Provost Council brings together academic leaders from across the university, including from all six Faculties, McMaster University Libraries, the McMaster Museum of Art, and various other areas. Provost Council members meet weekly during the academic year to work collaboratively on advancing McMaster’s institutional priorities.
Provost Council Members for the 2025-26 academic year
From left, back row: Khaled Hassanein, Dean of the Faculty of Business, Sean Van Koughnett, Associate Vice-President, Students, Darran Fernandez, University Registrar, Fernando Carneiro, Associate Director, Communications and Marketing, Office of the Provost.
Middle row: Steve Hranilovic, Vice-Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies, Bruce Newbold, acting Dean of the Faculty of Science, Maureen MacDonald, Provost and Vice-President (Academic), Melissa Pool, Associate Vice-President, Academic Planning and Finance, Brent Davis, University Counsel, Mary Reid, Director and Chief Curator, McMaster Museum of Art.
Front row: Barrington Walker, Vice-Provost, Equity and Inclusion, Vivian Lewis, Associate Vice-President and University Librarian, Dina Brooks, Executive Vice-Dean and Associate Vice-President, Academic, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kim Dej, Vice-Provost, Teaching and Learning, Katherine Cuff, acting Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Matheus Grasselli, Deputy Provost, and Pamela Swett, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities.
Members of Provost Council not pictured above:
Heather Sheardown, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering
Bonny Ibhawo, Vice-Provost, International
Gayleen Gray, Associate Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer