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 Enrollment 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 is currently completing a PhD 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)
Vacant
Director, Administration
Email:
Phone:
Laya Behbahani
Director, Student Experience Initiative
Email: laya_behbahani@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-389-7838
https://www.sfu.ca/student-experience-initiative.html
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
Svitlana Mykulska
Administrative Assistant
Email: pa_vpsi@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-6710
Dina Shafey
Director, Student Services (Surrey)
Email: dshafey@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-7406
Student Enrollment
Tom Nault
Registrar & Executive Director, Student Enrollment
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
Amanda Boe
Program Assistant to Registrar, Student Enrollment
Email: regadmin@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-3108
Office of the Registrar Administration
Tina Edmundson
Manager, Student Enrollment
Email: bedmunds@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-5867
Information Records and Registration
Steve Birnie
Associate Registrar, Information, Records and Registration
Email: irrareg@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-3296
Departments
Korina Chu
Director, Student Accounts
Email: chingc@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-6974
Kris Nordgren
Assistant Registrar
Email: kdn1@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-5350
Angela Wolfe
Director, Indigenous Student Recruitment
Email: akwolfe@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-3374
Audrey Ling
Secretary, Information, Records and Registration
Email: irr_admin@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-3198
Departments
Manoj Bhakthan
Director, Financial Aid & Awards
Email: manojb@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-4275
https://www.sfu.ca/students/financialaid.html
Tracey Smart
Administrative Assistant, Student Recruitment & Admissions
Email: sraadmin@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-4970
Mike Peragine
Director, Student Recruitment & Admissions
Email: mike_peragine@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-6506
http://www.sfu.ca/admission.html
Student Affairs
Dr. Tracey Mason-Innes
Executive Director, Student Affairs
Email: tmasonin@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-6572
Departments
Erin Biddlecombe
Senior Director
Email: erinb@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-9013
Martin Mroz
Director, Health and Counselling Services
Email: martin_mroz@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-3692
https://www.sfu.ca/students/health/
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
https://www.sfu.ca/students/accessible-learning.html
Muriel Klemetski
Director
Email: muriel_klemetski@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-7811
http://www.sfu.ca/wil.html
Michelle Verbrugghe
Director, Student Conduct Office
Email: michelle_verbrugghe@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-6601
https://www.sfu.ca/students/studentconduct.html
Zoe Woods
Director, Residence & Housing
Email: zwoods@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-4535
https://www.sfu.ca/students/residences.html
Jessica La Rochelle
Director, Indigenous Student Services
Email: jessica_larochelle@sfu.ca
Phone: TBA
Jennifer Kandjii
Director, EDI (Student Services)
Email: jennifer_kandjii@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-6690
Student Success and Strategic Support
Leanne Dalton
Senior Director, Student Success & Strategic Support
Email: ldalton@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-7367
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
Tony Botelho
Director, Career & Volunteer Services
Email: botelho@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-2191
http://www.sfu.ca/students/career.html
Annette Santos
Director, Student Engagement and Retention
Email: avsantos@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-2377
Athletics and Recreation
Theresa Hanson
Senior Director
Email: theresa_hanson@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-4080
Areas
Breanne Watson
Associate Director, Athletics
Email: breannew@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-3613
https://athletics.sfu.ca/
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
https://www.sfu.ca/students/recreation.html
Diane Chou
Associate Director, Finance & Administration
Email: dkchou@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-5963
Nick Sirski
Associate Director, Facilities
Email: nsirski@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-8439
Novell Thomas
Director, Operations
Email: nthomas1@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-6867
Joel Bundock
Administrative Assistant
Email: adoffice@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-3200
Offices
International Services for Students
Carolyn Hanna
Senior Director
Email: iss_dir@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-4232
https://www.sfu.ca/students/iss.html
Carole Choquette
International Services Assistant
Email: iss_office@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-4232
Karin Kosarova
Associate Director, International and Newcomer Student Support
Email: isapmgr@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-7133
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
Denise Sturlini
Manager, Administration
Email: issadmin@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-4232
Sexual Violence, Support and Prevention Office
CJ Rowe
Director
Email: cj_rowe@sfu.ca
General Email Inquiries: sv_office@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-5515
https://www.sfu.ca/sexual-violence.html
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