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Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Students & International

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 ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV 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 ¶¡ÏãÔ°AVs and Transfer and the Education Planner BC Steering Committee. Rummana completed her BBA and MEd at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV. 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 ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV’s student societies and their elected student leaders.

With new changes and advances happening at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV, we strive to achieve excellence in our education, research, and community outreach.

Visit the Student Services site to learn about other services/resources that can be accessed by students, staff, and faculty.
 



See how ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV has been working to create new experiences for all through the Student Experience Initiative.
 



Contact

Email: adm_vpsi@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-4170
Location: Maggie Benston Centre, third floor
 


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

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

Jennifer Yuen
Executive Assistant, Student Services
Email: regadmin@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-3108

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

Vacant
Associate Registrar, Student Recruitment & ¶¡ÏãÔ°AVs

Dina Shafey
Associate Registrar, Information, Records and Registration
Email: irrareg@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-3296

Jennifer Yuen
Executive Assistant, Student Services
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

Mike Peragine
Director,
Email: mike_peragine@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-6506

Angela Wolfe
Director, Indigenous Student Recruitment 
Email: 
akwolfe@sfu.ca
Phone: 
778-782-3374

Tracey Smart
Administrative Assistant, Student Recruitment & ¶¡ÏãÔ°AVs
Email: sraadmin@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-4970

Vacant
Secretary, Information, Records and Registration

Student Affairs

Vacant
Executive Director, Student Affairs

CJ Rowe
Acting Senior Director, Student Affairs
Email: cj_rowe@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-9013

Audrey Ling
Executive Assistant, Student Services
Email: ss_ea@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-6710

Departments

Seth Greenham
Director, Multifaith Centre
Email: seth_greenham@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-5504

Tanya Behrisch, PhD
Organizational Lead, Work Integrated Learning
Email: tanya_behrisch@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
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, (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,
Email: breannew@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-3613

Kelly Weber
Associate Director, Student Athlete Services 
Email: weber@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-3613

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

Inayat Singh
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

Belinda Karsen
Interim Associate Director, Sexual Violence, Support and Prevention Office
Email: belinda_karsen@sfu.ca
General Email Inquiriessv_office@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-5515

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