Our Team
Meet our team at the Faculty of Open Learning & Career Development. We're here to help you meet your learning needs. Our team includes instructors and administrative staff from our English Language Studies department, and the Transition Year Program.
Agravat, Mayur
Program Manager, Professional Certificates, Career Essentials and Accreditations
Email: Mayur.Agravat@dal.ca
Asad, Muhammad Usman
Instructor, Naval Fleet School Atlantic
Email: Muhammad.Asad@dal.ca
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Careless, Erin 
Director, Professional Certificates, Career Essentials and Accreditations
Topics: Adult Education
Email: Erin.Careless@dal.ca
Franz, Tracy 
Instructional Design and Curriculum Manager, English Language Studies Department
Email: Tracy.Franz@dal.ca
King, Andrea 
Instructor; Credit & Short Course Coordinator,
English Language Studies Department
Email: Andrea.King@dal.ca
MacDonald, Mark 
Senior Program Manager, Technologies, Operations & Communication Programs
Email: MacDonald.Mark@dal.ca
Maier, Anna
English for Academic Purposes Level Coordinator & Instructor,
English Language Studies Department
Email: amaier@dal.ca
Mitchell, Kristopher 
Instructor, English Language Studies Department
Email: kristopher.mitchell@dal.ca
Mushtaq, Ayesha 
Associate Director, English Language Studies Department
Email: Ayesha.mushtaq@dal.ca
Nishimura Hasegawa, Leila 
Program Assistant, Professional Certificates
Email: leila.nishimurahasegawa@dal.ca
Peters, Lynn
Program Manager, Technologies, Operations, and Communications Programs
Email: lynn.peters@dal.ca
Rusinak, Anthony 
Associate Director, Professional Certificates, Career Essentials, and Accreditation
Email: arusinak@dal.ca
Walker, Dawne 
Senior Program Manager,
Professional Certificates, Career Essentials and Accreditations
Email: Dawne.Walker@dal.ca
Wang, Mingyi
Senior Program Manager, Department of English Language Studies
Email: mingyi.wang@dal.ca
Amiro, Gerry
Math Instructor, TYP (2024/2025 Academic Term
TYPR 0034 TYP Math/ TYPR 0035 TYP Math
Choyce, Lesley
English Instructor, Transition Year Program
University Teaching Fellow – Department of English (FASS)
TYPR 1100 English 1/ TYPR 1101 English 2
Email: lesley.choyce@dal.ca
Doyle-Bedwell, Patti
Native Studies Instructor, Transition Year Program
Acting Program Coordinator, Indigenous Studies (FASS)
TYPR 1750 Indigenous Studies 1/ TYPR 1751 Indigenous Studies 2
Email: patti.doyle.bedwell@dal.ca
Farrimond, Melanie
Academic Writing and University Learning Strategies Instructor (On Sabbatical 2024/2025)
University Teaching Fellow, Transition Year Program
Email: melanie.farrimond@dal.ca
Matthews, Fallen
Black Studies Instructor (2024/2025 Academic Term
TYPR 1650 Black Studies: Global Odyssey/TYPR 1651 Black Studies Global Odyssey
Surovell, Alan
Senior Instructor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
TYPR 0034 TYP Math/ TYPR 0035 TYP Math
Email: Alan.Surovell@dal.ca
Vickers, Gail
Academic Writing and University Learning Strategies Instructor (2024/2025 Academic Term)
TYPR 1200 Ac Writ & Uni Learn Strtgs 1/ TYPR 1201 Ac Writ & Uni Learn Strtgs 2