Meet Our Staff
Akela Peoples, MEd
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Cooper
Vice-President, Development & Strategic Partnerships
Suzanne Porcellato, CPA, CA
Vice-President, Finance & Administration
Katherine Blake
Director, Philanthropy
Shauna Major, BA, RAPP
Coordinator, Knowledge Mobilization and Data Analyst
Sheldon Mellis
Director, Strategic Partnerships and Engagement
Brittany Saab, MA
Senior Manager, Communications (bilingual)
Barani Ganapathi, M.Sc.
Manager, Grants and Studentships (bilingual)
Rhiann Sweeney
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Claire Hlavacek
Coordinator, Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives (bilingual)
Francisca Garate
Coordinator, Communications
Mira Persaud
Senior Advisor, Talent
Karolina Kaminska, PhD
Data Analyst
Gustavo Betini
Data Analyst
Neil Sutherland
IT Services
Special thank you to all our placement students, past and present:
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Barbara Craig
Technical Translator, Fall 2024
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Ishtar Yakhnis
Research Analyst, Summer 2024
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Sharmeen Rangwala
Communications Intern, Summer 2024
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Jaya Raghavan
Research Analyst, Winter 2023
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Nancy Nancy
Research Analyst, Fall 2023
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Victor Agboola
Research Analyst, Fall 2023
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Janice Man
Research Support Officer, Summer 2023
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Francisca Garate
Communications Intern, Fall 2023
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Akeisha Benjamin
Communications Officer, Summer 2023
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Alisha Batra
Research Analyst, Summer 2023
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Andrea Parajeles Reyes
Research Analyst, Summer 2023
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Hafsa Siddiqui
Communications Officer, Summer 2022
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Shauna Major
Research Analyst, Summer 2022
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Swathi Kodaikal
Communications Officer, Fall 2021
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Zaynab Ajani
Research Analyst, Fall 2021
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Gurleen Cheema
Research Analyst, Summer 2021
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Angelika Aziz
Research Support Officer, Summer 2021
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Amy Ladouceur
Communications Specialist, Summer 2021
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Salma Ahmad
Research Associate, Fall 2020
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Mangesh Angdembe
Research Analyst, Summer 2020