Governance and Committees

2026-2027 Service positions listed by position

Graduate Programs Director - Eddy Kent 
Undergraduate Programs Director - Mike Litwack 
Film Studies Coordinator - Beth Capper 
Creative Writing coordinator - Jordan Abel 
GTA Supervisor/Proseminar B Leader - Peter Sinnema 
Research Officer - Julie Rak 
External Events/Distinguished Visitor Coordinator - Michael Bucknor 
Internal Research Events Coordinator - Liz Czach 
Faculty Mentoring Coordinator - Cecily Devereux (Fall), Mark Simpson (Winter)
Graduate Student Professionalization Coordinator - Manuel Cárdenas
Recruitment and Outreach Co-coordinators - Conor Kerr and Tom Barker 

Graduate Programs Committee

Eddy Kent (Chair)
Karyn Ball (Fall)
Carolyn Sale 
Danielle Fuller (Fall)
Mark Simpson (Winter)
1 PhD student TBA, 1MA student TBA

Undergraduate Programs Committee

Mike Litwack (Chair)
Rob Brazeau
Peter Sinnema
Terri Tomsky
Students TBA

Creative Writing Committee 

Jordan Abel (Chair)
Marilyn Dumont
Conor Kerr
Sarah Krotz
Tom Barker
ATS instructors of creative writing courses per their interest

Film Studies Committee 

Beth Capper (Chair)
Liz Czach
Tasha Hubbard (on leave in fall)
Murray Leeder
Tico Romao

Department Awards, Fellowships, and Postdocs Committee

Danielle Fuller, Chair
Tom Barker
Harvey Quamen

Ad hoc Department Practices Revision Committee

Peter Sinnema
Carolyn Sale
Rob Brazeau

FEC Advisory

Professor Peter Sinnema 
Associate Professor Terri Tomsky 
Assistant professor Beth Capper 

Chair’s Advisory Council

Mike Litwack (Dir. UGP)
Eddy Kent (Dir Grad)
Jordan Abel (CW)
Beth Capper (FS)
Anna Chilewska (WRS)
TT at large Michael Bucknor
ATS TBA
GSEC TBA