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Executive council

Alice Aiken
Alice Aiken
Vice President, Research and Innovation
Dalhousie University
Dominique Marquis
Dominique Marquis
Vice President, Research
L'Université du Québec à Rimouski
Eugenie Brouillet
Eugenie Brouillet
Vice President, Research
Université Laval
Tana Allen
Tana Allen
Vice President, Research
Memorial University
Michèle Audette
Indigenous Community Member
Quebec Region
John G. Paul
John G. Paul
Executive Director
Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat
Cheryl Earle
Cheryl Earle (Vice President, Finance and Administration Delegate)
Associate Vice President, Financial Services
Dalhousie University

Management committee

Kim Thomson
Kim Thomson
Chief Administrative Officer
Ocean Frontier Institute
Aria Russel
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility Specialist
Ocean Frontier Institute
TBD
TCA Indigenous Research Advisor
Ocean Frontier Institute
Trevor Weissent
Trevor Weissent
Managing Director, Office of VPRI
Dalhousie University
Andréane Bastien
Andréane Bastien
Executive Director
L’Université du Québec à Rimouski
Martin Fortier
Deputy Vice Rector, Research and Innovation(International and Knowledge Mobilisation)
Université Laval
John Quaicoe
John Quaicoe
Professor Emeritus
Memorial University

Scientific directorate

Anya Waite
Anya Waite
Scientific Director and Chief Executive Officer
Ocean Frontier Institute
Dany Dumont
Dany Dumont
Associate Scientific Director
L'Université du Québec à Rimouski
Jean-Éric Tremblay
Jean-Eric Tremblay
Associate Scientific Director
Université Laval
Kristen Poduska
Kristin Poduska
Associate Scientific Director
Memorial University
Jean-Francois Bousquet
Jean-Francois Bousquet
Associate Scientific Director (50%)
Dalhousie University
Julie LaRoche
Julie LaRoche
Associate Scientific Director (50%)
Dalhousie University
Kim Thomson
Kim Thomson
Chief Administrative Officer
Ocean Frontier Institute
Andréane Bastien
Andréane Bastien
Executive Director
L’Université du Québec à Rimouski
Marie-Helen Forget
Marie-Hélène Forget
Director
Université Laval
Jaclyn Pitman
Jaclyn Pitman
Operations Manager
Memorial University
Eric Siegel
Eric Siegel
Chief Innovation Officer
Ocean Frontier Institute
Mike Smit
Mike Smit
Deputy Scientific Director
Ocean Frontier Institute
Aria Russel
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility Specialist
Dalhousie University

Research advisory committee

Ian G. Stewart
Ian G. Stewart
Co-chair
University of King's College and Dalhousie University
Fanny Noisette
Fanny Noisette
Co-chair
L'Université du Québec à Rimouski
Andrew Medeiros
Andrew Medeiros
Dalhousie University
Daniel Ruzzante
Daniel Ruzzante
Dalhousie University
Doug Wallace
Doug Wallace
Dalhousie University
Tushar Sharma
Tushar Sharma
Dalhousie University
Kiran Banerjee
Kiran Banerjee
Dalhousie University
Mae Seto
Mae Seto
Dalhousie University
Margaret Robinson
Margaret Robinson
Dalhousie University
Chris Whidden
Chris Whidden
Dalhousie University
Aria Russell
Dalhousie University
Weishan Wang
Weishan Wang
Dalhousie University
Geneviève Therriault
Geneviève Therriault
L'Université du Québec à Rimouski
Tiff Annie Kenny
Tiff-Annie Kenny
Laval University
Philippe Archambault
Philippe Archambault
Laval University
Helen Zhang
Baiyu (Helen) Zhang
Memorial University
Kelly Hawboldt
Kelley Hawbolt
Memorial University
Desai Shan
Desai Shan
Memorial University
Post-doc
tbd
Student
tbd
Indigenous Research Advisor
tbd

Equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility advisory committee

Aria Russell
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility Specialist
Dalhousie University
Anya Waite
Anya Waite
Scientific Director and Chief Executive Officer
Ocean Frontier Institute
Theresa Rajack-Talley
Theresa Rajack-Talley
Vice-Provost, Equity & Inclusion
Dalhousie University
Anne-Marie Ouellet
EDI Officer, VP Planning/Partnerships
L’Université du Québec à Rimouski
Marie-Jose Naud
EDI Advisor for Research
Laval University
Delores Mullings
Vice-Provost, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion andAnti-Racism
Memorial University
Wendy Gentleman
Researcher
Dalhousie University
TBD
Graduate Student
tbd
TBD
Post-doctoral Fellow
tbd
Angie Gillis
Chair, ACIEOR
ACIEOR
TBD
Indigenous Research Advisor
Ocean Frontier Institute
Cecilia Khamete
EDIA Coordinator
Ocean Frontier Institute

Transformation hub

Andréane Bastien
Andréane Bastien
Executive Director
L'Université du Québec à Rimouski
Dany Dumont
Dany Dumont
Scientific Director
L'Université du Québec à Rimouski
Catherine A. Gagnon
Catherine A. Gagnon
Indigenous Context
L'Université du Québec à Rimouski
Annie Trépanier
Annie Trépanier
Education
L'Université du Québec à Rimouski
Baptiste Grison
Baptiste Grison
Arts-Sciences
L'Université du Québec à Rimouski
Isabel Cayer
Isabel Cayer
Communication and Innovation
L'Université du Québec à Rimouski
Simon Dutil
Simon Dutil
Data Management
L'Université du Québec à Rimouski
Marie-Michelle Dugas
Marie-Michelle Dugas
Administrative Management
L'Université du Québec à Rimouski

Innovation and commercialization hub

Eric Siegel
Eric Siegel
Executive Director
Ocean Frontier Institute
Morteza Jeyhani
Morteza Jeyhani
Manager, Innovation and Commercialization
Ocean Frontier Institute
Akash Rastogi
Akash Rastogi
Lead Strategist, North Atlantic Carbon Observatory
Ocean Frontier Institute