Staff

Chairs Office

Lisa Brenn

Director of Finance and Administration

brenn@mcmaster.ca

Tammy Heldman

Executive Assistant to the Chair

1 (905) 521-5210 x 76332 pmmchair@mcmaster.ca

Brynn Mercer

Communications Coordinator

1 (905) 870-1735 pmmweb@mcmaster.ca

Meaghan Cummins

HR and Finance Support

pathfin@mcmaster.ca pathhr@mcmaster.ca

Education Administration

Thresha Bissondyal

Senior Education Program Associate

Medical Biochemistry, Clinical Biochemistry, Transfusion Medicine, Medical Microbiology, Coagulation

1 (289) 921-9391 bissondt@mcmaster.ca

Katie Wang

Education Associate Team Lead

Diagnostic & Clinical and Diagnostic & Molecular Pathology residency programs.

1 (365) 366-7234 pilgrikh@mcmaster.ca

Rebecca Samaras

Administrative Assistant

Genetics, Breast Pathology, Gynecological Pathology, and Renal Pathology Fellowships

1 (365) 833-8516 samarasr@mcmaster.ca

On Leave

Erin Alderson

Communications Coordinator

(on leave until May 2025)

1 (365) 366-7180 pmmweb@mcmaster.ca

Erin Volk

Administrator

(on leave until April 2025)

1 (365) 366-7455 volke@mcmaster.ca

Alycia Guile

Senior Education Program Associate

(on leave until February 2026)

Diagnostic and Molecular Pathology, Advanced Clinical/Laboratory Coagulation/Hemostasis

1 (365) 366-8328 guilea@mcmaster.ca

Faculty of Health Sciences

Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine