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Meet the team

We're with you every step of the way.

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Staff team

Staff members

We’re made up of experienced leaders that are full of entrepreneurial spirit and share your passion to change the world. Our team is a major part of what makes the AC world-class.

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Ruth Casselman

CEO

Tabatha Laverty

Chief Operating Officer

Catalina Ochoa

Director, Finance

Adam Dougall

Program Manager

Ben Richmond

Manager, Coworking and Facilities

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Erin Larmondin

Partnership Manager

Meghan Gervais

Manager, Founder Experience

Danielle Joworski

Program Manager

Shelly Xie

Program Data Manager

Tessa Uez

Marketing Manager

Shriaa Sheth

Events and Community Engagement Specialist

Parisa Fataei

Founder Experience Specialist

Garrett Jacobs

Founder Experience Specialist

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Sarah Brush

Social Media Coordinator

Stephanie Jenner

Facilities Coordinator and Executive Assistant

Asmit Arya

Accountant

Board of directors

Maija Michell

Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Descartes Systems Group

Rod Regier

Commissioner of Planning - Development and Legislative Services at Region of Waterloo

Bruce Brown

Chief Commercial Officer at Kenota Health

Charmaine Dean

Vice-President of Research and International at University of Waterloo

Claudia Krywiak

President and CEO at Ontario Centre of Innovation

Karim S. Karim

Associate Vice President, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship at University of Waterloo

Patricia Nielsen

Head of Specialist Sales at Amazon Web Services

Benton Leong

Archangel Funds; Investor at Golden Triangle Angel Network

Angela Larraguibel

Senior Vice President of Founder Services at Communitech

Michelle Chretien

Vice President, Research and Innovation at Conestoga College

Cody Hines

Chief Financial Officer at Alert Labs Inc.

Radhika Vaidyanathan

Partner at Gowlings WLG LLP

Brenda Halloran

District Governor at Rotary International

Shann McGrail

CEO and Co-Founder at Devreve, former CEO at Haltech Regional Innovation Centre

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