Board of Directors (2023/2024)
![Philippe-Edwin Bélanger](https://ozza2b.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Philippe_Edwin_Belanger_HR_.jpg)
Philippe-Edwin Bélanger
Director | President
Director, Graduate Studies and Student Success | Director, International Office
Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
![Fahim Quadir](https://ozza2b.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Fahim-Quadir_Headshot.jpg)
Fahim Quadir
Director | Vice-President and President-Elect
![Adam Sarty](https://ozza2b.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AdamSarty_2017Photo.jpeg)
Adam Sarty
Director | Treasurer
Associate Vice-President Research and Dean of Graduate Studies and Research
Saint Mary’s University
![Josée Bastien](https://ozza2b.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Josee-Bastien-20191127.png)
Josée Bastien
Director
President, Commission des études, formerly Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Université Laval
![Aziz Douai](https://ozza2b.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Aziz-Douai.jpeg)
Aziz Douai
Director
Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research
University of Regina
![Michele Jacobsen](https://ozza2b.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Michele_Jacobsen-500x500-1.jpg)
Michele Jacobsen
Director
Professor, Werklund School of Education and Teaching Scholar
University of Calgary
![Jennifer Polk](https://ozza2b.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Jennifer-Polk_Headshot-Compressed-400x400-1.jpg)
Jennifer Polk
Director
Founder and Principal, From PhD to Life
![Effrosyni Diamantoudi](https://ozza2b.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image.png)
Effrosyni Diamantoudi
Director
Dean of Graduate Studies
Concordia University
![Robin Hicks](https://ozza2b.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/robin-hicks-1440-810-720x405-1.jpeg)
Robin Hicks
Director
Dean of Graduate Studies
University of Victoria
![Shawn Fraser](https://ozza2b.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Shawn-Fraser-1-1-scaled.jpg)
Shawn Fraser
Director
Dean of Graduate Studies
Athabasca University
Graduate Studies Administrators – Representative
![Mabel Ho](https://ozza2b.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Mabel_Ho_290-1-scaled.jpg)
Mabel Ho
Director
Director, Professional Development and Student Engagement
Dalhousie University
Graduate Students – Representatives
![Karine Awashish](https://ozza2b.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Karine-Awashish.png)
Karine Awashish
Director
PhD Candidate
Université Laval
![Naima Samuel](https://ozza2b.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Naima-Samuel_2022.jpg)
Naima Samuel
Director
PhD Candidate
University of Waterloo
![Ian Wereley](https://ozza2b.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_1911-scaled.jpg)
Ian Wereley
Executive Director
Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS)
![Élie Saliba](https://ozza2b.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/CAGS-Icon-LG-copy1.png)
Élie Saliba
Administrator & Bookkeeper
Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS)