Innovate Council members across Canada
Council Members: Surnames A-J
Adams, Christopher
President
Greenstone Strategies
Amaral, Nicole
Innovation Lab Director
City of Kitchener
Anderson, Nicole
Community Development Officer
Municipality of Lakeshore
Antony, Donnie
Executive Lead, Innovation & Research
PHSS
Ashley, Scott
President & CEO
Get Ready Online Inc.
Bdzel, Shauna
Chief Administration Officer
RM Edenwold No. 158
Bruyn Martin, Lora
Director of Innovation, Improvement & Research
Schlegel Villages
Bryden, Deborah
Deputy City Manager, City Planning & Community Services
City of Regina
Burton, Andrew
Manager of IT
City of Winnipeg
Burton, Ellery
President & CEO
Alterra Innovation
Castle, Adam
Director of Venture Services & Partnerships
WEtech Alliance
Chisholm, Jim
Chief Technology Officer
Calgary Public Library
Chrusch, Erin
Leader, Business & Local Economy
City of Calgary
Copeland, Todd
Executive Director
Community Futures Western Ontario
Cormier, Tyler
Head of Sales, Canada
Plug and Play
Crumblehulme, Alison
Chief Executive Officer
Boundless Accelerator
De Ciman, Phoebe
Executive Director
Innovation Saskatchewan
Deleary, Adam
Chief Executive Officer
Walpole Island First Nation
Dewes, Jill
Founder
Nice One
Dhalla, Hans
Senior Account Manager
Gartner Canada
Donahue, Erin
Director, OPS Learning & Talent Development
Ontario Government
Dunn, Kasey
Assistant Professor
University of Calgary
Dy, Chindamonique
Founder
4E&CO
Edmonds, Mark
Executive Director
Regina District Industry Education Council
Edney, Kent
Chief Administration Officer
City of Chestermere
Fanai, Carrie
Director, Enterprise Development
ConvergeX Global Solutions Foundation
Feduniw, Tim
Director, Sustainable Economic Development
City of Selkirk
Fleming, Sharon
Director Calgary Transit
City of Calgary
Foord, Jonathan
Digital Intelligence, Transportation Operations Manager
Arcadis
Frattaroli, Leslie
Vice President, Development
United Way Windsor-Essex County
Friesen, Glenn
Digital Agriculture Policy Lead
Government of Manitoba
Frost, Jeremy
SVP, Digital Experience & Innovation
Cambrian Credit Union
Gamble, Christie
Vice President, Marketing
Greenwave Innovations
Gaughan, Marcus
Owner & Founder
Minds On Fire
Gillrie, Tanya
Director, Corporate Financing
BDC
Girard, Kevin
Director of Infrastructure
Town of Essex
Goodram, James
General Mgr, Economic Development & Tourism
City of Guelph
Grusko, Shane
Industry Liaison Manager
RRC Polytech
Guindon, Jeff
Client Partner
BDC
Gupta, Anirudh
Senior Director, IT
Bayshore Health
Gupta, Deepak
Founder
Adi Labs
Habicht, Todd
Founder
EnerPure
Haid, Anthony
Director of Innovation & Strategic Solutions
Mediology
Hailley, Rea
Co-Founder & CEO
New Idea Machine
Hann, Justin
Manager, Customer Operations & Innovation
Grandbridge Energy
Harrison, Gavin
Co-Founder, Managing Director
Level 52 Inc.
Harrold, Stephen
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Borealis Health Partners Inc.
Hendel, Jonathan
Senior Business Development Officer
Region of Waterloo
Hiles, Larry
Regina Chair
TEC Canada
Husk, Ellen
Economic Research Coordinator
London Economic Development Corporation
Isfeld, Brittany
Economic & Tourism Development Officer
Town of Stonewall
Jallouli, Fouad
Director, Service Design
Government of Alberta
Jason, Christopher
CEO
StimuliZ Digital
Members of the Innovate Council
Council Members: Surnames K-Z
Konachowicz, Krysta
Business Performance Consultant
City of Regina
Kramer, Josh
Chief Financial Officer
Regina Catholic School Board
Krysinski, Mark
Director, Community Growth
Town of Cochrane
Lalonde, Heather
Director of Economic Development
Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc
Larin, Edwin
Major Gift Officer
Waterloo Regional Health Network Foundation
Lavoie, Alexander
Policy Initiatives Manager
Rural Manitoba Economic Development Corp.
Leonard, Dawn
Executive Director
WinSETT
Lussier, Jennifer
Chief Executive Officer
Platform Calgary
McLeman, Scott
Partner
Dentons
Meder, Matthew
Co-Founder & President
MedeChan
Morgan, Whitney
Director Operations
North Forge
Morrisseau, Lyle
Founder & Director
Indigenous Renewable Energy Products
Moyse, Tammy
Owner / Principal
Moyse & Associates
Nee, Matteo
Investment Analyst
LifeX Ventures
Nehme, Meighen
President
Job Shoppe Group
Niebergall, Stu
President & CEO
Regina & Region Home Builder's Association
Nugent, Joe
Consultant - Defence & Innovation
17508271 Canada Ltd.
Nwigwe, Angelo
National Lead - Oil & Gas
Mitacs
Parkes, Frank
Executive Director
N'Dinawemak Inc. - Our Relatives' Place
Pennete, Kris
Executive Director of IT
Water Security Agency
Popovski, Sonja
Business Development Manager
St. Clair College R&I
Prates, Camila
Agronomy Innovation Manager
Crop Intelligence
Priest, Nancy
Chief Experience Officer
Glass of Learning
Prince, Beth Ann
Community Connector
Puri, Arvind
Director, Customer Service & Billing
London Hydro
Pyde, Kelsey
Vice President of Product
Alethea Medical
Redman, Karen
Chair
Waterloo Region
Renouf, Maddie
Senior Business Partner
Alberta Innovates
Renner, Crista
Workplace Mediator & Conflict Practitioner
unSpeakable
Robson, Kiyoshi
Leader, Innovation, IP & Data
City of Calgary
Rogers, Stuart
Account Executive
Gartner
Romanuck, Sarah
VP Commercial Banking
RBC
Sadiora, Jagvir
Project Manager, Transit Technology
Grand River Transit
Savage, Colin
Director, GATE
University of Regina
Schichter, Jill
Founder
Forte Leadership Group
Shah, Jay
Business Development Coordinator
University of Guelph
Shaygani, Shayan
Founder
USpeak AI
Shenken, Corey
Regional Innovation Lead
Ontario Centre of Innovation
Simpkins, Charlie
Senior Client Partner
BDC
Sinclair, Jake
Chief Executive Officer
Cowessess Ventures Ltd.
Singh, Terminder
Sustainable Procurement Liaison
City of Winnipeg
Singh Pahwa, Baldeep
Founder
The Tech Festival Canada
Skimson, Erin
Director
MACcelerate (McMaster University)
Stevenson, Andrew
General Manager
HARP Solutions
Sutherns, Rebecca
Chief Executive Officer
Sage Solutions
Sveinson, Jillian
Self-employed
Consultant
Sylvestre, Larry
President & CEO
Alterra Innovation
Tamr, Radwan
Manager / Senior Engineer
WSP Canada Inc.
Taylor, Kalen
Community Impact Department
The Winnipeg Foundation
Teoh, Wen
President
Good Point Consulting Inc.
Vachon, Leigh
Executive Director
Assisted Living Southwestern Ontario
Valentine, David
Enterprise AI Architect
Government of Manitoba
Weinberg, Jason
Executive Director
The Windsor Residence for Young Men
Woodall, Shelby
Senior Business Development Officer
NorthGuide
Yakonich, Angela
Executive Director
Windsor Family Homes & Community Partnerships
Zubair, Wasif
Senior Account Manager, Mid-Market
BDC
Members of the Innovate Council