Meet the Team!

Executive

  • Tamara Franz-Odendaal

    President

    Mount Saint Vincent University

    Tamara.Franz-Odendaal@msvu.ca

  • Em Standen

    1st Vice President

    University of Ottawa

    estanden@uottawa.ca

  • Graham Scott

    2nd Vice-President

    McMaster University

    scottg2@mcmaster.ca

  • Carol Bucking

    Past-President

    York University

    cbucking@yorku.ca

  • Louise Milligan

    Treasurer

    Western University

    treasurer@csz-scz.ca

  • Katie Gilmour

    Secretary

    University of Ottawa

    kgilmour@uottawa.ca

  • Katie Marshall

    Communications Officer and Webmaster

    University of British Columbia

    kmarshall@zoology.ubc.ca

Section Chairs

  • Andy Turko

    IEE Section Chair

    University of Guelph

    aturko@uoguelph.ca

  • Emily Jenkins

    PIE Section Chair

    University of Saskatchewan

    emily.jenkins@usask.ca

  • Russell Wyeth

    CMDB Section Chair

    St. Francis Xavier University

    rwyeth@stfx.ca

  • Matthew Regan

    CPB Section Chair

    Université de Montréal

    matthew.regan@umontreal.ca

EDI Committee Members

  • Jantina Toxopeus

    1st chair

    St. Francis Xavier University

    jtoxopeu@stfx.ca

  • Pooja Upadhayay

    Alternate chair

    York University

    pooja7@yorku.ca

  • Cayleih Robertson

    Stockholm University

    cayleihrobertson@trentu.ca

  • Sarah Alderman

    University of Guelph

    alderman@uoguelph.ca

  • Jinghan Tan

    York University

    jhtan@yorku.ca

  • Garett Allen

    Academia Sinica

    garett.allen@acadiau.ca

  • Johanne Lewis

    Georgia Southern University

    jmlewis@georgiasouthern.edu

  • Elissa Khodikian

    University of Washington

    ekhodiki@uw.edu

  • Graham Scott

    McMaster University

    scottg2@mcmaster.ca

Councillors

  • Alexandra Schoen

    Postdoc Councillor Retiring 2026

    The University of Winnipeg

    anschoen@smcm.edu

  • Jackie Lebenzon

    Postdoc Councillor Retiring 2025

    University of Calgary

    jackie.lebenzon@ucalgary.ca

  • Alannah Grant

    Student Councillor Retiring 2025

    University of Guelph

    agrant13@uoguelph.ca

  • Emma Flatt

    Student Councillor Retiring 2026

    University of British Columbia

    eeflatt@zoology.ubc.ca

  • Jim McGeer

    Councillor Retiring 2027

    Wilfrid Laurier

    jmcgeer@wlu.ca

  • Cosima Porteus

    Councillor Retiring 2026

    University of Toronto-Scarborough

    cosima.porteus@utoronto.ca

  • Ken Jeffries

    Councillor Retiring 2026

    University of Manitoba

    ken.jeffries@umanitoba.ca

  • Phil Matthews

    Councillor Retiring 2026

    University of British Columbia

    pmatthews@zoology.ubc.ca

  • Chris LeMoine

    Councillor Retiring 2025

    Brandon University

    LeMoineC@brandonu.ca

  • Erin Leonard

    Councillor Retiring 2026

    Wilfrid Laurier University

    eleonard@wlu.ca

  • Tammy Rodela

    Councillor Retiring 2025

    St. Francis Xavier University

    trodela@stfx.ca

  • Tetsuto Miyashita

    Councillor Retiring 2025

    Canadian Museum of Nature

    TMiyashita@nature.ca

Other Council Members

  • Matt Pamenter

    Archivist

    University of Ottawa

    mpamente@uottawa.ca

  • Jim McGeer

    Bulletin Editor

    Wilfrid Laurier University

    jmcgeer@wlu.ca

  • Tammy Rodela

    CSZ representative to CCAC

    St. Francis Xavier University

    trodela@stfx.ca