# Contacts

**Source**: https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/current-graduate-students/life-computer-science/contacts
**Parent**: https://cs.uwaterloo.ca

Please ensure you contact both your supervisor and your graduate coordinator for any updates and changes to your program.

| Person | Responsibilities |
| --- | --- |
| **[Khuzaima Daudjee](mailto:cs.graddir@uwaterloo.ca)**  Director of Graduate Studies | Chair of CS Graduate Committee, scholarships, approvals for supervisors, thesis readers, extensions of program time limit, degree requirements, Comprehensive-1 requirements. ***Please channel inquiries through the  [CS Graduate Supervisor](mailto:denise.shantz@uwaterloo.ca).*** |
| **[Shane McIntosh](mailto:cs.assocgraddir@uwaterloo.ca)**  Associate Director of Graduate Studies | Director of Graduate Admissions, entrance scholarships. ***Inquiries can be directed to the  [CS Grad Office](mailto:cs-gradoffice@uwaterloo.ca)*** |
| **Your supervisor** | Advice on program requirements and course selection, certification of thesis or essay, RA funding support. |
| [**Denise Shantz**](mailto:denise.shantz@uwaterloo.ca)  Graduate Studies Manager  DC 2628 | Supervises the CS Graduate Office. Oversees CS graduate web pages, CS Graduate Calendar, administers internal scholarships and oversees NSERC and OGS/QE2 applications. |
| [**Greg McTavish**](mailto:gmctavish@uwaterloo.ca)                                              Administrative Coordinator  DC 2114 | School's keys and fobs, and graduate office space, equipment and furniture. Routine office inspections for safety issues. |
| [**Nadine W**](https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/about/people/nkzinger)**[itmerZinger](https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/about/people/nkzinger)**  Graduate Coordinator, PhD Program  DC 2599C | Public posting of PhD seminars and thesis defenses. PhD degree completion and convocation. Student letters for PhD programs. Term program extensions. |
| [**Nadine W**](https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/about/people/nkzinger)**[itmerZinger](https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/about/people/nkzinger)** and **[Cecilia Martin-Grant](https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/contacts/cecilia-martin)**  Graduate Coordinators, Funding  DC 2599A | GRS funding |
| **[Cecilia Martin-Grant](https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/contacts/cecilia-martin)**  Graduate Coordinator, Masters Program  DC 2599B | Public posting of Masters seminars and thesis defenses. Masters degree completion and convocation. Student letters for Masters programs. Term program extensions. |
| ***Vacant - Please email [Tara Haghighi](mailto:csgtaschol@uwaterloo.ca) in interim***  Graduate Coordinator, TA  DC 2599D | TA buyouts, TA units, TA payroll |
| [**Amy Todd**](mailto:a5todd@uwaterloo.ca)  Graduate Coordinator, Admissions  DC 2599A | Specific admissions questions and help. Scheduling of CS graduate courses. Cheriton School of Computer Science website updates. |
| **[Computer Science Grad Office](mailto:cs-gradoffice@uwaterloo.ca)**  General admission inquiries/questions  Master's Thesis/Coursework Program  DC 2599 | General admission requirements. General questions regarding the school of Computer Science. Form submissions.  Graduate orientation, annual progress reports, student letters for Master's research program. Public posting of master's thesis presentations. Master's research degree completions and convocation. Assists with annual NSERC/OGS/QE2 competitions.  Student letters for Master's coursework program, course enrolment and permission numbers. Master's coursework degree completions and convocation. |
| **[Kate Larson](mailto:kate.larson@uwaterloo.ca) and [Richard Trefler](https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/current-graduate-students/life-computer-science/trefler@uwaterloo.ca)**  Graduate Advocates  DC 2518 and DC 2336 | Advocate for graduate students who feel they are not being treated fairly; neutral third party for advice. |
| [**Shoshannah Holdom**](mailto:shoshannah.holdom@uwaterloo.ca)  ISG Manager  MC 4016 | TA training. For TA course supervision see the [Instructional Support Group (ISG) web site](https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science-instructional-support-group/course-allocation) |
| **CS Undergraduate Advisors** | [Office hours](https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/office-hours) |
| [**Brian Ingalls**](mailto:mathadg@uwaterloo.ca) Associate Dean Graduate Studies Faculty of Mathematics | Graduate Studies and Research, Faculty of Mathematics  Chair of Math Faculty Graduate Affairs Committee; student appeals; approval of extension of time limit; academic discipline. |
| [**Grant Weddell**](mailto:gweddell@uwaterloo.ca)  DC 3119 | Student Advisor for MMath ConGESE Program. |
| [**Gengyi Sun**](mailto:csgsa@uwaterloo.ca)  CS-GSA President | CS graduate student association representative, academic issues and policies that affect students, quality of student life, social events.  [Math Graduate Student Association](https://uwaterloo.ca/math/current-graduate-students/math-graduate-student-association) |
| [**Kim Tremblay**](mailto:mgo@uwaterloo.ca)  Math Grad Office  MC 5090 | PhD and MMath Thesis display; PhD thesis defense. |
| **[Raffe Kachichian](mailto:mgo@uwaterloo.ca)**  Math Grad Office | Graduate studies coordinator |
| **[CSCF Help Desk](https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/resources-and-services/cscf)**  DC 2608  Lori Paniak  DC 2622 | For Computer problems [contact CSCF.](http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/cscf/about/contact) |
| **[Mark Giesbrecht](mailto:deanmath@uwaterloo.ca)**  Math Dean  MC 5210 |  |
| [**International Student Resources**](https://uwaterloo.ca/student-success/students/international-student-resources)  Student Success office  South Campus Hall | International student business, quality of life for international students. |
| [**Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs**](https://uwaterloo.ca/graduate-studies-postdoctoral-affairs/)  NH 2201 | Graduate policies and procedures, graduate registrar, registration issues, student visa issues, bursary funding, thesis formatting, graduate studies administration, and convocation.  [More](http://uwaterloo.ca/graduate-studies/about/people) |
| **[Dr. Justin Wan](https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/current-graduate-students/life-computer-science/justin.wan@uwaterloo.ca) and [Dr. Clarence Woudsma](https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/current-graduate-students/life-computer-science/cwoudsma@uwaterloo.ca)**  Interim Associate Vice-Presidents, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs | Represents the interests and policies of Graduate Studies at Waterloo. |
| [**Matt Erikson**](mailto:erickson@uwaterloo.ca)  Director of Conflict Management and Human Rights | Legal problems, conflict resolution. |