Our Team
Executive Team
Barbย Carra
President and CEO
Barton Satchwill
Vice President, Technology
Karimย Teja
CFO
Meagan Hampel
Vice President, External Relations
TECH SERVICES - OPERATIONS
Joeย Topjian
Director of Operations
Michealย Jones
Technical Operations Manager
Shawnย Ayotte
Senior Administrator
Benย Leavitt
Systems Administrator
Logan Thies
Systems Administrator
Regiย Caldez
Intermediate Systems Administrator
Chad Garrovillas
Junior Systems Administrator
Craig Cameron-Weir
Cyber Security Specialist
TECH SERVICES โ NETWORK
Samirย Rana
Senior Network Engineer
Mulugetaย Yirba
Network Engineer
Zafarย Yousufi
Network Engineer
TECH SERVICES โ DEVELOPMENT AND DATA SCIENCE
Aleciaย Vogel
Developer
Alexย Tennant
Data Scientist
Cameronย Mann
Senior Developer
Davidย Hay
Callysto Ambassador
Jiaxin Zhang
Data Wrangler
Jiaxin has a MSc from the University of Alberta and previously worked as a consultant in the universityโs Statistics Division. One of his greatest career accomplishments (so far) was placing second place in the Case Studies in Data Analysis Poster Competition at the Statistical Society of Canada 2019 annual meeting.
Laura Gutierrez Funderburk
Data Scientist, Callysto
Preethiย Kumar
Developer
Rajanย Patel
Data Scientist
Tatianaย Meleshko
Data Scientist
Tina Leard
Education Specialist, Callysto
Tina has a masterโs degree in educational technology from Concordia University and has worked in human performance technology and knowledge management in the aerospace industry. Her curiosity about how people and technology interact was sparked when her elementary school opened its first computer lab. She became interested in understanding human-computer interaction and literacy over 20 years ago, and is inspired by her current work to expand the concept of literacy to data science through Callysto.
Vishal Balashankar
Data Wrangler
Vishal has a MS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alberta, where he also worked as a Research Associate at the Laboratory for Advanced Separation Process. At the university, he developed a rapid evaluation tool for the chemists and engineers for a carbon capture process, of which he is very proud. If he's not at his desk, you will find him playing squash or jogging along Edmontonโs scenic river valley.
Vuk Radovic
Developer
Vuk holds a Computing Science degree from the University of Alberta and previously worked as a data science analyst at an online financial media company. His favourite thing about working at Cybera is the work environment, โspecifically how everyone is very collaborative and open to sharing their insights and knowledge.โ The one place heโd most like to travel to is Costa Rica, to visit the sloth sanctuary. If he's not at his desk, you will find him playing Super Smash Bros.
Verena Roberts
Education Specialist, Callysto
Dr. Verena Roberts is a passionate online and blended K-12 educator and instructional designer. She completed her EdD in Learning Sciences, with a focus on K-12 Open Educational Practices, at the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary. Verena is currently a sessional instructor and research assistant with the University of Victoria (Canada) and the Werklund School of Education. She has consulted, facilitated and developed a wide range of open networked learning projects with a focus on OER and designing for learning in any environment.
PROJECT AND PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
May Lynnย Lee
Director of Programs & Services
Badriย Venkataraman
Project Manager
Byronย Chu
Project Manager / Data Scientist
Catherine Farr
Project Manager
Catherine has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alberta, and worked within several technology and education sectors in Alberta before coming to Cybera. Since joining, she says every day brings new adventures, and loves Cyberansโ willingness to jump in, try out something new, and see what happens. If she's not at her desk, you will find her โin the library, with the candlestick...โ
Elmar Bouwer
Project Manager
Elmar has a Bachelor of Information Science from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and a Masters of Business Administration from the Australian Institute of Bussiness. He has worked as a project manager in variety of business environments, and has also started multiple businesses. If he's not at his desk, you will find him outside, playing with his children.
COMMUNICATIONS AND POLICY
Caseyย Knoll
Communications Specialist
Grahamย Sucha
Community Outreach Specialist
Imranย Mohiuddin
Policy Analyst
Lauraย Hutchinson
Communications & Design Specialist
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
Carolineย Felsmann
Finance Manager
Alyshiaย Auston
Human Resources Specialist
Amynย Ramzan
Accountant
Jennaย Robottom
Budget Specialist
Meg Smith
Executive Assistant
Meg is an experienced not-for-profit professional with excellent event planning skills. She has planned successful conferences for hundreds of people, and is looking forward to supporting Cyberaโs outreach activities. Her favourite thing about working at Cybera is the culture, people, and passion for what we do. If she's not at her desk, you will find her walking her rescue husky, Indy.