Steve Black, SuitedMedia: "The Accelerator Centre is filled with great talent and even better ideas and everyday, we are learning new things. There is no better place for us to be than in this building."

Tom Beynon

Max Blouw

Dr. Max Blouw joined Wilfrid Laurier University as president and vice-chancellor on Sept. 1, 2007 after a distinguished career at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) and many years of teaching at St. Francis Xavier University.

Born in Holland, Dr. Blouw moved to Canada as a child in 1957. He holds bachelor's and master's of science degrees in zoology from the University of Manitoba (1972 and 1977 respectively) and a PhD in biology from the University of New Brunswick (1982). Dr. Blouw and his wife Lynn have two sons, Peter and Carl.

Prior to joining Laurier, Dr. Blouw was a key figure at the University of Northern British Columbia, where he developed significant university initiatives. He arrived at UNBC in 1995 as a professor of biology, and two years later joined the university's administration as the associate vice-president and dean of graduate studies. In 2000, he was named vice-president of research.

Beginning his career as a biologist in the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in Winnipeg, Dr. Blouw went on to teach biology at St. Francis Xavier University and zoology at the University of British Columbia before joining UNBC. His research interests include evolutionary ecology and genetics, fish-forestry interactions and ecological genetics.

Dr. Blouw is well-known on the national scene, and enriches his academic career through volunteer roles that link universities and government. He has had a long-standing involvement with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), acting as an executive council member and as chair of its prestigious award selection committees and committee on grants and scholarships. He was recently reappointed to a second term as the chair of the university advisory group to Industry Canada. Dr. Blouw received the 2005 Science and Technology Champion Award from the BC Innovation Council in recognition of his leadership.

Tom Corr

Tom is the Associate Vice President of Commercialization and CEO of the Accelerator Centre at the Waterloo Research and Technology Park. Previously he was Director of Commercialization - IT & Communications at the University of Toronto.

Tom's primary responsibility is the management of the transfer of IP and related technology developed at the University and the Accelerator Centre with a goal of ensuring that the broader community enjoys societal and economic benefits. In addition his responsibilities include augmenting the technology transfer and licensing activities, as well as encouraging the development of early-stage technology companies.

Tom's career also includes over 30 years in the IT sector including positions as Managing Partner at Catalyst Partnership; founder and CEO of Momentum Systems; founder, CEO and president of Applied Development Corp., and president of Canadian Data Processing Corp.

In addition to his responsibilities at the University, Tom also teaches part- time in the EMBA program at the University of Toronto and in the Masters of Engineering program at McMaster University.

Tom's education includes a Doctor of Business degree from Henley Management College/Brunel University in England, an MBA from the University of Toronto, and an Advanced Post Graduate Degree in Management Consultancy from Henley Management College.

George Dixon

Dr. D. George Dixon (B.Sc., Sir George Williams University, 1972; M.Sc., Concordia University, 1975; Ph.D., University of Guelph, 1980) is Vice-President, University Research and Professor of Biology at the University of Waterloo. He served as Dean of Science from 2001-2007. Dr. Dixon has received both the Award for Excellence in Research and the Distinguished Teaching Award from the University. He has over 25 years experience in aquatic toxicology and environmental risk assessment and management, principally but not exclusively, with respect to the environmental impacts associated with metals and mining activity. At various times during his career he has served as an advisor on metal contamination issues to Environment Canada, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, the Department of Justice (Canada), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, the Department of Justice (U.S.) and the World Health Organization, among others.

Dr. Dixon maintains an active research program, which at present is focused on development of methods for environmental effects monitoring, methods of assessing the environmental risks associated with exposure of aquatic organisms to metal mixtures, and on the aquatic environmental effects of oil sands extraction in northern Alberta. He has supervised the research of over 60 M.Sc. and Ph.D. students and has authored or co-authored over 220 refereed journal articles. He has also developed and taught numerous courses in environmental toxicology and risk assessment. Dr. Dixon is Associate Editor of three scientific journals, including the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

Rob Horne

Rob Horne is the Commissioner of Planning, Housing and Community Services for the Region of Waterloo. His responsibilities include land use, transportation and transit planning, growth forecasting, regionally-owned cultural sites, township libraries and community housing. Oversight of the Region's Growth Management Strategy and the Rapid Transit Initiative are a part of the Department's mandate as well. Mr. Horne also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Region of Waterloo's Community Housing Corporation, and the Region of Waterloo Library system.

Mr. Horne possesses over twenty years of municipal experience and a working background at senior government levels and in the private sector. He is active in many organizations, including the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and the Waterloo Region Home Builders Association

Mr. Horne holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Waterloo, a diploma in Public Administration from the University of Western Ontario, and is a Registered Professional Planner.

Tim Jackson

Tim's strategic vision and passionate leadership have been driving forces behind Tech Capital's success. A seasoned investor, he is committed to building world-class companies. Tim negotiated the $550 million sale of PixStream Inc. to Cisco Systems and has orchestrated financial transactions, Initial Public Offerings and corporate acquisitions in many diverse industries. He has the operational expertise, financial acumen and rich network of contacts to take companies seamlessly from startup to acquisition.

Experienced in executive leadership roles, Tim has acted as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Executive Officer and Board Chair for numerous emerging-growth companies. He is a respected, hands-on business manager and his skilled mentoring helps companies ramp quickly, delivering a higher return on investment.

Tim is a popular speaker in both business and academic circles and has served as director on numerous corporate boards, including Sandvine Inc., VideoLocus Inc., LiveHive Systems Inc., DiskStream Inc. and FibreTech Telecommunications Inc. He has also been a board member of many charitable and not-for-profit organizations. He sits on the Board of Governors for the University of Waterloo and is Chair of the University's Finance and Investment Committee. He is a director of Communitech Technology Association, an organization that fosters the growth and success of Waterloo Region technology companies, chairs the Waterloo Public Library Board and is President of the Food Bank of Waterloo Region. Tim has a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting from the University of Waterloo and is a Chartered Accountant.

David Johnston

David Johnston completed his university studies with honours in three countries: the United States (Harvard, A.B. 1963), the United Kingdom (Cambridge, LL.B 1965) and Canada (Queen's, LL.B. 1966). His academic specializations are securities regulation, corporation and information technology law. While at Harvard he was twice named to the All-American Hockey Team and is a member of the Harvard Athletic Hall of Fame.

David Johnston began his professional career as Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law at Queen's University (1966), moving to the Law Faculty at the University of Toronto in 1968. He became Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Western Ontario in 1974. In 1979, he was named the 14th Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University. In July 1994, he returned to McGill's Faculty of Law as a full-time Professor. In June 1999 he became the 5th President of the University of Waterloo.

Among many honours accorded David Johnston are honourary doctorates from twelve universities and Companion of the Order of Canada. He is the author/co-author of numerous books, including Getting Canada Online: Understanding the Information Highway, which is intended to challenge Canadians to use the information revolution to build a more economically competitive and civic society, also Cyberlaw, Communication Law and most recently Canadian Securities Regulation, 4th edition.

David Johnston has served on many provincial and federal task forces and committees and is on the boards of a number of companies and foundations. He was President of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (1985-87) and of the Conférence de recteurs et des principaux des universitiés du Québec (1985-87). He was the founding chair of the National Round Table on Environment and the Economy (1988-91). More recently he has chaired the Board of Overseers of Harvard University, the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, the Neuroscience Network Centre of Excellence, the Federal Government's Information Highway Advisory Council, its Blue Ribbon Panel on Smart Communities, the Advisory Committee on Online Learning, the National Broadband Task Force, and the Canadian Information System for the Environment. He is a member of Ontario's Task Force on Competitiveness, Productivity and Economic Progress, and Canada's Sustainable Development Technology Foundation. He currently is a Board member of Masco Corp., CGI, Fairfax Financial and a founding trustee of the MasterCard Foundation.

He and his wife, Dr. Sharon Johnston, have five daughters and live on a farm near the University of Waterloo in Heidelberg, Ontario.

Iain Klugman

Iain's roles include Nortel veteran as Director of Branding and Advertising; Executive Director of Communications with CBC; and CEO of Ontario Tourism; and federal stints with the Privy Council Office and Industry Canada.

Overall, his 20-year background in marketing includes a unique mix of technology and management experience. Iain's Nortel work supported start-up technology companies around the globe. Here in Waterloo Region, he's committed to supporting technology businesses where they need it most: right in the trenches, providing practical services and programs to members of all sizes. Part of his role as key contact for government relations, is to make sure that all levels of government know about the developments and capabilities in Waterloo Region's tech sector. Iain is also committed to community partnerships, sitting on several boards, including the Prosperity Council, the Guelph-Waterloo Biotechnology Council, the Accelerator Centre and the Research + Technology Park.

Iain holds an MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University, an MPA degree from Dalhousie University and an HBA from Laurentian University.

Bill Mantel

Ian McPhee

Ian graduated from the University of Waterloo (UW) with a BMath (Hons) 1973 and MMath 1979 in Mathematics and Computer Science and worked at UW under Wes Graham in the Computer Systems Group (1973-81) as a software developer and manager. Ian was President and co-founder of Watcom (1981-95), the first UW software spin-off company; then VP & GM at Sybase Waterloo (1995-97) after Sybase acquired Watcom. Subsequently, Ian assisted with the $1.8B mergers of LivePage (UW spin-off), Janna Systems (Toronto) and Siebel Systems (California), the largest software acquisition in Canadian history (1998-2001). At UW, Ian serves as a member of the Board of Governors (1998-2004 & 2005-08), including roles as the Vice Chair of the Board (2001-04 & 2005-08), Chair of the Building & Properties committee (2000-04). He is currently Board Chair of the Waterloo R&T Park Accelerator Centre (2006-), and was founding Chair of its Entrepreneurship Council (2004-2006).

Ian was a Director of TSX-listed companies Dalsa Corporation (1998-2005), and Janna Systems (2000-01), and was a Director of the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation (2000-03). He is currently a Director of NexJ Systems, a new venture of Janna founder, Bill Tatham. Ian was the first recipient of UW's J.W. Graham Medal for Computing and Innovation (1995), and was a charter member of Atlas Group, the forerunner of Communitech (1992-99). He is the father of three grown daughters, has three grandchildren and is an active member of his church.

David Petras

David is the head of Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP’s Waterloo Region Technology Law Group.

His practice focuses on advising technology and traditional companies on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions; debt and equity financing; licensing, distribution and strategic alliance arrangements; and electronic commerce and Internet issues.

David’s mergers and acquisitions work has included domestic and cross-border transactions involving public and private companies. Financings have included venture capital financings and IPOs and various types of credit facilities. Technology agreements have included system development, research, distribution, strategic alliance and technology transfer agreements.

Clients include software developers, Internet-related companies, advanced manufacturers, computer products distributors, financial institutions, auto parts manufacturers, medical products companies and alternative energy companies.

David has been recognized by the 2008 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada as “most frequently recommended” in Corporate Mid-Market.

He received an LL.B. from the University of Toronto, a B.Math from the University of Waterloo and a Certificat d’Études Politiques from l’Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris. He was also a Research Assistant for a federal Member of Parliament.

David is a member of the International Technology Law Association, the Canadian Information Technology Law Association, the Committee on Negotiated Acquisitions of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association and is a present and former director of various corporations and community organizations including Waterloo Research and Technology Accelerator Centre and Communitech Technology Association Inc.

David writes a regular column in the Kitchener-Waterloo Record on business law matters.

Gary Pooley

Gary is a Chartered Accountant and a retired partner of Ernst & Young. His practice focused on technology and manufacturing businesses. He is an advisor and board member for a number of private companies. Gary is president of the KidsAbility Centre for Child Development and a board member and treasurer of the YMCA of Kitchener-Waterloo and the Sunnyside Home Foundation.

Mark Romoff

Mark joined the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Inc. as President and CEO in fall 2004. A key partner with industry, universities, colleges, research hospitals, investors and governments, OCE drives economic prosperity through support for the development and successful transfer of new technologies from the laboratory to the marketplace. OCE enables Ontario companies to succeed in the knowledge-based global economy by training, developing and connecting the next generation of Ontario innovators and entrepreneurs. Mr. Romoff is leading an organization at the centre of Ontario's innovation and economic development agenda.

Mr. Romoff has a strong track record of advancing the competitive interests and opportunities for Canadian companies internationally. Before joining OCE, Mr. Romoff was Executive Director of the federal Department of Industry, where he was responsible for building the export readiness of Ontario companies, encouraging foreign investment in Ontario and strengthening the global competitiveness of industry across the province.

From 1996 to 2002, Mr. Romoff served as Consul General in Buffalo, New York, where he helped establish and implement the framework and policies governing cross-border relations between the United States and Canada — the world's largest and most diverse bilateral trade relationship. Over the course of his foreign-service career, Mr. Romoff served as Commercial Counsellor in Nigeria, Mexico and Malaysia. From 1992 to 1996, he was Minister-Counsellor in the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo with responsibility for Canada's trade, investment and science and technology relationship with Japan.

Mr. Romoff has a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from McGill University, and a Masters in Applied Science from the University of Waterloo. Mark and his wife, Shelley, live in Toronto with their daughter, Alana.

Sharon Rudy

Sharon leads Spencer Stuart's ENPP Practice in Canada. She is a member of Spencer Stuart's global Technology, Communications & Media Practice, Human Resources Practice. She has conducted senior-level assignments for private, public and not-for-profit organizations, ranging from National Volunteer based organizations, early-stage, venture-backed companies to global organizations. Current clients include Queen's University, Right To Play, Canadian Red Cross Society, and the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Orchestra. Recent clients include MS International Federation (Chief Executive Officer), MS Society of Canada (Chief Executive Officer), and the Waterloo Regional Children's Museum (Executive Director), Wilfrid Laurier University, Concert Productions International and CMC Microsystems. Born and raised in Kitchener, Sharon leads the firm's relationships in the Waterloo Region. Sharon launched the Toronto office's annual Human Resources Summit now in it's sixth year.

Sharon is a director and human resources committee chair of the Accelerator Centre at the University of Waterloo and an advisory board member of the Schlegel Centre for Entrepreneurship at Wilfrid Laurier University. Sharon is a volunteer committee member with Kids Help Phone and an active member of the Waterloo-based Communitech Technology Association.

Before joining Spencer Stuart as a consultant in 1999, Sharon spent more than three years with an international search firm as senior associate and associate director based in Toronto. Prior to entering search, Sharon taught at Queen's University, and worked for the International Affairs Directorate of Environment Canada and for Public Affairs International in Ottawa. She also held positions in marketing and public affairs at IBM Canada in Toronto.

Sharon holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in history from Queen's University in Kingston and a B.A. in history and economics from the University of Waterloo.

Terry Stepien

As president of iAnywhere, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc., Terry plays an integral role in establishing the company as the premier provider of mobile enterprise solutions. The company has experienced rapid growth under Terry's leadership, becoming the market leader in mobile and embedded databases, mobile management and security, mobile middleware and synchronization, and Bluetooth and infrared protocol technologies. Tens of millions of mobile devices and over 20,000 customers and partners rely on the company's "Always Available" technologies, including SQL Anywhere and its Information Anywhere suite.

During his tenure at the company, Mr. Stepien has held many positions including senior vice president and general manager of the Mobile and Embedded Computing division. He also served as vice president of product marketing responsible for Sybase's key initiatives in Enterprise Data Management, Data warehouse, Application Development Tools and Occasionally Connected Computing. Before coming to Sybase, Mr. Stepien was at Powersoft Corporation as vice president of marketing for Powersoft's Watcom subsidiary. Mr. Stepien joined Watcom in the early stages of the company's database business and built the database marketing organization prior to Watcom's acquisition by Powersoft.

Mr. Stepien is an active member of industry consortiums, and is founder and co-chair of the ITAA m-Commerce Committee. Additionally, he is currently a member of the board of directors of the Accelerator Centre, part of the University of Waterloo Research + Technology Park.

Mr. Stepien began his career at the University of Waterloo where he was engaged in software research and development at the University's Computer Systems Group, and where he held an adjunct faculty appointment in the Department of Computer Science. He is a recipient of the 2003 Communitech Technology Association IMPACT award for his contributions to the Waterloo region high-tech community and the 2001 J.W. Graham Medal in Computing and Innovation from the University of Waterloo.

Mr. Stepien holds a Master of Mathematics degree in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario.

Michael Stork

Mike has held various active management roles with his family business, Unitron Industries, a Kitchener-based hearing aid manufacturer until selling the company to the Phonak Group in 2001. His family also had a controlling stake in Dspfactory, a developer of digital signal processing technology that was spun out of Unitron in 1998. AMI Semiconductor bought Dspfactory in 2004.

Currently, Mike plays an active role in the seven startup businesses his family's investment fund has an interest in. Four of those startups are here in Waterloo Region. Mike sits on their Boards and meets regularly with their founders. With 30+ years of sound business acumen, he has a wealth of experience and wisdom to share.

Mike is a Wilfrid Laurier University Business graduate. He also devotes a considerable amount of time to non-profit organizations. In addition to being a Director at the Accelerator Centre, he is also President-Elect of the Board for the KW YMCA, Chairman of the Business and Education Partnership of Waterloo Region, and a Director for the Cambridge Community Foundation.

Gerry Sullivan

Gerry Sullivan has been involved in the founding, development, and management of advanced technology companies that utilize modeling and simulation software, these have included Priiva Corporation, Northern Dynamic Incorporated, Energent, Open Options Corporation, Dantec Systems Corporation, Waterloo Engineering Software, and Open Models Incorporated. Currently, he is President and CEO of Priiva and Energent. In 2006 -2007, Gerry served as CEO of the Accelerator Centre in Waterloo that provides space and mentorship for early stage technology companies.

Prior to 1990, Dr. Sullivan was on the faculty of Chemical Engineering at the University of Waterloo. His research specialty was large-scale process optimization and control, and he has authored many research publications and consulted widely.

His early career was spent with Imperial Oil Limited in the fields of advanced process control and production scheduling.

Gerry was educated at the University of Waterloo (BASc 1974) and Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, England (PhD 1977, Chemical Engineering). He is also a graduate of Stanford University's Executive Business Program (1992).

Gerry serves or has served on the Boards of many public and private organizations. These have included the University of Waterloo, Materials and Manufacturing Ontario, Waterloo Ventures and several early stage high technology companies.

Alastair Summerlee

Alastair became the 7th President of the University of Guelph on July 15, 2003.

President Summerlee, whose career as a scholar, professor, researcher and administrator spans nearly 30 years, joined the University of Guelph faculty in 1988 as a professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences. He was named an associate dean of the Ontario Veterinary College in 1992, dean of graduate studies in 1995, associate vice-president (academic) in 1999, and provost and vice-president (academic) in 2000.

He has continued teaching while holding administrative positions and was awarded a prestigious 3M Teaching Fellowship in June, 2003 for outstanding leadership in teaching, education and academic program development. He is the only University of Guelph professor to earn the honour while serving as an administrator and is the first president-elect in Canada to be named a 3M Fellow. He was also recognized with a Distinguished Professorial Teaching Award from the U of G Faculty Association in 1991.

In 2006, Dr. Summerlee was named as the chair of the board of directors of World University Service of Canada (WUSC), one of the country's leading international development agencies. WUSC teams with students, faculty and institutions to internationalize Canada's universities, increase knowledge of global issues and foster human development through education and training.

His research in biomedical sciences is acclaimed internationally and he has attracted significant money to support his research, published extensively and has been an invited lecturer at universities and colleges around the world. He holds a B.Sc., B.V.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom and is a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. In 2004 Dr. Summerlee received the Doctor of Laws (Honoris causa) from the University of Bristol.

John Tibbits

John has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Conestoga Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning since 1987. In that time Conestoga has moved forward into a leadership position in the Ontario college system.

Dr. Tibbits holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Diploma in Education from McGill University, a Master of Education degree from the University of Vermont and a Doctorate in Education from Boston University. He has held senior administrative positions at Dawson College in Montreal, Touche Ross & Partners in Ottawa and Canada Post Corporation in Ottawa.

Currently he is a member of the Board of Cambridge North Dumfries Hydro, the Accelerator Network, Canada's Technology Triangle, Business and Education Partnership and Polytechnics Canada and also on the campaign cabinet for United Way. Dr. Tibbits has also been Chair of Grand River Hospital and a Board member on the Greater Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber of Commerce, the March of Dimes, Skills Canada (Ontario), Thyssen Krupp Budd Canada, and Communitech, and was President of the Chicopee Tennis Club.

In 2000 Dr. Tibbits was voted Business Leader of the Year by The Chamber of Commerce of Kitchener and Waterloo. He was also presented with the Impact Award by Communitech, which recognizes the individual who has shown significant commitment, support and dedication to the development of Communitech.

John Tennant

John joined Canada's Technology Triangle Inc as Chief Executive Officer in September 2002, having served as Consul General of Canada in Detroit with responsibility in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. He was involved most prominently with border management and Great Lakes environmental issues, retaining and attracting investment and promoting Canadian exports. Earlier, he also represented Canada in Japan, Chicago, New York City, West Africa, Central America, the Caribbean and Australia.

John is a member of the Prosperity Council of Waterloo Region and on the Board of the Accelerator Centre located at the University of Waterloo Research + Technology Park.

Canada's Technology Triangle is the not-for-profit, private-public economic development partnership marketing the Waterloo Region and the cities of Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo to the world. The vision of the organization is to position Canada's Technology Triangle as a leading location in the world for investment, and to keep and attract the most innovative businesses and entrepreneurs. Visit http://www.techtriangle.com.

Officers

• Ian McPhee - Chair
• Tim Jackson - Vice-Chair
• Tom Corr - CEO
• Tom Beynon - Secretary

Retired Board Members

• Dennis Huber
• Robert Rosehart

Dennis Huber

Born and raised in the Kitchener area, Dennis graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA 1980). He continued with part-time studies, completing the Industrial Engineering Program at Conestoga College in 1983, and received the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) designation from the Society of Management Accountants of Ontario in 1988.

Prior to joining the Plant Operations Department at the University of Waterloo in 1986, Mr. Huber worked for several manufacturing firms located in Southern Ontario. He is active in Waterloo Minor Sports, and serves on a not-for-profit organization's Board. He is married and has four children.

Robert Rosehart

Bob is President and Vice-Chancellor of Wilfrid Laurier University. He assumed this position on September 1, 1997 having served the previous thirteen years as President and Vice-Chancellor of Lakehead University in Thunder Bay.

Wilfrid Laurier University enrols over 13,5 full-time undergraduate and graduate students in the Faculties of Arts, Science, Music, Social Work, the School of Business and Economics and Education at campuses in Waterloo, Kitchener and Brantford. Laurier is known for its attention to students as individuals, its academic excellence, scholarly research and its extra curricular activities including athletic and recreational programs. Founded in 1911 as a Lutheran College, in 1973 it became a public university, Wilfrid Laurier University. The Lutheran Seminary remains part of the University to this day.

Born in Owen Sound, Ontario, Bob Rosehart holds B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., and PhD degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Waterloo. He was a professor of chemical engineering at Lakehead University during the 1970's, prior to beginning his administrative career as Dean of Lakehead's University Schools in 1977. Dr. Rosehart holds honorary degrees from University of Waterloo 2006 and Nipissing University 2007.

His interests are in economic development, science and technology policy, and government policy, and he has served as an environmental and public policy consultant to both the federal and provincial governments. Dr. Rosehart has an extensive background relating to the nuclear and environmental engineering fields. Currently, Dr. Rosehart chairs the Ontario Universities' Application Centre Advisory Board, he is a member of the AUCC Standing Advisory Committee on Educational Issues and Funding (SACEIF), serves as an Executive Committee member of Canada's Technology Triangle Inc, the Waterloo Region's economic development partnership and chairs the Selection Committee for the Amethyst Awards, Government of Ontario, which recognizes Ontario's outstanding public servants.

In March of 2007, Dr. Rosehart was appointed by the Province of Ontario to be the Northwestern Ontario Economic Facilitator.

 

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