2026 Polytechnic Showcase: Delegates


Delegate List

Bruce Thompson, Senior Partner

Claude Brulé, President & CEO
Kin Choi, Vice President, People & Technology
Kevin Holmes, Senior Program Manager, Social Innovation Lab
Ian Zinck, Director, Applied Research

Candi Jeronimo, Executive Engagement

Kelly Hoey, Executive Director
Aisha Hussain, Job Coach
Meghan Paton, Manager, Communications & External Relations

Robin Lowenberger, Sales & Relationship Manager

Jeff Zabudsky, President
Kyla Epstein, Director, Government Relations & Strategic Partnerships
Melia Fernandez, Operations Manager, Provost Office
Jennifer Figner, Provost & VP Academic
Derek Lemieux, Executive Director, Global Partnerships
Justin Perry, Instructor
Melissa Picher Kelly, Manager, Events & Experiential Marketing
Britta Ramirez, External Relations Advisor
Eric Sazcuk, Director, RPAS Hub

Meghan Lockhart, Program Manager, AgriTalent

Caroline Ky-Maka, Analyst, Policy & Regulatory Affairs

Michael Tremblay, President & CEO
Ela Yazdani, Vice President, External Relations

Charmaine Hack, Vice-President, Partnerships, Enrolment & External Relations

Charlene Marion, Executive Director

Kelly Bryant, Director, Government Relations & Policy Research, External & Member Relations
Michael McDonald, Vice-President, External and Member Relations

Norma McDonald Ewing, Interim President
Christine Burns, Professor, Engineering & Technology
Marilyn Powers, Dean, School of Engineering & Technology, School of Computer Science & IT

Ana Markovic, Senior Policy Officer

Uriel Marantz, Senior Policy Advisor
Theodros Zeamanuel, Policy Officer

Anne Marie Armstrong, Managing Director

Don Eldridge, Associate Director
Robert Luke, CEO
Ashley Waters, Partnership Lead

Kevin Nilsen, President & CEO

André Baril, Director-General
Sophie Fix, Manager, Sectoral Workforce Development Program

Peter Devlin, President
Ian Butcher, Director, Research & Innovation
Susan Cluett, Senior Vice President Academic
Darlene O’Neill, Lead Administrator, Military Connected Campus
Patricia Simone, Government Relations Officer

Camille Paultre, Program Manager

Gervan Fearon, President
Steve Camacho, Vice-President, Digital Transformation & CIO
Adel Esayed, Dean, Faculty of Applied Science, Construction & Engineering Technology
Krista Holmes, Associate Vice-President, Research & Innovation
Laura Jamer, Special Advisor to the President – Government & External Relations
Hassun Malik, Provost, Vice-President, Academic
Shehroze Saharan, Senior Manager, Institutional AI Strategy Development & Support
Margrit Talpalaru, Director, Polytechnic Transformation

Alex Usher, President

Ann Marie Vaughan, President & CEO
Guillermo Acosta, Senior Dean, Faculty of Media, Creative Arts & Design
Joanna Amirault, Senior Dean, Faculty of Social and Community Services
Gina Antonacci, Senior Vice-President, Academic
Vera Beletzan, Associate Vice-President Teaching & Learning
Scott Briggs, Vice-President, Digital Innovation & CIO
Ruth Butlin, Associate Vice President, Information Technology Services
Frank Cappadocia, Dean, Continuous Professional Learning
Jelena Dukic, Director, Institutional Research & Analysis
Vanessa Dupuis, Chief of Staff
Paul Griffin, Senior Dean
Jennifer Larson, Director, Academic Strategic Initiatives
Andrew Leopold, Associate Vice-President, Marketing & Communications
Carl Oliver, Associate Dean
Barbara Riach, Associate Vice-President, Enrolment Management & Registrar
Diane Simpson, Dean, Humber Global
John Stilla, Senior Dean, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Derek Stockley, Associate Vice-President, Academic
Francis Syms, Head, School of Clean Energy & Associate Dean, ICT

Chris Allain, Policy Analyst, Outreach – Science Policy Branch
Emma Christie, Policy Advisor
Holly McCracken, Director, Science Policy & Research Security Directorate
Nipun Vats, Assistant Deputy Minister

Diane Purvey, Acting President & Vice-Chancellor
David Burns, Provost & Vice-President, Academic, pro tem
Laura McDonald, Dean, Trades & Technology
Abhilash Nambudiri, Associate Dean, Melville School of Business
Katie Openshaw, Government Relations Advisor

Brad Donaldson, President & CEO
Tracy Holt, Vice-President, Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer
Robert LaPerle, Director, Information Technology Services
Lexi Schaerz, Learning Experience Design Manager

Giovani Chowreemootoo, Bilingual Account Manager
Carmelina Manno, Director of Partnerships

Allison Brennan, Director, Academic & Ecosystem Partnerships
Christopher Dixon, Senior Advisor, Academic & Ecosystem Partnerships

Laura Jo Gunter, President & CEO
Patti Hergott, Associate Vice-President, Academic Quality & Operational Excellence
Gail Kelly, Director, Government & Public Affairs
Peter Leclaire, Vice-President, Academic

Alessandra Ghodrati, Director of Legal Affairs & Innovation
Daroush Ghodrati, President

Peter Wawrow, Director, Workforce Development Programs

Sivagowry Lewis, Dean, Applied Research and Innovation

Edward Irving, Director
Danny Leung, Manager

David Terlizzi, Director, Member Engagement, Services& Government Relations

Shannon Lipskie, President & CEO

Miyoko Oikawa, Director, Training & Strategic Initiatives 

Michelle McCollum, Founder & CEO

Vasco Alcantara, Director, Engagement & Partnerships, Placement Pass

Jessica Biga-Wadstein, Country Lead, Canada
Julianne Issac Simmonds, Sales Manager, Higher Education

Sarah Watts-Rynard, CEO
Bola Adisa, Communications Coordinator
Ricardo Arena, Senior Policy Analyst
Vincent Custode, Director, Policy
Diana Danilevskaia, Policy Analyst
Kamila Grazcyk, Communications Coordinator
Alexandra Hornby, Manager, Operations
Hannah Hunter, Policy Analyst

Stuart Cullum, President
Heather Dirks, Dean, School of Health & Wellness
Robbie Halonen, Dean, School of Arts & Education

Caroline Konrad, Vice-President, Canadian Ecosystem
Jason Peng, Senior Partner Relationship Manager

Fred Meier, President & CEO
Emily Doer, Associate Director, College & Public Relations
Rebecca Hiebert, Senior Strategic Advisor, AI Initiative
Amy Jackson, Director, Mittohnee Pogo’ohtah
Kristen Kindrachuk, Interim Director, Labs 4
Christine Watson, Vice-President, Academic

David Ross, President & CEO
Erika Barrios, Manager, ARIS Operations
Mark Butler, Vice-President, Corporate Development, Applied Research & International
Whitney Ferguson, Associate Director, Government Relations
Wade Hawkins, Research Chair, CIRUS
Jamie McInnis, Director, Applied Research
Scott Robinson, Associate Registrar, Learner Progression & Registrarial Services
Janet Segato, Associate Vice-President, Academic
Glenn Shepherd, Director, Government Affairs & External Relations

Larry Rosia, President & CEO
Susan Blum, Vice Provost
Mary Donlevy-Konkin, Advisor
Terry Peckham, Director, DICE
Cheryl Schmitz, Chief Financial Officer & Vice-President, Administrative Services
Mary Vaughan, Provost & Vice-President, Academic

David Agnew, President
Namrata Barai, Dean, Research
Dario Guescini, Associate Vice-President, Global Business Development & Experiential Education
Radha Krishnan, Vice-President, Students and Chief Information Officer
Panos Panagiotakopoulos, AI Thought Leader
Kent Peel, AI Thought Leader

Cindy Gouevia, President and Vice-Chancellor
El Sayed Mahmoud, Professor, Applied Computing, Faculty of Applied Science & Technology
Sean McNabney, Provost & Vice-President, Academic
Vicki Mowat, Dean, Research, Faculty of Health & Community Studies
Madushen Paramanathan, Student Research Assistant, School of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering
Matt Rempel, Associate Vice Provost, Academic & Industry Integrations
Ethan Shen, Manager, Centre for Intelligent Manufacturing

Donald Jantz, Executive Director

Muktha Thumkur, Executive Director