Some of the information that we share with committee members and/or Directors of the Board is, by its very nature, confidential. To protect the owners of that confidential information, as a key element of good governance, and ultimately to prevent lobbying of the CANARIE Board and our funder, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), all committee and Board members are asked to sign the CANARIE Confidentiality Agreement. This blog post explains.
Advisory Committees
Our Advisory Committees are comprised of representatives from our stakeholders in Canada’s research, education, and innovation sectors. This governance structure ensures that our programs and initiatives are tailored to respond to the evolving needs of the communities we serve.
Cybersecurity Advisory Committee
The Cybersecurity Advisory Committee membership is representative of stakeholders across Canada’s higher education and research sector, and provides unique perspectives on cybersecurity needs across this sector. The Committee provides:
- Advice and guidance on advancing national collaboration that supports strengthened cybersecurity capabilities across the sector, and
- Guidance on how our Cybersecurity Initiatives Program can foster a broader collaborative cybersecurity vision and supports the needs of the community.
- Dave Chiswell | Vice President Product Development, CIRA
- Chad Coller | President, SRNET
- Jennifer Doyle | Vice President, Finance and Administration, University of Ottawa
- Art Exner | CIO, University of Regina (Chair)
- JC Fahmy | President, Akerian Consulting
- Gayleen Gray | CIO, McMaster University
- Gitta Kulczycki | Vice President, Finance and Administration, Dalhousie University
- Wen Kwan | Senior Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada
- Wency Lum | CIO, University of Victoria
- Raymond Saunders | Director, IT Security, Saskatchewan Polytechnic
We will invite participants to this committee based on guidance from our stakeholder community.
National Research and Education Network (NREN) Leadership Council
The National Research and Education Network (NREN) Leadership Council equally represents all the partners in Canada’s NREN and is the confederated body that oversees the NREN’s evolution and the services it enables and delivers. The committee facilitates:
- ongoing communication between all partners,
- joint strategic and operational planning for network infrastructure and services, and
- the coordination of the operation, monitoring, and evolution of the NREN.
- Barb Carra | President and CEO, Cybera
- Chad Coller | President and CEO, SRNET
- Sandra Cascadden | Executive Director, ACORN-NS
- Todd Farrell | Associate Director Infrastructure Services, ACORN-NL
- Mike Tremblay | President and CEO, CANARIE
- Jared Hougen | CIO and Director IT, Yukon University
- Bala Kathiresan | President and CEO, BCNET
- Richard Lacombe | President and CEO, RISQ (Chair)
- Jennifer Lane | CIO, Nunavut Arctic College
- Alfonso Licata | President and CEO, ORION
- Rod Bruinooge | CEO, MRnet
- Hannah Vedamani | Manager, Information Systems & Technology Information, Aurora College
- Marc Caduc| Interim CIO, ECN-PEI
- David Totton | Interim Director, Technology, ECN-NB