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title: "Meet the 2026-27 Seneca Polytechnic Board of Governors"
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# Meet the 2026-27 Seneca Polytechnic Board of Governors

We’re delighted to introduce our 2026-27 [Board of Governors](https://www.senecapolytechnic.ca/about/governance/board-members.html).

Warm congratulations to our newest members – Samir Kanji joins the Board this year as an external member and Joy Tolong joins as the student representative.

Winston Stewart was re-elected as Board Chair along with Nancy Naylor as Chair of the Academic Planning and Student Affairs Committee. Hiten Makim continues to serve as Chair of the Finance and Administration Committee.

Returning to our Board are external members Lily Chen, Samantha Craig, Alex Greco, Bill Pearson, Bob Saroya; President David Agnew, administrative staff representative Mandy Hadenko-Hodgkinson, support staff representative Christina Ioannides and faculty representative John Kucharczuk.

Thank you to our outgoing board members for your service and commitment to Seneca: Steve Linthwaite and Sahil Shailesh Somani.

Please join us in welcoming our new governors and wishing the entire Board well for the next year.