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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
vanacker@uoguelph.ca [2]
519-824-4120, Ext. 52285
Erin Levesque
Administrative Assistant 

elevesqu@uoguelph.ca [3]
519-824-4120, Ext. 56211

  • Appointment booking with the Dean
  • General inquiries
  • Johnston Hall Boardroom booking

Matthew Lawrie (On leave)
Manager, Finance and Administration

Contact Tina Goebel tgoebel@uoguelph.ca [4]

 

Tina Goebel
Associate Director,
Finance and Operations
tgoebel@uoguelph.ca [4]
519-824-4120, Ext. 56724
  • Finance, human resources and operations
  • Statistical information requests
Chris Lee
Acting Manager, Information Technology Services
cmlee@uoguelph.ca [5]
(519) 824-4120 ext. 54738
 
Abdul Kusebati
IT Services Technician
akusebat@uoguelph.ca [6]  
OAC Student Awards oacaward@uoguelph.ca [7]
  • Scholarship and bursary inquiries

Academic

Name/Position Contact Details Sample Inquiries
Prof. Jon Warland
Associate Dean, Academic
jwarland@uoguelph.ca [8] 
519-824-4120, Ext. 56374
  • Academic misconduct process management
  • Program curriculum oversight

Prof. Renee Bergeron 
Assistant Dean, Academic 

oac_ada@uoguelph.ca [9]  

Rebecca Hodges
Manager, Academic Programs

hodgesr@uoguelph.ca [10] 
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 [9]
519-824-4120, Ext. 52681
  • Appointment booking for Associate Dean, Academic
  • Program committee support
  • Institutional Quality Assurance Process (IQAP) coordination
Melinda Vanryn
Program Counsellor
mavanryn@uoguelph.ca [11]
519-824-4120, Ext. 54549
  • Academic support for
    • Bachelor of Bio-Resource Management
    • Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
    • Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
  • “Why or when should I see a program [12]counsellor [12]?” [12]
Carie Devitt
Program Counsellor

B.Sc.(Env.) support:
bscenvpc@uoguelph.ca [13]
D.T.M support:
dtmpc@uoguelph.ca [14]
BIESP support:
biesp@uoguelph.ca [15]
519-824-4120, Ext. 58475

  • Academic support for:
    • Bachelor of Indigenous Environmental Science & Practice
    • Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences
    • Associate Diploma in Turfgrass Management
  • “Why or when should I see a program  [12]counsellor [12]?” [12]
Program Counsellors’ Assistant
 

oac.pco@uoguelph.ca [16]
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 [9]
  • Flexible Internship in Agri-Food [17]
  • Flexible Environmental Internship [18]
  • Hiring and recruitment of OAC students
For Ridgetown Campus associate diploma and certificiate inquiries, please visit the Ridgetown Campus website [19].

Research and Graduate Studies

Name/Position Contact Details Sample Inquiries
Prof. Rebecca Hallett
Associate Dean, Research and
Graduate Studies

rhallett@uoguelph.ca [20] 
519-824-4120, Ext. 54488

 

 

oac.adrgs.admin@uoguelph.ca [21]

  • Faculty research support
  • Graduate recruitment and scholarship support
  • Graduate program support
     
  • Appointment booking for Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies

Prof. Emmanuelle Arnaud
Assistant Dean, Graduate Programs

earnaud@uoguelph.ca [22]
519-824-4120, Ext. 58087
  • Graduate program development

Bronwyn Korb
Projects Coordinator

bkorb@uoguelph.ca [23]  
Rhonda Alger
Manager, Research Programs
ralger@uoguelph.ca [24]
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 [25] 
519-824-4120, Ext. 52101
  • Graduate recruitment and program support
  • Graduate program marketing
  • Graduate student support
Amir Bazrgar
Statistics Consultant

oacstats@uoguelph.ca [26]
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 
Associate Dean, External Relations
jcranfie@uoguelph.ca [27]
519-824-4120, Ext. 53708
  • Alumni, government and partner engagement 

Lauren Schurman
Administrative Assistant to the Associate Dean, External Relations

lschurma@uoguelph.ca [28]
519-824-4120, Ext. 52284
  • Appointment booking for Associate Dean, External Relations
  • Scholarship and bursary inquiries
Stephanie Craig
Communications Manager
scraig02@uoguelph.ca [29]
519-824-4120, Ext. 56832
  • Communication and media inquiries
  • AODA advice
  • Graphic design requests and approvals

Jordan Terpstra
Communications and Events Coordinator

jterpstr@uoguelph.ca [30]
519-824-4120, Ext. 53348
  • Website updates and support
  • Social media promotion and advice
  • Event coordination and promotion
  • Banner requests 

Student Liaison Program

Name/Position Contact Details Sample Inquiries
Carleigh Johnston
OAC Liaison Manager
oacliasn@uoguelph.ca [31] 
519-824-4120, Ext. 56812
  • Undergraduate degree and diploma recruitment
  • Professional development for secondary school educators
  • External event requests
  • Undergraduate promo materials requests
Christine Wilkinson
Liaison Officer

oacoffcr@uoguelph.ca [32]
519-824-4120, Ext. 58359

  • Undergraduate degree and diploma recruitment
  • High school tours and visits
  • External event requests

Annia Lewis
Liaison Intern

 liaision.intern@uoguelph.ca [33]  

Alumni Affairs and Development

Name/Position Contact Details Sample Inquiries
Morag Stewart
Director of Advancement, OAC
moragst@uoguelph.ca [34]
519-824-4120, Ext. 56236
  • Annual, major, principal and planned gift fundraising
  • Alumni engagement 
Paul Klosler
Senior Development Manager, OAC
pklosler@uoguelph.ca [35]
519-824-4120, Ext. 58652
  • Alumni and corporate partner relationships
  • Donor inquiries and support

Melissa Woo
Senior Advancement Manager, OAC

melwoo@uoguelph.ca [36]
226-820-3401
  • Annual giving
  • Donor inquiries and support
Shannon Fawns 
Development Manager, Major Gifts, OAC
fawnss@uoguelph.ca [37]
519-824-4120, Ext. 53627
  • Alumni and corporate partner relationships
  • Donor inquiries and support

Leah Serafini
Stewardship and Engagement Manager, OAC

serafinl@uoguelph.ca [38]
  • Donor support and engagement
  • Donor stewardship reporting and requests
Cassandra Barden
Engagement Officer, OAC
cbarden@uoguelph.ca [39]
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
https://www.ridgetownc.com/about/contactus.cfm [19]

Key Contacts

Name/Position Contact Details Sample Inquiries
Brett Shepherd
Director
brett.shepherd@uoguelph.ca [40]
519-674-1500, Ext. 56812

 

Joanne Gervais
Executive Assistant to the Director

gervaisj@uoguelph.ca [41]
519-674-1500, Ext. 63545

  • Appointment booking with the Director
  • General inquiries
View the Ridgetown Campus website contact listing [19].

You can also search the University of Guelph's Email & Telephone Directory [42].

About

The Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) of the University of Guelph is internationally renowned for its research, teaching and knowledge extension. Our community has a strong sense of shared purpose: To Improve Life by inspiring leaders, generating knowledge and creating innovative solutions for food, agriculture, communities and the environment.

Land Acknowledgement.

Ontario Agricultural College
University of Guelph
50 Stone Road East
Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1
519-824-4120

Academic Units

  • Department of Animal Biosciences
  • Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics
  • Department of Food Science
  • School of Environmental Design and Rural Development
  • School of Environmental Sciences
  • Department of Plant Agriculture

Campuses

  • Guelph
  • Ridgetown

Centres and Institutes

  • The Arboretum
  • Aquaculture Centre
  • Bioproducts Discovery and Development Centre
  • Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare
  • Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety
  • Centre for Agricultural Renewable Energy and Sustainability
  • Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock
  • Controlled Environment Systems Research Facility
  • Dairy at Guelph
  • Gosling Research Institute for Plant Preservation
  • Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming
  • Guelph Turfgrass Institute
  • Honey Bee Research Centre
  • Institute for the Advanced Study of Food and Agricultural Policy

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

Links
[1] mailto:oacinfo@uoguelph.ca [2] mailto:vanacker@uoguelph.ca [3] mailto:elevesqu@uoguelph.ca [4] mailto:tgoebel@uoguelph.ca [5] mailto:cmlee@uoguelph.ca [6] mailto:akusebat@uoguelph.ca [7] mailto:oacaward@uoguelph.ca [8] mailto:jwarland@uoguelph.ca [9] mailto:oac_ada@uoguelph.ca [10] mailto:hodgesr@uoguelph.ca [11] mailto:mavanryn@uoguelph.ca [12] https://www.uoguelph.ca/oac/current-students/program-counselling-advising/#program-cousellors [13] mailto:bscenvpc@uoguelph.ca [14] mailto:dtmpc@uoguelph.ca [15] mailto: biesp@uoguelph.ca [16] mailto:oac.pco@uoguelph.ca [17] https://www.uoguelph.ca/experientiallearning/fiaf-partner [18] https://www.uoguelph.ca/experientiallearning/fei [19] https://www.ridgetownc.com/about/contactus.cfm [20] mailto:rhallett@uoguelph.ca [21] mailto:oac.adrgs.admin@uoguelph.ca [22] mailto:earnaud@uoguelph.ca [23] mailto:bkorb@uoguelph.ca [24] mailto:ralger@uoguelph.ca [25] mailto:lewest@uoguelph.ca [26] mailto:oacstats@uoguelph.ca [27] mailto:jcranfie@uoguelph.ca [28] mailto:lschurma@uoguelph.ca [29] mailto:scraig02@uoguelph.ca [30] mailto:jterpstr@uoguelph.ca [31] mailto:oacliasn@uoguelph.ca [32] mailto:oacoffcr@uoguelph.ca [33] mailto:liaision.intern@uoguelph.ca [34] mailto:moragst@uoguelph.ca [35] mailto:pklosler@uoguelph.ca [36] mailto:melwoo@uoguelph.ca [37] mailto:fawnss@uoguelph.ca [38] mailto:serafinl@uoguelph.ca [39] mailto:cbarden@uoguelph.ca [40] mailto:brett.shepherd@uoguelph.ca [41] mailto:gervaisj@uoguelph.ca [42] http://www.uoguelph.ca/directory/