I am delighted to announce the permanent appointment of Melissa Gallo as the Associate Director, Advising & Career Services. Melissa has significantly advanced a number of the integrated advising objectives since she took on the role on an acting basis this past January, not the least of which was the launch of a joint Advisor training program and an Advisor listserv. Under her leadership, the Advising & Career Services team have deployed some new tools to help students access advising including a new website and a web-based appointment booking system. Melissa has also given a significant amount of her time to improving referrals between the Academic & Career Success Centre and the Academic Schools, mapping referral pathways and advancing conversations around best practices for triage. All this plus opening a brand new Academic & Career Success Centre at the Lakeshore campus. Melissa brings to this role over 10 years of experience at Humber including time spent as an Academic & Student Development Advisor with International Services, a long tenure in the role of Manager, Peer Programs, and most recently as the Faculty Resource Consultant on Service Learning in the Centre for Teaching & Learning. Melissa has also taught part-time both here and at Seneca College. She is currently a candidate for Doctor of Education at the University of Liverpool. Melissa brings to this role a depth of knowledge about student development and learning, and a strong track record in developing new and creative programs and services designed to enhance student success. Please join me in congratulating Melissa on this recent appointment. 

Chantal Joy
Director, Advising & Student Academic Support