Academic and Administrative Staff

Academic Staff

  Contact info
Richard DiFrancesco
Chair, Geography & Planning (St. George, Undergraduate)		 chair.geoplan@utoronto.ca
Don Boyes
Associate Chair, Undergraduate (St. George)		 don.boyes@utoronto.ca
Ron Buliung
Graduate Chair (Tri-campus)		 gradchair.geoplan@utoronto.ca
Scott Prudham
Associate Chair, Graduate Geography		 acg.geography@utoronto.ca
Paul Hess
Associate Chair, Director of Planning		 acg.planning@utoronto.ca
Yuhong He
Chair, Geography (UTM, Undergraduate)		 yuhong.he@utoronto.ca
Thembela Kepe
Chair, Human Geography (UTSC, Undergraduate)		 kepe@utsc.utoronto.ca

 

Administrative Staff

  Contact info Contact for
Paul Ceruti
Finance Assistant		 Rm 5052
(416) 978-1535
paul.ceruti@utoronto.ca		 Payments and reimbursements
Maria Wowk
Business Officer		 Rm 5051
(416) 978-1843
businessofficer.geoplan@utoronto.ca		 Grant funding and all other business issues in the department
Parveen Malli
Interim Departmental Assistant and Receptionist		 Rm 5047
(416) 978-3375
mainoffice@geog.utoronto.ca		 General questions, office administration, and room bookings
Yvonne Kenny
Assistant to the Chair & Graduate Chair		 Rm 5050
(416) 978-3376
yvonne.kenny@utoronto.ca		 To set up any meetings with the Chair, or for university business
Kathy Giesbrecht  Undergraduate
Counsellor		 Room 5044
(416) 978-6455
undergrad@geog.utoronto.ca		 All questions about undergraduate programs and courses
Jessica Finlayson Graduate Administrator
 Room 5045
(416) 978-3377
finlayson@geog.utoronto.ca		 Graduate admissions and advising current students in MA, MSc, PhD Geography and PhD Planning programs.
Marija Wright
MSc Planning Program Administrator		 Room 5053
(416) 946-0269
wright@geog.utoronto.ca		 Admissions and advising current students in the MSc Planning program.
Natalia Zdaniuk
Interim Communications & Events Coordinator 		 Room 5047
(416) 946-3148
events@geog.utoronto.ca		  Departmental events, alumni & donor questions, news and social media