RPLC Team List

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The RPLC network contains hundreds of contacts across the globe.  Below are some key team-members who help coordinate RPLC activities and efforts.

General Inquiries:

Executive Committee
Bill Ashton (Project Director), 
Francesca Regoli,
Matteo Vittuari, 
Ryan Gibson,
Sean Markey,

Secretariat
Bill Ashton (Project Director)
Wayne Kelly (Project Coordinator)
Marco Pagani (Liaison Officer-Evaluation)
Mesha Richard (Secretariat Support-Social Media)
Farheen Sajjad (Secretariat Officer)
Munzaleen Sajjad (Webinar Coordinator)
Georgette Nyankson (Rural Engagement Assistant)
Adams Abdul Salam(Rural Policy Assistant)

Rural Renewable Energy Network
Phil Loring (Lead)
Brent Steel (Co-Lead)
Matteo Vittuari (Co-Lead)
Michael Dawe (Student Support)

Rural Governance Network
Kathleen Kevany (Lead)
Matteo Vittuari (Co-Lead)
Sarah Minnes (Student Support)

Migration in Remote and Rural Areas Network
Ray Silvius (Lead)
Linamar Campos (Co-Lead & Student Support)
Belinda Leach (Co-Lead)
Barbara Neis (Co-Lead)

Natural Resource Development Network
Terri MacDonald (Lead)
Sarah-Patricia Breen (Co-Lead) 
Heather Hall (Co-Lead)
David Greaves (Student Support)

Transformations in Indigenous Communities
Mark Watson (Lead)
Elizabeth Fast (Co-Lead)
Alejandra Melina-Morse (Student Support)

RPLC-CRRF Alliance Network
Valencia Gaspard (Lead)
Angela Pollak (Co-Lead)
Sarah-Patricia Breen (Co-Lead)

Rural Research Centre Network
Kathleen Kevany (Lead)
Terri MacDonald (Co-Lead)
Brennan Lowery (Student Support)

Knowledge Mobilization Digital Service
Phil Loring (Co-Lead)
Bojan (Co-Lead)
Michael Dawe (Student Support)

Research & Exchange Service
Francesca Regoli (Co-Lead)
Fabio De Menna (Co-Lead)

Distance Learning Service
Brent Steel (Lead)

Rural Institutes Service
Robert Zabawa (Co-Lead), 
Thierno Thiam (Co-Lead),