Staff Directory
President's Office
Stephen Toope
President & CEO
Morgan Russell
Manager, President & CEO’s Office
Advancement
Monika Lenkiewicz
Manager, Annual Giving
Jennifer Marczak
Manager, Stewardship
Nic Miller
Director of Development
Susan Schafron
Senior Director, Advancement
Yael Scutaru
Executive Assistant & Project Coordinator
Samuel Sutherland
Manager, Advancement Operations
JP Udo
Senior Writing Specialist, Advancement
Leigh Valliere
Manager, Foundations & Major Gifts
Communications
Hannah Yakobi
Vice-President, Communications (on maternity leave)
Graeme Wilkes
Vice-President, Communications (interim)
Jennifer Bulatao
Executive Assistant to the VP, Communications
Liz Do
Manager, Content & Editorial
Abeer Khan
Digital Communications Officer
Daniel Lagana
Multimedia Designer
Alison Rutka
Director, Communications
Emma Tarswell
Manager, Strategy & Design
Government Relations
Véronique Dault
Head, Government Relations
Gaga Boskovic
Advisor, Government Relations
Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy
Elissa Strome
Executive Director, Pan-Canadian AI Strategy
Austin Barr
Program Officer, AI & Society
Justine Brooks
AI Communications Officer
Nabilah Chowdhury
Associate Director, Pan-Canadian AI Strategy
Gagan Gill
Program Manager, AI & Society
Kira Lussier
Program Officer, Pan-Canadian AI Strategy
Kathleen Sandusky
Senior AI Communications Lead
Tibor Turi
PAICE Project Lead
Research
Daniel Bacinello
Director, Research and Lead Foresight
Hillary Connolly
Senior Impact Officer
Amy Cook
Senior Director, Research and Operational Initiatives
Fiona Cunningham
Director, Research and Lead Impact
Paula Driedger
Research Officer, Next Generation Initiatives
Kate Geddie
Senior Director, Research and Head Assessment & Evaluation
Lauren Goldstein
Manager, Strategic Research Initiatives
Johnny Kung
Senior Impact Officer
Cathy Luc
Project Coordinator and EA
Rachel Parker
Senior Director, Research and Head Next Generation Initiatives
Andrea Sharkey
Research Partnerships Officer
Leah Soroko
Director, Global Research Partnerships
Wanying Zhao
Manager, Research Information
Shared Services
Franca Gucciardi
Acting Chief Operating Officer
Anuhya Anupoju
Financial Assistant
Brent Barron
Director, Strategy & Transformation
Maureen Blackler
Receptionist
Babs Deol
Meetings & Events Administrator
Nav Gill
HR Advisor
Maheeja Gillella
Salesforce Systems Analyst
Irmi Guneratne
Financial Officer
Mike Haas
Senior Director of Information Technology
Sharon Hainey
Meetings & Events Coordinator
Wendy Hallé
Meetings & Events Coordinator
Amanda Harvey
Manager, Operations
Yulia Korolitsky
Human Resources Generalist
Rajesh Kumar
IT System Analyst
Shawndra O’Neil
Director, Human Resources
Ekua Quansah
Head, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Jacqui Sullivan
Director, Meetings & Events
Michelle Thom
HR Advisor (on leave)
Michelle Thompson
Director, Finance
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