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.

 
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Shayan Sharif

Interim Associate Vice-President, Research (Agri-Food Partnership)
Email: shayan@uoguelph.ca
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Laurie Halfpenny-Mitchell

Director, OMAFRA-U of G Agreement and Research Programs
Phone: 519.824.4120 Ext. 56655
Email: laurieha@uoguelph.ca
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Remo Pallottini

Director, Research Facilities Management
Phone: 519.824.4120 Ext. 56639
Email: remop@uoguelph.ca
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Mary Visser Kerr

Assistant to the Associate Vice-President, Research (Agri-Food Partnership)
Phone: 519.824.4120 Ext. 56850
Email: secagrfd@uoguelph.ca
 
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Michelle Edwards

Director, Agri-Food Data Strategy
Email: edwardsm@uoguelph.ca
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Erika Eves

Agreement Governance Officer
Email: omafrago@uoguelph.ca
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Joanne Garcia-Moores

Advisor, Indigenization, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Research
Email: jmoores@uoguelph.ca
Stacy Favrin

Stacy Favrin

Senior Manager, OMAFRA/UofG Research Programs
Phone: 519.824.4120 Ext. 56725
Email: favrinst@uoguelph.ca
Erica Cushnie

Erica Cushnie

Manager, Research Programs
Email: cushniee@uoguelph.ca
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Jennifer Brayshaw

Manager, Finance and Administration for the Research Centres
Phone: 519.824.4120 Ext. 56693
Email: brayshaw@uoguelph.ca
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Rebecca Moore

Senior Manager, Communications & Knowledge Mobilization
Phone: 519.824.4120 Ext. 56611
Email: rmoore10@uoguelph.ca
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Jill Davies

Communications and Marketing Manager
Phone: 519.824.4120 Ext. 52478
Email: jdavie15@uoguelph.ca
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Anna Hewat

Communications and Marketing Manager
Phone: 519.824.4120 Ext. 56592
Email: hewata@uoguelph.ca
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Victoria Holla (on leave)

Knowledge Mobilization Manager
Email: holla@uoguelph.ca
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Rebecca Dunn

Acting Knowledge Mobilization Manager,
Research Centre Outreach Coordinator
Email: rebdunn@uoguelph.ca
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Joseph Helterbrand

Research Centre Outreach Coordinator
Phone: 937.403.8936
Email:jhelterb@uoguelph.ca
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Hosni Taky Elden

Financial Analyst
Phone: 519.824.4120 Ext. 56690
Email: htakyel@uoguelph.ca