Through the Ask an Alum program, recent alumni, and current or prospective Faculty of Information students can connect with graduates in order to learn about career development and the real-life experience of entering the workforce.
This program offers participants the opportunity to share interests, ask questions, and hear personal stories from information or museum professionals. It is organized by the Faculty of Information Alumni Association (FIAA), and is made possible through volunteer mentors who come from diverse areas of expertise, interest, and practice.
How to Participate
Current or prospective students and Faculty of Information alumni
- Connect with the program’s alumni mentors by submitting a request using our Online Request Form. Let us know your area of interest and which mentors you want to be put in touch with via email and AaA will provide you with a virtual introduction.
- Please note that AaA mentors cannot necessarily provide advice on course selection or the current academic program at the Faculty of Information. Take advantage and find out more about the career paths they have taken.
- Any questions email the Ask-an-Alum Committee.
Alumni who wish to become volunteer mentors
- Sign up using our Online AaA Mentor Form. You will be asked to include area(s) of expertise so take a look at the entries to below for ideas. The Ask-an-Alum Committee will get in touch to set you up as an AaA Mentor.
- Take this opportunity to share your knowledge with the next generation of information and museum professionals!
- Any questions email the Ask-an-Alum Committee.
List of volunteer alumni mentors, arranged by categories
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ARCHIVES & RECORDS MANAGEMENT (ARM)
Name Year Position/ Company Location Area of Expertise Rachel E. Beattie 2009 Assistant Media Archivist, Media Commons, Media Archives, University of Toronto Toronto, ON Audio-visual archives; social media Marie-Lyne Bergeron 2010 Records management and Archives Administrator, Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir Toronto, ON Records management; education environment; privacy and access laws Charlotte Chaffey 2002 Archivist / Records Manager, Royal Ontario Museum Toronto, ON Archives; records management; Freedom of Information Joan Chung 2010 Media Librarian, Canadian Broadcasting Centre (CBC) Toronto, ON Entertainment and media Gillian Eguaras 2014 McCarthy Tetrault, Reference and eLearning Technician Toronto, ON Legal librarianship; cataloguing; legal reference & research; eLearning: community archives; school librarianship; Adam Fox 2014 Senior Advancement Research Officer, Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto Toronto, ON Prospect research; institutional research; student records management; project management; part-time studies Autumn Haag 2007 Librarian/Archivist for Research & Collections, University of Rochester Rochester, NY, USA Academic librarianship; reference; rare books; donor relations; archivesSean Hayes 2014 Archivist, Seneca College Toronto, ON Archives; records management; AV records; social media Daniela Melo 2014 Manager, Records & Information Management/Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) Toronto, ON Records management; electronic records management; information governance Vanessa Miraples 2017 Records Coordinator, Town of Aurora Aurora, ON Records management; records retention and disposition; access and privacy; FOI requests; EDRMS implementation and systems development; government recordsSarah Nagy 2015 Information Governance Specialist, Baker & McKenzie LLP Toronto, ON Information governance; records retention; corporate archives; information management Rebecca Northcott 2010 Circulation Supervisor, the John & Dotsa Bitove Family Law Library, Western University and Research, Training and Learning Consultant, DisclosureNet London, ON and Toronto, ON Corporate librarianship; information literacy; training; reference Elisabeth Spalding 2016 Information Management Analyst, University of Toronto, Enterprise Applications and Solutions Integration, ITSToronto, ON Community archives; records management; data management; risk assessments; privacy; security; copyrightMarina Ross 2018 Records & Information Analyst, City of Oshawa Oshawa, ON Records management; electronic records management; Open Text; records retentionRaegan Swanson 2011 Executive Director, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives Toronto, ON Community archives; Indigenous archives; digital recordsMarianna Kalaczynski 2021 Junior Information Management Officer, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Government of Canada Calgary, AB Records management; education environment; cataloguing; electronic records management; information governance; open practices; research data management; instruction and reference management; public domain; traditional knowledge; document control; data migration; metadata extraction; bulk process documents; collection acquisition, showcases, programming; community assessmentElizabeth Colonna 2020 Records & Information Management Specialist, Ministry of the Solicitor General Toronto, ON Electronic/paper-based records management; policy writing; RIM training; EDRMS implementation; RIM program advocacy -
ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
Name Year Position/ Company Location Area of Expertise Jeannie An 1999 Research Services Librarian, McMaster University Hamilton, ON Business librarianship; academic libraries; mentorship A. Patricia Ayala 2010 Research Services Librarian, Gerstein Science Information Centre, University of Toronto Libraries Toronto, ON Medical and science academic librarianship; evidence based medicine; systematic reviews; faculty liaison and engagement; information literacy; controlled vocabulary databases; e-learning; metadata; evidence synthesis; recruitment and training; stakeholder engagement; research Glyneva Bradley -Ridout 2018 Liaison & Education Librarian/University of Toronto Libraries Toronto, ON Health sciences; hospital librarianship, expert searching; collections development and assessment; teaching; job hunting; research Gillian Clinton 2000 Information Specialist, Clinton Research Toronto, ON Business; civil society; engineering; history; law; libraries; health & medicine Christopher Cronin 2002 Director of Technical Services, University of Chicago Chicago, IL, USA Academic librarianship; cataloging and metadata; collaborative digitization programs; library administration and management Monique Flaccavento 2009 Acting Director, OISE Library, University of Toronto Toronto, ON Information literacy; e-learning; library management Mikaela Gray 2017 Liason & Education Librarian, University of Toronto, Gerstein Science Information Centre Toronto, ON Medical librarianship; academic librarianship Autum Haag 2007 Librarian/Archivist for Research & Collections, University of Rochester Rochester, NY, USA Lone arranger Angela Hamilton 2009 Life Sciences Librarian and Coordinator for Liaison Librarian program, University of Toronto Scarborough Campus Toronto, ON Elearning; information literacy; systematic research; social media Julie Hannaford 2002 Deputy Chief Librarian, University of Toronto Libraries Toronto, ON Academic librarianship; library administration and management; strategic planning; library leadership; mentoring and coaching; career planningMichelle Hendley 1998 Reference & Instruction Librarian, State University of New York, College at Oneonta Oneonta, NY, USA Academic librarianship; reference and research consultations; instruction; print reference collection development for business, legal, political science, and sociology research resources Angela Henshilwood 2010 Faculty Liaison & Instruction Librarian, Engineering and Computer Sciences Library, University of Toronto Toronto, ON Academic Librarianship; eLearning Katie Holmes 2017 Instructional & Reader Services Librarian, John W. Graham Library, Trinity College, University of Toronto Toronto, ON Academic librarianship; reference services; information literacy; public services management; collection development Christina Hwang 2008 Faculty of Science Librarian, University of AlbertaEdmonton, AB Academic librarianship; campus partnerships and advocacy; emerging technologies; research impact; data and information management; scholarly communication; special projects; planning and developmentChristina Kim 2010 Sr. Information Specialist, University of Toronto & MaRS Discovery District Toronto, ON Academic and private industry cross-appointment; entrepreneurship; technology commercialization; innovation incubators and accelerators; information and communications technology; special information centres; digital projects Sooin Kim 2000 Faculty Services Librarian, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law Toronto, ON Faculty services; reference; instruction; copyright Sara Klein 2017 Research and Learning Librarian, Bennett Jones Law Library, University of Calgary Calgary, AB Legal librarianship; library instruction; academic legal reference Ricardo Laskaris 2004 Reference Assistant, Steacie Science & Engineering Library, York University Toronto,ON Academic reference service (sciences); volunteering (Toronto Public Library) NuRee Lee 2016 Information Specialist and Assistant Professor, Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana, US Data and information management; academic libraries; research libraries; science librarianship; research labs; information literacy; diversity in libraries; bioinformatics Chole Lei 2011 Information Services Librarian, Hong Kong Baptist University Library Hong Kong Information literacy; social media; event planning; library marketing Coralee Leroux 2012 eResources & Services Coordinator, Ontario Colleges Library Service Toronto, ON Electronic resource acquisition and management; working in a consortial (or other highly collaborative) setting; negotiation; licensing Melissa Man 2011 Librarian, University of Hong Kong Libraries Hong Kong, China Academic librarianship; working overseas Michael Meth 2006 Associate Dean, Research and Learning Services, Florida State University Libraries Tallahassee, FL, USA Academic librarianship; education librarianship; business & economics librarianship; reference & instruction Shauna Nandkissore 2017 Reference and Activities Librarian, Beacon College Leesburg, FL, USA Library instruction; academic reference service; services for students with learning disabilities; learning-centered education; event planning; cataloging Kaitlin Newson 2015 Digital Projects Librarian, Scholars Portal, University of Toronto Toronto, ON Web development; Drupal; UX; accessibility; reference; information architecture; research data Rebecca Northcott 2010 (Dual Roles) Circulation Supervisor, the John & Dotsa Bitove Family Law Library, Western University and Research, Training and Learning Consultant, DisclosureNet London, ON and Toronto, ON Corporate librarianship; information literacy and training; reference Ciara O’Kelly 2019 Trainee/European University Institute Florence, Italy Academic librarianship; reference services; acquisitions; job hunting; working in Europe Jordan Pedersen 2019 Metadata Librarian, University of Toronto Toronto, ON Academic librarianship; cataloging and metadata; networking; technology; teachingKim Pham 2014 Digital Projects Librarian, Digital Scholarship Unit, University of Toronto Scarborough Campus Toronto, ON Information systems & design; knowledge management & information management; library & information science Stephanie Quail 2012 Business Librarian, York University Toronto, ON Business librarianship; information literacy; social media outreach Lillian Rigling 2016 Research & Instructional Services Librarian, Western Libraries London, ON Scholarly communication; open Access; open education; open Science; copyright; UX; user research; design thinking Lisa Ronald 2008 Librarian, Toronto Public Library, S. Walter Stewart Branch Toronto, ON Public librarianship in urban libraries; adult, teen & children’s services; children’s programming; user education; serials management; instruction; e-resource acquisition and management Shevaun Ruby 2017 Assistant Head Librarian, Moose Jaw Public Library Moose Jaw, SK Department management; adult services and programming; collection development and management; community liaising; information literacy; reference; virtual referenceJelena Stankovic 2016 Freedom of Information Analyst / Ask a Librarian Operator, Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change/OCOL Scholars Portal Toronto, ON Transferring skills; networking; academic libraries; reference; government; volunteering Stephanie Walker 1995 Dean of Libraries and Information Resources, University of Dakota Grand Forks, ND, USA Academic librarianship; library administration and management; library technology; library entrepreneurship; working in the US as a Canadian Brett Waytuck 1987 University Librarian, Dr. John Archer Library, University of Regina Regina, SK Library administration; development and delivery of province wide services and strategies; health sciences librarianship; collection development and maintenance; strategic planning; government librarianship; cataloging and public library service coordination Jacqueline Whyte Appleby 2010 Acting Assistant Director, Scholars Portal, University of Toronto Toronto, ON Digital services development; project management; working in a consortial (or other highly collaborative) setting; library publishing Marianne Williams 2015 Librarian-in-Residence/Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR, USA Art librarianship; higher education; library residencies; information literacy; social justice May Yan 2010 ER Discovery & Access Librarian, Engineering Librarian, Ryerson University Toronto, ON Electronic resources life cycle & management; ER library systems (link resolver, discovery layer, knowledgebase, proxy); collection development (DDA/PDA, Consortial, ebooks, print, licensing, serials acquisitions); instruction; project management; academic librarianship; association work -
PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Name Year Position/ Company Location Area of Expertise Ashok Arokiaswamy 2013 Senior IT Admin, University of Toronto Toronto, ON SharePoint; Blackbaud CRM Courtney Carter 2016 Assistant Branch Supervisor, Wellington County Library Puslinch, ON Research; writing; public libraries; readers advisory Elizabeth Coates 2012 Manager of Branch Operations, Kingston Frontenac Public Library Kingston, ON Public librarianship; rural libraries; urban libraries with high-needs communities; library management Tina Dolcetti 2009 Children’s Librarian, Moose Jaw Public Library Moose Jaw, SK Children’s Services; collection development; advocacy for accessibility in libraries; staff supervision; outreach/community engagement Luke D’Souza 2015 Librarian, Toronto Public Library Toronto, ON Adult librarianship; children’s librarianship; program design, development and evaluation; outreach; engagement; publicity; marketing; information services Charles Dunham 2005 Adult Reference Librarian, Corvallis-Benton County Public LIbrary Corvallis, Oregon, USA Limited experience in Rural libraries and mobile libraries. Linda Feesey 2012 Adult Librarian – User Education, Toronto Public Library Toronto, ON Book club; writers’ group; introductory coding; technology & devices; computers Eldiflor Felipe 2018 Librarian, Toronto Public Library Toronto, ON Public librarianship in urban libraries; adult, teen & children’s services; user education; digital literacy; community engagement; developing community partnerships; consumer health librarianship; evidence-based medicine; health literature searching Carole Linton MacFarquhar 1976 Head of Young Adult – Adult Services, Saint John Free Public Library Saint John, New Brunswick Public libraries; adult services; teen services; collection management; literary festival organization Alexander Magno 2002 Librarian – Children’s, Richview – Toronto Public Library Etobicoke, ON Children’s Services Theresa Power 2009 Content and Access Librarian, Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA) Toronto, ON Collection development; collection management; accessibility; accessible formats; volunteering; social media Lisa Ronald 2008 Librarian, Toronto Public Library, S. Walter Stewart Branch Toronto, ON Public librarianship in urban libraries; adult, teen & children’s services; children’s programming; user education; serials management; instruction; e-resource acquistion and management Jessica Rovito 2010 Children’s Librarian, Toronto Public Library Toronto, ON Public librarianship in urban libraries with high-needs communities; children’s librarianship including programming and outreach; publishing; project management for externally funded projects within a large public library system Shevaun Ruby 2017 Assistant Head Librarian, Moose Jaw Public Library Moose Jaw, SK Department management; adult services and programming; collection development and management; community liaising; information literacy; reference; virtual reference Nancy Sheng 2012 Youth Services Librarian, Edmonton Public Library Edmonton, AB Public libraries in urban communities; youth services; community led librarianship; program piloting and development; digital literacy and STEAM engagement; gaming in libraries Lindsay Timmins 2012 Manager, Children and Youth Online Services,
Toronto Public LibraryToronto, ON Children’s services; non profit; social media; community outreach; program development -
SPECIAL LIBRARIES
Name Year Position/ Company Location Area of Expertise Jeannie An 1999 Research Services Librarian, McMaster University Hamilton,ON Business librarianship; academic libraries; mentorship Glyneva Bradley-Ridout 2018 Liaison & Education Librarian/University of Toronto Libraries Toronto, ON Health sciences; hospital librarianship, expert searching; collections development and assessment; teaching; job hunting; research Joan Chung 2010 Podcast Producer, Canadian Running Magazine Toronto, ON Entertainment and media Gillian Clinton 2000 Information Specialist, Clinton Research Toronto, ON Business; civil society; engineering; history; law; libraries; health & medicine Laura Cree 2017 Asset management Services Specialist, Pearson Education North York, ON Digital asset management; content asset management; special libraries and archives Jessica Darling 2011 Research Librarian, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Toronto, ON Business research; industry research; client training; reference; corporate librarianship; pensions; investment banking Gillian Eguaras 2014 Reference and eLearning Technician, McCarthy TétraultToronto, ON Legal librarianship; cataloguing; legal reference & research; eLearning; community archives; school librarianship Eldiflor Felipe 2018 Librarian, Toronto Public Library Toronto, ON Public librarianship in urban libraries; adult, teen & children’s services; user education; digital literacy; community engagement; developing community partnerships; consumer health librarianship; evidence-based medicine; health literature searching Mikaela Gray 2017 Liason & Education Librarian, University of Toronto, Gerstein Science Information Centre Toronto, ON Medical librarianship; academic librarianship Dave Hook 2000 Manager, Operations Information and Configuration Management, MDA Space Missions Brampton, ON Aerospace; engineering; sci-tech; non-traditional library careers; Intranets; database development; information management; records management Allison Killins 1997 Senior Librarian and Records Advisor, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Peterborough, ON Legal librarianship; social media; records management; finance; budgeting; library design Christina Kim 2010 Sr. Information Specialist, University of Toronto & MaRS Discovery District Toronto, ON Academic and private industry cross-appointment; entrepreneurship; technology commercialization; innovation incubators and accelerators; information and communications technology; special information centres; digital projects Sara Klein 2017 Research and Learning Librarian, Bennett Jones Law Library, University of Calgary Calgary, AB Legal librarianship; library instruction; academic legal reference Eileen Lewis 2008 Manager, Library Client Services, Legislative Assembly of Ontario Toronto, ON Management; association work/volunteering; working in government; reference; law libraries Eve Leung 2009 National Manager, Research & Library Services, McMillan Toronto, ON Business development; research; competitive intelligence; legal librarianship Hannah Loshak 2014 Project Coordinator, Centre for Effective Practice Toronto, ON Embedded librarianship; social media/communications; academic publication; health care; non-profit; government contracting Lily Mac 2006 Librarian, Gowling WLG Toronto, ON Cataloguing; consumer health; volunteering/association work; law libraries; non-profit libraries; reference Heather J. Martin 2007 Director of System Library Services,
Providence St. Joseph HealthPortland, OR, USA Management; collection development; information literacy instruction; evidence-based medicine; literature searches/reference Allison McArthur 2011 Library and Information Specialist, Public Health Ontario Toronto, ON Health librarianship; systematic reviews; comprehensive literature searching Jennifer McNenly 1993 Director, Library and Information Services, Fasken Martineau Toronto, ON Enterprise search; information architecture; user experience; usability; project management: data base design; taxonomy; content aggregation; knowledge management Emily Newman 2016 Technical Services Librarian, Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General Toronto, ON Cataloging; KF modified cataloging; legal reference & research; research instruction; government librarianship; current awareness services Rebecca Northcott 2010 (Dual Roles) Circulation Supervisor, the John & Dotsa Bitove Family Law Library, Western University and Research, Training and Learning Consultant, DisclosureNet London, ON and Toronto, ON Corporate librarianship; information literacy and training; reference Emily Porta 2013 Scrum Master, Rangle.io Toronto, ON Agile; project management; scrum; information interviews; working in startups; tech industry; learning to code Theresa Power 2009 Content and Access Librarian, Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA) Toronto, ON Collection development; collection management; accessibility; accessible formats; volunteering; social media Christina Ransom 2016 Information Specialist, Access Copyright Toronto, ON Copyright; cataloguing; non-profit sector Lisa Ronald 2008 Librarian, Toronto Public Library, S. Walter Stewart Branch Toronto, ON Public librarianship in urban libraries; adult, teen & children’s services; children’s programming; user education; serials management; instruction; e-resource acquisition and management Erica Smith 2011 Reference LIbrarian, Legislative Assembly of Ontario Toronto, ON Drupal; reference; indexing; Hansard; government information Jelena Stankovic 2016 Freedom of Information Analyst / Ask a Librarian Operator, Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change/OCOL Scholars Portal Toronto, ON Transferring skills; networking; academic libraries; reference; government; volunteering Brett Waytuck 1987 University Librarian, Dr. John Archer Library, University of Regina Regina, SK Library administration; development and delivery of province wide services and strategies; health sciences librarianship; collection development and maintenance; strategic planning; government librarianship; cataloging and public library service coordination -
LAW LIBRARIANSHIP
Name Year Position/ Company Location Area of Expertise Laura Chuang 2014 Web Serivces Librarian, Goodman LLP Toronto, ON Legal Librarianship; volunteering/association work; business research Christine DeLuca 2011 Law Librarian, Bennett Jones LLP Toronto, ON Legal librarianship: legal reference; business research; competitive intelligence research; information literacy Gillian Eguaras 2014 Reference and eLearning Technician,
McCarthy TétraultToronto, ON Legal librarianship; cataloguing; legal reference & research; eLearning; community archives; school librarianshipSara Klein 2017 Research and Learning Librarian, Bennett Jones Law Library, University of Calgary Calgary, AB Legal Librarianship, Library Instruction, Academic Legal Reference Eve Leung 2009 National Manager, Research & Library Services, McMillan Toronto, ON Business development; research; competitive intelligence; legal librarianship Lily Mac 2006 Librarian, Gowling WLG Toronto, ON Cataloguing; consumer health; volunteering/association work; law libraries; non-profit libraries; reference Jennifer McNenly 1993 Director, Library and Information Services, Fasken Martineau Toronto, ON Enterprise search; information architecture; user experience; usability; project management: data base design; taxonomy; content aggregation; knowledge management Emily Newman 2016 Technical Services Librarian, Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General Toronto, ON Cataloging; KF modified cataloging; legal reference & research; research instruction; government librarianship; current awareness services Leah Strudwick 2015 Reference & Outreach Librarian, Toronto Lawyers Association Toronto, ON Information & data retrieval; social media; copyright; collection development; networking; event planning; volunteer coordination -
CRITICAL INFORMATION POLICY STUDIES (CIPS)
Name Year Position/Company Location Area of Expertise Ashok Arokiaswamy 2013 Senior IT Administrator, University of Toronto Toronto, ON SharePoint; Blackbaud CRM Mehreen Athar 2015 Digital Communications, Royal LePage Services Toronto, ON User design; marketing; networking; social media; advertising; writing; editing Jesse Campbell 2017 Senior Policy Advisor, Ontario Digital Service, Government of Ontario Toronto, ON Public policy; digital government; data governance; privacy; access to information Christina Darvarsi 2012 Lecturer (Communications and Technology), Universidad Iberoamericana Mexico City, Mexico Critical Information Studies (CIS): Society and technology; digital divide; media/information literacy Jesslyn Dymond 2009 Responsible AI Specialist, Telus Toronto, ON Privacy; information management; data governance; records management; responsible AI; data ethics; policy development Hannah Loshak
2014 Information Manager, Centre for Effective Practice Toronto, ON Embedded librarianship; academic publication; health care; non-profit; government contractingAmanda Windsor 2016 Knowledge Management Analyst, Ontario Health Toronto, ON Networking; sharepoint content management; Privacy; digital inclusion -
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (KMIM)
Name Year Position/ Company Location Area of Expertise Ashok Arokiaswamy 2013 Senior IT Administrator, University of Toronto Toronto, ON SharePoint; Blackbaud CRM Christina Bondi 2019 Communications & Information Management Officer, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Ottawa, ON Knowledge management Jesse Campbell 2017 Information Management and Privacy Policy Specialist, Ontario Ministry of Labour Toronto, ON Access; privacy; freedom of information Gillian Clinton 2000 Information Specialist, Clinton Research Toronto, ON Business; civil society; engineering; history; law; libraries; health & medicine Jesslyn Dymond 2009 Responsible AI Specialist, Telus Toronto, ON Privacy; information management; data governance; records management; responsible AI; data ethics; policy development Catherine Emmens 2011 Fundraising Database Administrator, Ronald McDonald House Charities Toronto Toronto, ON Prospect research; database management; information management; training; public speaking; Emma Findlay-White 2019 Information Management Analyst, Legislative Assembly of Ontario Toronto, ON SharePoint, records management, business analysis, information architecture, open data, civic tech, digital governance, freedom of information and privacy Adam Fox 2014 Senior Advancement Research Officer, Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto Toronto, ON Prospect research; institutional research; student records management; project management John Hermans 1997 Director, Advancement Research, University of Toronto Toronto, ON Prospect research David Hook 2000 Manager, Operations Information and Configuration Management, MDA Space Missions Brampton, ON Aerospace; engineering; sci-tech; non-traditional library careers; Intranets; database development; information management; records management Selene Hur 2011 Manager, Prospect Development & Research, YMCA of Greater TorontoToronto, ON Not-for-profit management; prospect research and prospect management for small to mid-sized fundraising teams; event management Jennifer McNenly 1993 Director, Library and Information Services, Fasken Martineau Toronto, ON Enterprise search; information architecture; user experience; usability; project management: data base design; taxonomy; content aggregation; knowledge management Sarah Nagy 2015 Information Management Specialist, Baker & McKenzie LLP Toronto, ON Information governance; records retention; corporate archives; information management Elisabeth Spalding 2016 Information Management Analyst, University of Toronto, Enterprise Applications and Solutions Integration, ITSToronto, ON Community archives; records management; data management; risk assessments; privacy; security; copyrightDavid Willson 2015 Manager, Content Standards, Wolters Kluwer Canada Ltd Toronto, ON Content creation; content management; metadata management; semantic web; linked data; project management; system design; usability -
MUSEUM STUDIES (MMSt)
Name Year Position/ Company Location Area of Expertise John Dalrymple 2001 Director, Strategic Initiatives, Canada’s National Ballet School Toronto Fundraising and development; grant writing; stewardship; project management; program design; digital media; business strategies Marie-Claire Eylott 2013 Digital Content Editor, Natural History Museum London, UK Writing; editing; translation; localization; communications; media relations; online exhibitions; collections digitization; collections management; exhibition installation; preventive conservation Jennifer Ford 2016 Project Officer, Interpretive Planning, Library of Parliament Ottawa, ON Interpretive planning; exhibitions development; museum education; digital technologies and museums; social media and museums; project management Diana Gore 2012 Brand Coordinator, Queen’s University
Kingston, ON Communications; non-profit; tourism; museums Patricia Grimshaw 2001 Exhibitions Project Manager, Canadian War Museum Ottawa, ON Project management at the national level, including during the design and build of the new Canadian War Museum in 2005, temporary and permanent exhibits; consultation as museum contractor for services incl. interpretive planning, event coordination, research, and project management Laura Imrie 2013 Curator, National Air Force Museum of Canada Trenton, ON Collections management; preventative conservation; artifact research; exhibit research; volunteer management; educational programming Lee Joliffe 1973 Professor, Hospitality and Tourism, University of New Brunswick New Brunswick Museum and tourism; arts and events; heritage tourism; cultural tourism; rural tourism; culinary tourism; tourism and material culture; tea tourism; museum planning Berrit Larsen 2011 Program Director, YouthLink – The Calgary Police Interpretive Centre Calgary, AB Museum education; curriculum planning; public programming (youth and adult); community outreach; visitor research; living history and historical interpretation; volunteer management; exhibition design and curation; Canadian history Annika Lauffer 2012 Associate Director, Logistics, TOTAL Fine Arts Toronto, ON International art/artifact transportation; logistics; travelling exhibition management; project management Tobie Miller 2013 Department Assistant in the Arts of Africa and the Americas, Minneapolis Institute of Art Minneapolis, MN USA Arts administration; project management; museum education; community outreach; Visitor research; database management; exhibition design and install; label research, writing, and editing; catalogue design and production; anthropology, Jewish studies, Native American studies, African and African American studies; advertising; healthcare; tourism; social services Sara Munroe 2010 Arts and Culture Coordinator, City of Brantford Brantford, ON Arts administration; fundraising; grant writing and administration; special event planning; municipal cultural planning Dana Murray 2017 Registrar, RCMP Historical Collections Unit Regina, SK Collections Management; Registration; Preventative Conservation; Grant Writing and Administration Amber Roberts 2015 Unemployed Toronto, ON Event planning; academic environments; accounting Jenna Rose 2012 Coordinator – Strategic Initiatives, Canada’s National Ballet School Toronto, ON Fundraising – grant, proposal writing; donor stewardship; event planning and coordination Madeline Smolarz 2016 Museum Assistant, City of Kingston Kingston, ON Social media; blogging;municipal museums; GLAM partnerships; museum operations John Summers 1987 Manager, Heritage Services and Curator, Regional Municipality of Halton Burlington, ON Exhibit development; exhibit fabrication; exhibit design; interpretive planning; writing for exhibits; writing for museums; museum leadership; small museums; maritime museums; curatorial practice; museum theory; internships; career development Caitlin Tracey-Miller 2013 Visitor Research Coordinator, Cincinnati Museum Center Cincinnati, OH USA Museum studies Lauren Williams 2014 Assistant Curator and Outreach Coordinator, Arts Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Art Bank Halifax, NS Art banks; working collections; arts councils; arts administration; grants; collections management; museum tours; small museums; artifact research; conference presentations; art museums; science centres; museums and indigenous communities; exhibit design; use versus preservation; museum moves; deaccessioning Marianne Williams 2015 Librarian-in-Residence/Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR, USA Art librarianship; higher education; library residencies; information literacy; social justice -
INFORMATION SYSTEMS & DESIGN (ISD)
Name Year Position/ Company Location Area of Expertise Ashok Arokiaswamy 2013 Senior IT Admin, University of Toronto Toronto, ON SharePoint, Blackbaud CRM Thomas Berry 2010 TouchBistro, Product Manager Toronto, ON User experience; user research; product development; web/APIs Jesslyn Dymond 2009 Responsible AI Specialist, Telus Toronto, ON Privacy; information management; data governance; records management; responsible AI; data ethics; policy development Alex Goel 2015 Senior Analyst, Cancer Care Ontario Toronto, ON Data analytics; Information systems design; systems analytics; privacy policy; technology in healthcare and non-profit Nadia Kaakati 2016 User Experience Designer, University of Toronto Toronto, ON User research; information architecture; design strategy; requirements gathering; project management; accessibility. Jennifer McNenly 1993 Director, Library and Information Services, Fasken Martineau Toronto, ON Enterprise search; information architecture; user experience; usability; project management: data base design; taxonomy; content aggregation; knowledge management Allison Moore 2013 Software Engineer, Documentation, MongoDB Toronto, ON Information architecture; technical writing; software development; TN visas; working in the states Ahmed Nizami 2008 Product Manager, Amazon Mississauga, ON Design & architecture; methodologies (Agile & Waterfall); program management and IT business planning / alignment; product management and roadmapping Dami Oludumila 2019 User Researcher, PagerDuty Toronto, ON UX research; UX strategy; service design; UX design; social innovation; product managment Emily Porta 2013 Scrum Master, Rangle.io Toronto, ON Agile; project management; scrum; information interviews; working in startups; tech industry; learning to code Elisabeth Spalding 2016 Information Management Analyst, University of Toronto, Enterprise Applications and Solutions Integration, ITSToronto, ON Community archives; records management; data management; risk assessments; privacy; security; copyrightDavid Willson 2015 Manager, Content Standards, Wolters Kluwer Canada Ltd Toronto, ON Content creation; content management; metadata management; semantic web; linked data; project management; system design; usability Paola Santiago 2017 Senior Technical Product Manager, Union Realtime New York City, NY, US product management; user experience; how to get a job in product; business analysis -
USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN (UXD)
Name Year Position/ Company Location Area of Expertise Elana Chapman 2019 Accessibility Specialist and Inclusive Designer, Deloitte Toronto, ON Inclusive design; accessible design; human centered design research; conversational UI; community engagement Leona De Souza 2018 UX Designer, Invivo Communications Toronto, ON Networking; health care; hospital; tech; augmented reality; interactive experiences Jesslyn Dymond 2009 Responsible AI Specialist, Telus Toronto, ON Privacy; information management; data governance; records management; responsible AI; data ethics; policy development Oliver Fernandez Morgan 2019 User Experience Specialist, British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) Burnaby, BC Navigating the Canadian immigration system Adrienn Kassai 2020 Experience Designer, Autodesk Toronto, ON Tips for international students; interaction design; technical design; IT sector; design thinking Dami Oludumila 2019 User Research, PagerDuty Toronto, ON UX research; UX strategy; service design; UX design; social innovation; product management Christina Park 2019 UX Researcher/Designer/IBM Markham, ON User Experience Design; user research; AI; cognitive Hiba Rafih 2018 UX Designer, University of Toronto Toronto, ON User experience design, user research Florian Sperber 2018 UX Designer, IBM Markham, ON User Experience; User research; Enterprise Laura Windhorst 2020 User Experience Researcher, D2L Ontario User Experience Research; UXR; networking -
CULTURE & TECHNOLOGY (C&T)
Name Year Position/ Company Location Area of Expertise Christina Bondi 2019 Communications & Information Management Officer, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Ottawa, ON Knowledge management Jesslyn Dymond 2009 Responsible AI Specialist, Telus Toronto, ON Privacy; information management; data governance; records management; responsible AI; data ethics; policy development Amanda Windsor 2016 Knowledge Ontario Health Toronto, ON Knowledge Management Analyst