Meet the IDEA Team

Emile Tompa
Emile Tompa
Executive Director, IDEA
Rebecca Gewurtz
Rebecca Gewurtz
Director, IDEA
Sabrina Chaudhry
Sabrina Chaudhry
National Manager
Francis Fung
W. Francis Fung
Engagement Lead, IDEA
Jutta Treviranus
Co-lead, Disruptive Technologies and the Future of Work Professor and Director, Inclusive Design Research Centre, OCAD University
Angelika Seeschaaf-Veres
Co-lead, Disruptive Technologies and the Future of Work Associate Professor, Industrial Design and Graduate Studies, OCAD University
Mahadeo Sukhai
Co-lead, Inclusive Environmental Design Adjunct Professor, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Jordana Maisel
Co-lead, Inclusive Environmental Design Associate Professor and Research Director, Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access, University at Buffalo
Dan Samosh
Co-lead, Transitions to Work and Career Development Assistant Professor, Employment Relations Studies, Queen’s University
Sinead McCarthy
Co-lead, Transitions to Work and Career Development Vice President, Development, Programs and HR, Youth Employment Services (YES)
Arif Jetha
Co-lead, Transitions to Work and Career Development Associate Scientific Director and Scientist, Institute for Work & Health
Rebecca Gewurtz
Co-lead, Employment Support Systems Associate Professor, School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University
W. Francis Fung
Co-lead, Employment Support Systems Rehabilitation and Clinical Services National Manager, March of Dimes Canada
Emile Tompa
Co-lead, Workplace Systems and Partnerships Senior Scientist, Institute for Work & Health
Don Gallant
Co-lead, Workplace Systems and Partnerships National Director, Ready, Willing & Able
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Amie F. Richards
Workplace Systems and Partnerships
Research Associate
Andrew Dixon
Andrew Dixon
Workplace Systems and Partnerships
PhD Student
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Ansha Nega Ahmed
Transitions to Work and Career Development
Postdoctoral Researcher
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Ashvene Sureshkumar
Workplace Systems and Partnerships
Research Associate
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Clive Stevens
Workplace Systems and Partnerships
Research Assistant
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Eakam Grewal
Employment Support Systems
Student Researcher
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Holly Marini
Employment Support Systems
Research Assistant
Jacquie Pugh
Jacquie Pugh
Activity Area: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility
Research Assistant
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Janice Yue-Yan Lam
Transitions to Work and Career Development
Research Associate
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Jean-Marc Moke
Transitions to Work and Career Development
Research Assistant
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Jimin Choi
Inclusive Environmental Design
Postdoctoral Associate
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Julia Holmes
Employment Support Systems
Research Coordinator
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Kim Atwood
Transitions to Work and Career Development
Research Assisstant
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Meghan Crouch
Transitions to Work and Career Development
Research Associate
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Ronessa Dass
Employment Support Systems
Research Assistant
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Samarth Reddy
Disruptive Technologies and the Future of Work
Research Assistant
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Shannon Killip
Employment Support Systems
Postdoctoral Associate
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Shayan Morshedi
Workplace Systems and Partnerships
Research Associate
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Trisha Neogi
Disruptive Technologies and the Future of Work
Research Student
Logan Wong
Logan Wong
Employment Support Systems
Research Assistant, Health Policy Analyst