Gerry (she/her) is the TA Coordinator in the Division of Learning and Teaching Support and Innovation at the University of Victoria (UVic). In this role, she mentors over 750 graduate TAs each term through TA-specific programming and professional development initiatives to ensure that TAs are supporting undergraduate learning. Gerry holds a PhD in biology from UVic and has completed in tandem with an accredited graduate certificate for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (LATHE). Gerry is also an Instructional Skills Workshop trainer and facilitator. In 2019, she was the recipient of the TAGSA award for best session led by a graduate student at the STLHE annual conference.

Samantha Chang (she/her) is a Faculty Liaison, Pedagogical Support, Teaching & Learning at the Faculty of Arts & Science, and a Ph.D. Candidate from the Department of Art History at the University of Toronto. A professional flutist and conductor, Samantha graduated from the Royal Academy of Music, and she is a fellow of the Trinity College London and the London College of Music. Samantha was the Project Coordinator for the recent eCampusOntario Virtual Learning Strategy project “Developing Your Teaching Dossier” Series, a collaboration between the Toronto Metropolitan University, University of Toronto, University of Waterloo, University of Windsor, and Western University. In 2021, Samantha received the Course Instructor Teaching Excellence Award from the Teaching Assistants’ Training Program, Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation, University of Toronto.

Georges-Philippe (he/him) is entering the Master’s degree in Intelligence and Transformation at Université Laval, and recently graduated as a mathematics and psychology student from Bishop’s University. He was awarded the 3M National Student Fellow in 2021 and acts as a senior advisor for the Online Learning and Technology Consultants program, which he co-founded in 2020. He is a strong advocate for francophone representation in national organisations and is very excited to develop TAGSA’s outreach to the francophones of Canada.

Madison Wright (she/her) is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Guelph. She has designed and taught a first-year seminar course on teaching and learning in the digital age. She has also worked on the Graduate Portfolio in the Office of Teaching and Learning at the University of Guelph for three years as a Graduate Educational Developer. In this role, Madison supported the training and pedagogical development of graduate students across all disciplines at the University of Guelph. Additionally, she has completed both the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) and the Facilitator Development Workshop (FDW).

Laura Chittle (she/her) is an educational developer in the Centre for Teaching and Learning at the University of Windsor, Canada where she supports curriculum and program development. Her research currently focuses on student partnerships, graduate student development, and curriculum development and refinement. She earned her PhD in Kinesiology, where she was awarded the University of Windsor’s Governor General’s Gold Medal. Her research has been funded by a SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Doctoral Scholarship, a Sport Canada Research Initiative Grant, and an Ontario Graduate Scholarship.

Elizabeth Ismail (she/her) has worked within the University of Windsor’s Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) since 2016. Her work has involved supporting graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants in their roles and facilitating their access to various resources, workshops, and mentorship designed to enhance their knowledge, skills, and abilities. More recently, as a learning specialist in the CTL, she continued her focus on graduate student development by establishing a Graduate Teaching and Learning Fellowship program. She holds an M.Ed. in Educational Technology with a focus on Adult Learning and is a Ph.D. candidate in an interdisciplinary Argumentation Studies program with a focus on Critical Thinking Education.