Cedar Swan
André Proulx2025-08-01T16:45:36-04:00An 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...
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 Proulx2025-04-29T16:07:16-04:00Lisa 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...