The Office of Dean offers academic, administrative and community leadership in our Faculty, within York University and with various external stakeholders. Individual undergraduate and graduate programs within the Faculty are led by directors or coordinators.
Deans & Associate Deans

Alice Hovorka
Dean

Philip Kelly
Associate Dean for Research, Graduate and Global Affairs

Justin Podur
Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning
Program Directors

Gail Fraser
Undergraduate Program Director

Steven Tufts
Director, Graduate Program in Geography

Liette Gilbert
Director, Graduate Program in Environmental Studies
Coordinators

Mark Winfield
Coordinator, MES and MES/JD

Laura Taylor
Coordinator, MES Planning Program

Cate Sandilands
Coordinator, PhD program in Environmental Studies

Sarah Flicker
Coordinator, BES Environmental Arts & Justice program

Kathy Young
Coordinator, BSc Environmental Science program

Roger Keil
Coordinator, BES Cities, Regions, Planning program

Gregory Thiemann
Coordinator, BES Sustainable Environmental Management program

Leesa Fawcett
Coordinator, Graduate Diploma in Environment/Sustainability Education

Lina Brand Correa
Coordinator, Graduate Diploma in Business and Environment

Tarmo K. Remmel
Coordinator, BA Global Geography program