Meet the team
We're with you every step of the way.
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.
Ruth Casselman
Chief Executive Officer
Tabatha Laverty
Chief Operating Officer
Catalina Ochoa
Director, Finance
Adam Dougall
Program Manager
Ben Richmond
Manager, Coworking and Facilities
Erin Larmondin
Partnership Manager
Meghan Gervais
Manager, Founder Experience
Danielle Joworski
Program Manager
Shelly Xie
Program Data Manager
Shriaa Sheth
Events and Community Engagement Specialist
Garrett Jacobs
Founder Experience Specialist
Sarah Brush
Social Media Coordinator
Stephanie Jenner
Facilities Coordinator and Executive Assistant
Cecile Michniewicz
Instructional Designer
Board of directors
Rod Regier
Commissioner of Planning - Development and Legislative Services at Region of Waterloo
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
Strategy and Operations Specialist
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
Jeff Szeto
CFO of Avana Capital and Lead Investor for Alder Capital Sustainable Ventures
Manisha Mawji
CFO of Connect Tech
Susy Martins
Founder and CEO of Advise2Rise
Adrien Cote
CEO of Existent
Kyle Murray
Dean of Lazaridis School of Business and Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University
Lucinda Wallace
Senior Vice President at Waterloo EDC
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