Our Team

Our people are the key to our continued success.

Staff

Erin Bend

Erin Bend

Officer, Philanthropy

Bio

Lubna Seal

Lubna Seal

Junior Data Scientist

Bio

Murray MacKay

Murray MacKay

Research Fellow

Bio

Hisham Osman

Hisham Osman

Research Fellow

Bio

Sarah Warrack

Sarah Warrack

Outreach and Education Officer

Bio

Lauren Hayhurst

Lauren Hayhurst

Fisheries Research Biologist

Bio

Paul Blanchfield

Paul Blanchfield

Research Fellow

Bio

Lauren Timlick

Lauren Timlick

Environmental Technician

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

Michael Rennie

Michael Rennie

Research Fellow

Bio

Michael Paterson

Michael Paterson

Senior Research Scientist

Bio

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

Senior Director, Fresh Water & Executive Director, IISD Experimental Lakes Area

Bio | CV

Lee Hrenchuk

Lee Hrenchuk

Senior Biologist

Bio | CV

Scott Higgins

Scott Higgins

Research Scientist

Bio | CV

Sonya Havens

Sonya Havens

Research Chemist

Bio | CV

Graduate Students

Alex Ross

Alex Ross

Lakehead University

Haley McLeod

Haley McLeod

Lakehead University

Scott Bergson

Scott Bergson

Lakehead University

Mckenzie Perry

Mckenzie Perry

University of Manitoba

Jamie Dearnley

Jamie Dearnley

University of Manitoba

Patrique Bulloch

Patrique Bulloch

University of Manitoba

Andrew Milling

Andrew Milling

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

Senior Director, Fresh Water & Executive Director, IISD Experimental Lakes Area

Bio | CV

Jane McDonald

Jane McDonald

Interim President and CEO, IISD; Chair of the Board, IISD

Bio

Research Advisory Board

  • Martin Blake, Associate Director, Science and Research Branch Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
  • Matthew McCandless, Senior Director, Fresh Water & 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