Member Representatives
Linking researchers and industry
Our 40 Industry Engagement Professionals (IEPs) represent 14 universities and five colleges in Atlantic Canada. Together, they help public and private sector organizations find researchers and funding programs for R&D projects.
Our industry IEPs also guide researchers and students in areas such as:
- Intellectual property
- Navigating the funding landscape
- Proof of concept
- Market validation
- Industry engagement opportunities
Get to know our Springboard IEPs below:
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Adam Haller
Managing Director, Commercialization & Licensing, Office of Commercialization & Industry Engagement (OCIE), Dalhousie University
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Aishwarya Shrestha
Aishwarya Shrestha, Program Coordinator Dalhousie University
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Andre Chiasson
Director, Innovation Support Office (BSI), Université de Moncton
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Andrew Kendall
Manager, Industry Liaison & Knowledge Transfer Office, St. Francis Xavier University
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Angela Avery
Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Acting) Research Innovation Office, Memorial University
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Annette Rushton
Manager, Health & Life Sciences, Office of Commercialization & Industry Engagement (OCIE), Dalhousie University
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Ayodeji Arowolo
Associate Legal Counsel, Office of Commercialization and Industry Engagement (OCIE), Dalhousie University
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Ben Goldberg
Managing Director, Industry Engagement and Customer Experience, Office of Commercialization and Industry Engagement (OCIE), Dalhousie University
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Brennan Gillis
Manager, Agriculture and Aquaculture, Office of Commercialization & Industry Engagement (OCIE), Dalhousie University
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Brennan Sisk
Technology Transfer & Commercialization Officer, University of New Brunswick
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Colette Rogers
Business Development Advisor Research Innovation Office (RIO) Memorial University
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Danielle Goodfellow
Industry Liaison Officer, Office of Innovation and Community Engagement (OICE), Saint Mary’s University, Mount Saint Vincent University and NSCAD University
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Dion Hicks
Intellectual Property Advisor, Research Innovation Office (RIO) Memorial University
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Dr. Gregory Sandala
Director of Research Partnerships, Mount Allison University
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Hart Devitt
Director of Research and Innovation Partnerships, University of New Brunswick
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Helene Noddin
Research Services Officer, St. Thomas University
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Joanne Firth
Industry Liaison Officer, Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC)
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Joey Volpé
Business Development Manager, INNOV, CCNB
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Juan Perez Casanova
Innovation Advisor, Research Innovation Office (RIO) Memorial University
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Katrin Sommerfeld
Manager, Industry & Community Partnerships, Office of Industry & Community Engagement (ICE), Acadia University
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Kelly Ashfield
Executive Director, Office of Research Services, University of New Brunswick
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Kevin Buchan
Director, Office of Innovation and Community Engagement (OICE), Saint Mary’s University, Mount Saint Vincent University, and NSCAD University
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Leanne Carroll
Applied Research Development Officer, New Brunswick Community College
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Leigh Huestis
Director, Office of Industry & Community Engagement (ICE), Acadia University
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Marc Richard
Business Development Officer, University of Prince Edward Island
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Marie-Laure Pokou
Development Officer, Innovation Support Office (BSI), Université de Moncton
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Matthew Douglass
Technology Transfer Officer, Research & Innovation Partnerships, Office of Research Services, University of New Brunswick
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Matthew Doyle
Manager, Computer Science, Office of Commercialization and Industry Engagement (OCIE), Dalhousie University
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Michelle Gurrola-Gal
Manager, Engineering & Science, Office of Commercialization and Industry Engagement (OCIE), Dalhousie University
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Pauline Roy
Agente d’innovation, Bureau de soutien à l’innovation (BSI), Faculté des études supérieures et de la recherche (FESR), Université de Moncton
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Pierre Doucet
Innovation Officer, Center for Precision Medicine, Université de Moncton
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Rebecca Mok
Business Development Officer, University of Prince Edward Island
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Sarah Conrod
Manager of Industry Partnerships and Commercialization, Office of Research and Graduate Studies, Cape Breton University
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Shane Nason
IP Manager, Research & Innovation Partnerships (R&IP), Office of Research Services (ORS), University of New Brunswick (Saint John Campus)
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Shawn MacDougall
Director of Applied Research, Holland College
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Simon Potter
Director, College Office of Research Enterprise (CORE), NBCC
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Tonya Canning
Faculty-Industry Research Liaison Officer, NBCC
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Valérie Lalande
Director of Research Services, Research Office, Université Sainte-Anne/ Directrice des services de la recherche, Bureau de la recherche, Université Sainte-Anne
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Veerle Hellemans
Technology Transfer Officer, Office of Research Services, University of New Brunswick (UNB)
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Wael Roshdi
Wael Roshdi, Business Development Officer Office of Commercialization, Industry, and Innovation (OCII) at the University of Prince Edward Island.
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Wayne Quilty
Director of Partnerships and Entrepreneurship, College of the North Atlantic (CNA)