Meet the professional staff behind the Vector Institute
Board of Directors
The Vector Institute also gives thanks to Janet Bannister, Scott Bonham, Vivek Goel, Mary Jo Haddad, Jordan Jacobs, Stephen Lake, Nadir Mohamed, Pearl Sullivan, Terrence Sullivan, Melanie Woodin and Shivon Zilis for their time, energy and dedication as former members of Vector’s Board of Directors. Their vision, insight and experience have been instrumental in establishing and guiding Vector towards its vision and mission.
Industry Innovation
Sedef Akinli Kocak
Director, Professional Development
Warren Ali
Director, Industry Development
Winnie Au
Project Manager
Madhusmita Dutta
Project Manager
Junid Ebadi
FastLane Program Business Analyst
Alyssa Gagné
Partnerships and Ecosystem Manager
Dhari Gandhi
Project Manager
Erik Garcia
Senior Project Manager
Vyry George
Coordinator, Industry Innovation
Urwa Ghazi
Partnerships and Ecosystem Manager
Marian Haligah
Applied AI Program Design & Delivery Intern
Michael Joseph
Project Manager
Safiullah Kamawal
Associate Project Manager
Fatima Khamitova
Director, Startups & Scaleups
Tahniat Khan
Project Manager
Umar Khan
Project Manager
Manav Deep Singh Lamba
Applied AI Program Design and Delivery Intern
Anna Matta
Director, Industry Development
Amin Mazhari
Associate Project Manager
Shayaan Mehdi
Associate Project Manager
Ahmad Rezaie Mianroodi
Applied AI Program Design & Delivery Intern
Diana Moyano
Senior Project Manager
Andres Rojas
Director, Applied AI Projects
Cameron Schuler
Chief Commercialization Officer and Vice President, Industry Innovation
Isha Singh
Applied AI Program Design & Delivery Intern
Dori Small
Applied AI Program Design & Delivery Intern
Craig Stewart
Executive Director, Applied AI Programs
Ali Taiyeb
Director, Partnerships & Ecosystem
Mithu Thasan
Data Reporting Analyst, Partnerships and Ecosystem
Michiel Vos
Director, Industry Development
Bob Zhou
FastLane Program Business Analyst
Judy Zhu
Project Manager
Yan Zhou
Partnerships and Ecosystem Manager
AI Engineering
Arash Afkanpour
Applied Machine Learning Scientist
Mahshid Alinoori
Applied Machine Learning Specialist
Negin Baghbanzadeh
Applied Machine Learning Intern
Elaheh Bassak
Applied Machine Learning Intern
Shawn Carere
Associate Applied Machine Learning Specialist
Edward Chang
Senior Technical Program Manager
Carolyn Chong
Senior Product Manager
Mark Coatsworth
Systems Specialist
David Emerson
Applied Machine Learning Scientist
Roya Javadi
Software Developer – Machine Learning
Vahid Reza Khazaie
Applied Machine Learning Specialist
Shweta Khushu
Manager, AI Engineering
Sara Kodeiri
Associate Applied Machine Learning Specialist
Farnaz Kohankhaki
Applied Machine Learning Specialist
Ali Kore
Applied Machine Learning Specialist
Amrit Krishnan
Technical Team Lead
Marcelo Lotif
Senior Software Developer – Machine Learning
Aravind Narayanan
Associate Applied Machine Learning Specialist
Franklin Ogidi
Software Developer – Machine Learning
Deval Pandya
Vice President, AI Engineering
Ahmed Radwan
Applied Machine Learning Intern
Dhanesh Ramachandram
Applied Machine Learning Scientist
Sneha Rao
Applied Machine Learning Intern
Ananya Raval
Applied Machine Learning Specialist
Shaina Raza
Applied Machine Learning Scientist – Responsible AI
Karanpal Sekhon
Applied Machine Learning Intern
Masoumeh Shafieinejad
Applied Machine Learning Scientist – Privacy Enhancing Technologies (Pets)
Amandeep Singh
Software Developer – Machine Learning
Fatemeh Tavakoli
Applied Machine Learning Specialist
Marshall Wang
Applied Machine Learning Specialist
John Willes
AI Infrastructure & Research Eng. Manager
Health and Technology
Brendan Behan
Director, Data Strategy and Partnerships
Jessica Blackman
Director, Data Operations
Sebastian Burlacu
HPC Systems Administrator
Jacky Chen
Project Manager, Business Computing
Ben Davies
Chief Information Officer
Janice Da Silva
Manager, Health AI Implementation
Thomas Deane
Business Analyst
Azra Dhalla
Director, Health AI Implementation
Raquel D’Souza
Program Manager, Data Operations
Lynette Kofi
Program Coordinator, Data Operations
Keyan Kwan
Data Integration Specialist
Kevin Jeong
Associate Support Analyst
David Magda
HPC Systems Administrator
Val Morozov
Business Systems Administrator
Rob Naccarato
Director, Scientific Computing
Maia Norman
Manager, Data Strategy and Partnerships
Kagiso Phaphe
HPC Systems Administrator
Zack Power
HPC Systems Administrator
Chioma Precious Uju
Program Manager, Health Research Operations
Kanwalpreet Singh
Technical Specialist
Surabie Sivanendran
Project Manager, Health AI Implementation
Roxana Sultan
Chief Data Officer and Vice President, Health
John Yee
Manager, Business Computing
Madison McBay
Project Manager, Health AI Implementation
Research Operations and Academic Partnerships
Carly Cummings
Specialist, Student Programming
Amanda Ferneyhough
Faculty Engagement And Program Development Officer
Cedric Hou
Data Analyst
Melissa Judd
Vice President, Research Operations & Academic Partnerships
Arber Kacollja
Manager, Research Services
Clarence Magpantay
Program Manager, Research Operations
Daniel Oltianu
Research Engagement & Data Coordinator
Georgette Otoo
Specialist, AI Talent Initiatives
Rachael Owusu-Atakora
Program & Strategy Implementation Coordinator
Sagar Prabhudev
Manager, AI Talent Initiatives
Adam Renkosinski
Director, AI Talent Initiatives & Analytics
Johannah Thumb
Manager, Student Engagement and Researcher Programming
Hussein Shamji
Director, Strategic Partnerships
Enoch To
Program Coordinator, Research Operations
Taylor Walker
Manager, AI Talent Initiatives, Early Talent
Caroline Wesley
Research Services Officer
Jackie Zurborg
Director, Research Operations
Operations
Sameera Ali
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Sakura Ariga
Office Experience Ambassador
James Boutcher
Office Experience Ambassador
Gary Burlakoff
Director of Finance
Michelle D’Souza
Human Resources Manager
Myra Fernandes
Director, Human Resources & Corporate Services
Geoffrey Forguson
Manager, Financial Planning and Services
Dafine Fukunishi Del Bianco
Human Resources Generalist
Tony Gaffney
Special Advisor To the Chair
Catherine Kirby
Director, Human Resources & Corporate Services
Abdur Mohammed
Office Experience Manager
Mira Ngresi
Payroll & Finance Specialist
Lucas Parnanzone
Senior Financial Analyst
Jason Christopher Anthony Raj
Talent Acquisition and Development Specialist
Adam Simmons
Office Experience Ambassador
Rachel Smith
Human Resources Associate
Alan Veerman
Chief Operations and Finance Officer
Marketing, Communications, and Events
Emmanuella Akowuah
Marketing & CRM Operations Intern
Ridha Chilmeran
Government & Stakeholder Relations Manager
Kari Clarke-Zemnickis
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Marcie De Cesare
Director, Marketing & Brand
Ian Gormely
Manager, Media and Public Relations
Jennifer Jenkins
Content Marketing Specialist
Chiara Lacey
Director, Community Engagement & Events
Nathan C. Lalonde
Graphic & Web Design Specialist
Danielle Lobo
Manager, Marketing
Danusika Makendiran
Events Coordinator
Orli Namian
Director, Communications & Public Relations
Shiva Peddi
Digital Marketing and Analytics Specialist
Nadiea Prince
Manager, Events
Natalie Richard
Communications Specialist
Leanna Vu
Marketing Specialist
Kylie Williams
Product Marketing Manager
Special thanks to Tomi Poutanen for his help in envisioning and establishing the Vector Institute.