[People & Culture Team – From left: Munaza Rehman, Teni Araba, Diana Do]
People & Culture Team
Our People and Culture Team is dedicated to delivering the best customer service to both internal and external stakeholders. Our team is always available to help you with whatever your needs may be.
People and Culture contributes expertise in organizational development, employee relation, talent acquisition, diversity and mediation services, OH and Union relations. Our team will ensure you have the smoothest on-boarding experience at Michener.
Michener’s Diversity, Inclusion, Values & Equity Committee (DIVE)
The DIVE Committee strives to create a safe, inclusive, accessible and welcoming space at Michener. Our goal is to support and empower people to bring their full selves to the workplace every day. We welcome everyone regardless of race, ethnic group, socioeconomic status, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, language, religion or age.
Leadership & Governance
Meet the executive team at Michener and learn more about our Board of Governors. We also encourage you to view our organizational chart to see Michener’s team structure.
Description of Organizational Chart PDF
The chart shows the organizational structure of The Michener Institute of Education at UHN
President & Chief Executive Officer: Dr. Kevin Smith
EVP Education & Chief Medical Officer: Dr. Brian Hodges
Reporting to the President and EVP Education & Chief Medical Officer:
- Principal: Dr. Harvey Weingarten
Reports to EVP Education & Chief Medical Officer:
- Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships: Andrea Etherington
Reporting to Principal:
- Senior Director, Infrastructure & Academic Linkages: Karen Chaiton
- Head of Academic Affairs & Operations: Fiona Cherryman
- Interim Director, Marketing and Communications: Christine Davidson
Reporting to Head of Academic Affairs & Operations:
- Academic Program Chair: Catherine Ladhani, Jane Mattson, Rosetta Belcastro
- Academic Program, AA: Adriana Balgrove, Shannan Bernst, Mimi Li Lai, Andrea Pariselli, Clare Reimer-Dorratt, Tashana Swaby, Heather Wood
- Manager, Business Development: Marc Potvin
- Manager, Centre for Learning, Innovation, & Simulation: Jordan Holmes
- Manager, Centre for Program Review & Accreditation: Mandy Sangha
- Associate Head of Academic Affairs: Lori Peppler-Beechey
- Dean of Students & Director, Student Success Network & Office for Clinical Education: Raymond Nielsen
- Director, Continuing Education: Jane Mattson
Reporting to Principal, Head of Academic Affairs & Operations, & Senior Director, Infrastructure & Academic Linkages:
- Manuela Ungureanu
Reporting to Associate Head of Academic Affairs:
- Registrar: Miranda Cheng
- Manager, Institutional Analysis & Evaluation: Lisa Slack
Reporting to Director, Student Success Network & Office for Clinical Education:
- Librarian & Manager, Learning Resource Center: Juanita Richardson
- SSN, Coordinator: Stephen Sebastyan
- Office for Clinical Education, Coordinators: Krisha Arbour & Dia Gonzales
- Accessibility & Accommodation Learning Advisor: Susanne Seinader
Reporting to Director, Continuing Education:
- Manager, CE: Michelle Morgan, & Ivetka Vasil
Michener Administrative Departments:
- Director, People & Culture: Teniayo Araba
- Director, Finance: Garth Gayle
- Director, Digital Solutions: Carrie Pajotte
- Director, Facilities: Erica Tong
