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Staff Directory

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General Inquiries

Phone: (250) 721-7300
Email: info@canassist.ca



Executive Director

Nigel Livingston
Phone: (250) 721-7121
Email: njl@uvic.ca

Associate Director
Operations and Business Development

Doug Tolson
Phone: (250) 721-7301
Email: dtolson@uvic.ca

Manager of Strategic Partnerships

Robin Syme
Phone: (250) 721-6031
Email: rsyme@uvic.ca

Operations Manager

Michelle Cho
Phone: (250) 721-7300
Email: mcho@uvic.ca

Manager of Special Projects

Bill Hook
Phone: (250) 721-6031
Email: whook@uvic.ca

Facilities & Resources Manager

Ivan Petrovic
Phone: (250) 721-6551
Email: ivanp@uvic.ca

Development and Communications Officer

Elsa Yan
Phone: (250) 721-7300
Email: elsay@uvic.ca



CanAssist Research Associates

Darcy Lane
Phone: (250) 721-6551
Email: dlane@uvic.ca

Manjinder Benning
Phone: (250) 721-7302
Email: manjbenning@gmail.com

Paul Leslie
Phone: (250) 721-6551
Email: pleslie@engr.uvic.ca

Rob Prinz
Phone: (250) 721-7302
Email: rprinz@uvic.ca

Leo Spalteholz
Phone: (250) 721-7302
Email: leos@uvic.ca

Carl Spani
Phone: (250) 721-6551
Email: cspani@uvic.ca

Sunny Mahajan
Phone: (250) 721-7302
Email: svm@uvic.ca

Phil Zeman
Phone: (250) 721-7302
Email: pzeman@alumni.uvic.ca