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Megan Leslie
Christine Demers2022-04-20T16:21:35-04:00An adventurer and passionate enthusiast of the outdoors, Cedar believes strongly in connecting our daily lives to nature. Cedar’s work engages, entertains, and educates by connecting people to each other and the land through innovative travel experiences. She believes that fostering these connections is critical to the longevity of conservation work and is dedicated to cultivating meaningful relationships that strengthen our ties to nature and each other. By focusing on travel to Arctic and sub-Arctic environments, Cedar is actively involved in documenting and monitoring existing sites of historic and cultural importance. Above all, Cedar is committed to the regions and...
Cedar Swan
André Proulx2022-01-07T16:34:13-04:00An adventurer and passionate enthusiast of the outdoors, Cedar believes strongly in connecting our daily lives to nature. Cedar’s work engages, entertains, and educates by connecting people to each other and the land through innovative travel experiences. She believes that fostering these connections is critical to the longevity of conservation work and is dedicated to cultivating meaningful relationships that strengthen our ties to nature and each other. By focusing on travel to Arctic and sub-Arctic environments, Cedar is actively involved in documenting and monitoring existing sites of historic and cultural importance. Above all, Cedar is committed to the regions and...
Brendan Kelly
André Proulx2021-12-02T13:55:53-04:00Brendan P. Kelly is the Executive Director of the Study of Environmental Arctic Change and Professor of Marine Biology at the International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks. He also serves as a Senior Fellow with the Center for the Blue Economy at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. A marine ecologist with a focus on sea ice environments, he has participated in and led collaborative research in the North Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Baltic Sea, and Antarctica. He has served as Deputy Director for Arctic Sciences, National Science Foundation; Assistant Director for Polar...
Digvir Jayas
André Proulx2022-01-07T16:30:14-04:00Distinguished Professor Dr. Digvir S. Jayas was educated at the G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology in Pantnagar, India; the University of Manitoba, and the University of Saskatchewan. Before assuming the position of Vice-President (Research and International), he held the position of Vice-President (Research) for two years and Associate Vice-President (Research) for eight years. Prior to his appointment as Associate Vice-President (Research), he was Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Department Head of Biosystems Engineering, and Interim Director of the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals. He is a Registered Professional Engineer and...
Donna Kirkwood
André Proulx2023-02-07T13:14:49-04:00Donna is an adviser to public and private organisations on strategic positioning, design and management of science, technology and innovation programs and policies. Deeply devoted to the advancement of science, convinced of the importance of integrating diverse perspectives, she served on numerous scientific and academic steering committees as well as advisory boards, granting council and science networks in Québec, Canada and Europe. She currently serves as Chair of ArcticNet board as well as independent director on the British Geological Survey and SOQUEM boards. Donna was Chief Scientist at Natural Resources Canada from 2016 to 2019 where she strengthened linkages between...
Guy Levesque
André Proulx2024-12-17T09:50:19-04:00Guy Levesque has spent the last 20+ years working in the area of research support and innovation, through successive roles at NSERC, the University of Manitoba and the Canada Foundation for Innovation. In November 2018, Guy joined the University of Ottawa as Associate Vice-President, Research Support and Infrastructure. He oversees a portfolio that includes the Office of Strategic Development Initiatives, Innovation Support Services, the uOttawa-Kanata North initiative, the Office of Research Ethics and Integrity, Animal Care and Veterinary Services, Animal Ethics, and Institutional Core Facilities. As Vice-President of Programs and Performance form 2015 and 2018, he was responsible for managing...
Lisa Koperqualuk
André Proulx2022-08-05T15:42:31-04:00Lisa Qiluqqi Koperqualuk was born in Puvirnituq, Northern Quebec (Nunavik). Raised by her grandparents Lydia and Aisa Koperqualuk, her elementary schooling was done in Nunavik. With a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Concordia University, Montreal, she holds a Master’s degree in Anthropology from Laval University, Quebec City. Fluent in Inuktitut, English and French, Lisa acted as Communications Officer for Makivik Corporation for seven years and participated in various regional, national and international fora such as Inuit Circumpolar Council General Assemblies in Kuujjuaq 2002, in Barrow 2006 (as a delegate) and elected in July 2018 in Utqiaġvik as Vice-President International...