Our Team

Our people are the key to our continued success.

Staff

Lauren Hayhurst

Lauren Hayhurst

Fisheries Research Biologist

Bio

Paul Blanchfield

Paul Blanchfield

Associate and Research Fellow

Bio

Tammy Hildebrand

Tammy Hildebrand

Director of Development

Bio

Dilber Yunus

Dilber Yunus

Outreach Officer

Bio

Cyndy Desjardins

Cyndy Desjardins

Food Web Biologist

Bio

Sumeep Bath

Sumeep Bath

Communications Manager

Bio

Paul Fafard

Paul Fafard

Field Sampling Technician

Bio

Grace Mota

Grace Mota

Chief Financial Officer

Bio

Donna Laroque

Donna Laroque

Administrative Assistant

Bio

Pauline Gerrard

Pauline Gerrard

Deputy Director

Bio

Ken Sandilands

Ken Sandilands

Biologist - Field Coordinator

Bio

Chandra Rodgers

Chandra Rodgers

Fisheries Research Biologist

Bio | CV

Michael Rennie

Michael Rennie

Research Fellow

Bio

Michael Paterson

Michael Paterson

Senior Research Scientist

Bio | CV

Vince Palace

Vince Palace

Head Research Scientist

Bio

John Neall

John Neall

Facilities Manager

Bio

Roger Mollot

Roger Mollot

Operations Manager

Bio

Matthew McCandless

Matthew McCandless

Executive Director

Bio | CV

Lee Hrenchuk

Lee Hrenchuk

Biologist

Bio | CV

Scott Higgins

Scott Higgins

Research Scientist

Bio | CV

Sonya Havens

Sonya Havens

Research Chemist

Bio | CV

Graduate Students

Mckenzie Perry

Mckenzie Perry

University of Manitoba

Lauren Timlick

Lauren Timlick

University of Manitoba

Jamie Dearnley

Jamie Dearnley

University of Manitoba

Patrique Bulloch

Patrique Bulloch

University of Manitoba

Andrew Milling

Andrew Milling

Lakehead University

Bryanna Sherbo

Bryanna Sherbo

University of Manitoba

Joey Tonin

Joey Tonin

University of Manitoba

Brendan Allan

Brendan Allan

Lakehead University

Board of Directors

Jeffrey Ross

Jeffrey Ross

Board Member

Bio

Andrea Moffat

Andrea Moffat

Board member

Bio

Keith Somers

Keith Somers

Board Member

Bio

Stephanie Cairns

Stephanie Cairns

Board Member

Bio

Glenn Crook

Glenn Crook

Board Member

Bio

Sheila Fraser

Sheila Fraser

Board Member

Bio

Matthew McCandless

Matthew McCandless

Executive Director

Bio | CV

Jane McDonald

Jane McDonald

Vice-Chair of the Board

Bio

Research Advisory Board

  • Martin Blake, Associate Director, Science and Research Branch Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
  • Matthew McCandless, Executive Director, IISD Experimental Lakes Area
  • Kathy McKague, Director, Environmental Monitoring & Reporting Branch Ministry of the Environment & Climate Change
  • Raymond Hesslein, retired Research Scientist, Fisheries & Oceans Canada (former Section Head, Experimental Lakes Area)
  • Robert (Bob) Hecky, retired Professor, University of Minnesota at Duluth, University of Waterloo, and Research Scientist at Fisheries & Oceans Canada (former Section Head, Experimental Lakes Area)
  • Stephen Murphy, Professor, University of Waterloo, Director, Centre for Ecosystem Resilience & Adaptation (ERA) and Chair, Centre for Applied Science in ON Protected Areas (CASIOPA), Chair, Society for Ecological Restoration Ontario (SERO)
  • Karen Kidd, Professor, University of New Brunswick, Canada Research Chair and Canadian Rivers Institute
  • Vince Palace, Head Research Scientist