Administrative Staff

SFU Burnaby Campus

8888 University Drive, Applied Sciences Building (ASB) 10700
Burnaby, BC  V5A 1S6
Tel: 778.782.4277
Fax: 778.782.3045

SFU Surrey Campus

10285 University Drive, Sustainable Energy Engineering Building (SRYE) 5118
Surrey, BC  V3T 0N1
Tel: 778.782.7572
Fax: 778.782.8116

COMPUTING SCIENCE STAFF

Administrative Staff

Senior Manager

NATALIIA GOLOVACHOVA

email: cs_manager@sfu.ca

  • Strategic, operational and program planning
  • Administrative process planning and implementation
  • Budget planning
  • Sessional instructor postings and applications

CS Academic Program Manager

DENISE STURLINI

email: cs_academic_manager@sfu.ca | cmpt_applications@sfu.ca (for TA-related assignments)

  • Changes, concerns and suggestions related to CS programs
  • Management of academic admin team
  • Liaison between CS and other internal departments on academic matters
  • CS Teaching Assistance (TA) management and assignments
  • TA related inquiries

Confidential Assistant to the Director

Linda Humeniuk

email: cssec@sfu.ca

  • Arranging meetings and signature requests for the CS director 
  • Head of reception: CS room bookings, signage and general inquiries 
  • PostDoc Applications review, aid in the coordination and planning of faculty search
  • Assistance to the Instructional Support Group (ISG)

Faculty Affairs Coordinator

Sarah Song

email: cs_faculty_affairs@sfu.ca

  • Administration and coordination of academic personnel life cycles
  • Contracts for term SFUFA faculty and other faculty appointments
  • Coordination of faculty search and new academic hires

Financial Coordinator

Ming Lee

email: cs_financial_coordinator@sfu.ca

  • Financial and Research Administration including research grants accounts
  • Financial analysis and reporting
  • Account reconciliation

CS Financial Assistant

Mary Yu

email: csfinc@sfu.ca

  • Business and travel expense claims and cash advance pre-approval 
  • RA appointments and inquiries
  • Purchasing requisitions pre-approval Research grants reconciliations, journal vouchers, tri-Council funding use guidelines 
  • C-card reconciliations

CS Financial and Administrative Assistant (Surrey)

Sophia Lee

email: cssry@sfu.ca | csrahelp@sfu.ca

  • Surrey Computing Science administrative requests
  • RA appointments and inquiries 
  • Purchase requisitions, C-card reconciliations, C-card purchases 

Undergraduate & Graduate Programs Staff

Undergraduate Program Coordinator 

Angela Tai

email: cs_undergrad_program_coordinator@sfu.ca

  • Administrative support of the Computing Science undergraduate academic program, including for: Undergraduate Students, Faculty, and Undergraduate Program Curriculum 
  • General undergraduate program inquiries
  • CourSys forms
  • Support of CS Peer Tutoring Program

Undergraduate Program Assistant

Tara-Lee Koykka

email: cs_undergrad_program_assistant@sfu.ca

  • General undergraduate program inquiries (admission, registration, courses, exams, grading and graduation processes and procedures)
  • CourSys form submissions for appeals, waivers, applications or requests
  • General assistance on Surrey Campus

CS Graduate Program Coordinator (MSc & PhD) 

JANELYN BALLENA

email: csgradpc@sfu.ca

  • Funding (Graduate Fellowship, donor funded awards, entrance scholarships)
  • Admissions, Enrollment, Transfers, Leave of Absence (LOA)
  • Western Deans and CAGS Mobility Agreements (WDA)
  • Visiting Research Students (VRS)

CS Graduate Program Assistant (MSc & PhD) 

CHRISSY JANZEN

email: csgrada@sfu.ca

  • Graduate student inquiries
  • Thesis defence and exam scheduling

MPCS Academic Program Coordinator

NINA TOMLINSON

email: bigdata@sfu.ca

  • MPCS recruitment 
  • Application processing 
  • Enrollment and student advising
  • Program planning

MPCS & DDP Academic Program Coordinator

YOLANDA YAO

email: cybersec@sfu.ca (MPCS) | cschina@sfu.ca (DDP)

  • Dual Degree Program inquiries 
  • MPCS Science Program inquiries 

MPCS Program Assistant

PEGGY ZHOU

email: cs_assistant@sfu.ca

  • MPCS Graduate student inquiries 

Communications Staff

CS Communications Coordinator

DEBORAH ACHEAMPONG

email: cs_communications@sfu.ca

  • News stories
  • Website updates
  • Marketing
  • Social Media
  • Events

CS Communications Coordinator

FONON NUNGHE

email: cs_events_and_communication@sfu.ca

  • News stories
  • Website updates
  • Marketing
  • Social Media
  • Events

CS Communications Assistant

Aarjun Teja

email: cs_communications_assistant@sfu.ca

  • News stories
  • Website updates
  • Marketing
  • Social Media
  • Events

 

Research and Affairs Staff

CS Research Coordinator

Krista Burnham

email: cs_research_coordinator@sfu.ca

  • Research grant submissions
  • CS signature packages 
  • CFI JELF applications 
  • NSERC Discovery Grants budget planning and overview

CS Research, Grants and Projects Coordinator

Cletus D'Souza

email: csresa@sfu.ca

  • Pre-award grant applications
  • Post-award project management 
  • Personnel hires related to Computing Science researchers 

 

Faculty of Applied Sciences, Student Affairs Unit

Computing Science students are supported by advisors in the Student Affairs Unit. Please visit our advising information page for assistance.