CIF Team Members
Co-investigators
Dr. Michael McNamara, Project Director & Professor, Sheridan College. michael.mcnamara@sheridancollege.ca
Dr. Sara Cumming, Co-Principal Investigator & Professor, Sheridan College. sara.cumming@sheridancollege.ca
Sarah McPherson, Director, Communications and Development, the Oakville Community Foundation
Collaborators
Dr. Patrice Esson, Sheridan College
Dr. Kirsten Madsen, Sheridan College
Dr. Jessica Pulis, Sheridan College
Dr. Rory Sommers, Sheridan College
Research & Communications
Angela Di Nello, Project Coordinator, Sheridan College
Cathy Fournier, PhD student, Dalhousie University, Communication and Dissemination Research Assistant
Fiona Purkiss, Research Assistant, Brock University
Past Research Assistants: Erlenys Correa (Sheridan College) and Hamin Kim (Brock University)
Special thanks to the many Sheridan College students who were Creative Problem-Solving Facilitators & illustrators during our events.
Project Advisory Committee
The PAC is an advisory committee that provides support and guidance for the Community Ideas Factory.
Members (or designates):
- Director, Social Planning, Community Development Halton
- Executive Director, Food for Life
- Director of Community Development, Halton Poverty Roundtable
- Chief Executive Officer, Oakville Community Foundation
- Manager of Customer Service, Social and Community Services, Region of Halton
- Associate Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Creativity, Sheridan College
- Associate Dean, Faculty of Social and Life Sciences, Sheridan College
- CEO, United Way of Hamilton & Halton
- CEO, YMCA of Oakville
Membership of the Project Team
- Co-investigators, Community Ideas Factory, Sheridan College
- Project Coordinator, Community Ideas Factory, Sheridan College
- Director, Communications and Development, Oakville Community Foundation
