Staff Directory
President's Office
Stephen Toope
President & CEO
Brent Barron
Director, Strategy & Transformation
Morgan Russell
Manager, President & CEO’s Office
Advancement
Leslie McCarley
Vice President, Advancement
Monika Lenkiewicz
Manager, Annual Giving
Mariko Manhas
Manager, Annual Giving (on leave)
Jennifer Marczak
Manager, Stewardship
Nic Miller
Director of Development
Avril Robinson
Executive Assistant to the VP, Advancement & Project Coordinator
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
Justine Brooks
Digital Communications Officer
Jennifer Bulatao
Executive Assistant to the VP, Communications
Liz Do
Manager, Content & Editorial
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
Canada
Nabilah Chowdhury
Associate Director, Pan-Canadian AI Strategy
Gagan Gill
Program Manager, AI & Society
Kira Lussier
Program Officer, Pan-Canadian AI Strategy
Kathleen Sandusky
AI Communications Lead
Research
Daniel Bacinello
Director, Research
Debbie Buehler
Research Information Manager
Hillary Connolly
Senior Officer, Knowledge Mobilization and Lead, Health and Society (on leave)
Amy Cook
Senior Director, Knowledge Mobilization
Fiona Cunningham
Director, Research
Paula Driedger
Research Officer, Next Generation Initiatives
Kate Geddie
Senior Director, Research
Lauren Goldstein
Manager, Strategic Research Initiatives (on leave)
Johnny Kung
Senior Officer, Knowledge Mobilization & Publications
Cathy Luc
Executive Assistant to the the VP, Research & Project Coordinator
Swapna Mylabathula
Senior Research Impact Officer
Rachel Parker
Senior Director, Research
Andrea Sharkey
Research Partnerships Officer
Leah Soroko
Manager, Strategic Research Initiatives
Shared Services
Pauline Yick
Chief Operating Officer
Maureen Blackler
Receptionist
Catherine Dawson
Meeting & Event Coordinator
Nav Gill
HR Advisor
Mike Haas
Director, IT
Sharon Hainey
Meeting & Event Coordinator
Wendy Hallé
Event Lead, AI Training Programs
Amanda Harvey
Manager, Operations (on leave)
Rajesh Kumar
IT System Analyst
Shawndra O’Neil
Director, Human Resources
Ekua Quansah
Head, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Jacqui Sullivan
Director, Meeting & Event
Michelle Thom
HR Advisor
Michelle Thompson
Director, Finance
Grace Wong
Manager, Operations
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