These are the current teams who are supporting the work of the Well-being Strategy across York’s campuses.
Well-being Project Sponsors
The Project Sponsors are senior-level contributors to the Well-being Strategy. They represent students, staff and faculty/instructors, and make decisions based on the needs of these diverse groups in the York community.
Yvette Munro, Vice Provost of Students
Laina Bay-Cheng, Vice-President Equity, People and Culture
Well-being Advisory Groups
Advisory groups are called upon when appropriate for consultation throughout all phases of the Well-being Strategy. Their involvement ensures the Strategy remains inclusive.
- Indigenous Council at York
- Senior Executive Officer
- Employee Union Groups
- Student Advisory on Well-being (SAW)
- Confidential Professional & Managerial Employee Association
- Human Resources & Labour Relations
- York Alumni
- Dean’s Offices & College Heads
- Research & Innovation at York
- Mental Health Commission of Canada (External)
Well-being Executive Committee
The Well-being Strategy work is being driven by a Well-being Executive Committee comprised of members from various areas of the University who bring diverse perspectives about well-being needs across campus. The team is being led by three co-chairs to support a pan university approach.
Student Facing Co-Chair
Tina Ranta
Employee Facing Co-Chair
Humaira Pirooz
Well-being Program Manager
Minnie Nemoto
Faculty & Instructor Facing Co-Chair
Jennine Rawana
Project Planning & Implementation Manager
Mujtaba Mirza
Special Projects Assistants
Thais Chopra
Representative, York International Lens
Woo Kim
Representative, Athletics and Recreation Lens
Arthur McDonald
Representative, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Lens
Christine Sinclair
Representative, Change Management Lens
Jennifer Sipos
Representative, Research Lens
Emma Yuen
Strategic Communications Representative
Vanessa Thompson
Representative, Glendon Campus Lens
Marco Fiola
Representative, Markham Campus Lens
Catherine Salole
Representative, Indigenous Lens
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