The RASC, Toronto Centre is an organization made possible by many volunteers. Below is an overview of our Council and Committees. Besides this group there many more volunteers who help out at star gazing events, and talks and maintain our observatories! About a quarter of our membership helps with volunteering in some form.
Note on contacting: You can use the contact form on this site to connect with the Centre. Members may be interested in booking a telescope may use the telescope loan form. Members interested in booking a stay at the CAO may use the CAO reservation form. If you are looking to contact someone specific, you can refer to the list below.
Executive
- President 2025 Honorary: Bob Abraham
- President 2026 : Scott Masterton , president@rascto.ca
- 1st Vice-President : Aly Kamadia, vp-finance@rascto.ca
- 2nd Vice-President : Dr. Elaina Hyde, vp-programme@rascto.ca
- Secretary 2027 : Mahesh Aravamudan, secretary@rascto.ca
- Treasurer 2025 : Denis Grey, treasurer@rascto.ca
- Recorder : Andrew Beaton, recorder@rascto.ca
Councilors
- Councillor 2027 : Ed Treijs
- Councillor 2027 : Tony Horvatin
- Councillor 2027 : Don Stewart
- Councillor 2026 : Frank Dempsey
- Councillor 2026 : Tanya Oleksuik
- Councillor 2026 : --------------
- Councillor 2025 : Charles Yung
- Councillor 2025 : Charles Darrow
- Councillor 2025 : Diana Salerno
Membership and Volunteers
- Membership & address changes: Phil Chow, membership@rascto.ca
- Member Advisor: Grace Horvatin, hello@rascto.ca
- Volunteer Coordination: position vacant, volunteer@rascto.ca
- Nominations & awards: Dr. B. Ralph Chou, nominations@rascto.ca
Talks, observing, and Outreach
- Program: Dr. Elaina Hyde, vp-programme@rascto.ca
- Education and Public Outreach: Aly Kamadia, publiceducation@rascto.ca
- Recreational Astronomy Nights: Tom Luton, ranmeetings@rascto.ca
- Observational Activities: Charles Yung, Alex Arjomand, observing@rascto.ca
Observatory and Property
- Property Management, Librarian: Tom Luton, librarian@rascto.ca
- David Dunlap Observatory (DDO) Management: Phil Morrow, ddo@rascto.ca
- Carr Astronomical Observatory (CAO) Management: Dr. B. Ralph Chou, cao@rascto.ca
- Carr Astronomical Observatory (CAO) Bookings: Elaine, caobookings@rascto.ca
Internal and External Communication
- SCOPE: position vacant, scopeeditor@rascto.ca
- Public Affairs Coordinator: Tanya Oleksuik, publicaffairs@rascto.ca
- Audio-Visual Committee, Live-Streaming, Broadcasting: Andrew Reid, audio-video@rascto.ca
Organization and Strategy
- Bylaw review: president@rascto.ca
- Strategic Planning: position vacant