Staff - Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives
Ronda Appell Research Specialist (Post-Award) , Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Nicole Benning Research Support Specialist, Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives
Cameron Berg Research Support Specialist, Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Doreen Canillas Programs Specialist, Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives
Kristine Jones del Socorro Student Assistant, Undergraduate Research Initiative
Christina Desnoyers Research Specialist , Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives
James Dobson MA Research and Financial Specialist, Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives
Supports large-scale grant applications with a special focus on budget development.

Danielle Ellis PhD Associate Director, Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives
Danielle Ellis (PhD) leads the strategic facilitation team in offering a competitive-advantage to the development of strategic, multi-disciplinary and large institutional grant applications.
Mandy Fehr Coordinator , Undergraduate Research Initiative
Heather Ferguson Administrative Officer, Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives
Preet Kamal Gill Research Officer, Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Leah Houseman BA Programs Officer, Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives
Megan Hubert MA Research Specialist, Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives
Supports large-scale grant applications with a special focus on writing, editing and project management.
Leah Johnson Associate Director, Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Brenda Meyer-Burt Research Support Specialist, Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Sara Mueller PhD Senior Programs Specialist, Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives
Sara has a PhD in English from Queen’s University. She provides strategic leadership and key supports for large-scale grant applications.
Wren Mynhardt Administrative Coordinator, Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives
Bethany Penn Research Specialist (Post-Award) , Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives
Centaine Raginski Research Support Specialist , Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives
Jennifer Reynolds PhD Research Specialist , Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives
Meaghan Risling Programs Coordinator, Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives
Dani Robertson-Boersma Research Specialist , Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Laurie Schimpf Research Support Specialist, Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives
Heidi Smithson Senior Research Specialist , Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives
