cassandra Barden
Engagement Officer, OAC		 cbarden@uoguelph.ca [41]
519-824-4120, Ext. 58740
  • Alumni, donor and corporate partner relationships and support
  • Alumni events coordination
  • Class projects and reunions support

Ridgetown Campus

120 Main Street East
Ridgetown, Ontario N0P 2C0
Contact Ridgetown Campus [42]

Key Contacts

Name/Position Contact Details Sample Inquiries
Brett Shepherd
Director		 brett.shepherd@uoguelph.ca [43]
519-674-1500, Ext. 56812

 
Melanie Charbonneau
Executive Assistant to the Director

mcharb07@uoguelph.ca [44]
519-674-1500, Ext. 63514
  • Appointment booking with the Director
  • General inquiries
View the Ridgetown Campus website contact listing [21].

You can also search the University of Guelph's Email & Telephone Directory [45].

Source URL:https://www.uoguelph.ca/oac/about-oac/contact-oac

Links
[1] mailto:oacinfo@uoguelph.ca [2] mailto:vanacker@uoguelph.ca [3] mailto:jcranfie@uoguelph.ca [4] mailto:elevesqu@uoguelph.ca [5] mailto:lawrie@uoguelph.ca [6] mailto:yolanday@uoguelph.ca [7] mailto:anncesar@uoguelph.ca [8] mailto:akusebat@uoguelph.ca [9] mailto:oacaward@uoguelph.ca [10] mailto:jwarland@uoguelph.ca [11] mailto:oac_ada@uoguelph.ca [12] mailto:hodgesr@uoguelph.ca [13] mailto:mavanryn@uoguelph.ca [14] https://www.uoguelph.ca/oac/current-students/program-counselling-advising/#program-cousellors [15] mailto:bscenvpc@uoguelph.ca [16] mailto:dtmpc@uoguelph.ca [17] mailto: biesp@uoguelph.ca [18] mailto:oac.pco@uoguelph.ca [19] https://www.uoguelph.ca/experientiallearning/fiaf-partner [20] https://www.uoguelph.ca/experientiallearning/fei [21] https://www.ridgetownc.com/about/contactus.cfm [22] http://elyons@uoguelph.ca [23] mailto:oac.adrgs.admin@uoguelph.ca [24] mailto:earnaud@uoguelph.ca [25] mailto:acaldw07@uoguelph.ca [26] mailto:ralger@uoguelph.ca [27] mailto:lewest@uoguelph.ca [28] mailto:oacstats@uoguelph.ca [29] http://hwagner@uoguelph.ca [30] mailto:jterpstr@uoguelph.ca [31] https://www.uoguelph.ca/oac150/ [32] http://scarte09@uoguelph.ca [33] mailto:fomarzad@uoguelph.ca [34] mailto:oacliasn@uoguelph.ca [35] mailto:oacoffcr@uoguelph.ca [36] mailto:moragst@uoguelph.ca [37] mailto:pklosler@uoguelph.ca [38] mailto:artinian@uoguelph.ca [39] mailto:fawnss@uoguelph.ca [40] mailto:serafinl@uoguelph.ca [41] mailto:cbarden@uoguelph.ca [42] https://www.ridgetownc.com/about/contactus/ [43] mailto:brett.shepherd@uoguelph.ca [44] mailto:mcharb07@uoguelph.ca [45] http://www.uoguelph.ca/directory/