Meet the team

We're with you every step of the way.

Our 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's Portrait

Ruth Casselman

Chief Executive Officer
Tabatha Laverty's Portrait

Tabatha Laverty

Chief Operating Officer
Catalina Ochoa, Director of Finance.

Catalina Ochoa

Director, Finance
Adam Dougall's Portrait

Adam Dougall

Program Manager
Ben Richmond's Portrait

Ben Richmond

Manager, Coworking and Facilities
Erin Larmondin, Partnership Manager.

Erin Larmondin

Partnership Manager
Meghan Gervais's Portrait

Meghan Gervais

Director, Founder Experience
Danielle Joworski's Portrait

Danielle Joworski

Program Manager
Shelly Xie's Portrait

Shelly Xie

Program Data Manager
Shriaa Sheth's Portrait

Shriaa Sheth

Events and Community Engagement Specialist
Garrett Jacobs's Portrait

Garrett Jacobs

Program Specialist
Sarah Brush's Portrait

Sarah Brush

Digital Media Specialist
Tessa Uez, Marketing Manager.

Tessa Uez

Marketing Manager
Vyshnavi Kommuri, Founder Experience Specialist.

Vyshnavi Kommuri

Founder Experience Specialist
Loza Abebe, Founder Experience Specialist.

Loza Abebe

Founder Experience Specialist
Saskia Bec, Financial Operations Specialist.

Saskia Bec

Financial Operations Specialist

Our Board

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

Chief Operating Officer at Toronto Business Development Centre

Michelle Chretien

AVP Research Partnerships & Commercialization at Toronto Metropolitan University

Cody Hines

Chief Financial Officer at Alert Labs Inc.

Radhika Vaidyanathan

Lawyer at Pulse Law 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