About the AVPA Office

The AVPA Office provides leadership with respect to the governance of academic matters at the University of Waterloo, particularly for undergraduate and non-credit programming, and also serves as a central source of information and support for advancing academics at the University of Waterloo, including oversight of strategic projects related to teaching and learning; the Academic Leadership Program; and units and programs focused on providing support related to academics.

This work involves close collaboration with faculty members, associate deans (undergraduate), teaching fellows, the registrar, the associate vice-president graduate studies and postdoctoral affairs, and others.

The AVPA Office falls under the leadership of the Associate Vice-President, Academic, David DeVidi. Read more about Dave's work as the AVPA.

Core AVPA Office

David DeVidi

Associate Vice-President, Academic
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Location: NH 3006G

Martin Cooke

Assistant Vice-President, Academic - Leadership and Strategic Initiatives
Location: NH 3006
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Ruth Huard

Administrative Manager and Assistant to the AVPA
Location: NH 3006

Alisa Sivak

Communications Associate
Location: NH 3006G

Sarah Seabrook

Special Projects, Communications and Community Engagement Specialist
Location: NH 3006C

Academic Integrity

Amanda McKenzie

Director, Office of Academic Integrity

Julie Piatek

Academic Integrity Coordinator

Academic Quality Enhancement (AQuE)

Angela Christelis

Director, Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement

Maysah Eid

Quality Assurance Coordinator, New Programs and Research

Sukhmeet Singh Bedi

Quality Assurance Coordinator - Cyclic Program Reviews

Teaching Assessment Processes (TAP)

Sonya Buffone

Director, Teaching Assessment Processes
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519-888-4567 x42449
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Kathy Becker

Specialist, Teaching Assessment Processes
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Karmvir Padda

Research Assistant, Teaching Assessment Processes

Teaching Innovation Incubator

Kyle Scholz

Interim Managing Director – Teaching Innovation Incubator

Sarah Seabrook

Special Projects, Communications and Community Engagement Specialist
Location: NH 3006C

Jessi Nelson

Research Coordinator, Accessible Education Project