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. It 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 of 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.

Please contact Julie Piatek for support booking meetings with the AVPA: julie.piatek@uwaterloo.ca

Core AVPA Office

David DeVidi

Associate Vice-President, Academic
519-888-4567 x43899
Location: NH 3006G

Martin Cooke

Assistant Vice-President, Academic - Leadership and Strategic Initiatives
Location: NH 3006
Link to profile: More about Martin Cooke

Alisa Sivak

Communications Associate
Location: NH 3006G

Sarah Seabrook

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

Catherine Klausen

Administrative Support (Casual)
Location: NH 3006C

Julie Piatek

Administrative Coordinator
Location: NH3006

Anja Drygala

Financial Officer
Location: NH 3006

Academic Quality Enhancement (AQuE)

Angela Christelis

Director, Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement

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
Link to personal webpage: LinkedIn profile

Kathy Becker

Specialist, Teaching Assessment Processes
519-888-4567 x41208
Link to personal webpage: LinkedIn profile

Teaching Innovation Incubator

Kyle Scholz

Interim Managing Director – Teaching Innovation Incubator

Sarah Seabrook

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

Rebecca MacAlpine

Educational Technologies (EdTech) Sandbox Supervisor
Location: MC 1076
Link to profile: More about Rebecca