Dr. Rummana Khan Hemani has spent the past three decades working in higher education administration with a focus on Student Services and served as the Registrar and Executive Director, Student Enrolment at Simon Fraser University from 2016 to 2020. Her professional experience spans admissions, financial aid, academic advising, student transition and success, co-curricular learning, student information systems, and provincial policy on post-secondary admissions and transfer. She serves on a number of provincial organizations, including the BC Council on Admissions and Transfer and the Education Planner BC Steering Committee. Rummana completed her BBA and MEd at SFU. Her research interests are in academic advising and its implications for international student success. She completed a Ph.D. in Education with a focus on intercultural issues in academic advising as they impact international and new Canadian students.
Office of the VPSI
Led by the Vice-Provost & Associate VP, Students & International, the VPSI Office is responsible for providing administrative leadership to Student Services. Through leading strategic and business planning, human resources, budget, and space management, and by leading high priority projects that span across the service. Also by providing institutional leadership on student issues and critical incidents and coordinating Student Services’ response to these. Additionally, the Office stewards the University’s relationship with SFU’s student societies and their elected student leaders.
Contact
Email: adm_vpsi@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-4170
Location: Maggie Benston Centre, third floor
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Divisions
Within Student Services, I am fortunate to work with a team of committed professionals within the divisions of:
Office of the Vice-Provost & Associate VP, Students & International (VPSI)
Stacy Yang
Director, Finance
Email: vpsifin@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-3941
Laya Behbahani
Director, Student Experience Initiative
Email: laya_behbahani@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-389-7838
Dina Shafey
Director, Student Services (Surrey)
Email: dshafey@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-7406
Tariza Bastos
Manager, Office of the VPSI
Email: adm_vpsi@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-7880
Larissa Antunes
Executive Assistant to the VPSI
Email: vpsi_ea@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-4170
Audrey Ling
Executive Assistant, Student Services
Email: ss_ea@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-6710
Student Enrolment
Tom Nault
Registrar & Executive Director, Student Enrolment
Email: sfu_reg@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-4176
Kathryn Verkerk
Associate Registrar, Student Recruitment & Admissions
Email: kathryn_verkerk@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-4147
Dina Shafey
Acting Associate Registrar, Information, Records and Registration
Email: irrareg@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-3296
Amanda Boe
Program Assistant to Registrar, Student Enrolment
Email: regadmin@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-3108
Departments
Kris Nordgren
Assistant Registrar, Senate and Academic Services
Email: kdn1@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-5350
Korina Chu
Director, Student Accounts
Email: chingc@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-6974
Mike Peragine
Director, Student Recruitment & Admissions
Email: mike_peragine@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-6506
Manoj Bhakthan
Director, Financial Aid & Awards
Email: manojb@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-4275
Angela Wolfe
Director, Indigenous Student Recruitment
Email: akwolfe@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-3374
Tracey Smart
Administrative Assistant, Student Recruitment & Admissions
Email: sraadmin@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-4970
Vacant
Secretary, Information, Records and Registration
Email: irr_admin@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-3198
Student Affairs
Dr. Tracey Mason-Innes
Executive Director, Student Affairs
Email: ss_edsa@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-6572
Erin Biddlecombe
Senior Director, Student Affairs
Email: erinb@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-9013
Audrey Ling
Executive Assistant, Student Services
Email: ss_ea@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-6710
Departments
Martin Mroz
Director, Health and Counselling Services
Email: martin_mroz@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-3692
Seth Greenham
Director, Multifaith Centre
Email: seth_greenham@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-5504
Dr. Mitchell Stoddard
Director, Centre for Accessible Learning
Email: mitchell_stoddard@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-3313
Harriet Chicoine
Organizational Lead, Work Integrated Learning
Email: coopdir@sfu.ca
Michelle Verbrugghe
Director, Office of Student Support, Rights & Responsibilities
Email: michelle_verbrugghe@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-6601
Zoe Woods
Director, Residence & Housing
Email: zwoods@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-4535
Jessica La Rochelle
Director, Indigenous Student Services
Email: jessica_larochelle@sfu.ca
Jennifer Kandjii
Director, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (Student Services)
Email: jennifer_kandjii@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-6690
Student Success and Strategic Support
Leanne Dalton
Executive Director, Operations pro tem
Email: ldalton@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-7367
Audrey Ling
Executive Assistant, Student Services
Email: ss_ea@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-6710
Departments
Sean McKenna
Director, Business Analysis & Assessment
Email: sean_mckenna@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-7553
Katrina Trinidad
Director, Marketing and Communications
Email: katrina_trinidad@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-9485
Brenda Badgero
Organizational Lead, Career and Volunteer Services (acting)
Email: bbadgero@sfu.ca
Phone: 778.782.3106
Annette Santos
Director, Student Engagement and Retention
Email: avsantos@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-2377
Athletics and Recreation
Vacant
Senior Director, Athletics & Recreation
Areas
Breanne Watson
Associate Director, Athletics
Email: breannew@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-3613
Kelly Weber
Associate Director, Student Athlete Services
Email: weber@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-3613
Steve Frost
Associate Director, Marketing & Communications
Email: sfrost@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-3613
Franco Michielli
Senior Associate Director, Major Gifts
Email: fmichiel@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-3613
Marc Pope
Director, Recreation
Email: mjpope@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-8439
Novell Thomas
Director, Operations
Email: nthomas1@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-6867
Nick Sirski
Associate Director, Facilities
Email: nsirski@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-8439
Fiona Chan
Administrative Coordinator
Email: adoffice@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-3200
Vacant
Associate Director, Finance & Administration
Offices
International Services for Students
Carolyn Hanna
Senior Director, International Services for Students
Email: iss_dir@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-4232
Karin Kosarova
Associate Director, International and Newcomer Student Support
Email: isapmgr@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-7133
Carole Choquette
International Services Assistant
Email: iss_office@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-4232
Kris Torno
Associate Director, International Mobility Programs (Currently on leave)
Email: international_exchange@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-4555
Meagan Kube
Associate Director, International Mobility Programs
Email: intlexch@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-4555
Katie Bell
Manager, Administration
Email: issadmin@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-4232
Sexual Violence, Support and Prevention Office
CJ Rowe
Director, Sexual Violence, Support and Prevention Office
Email: cj_rowe@sfu.ca
General Email Inquiries: sv_office@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-5515
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