Contact Us
The Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance is managed by the Office of Research, Agri-Food Partnership. View the Office of Research Staff List to see other departments within the Office of Research.
Contact information for each Research Centre Manager can be found on the specific Research Centre page.
Shayan Sharif
Interim Associate Vice-President, Research (Agri-Food Partnership)
Email: shayan@uoguelph.ca
Email: shayan@uoguelph.ca
Laurie Halfpenny-Mitchell
Director, OMAFRA-U of G Agreement and Research Programs
Phone: 519.824.4120 Ext. 56655
Email: laurieha@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519.824.4120 Ext. 56655
Email: laurieha@uoguelph.ca
Remo Pallottini
Director, Research Facilities Management
Phone: 519.824.4120 Ext. 56639
Email: remop@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519.824.4120 Ext. 56639
Email: remop@uoguelph.ca
Mary Visser Kerr
Assistant to the Associate Vice-President, Research (Agri-Food Partnership)
Phone: 519.824.4120 Ext. 56850
Email: secagrfd@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519.824.4120 Ext. 56850
Email: secagrfd@uoguelph.ca
Michelle Edwards
Director, Agri-Food Data Strategy
Email: edwardsm@uoguelph.ca
Email: edwardsm@uoguelph.ca
Erika Eves
Agreement Governance Officer
Email: omafrago@uoguelph.ca
Email: omafrago@uoguelph.ca
Joanne Garcia-Moores
Advisor, Indigenization, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Research
Email: jmoores@uoguelph.ca
Email: jmoores@uoguelph.ca
Stacy Favrin
Senior Manager, OMAFRA/UofG Research Programs
Phone: 519.824.4120 Ext. 56725
Email: favrinst@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519.824.4120 Ext. 56725
Email: favrinst@uoguelph.ca
Erica Cushnie
Manager, Research Programs
Email: cushniee@uoguelph.ca
Email: cushniee@uoguelph.ca
Christina Voll
Research Programs Coordinator
Email: rescoord@uoguelph.ca
Email: rescoord@uoguelph.ca
Alex Derewianko
Research Programs Coordinator
Email: rescoord@uoguelph.ca
Email: rescoord@uoguelph.ca
Heather Harris
Research Programs Coordinator
Email: rescoord@uoguelph.ca
Email: rescoord@uoguelph.ca
Jennifer Brayshaw
Manager, Finance and Administration for the Research Centres
Phone: 519.824.4120 Ext. 56693
Email: brayshaw@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519.824.4120 Ext. 56693
Email: brayshaw@uoguelph.ca
Rebecca Moore
Senior Manager, Communications & Knowledge Mobilization
Phone: 519.824.4120 Ext. 56611
Email: rmoore10@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519.824.4120 Ext. 56611
Email: rmoore10@uoguelph.ca
Jill Davies
Communications and Marketing Manager
Phone: 519.824.4120 Ext. 52478
Email: jdavie15@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519.824.4120 Ext. 52478
Email: jdavie15@uoguelph.ca
Anna Hewat
Communications and Marketing Manager
Phone: 519.824.4120 Ext. 56592
Email: hewata@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519.824.4120 Ext. 56592
Email: hewata@uoguelph.ca
Victoria Holla (on leave)
Knowledge Mobilization Manager
Email: holla@uoguelph.ca
Email: holla@uoguelph.ca
Rebecca Dunn
Acting Knowledge Mobilization Manager,
Research Centre Outreach Coordinator
Email: rebdunn@uoguelph.ca
Email: rebdunn@uoguelph.ca
Joseph Helterbrand
Research Centre Outreach Coordinator
Phone: 937.403.8936
Email:jhelterb@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 937.403.8936
Email:jhelterb@uoguelph.ca
Hosni Taky Elden
Financial Analyst
Phone: 519.824.4120 Ext. 56690
Email: htakyel@uoguelph.ca
Phone: 519.824.4120 Ext. 56690
Email: htakyel@uoguelph.ca