Governance Committees

Advisory Committee of Experts is responsible for providing insight and direction at every stage of the partnership and connecting to strategic networks and resources.
Partnership Directorate: is responsible for the overall coordination and management of the project and will support governance, partnership development and communication, administration, finance, and sustainability planning.
City Research Coordinating team (CRCTs) will coordinate research in each city, assess objectives against progress indicators, and report to the Directorate.
Knowledge Mobilization Team will guide and support the translation and adaptation of research results into meaningful, actionable outputs for community and public sector partner organizations.
Advisory Committee of Experts (ACE)
Alphonse Ahola | Francophonie Canadienne Plurielle
Olakunle Odanye | Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)
Debbie Douglas | Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI)
ChuDou Lynhiavu | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Kimberly Jean Pharuns | Observatoire en immigration francophone au Canada
Norma Schneider | NorQuest
Samuel Juru | Africa Centre
Valerie Preston | York University
Knowledge Mobilization Team
Alphonse Ahola | Francophonie Canadienne Plurielle
Parvine Bahramian | OCASI
Dr. Maroro Zinyemba | NorQuest
Dr. Michael Frishkopf | University of Alberta
Dr. Alicia Boatswain Kyte | McGill University
Dr. Amos Nkrumah | Mount Royal University
Kimberley Jean Pharuns | Observatoire en immigration francophone au Canada
Dr. Valerie Preston | York University
Mohamed Yusuf | Queen’s University
Esther Nyaga | Africa Centre
City Research Coordinating Team
Dr Jonathan Amoyaw | City Manager, Halifax | Dalhousie University
Dr Alicia Boatswain | City Manager, Montreal | McGill University
Joseph Mensah | City Manager, Toronto | York University
Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika | City Manager, Alberta | University of Alberta
Capacity Building Insitute
Dr Thashika Pillay | Queen’s University
Dr Kwesi Yaro | University of Alberta