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We would be nothing without our fantastic staff! Thanks to everyone for doing such a great job!

Tara MacDonald: Co-Director

Place of Birth: North Battleford, Saskatchewan
Program: Human Kinetics
Spoken Languages: English
Fav. Colour: Turquoise
Fav. Ice Cream Flavour: Mint chocolate chip
Fav. Scientist: Prof. Coral Murrant
Fav. Band: Justin Bieber
Fav. Disney Movie: Jungle Book
Fav. Class: Physiology
Fav. Animal: Jelly fish

Justine Smith: Co-Director

Place of Birth: Windsor, ON
Program: Biology
Spoken languages: English
Fav. Colour: Green
Fav. Ice Cream Flavour: Mint Chocolate Chip
Fav. Scientist: Marie Curie
Fav. Band: Brand New
Fav. Disney Movie: Lion King
Fav. Class: Intro to Molecular Bio
Fav. Animal: Lion

Andrew Craig: TechQuest Instructor

Place of Birth: Peterborough, Ontario
Program: Biological Engineering
Spoken languages: English
Fav. Colour: Royal Blue
Fav. Ice Cream Flavour: Moose Tracks
Fav. Scientist: Nikola Tesla
Fav. Band: Blink 182
Fav. Disney Movie: Aladdin
Fav. Class: Fluid Mechanics
Fav. Animal: Monkeys!

Gabrielle Nechala: TechQuest Instructor

Place of birth: Guelph, ON!
Program: Biological Sciences minoring Mathematics
Spoken languages: English, Czech
Fav. Colour: Blue
Fav. Ice Cream Flavour: Pistachio
Fav. Scientist: Marie Mayer
Fav. Band: Mother Mother
Fav. Disney Movie: Pinocchio
Fav. Class: Calculus
Fav. Animal: Owl, Horse, Caribou, Cat, Peacock, Ostrich, Aardvark, Dog, Grizzly Bear, Sheep, Jersey Cow, etc.

Shawn Veitch: TechQuest Instructor

Place of Birth: Sault Ste. Marie
Program: Bio-Medical Sciences
Spoken Languages: English
Fav. Colour: Blue
Fav. Ice Cream Flavour: Super Kid
Fav. Scientist: Bill Nye
Fav. Band: Mozart
Fav. Disney Movie: Hercules
Fav. Class: Cardiovascular Physiology
Fav. Animal: TIGERS

Saskia Knol: TechQuest Instructor

Place of Birth: Bornem, Belgium
Program: Bio-Medical Science
Spoken Languages: English and currently learning Spanish
Fav. Colour: Green
Fav. Ice Cream Flavour: Chocolate peanut butter
Fav. Scientist: Rosalind Franklin
Fav. Band: The Acorn
Fav. Disney Movie: The Lion King
Fav. Class: Principles of Behaviour
Fav. Animal: Flying squirrel!

Mythri Viswanathan: Creative Encounters Instructor

Place of Birth: Guelph!
Program: Molecular Biology & Genetics
Spoken Languages: English
Fav. Colour: Blue
Fav. Ice Cream Flavour: Chocolate chip cookie dough
Fav. Scientist: David Suzuki
Fav. Band: Justin Nozuka
Fav. Disney Movie: Fox and The Hound
Fav. Class: English/Statistics
Fav. Animal: Monkey

Benoit Boulay: Creative Encounters Instructor

Place of Birth: Sudbury, Ontario
Program: Biophysics
Spoken languages: French and English
Fav. Colour: Poppy red
Fav. Ice Cream Flavour: Chocolate
Fav. Scientist: Newton
Fav. Band: Jean Leloup
Fav. Disney Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean
Fav. Class: Physics
Fav. Animal: Dog

Kaity Roke: Creative Encounters Instructor

Place of Birth: Mississauga
Program: Human Kinetics with minor in Psychology
Spoken Languages: English
Fav. Colour: Purple
Fav. Ice Cream Flavour: Orange Sherbert
Fav. Scientist: Nikola Tesla
Fav. Band: Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber
Fav. Disney Movie: The Sword in the Stone
Fav. Class: Nutrition and Exercise
Fav. Animal: Koala

David Clay: Creative Encounters Instructor

Place of Birth: Hamilton, Ontario
Program: Biomedical Sciences
Spoken Languages: English
Fav. Colour: Blue
Fav. Ice Cream Flavour: Reese's!
Fav. Scientist: Albert Einstein
Fav. Band: Pink Floyd
Fav. Disney Movie: The Lion King
Fav. Class: Sensation and Perception
Fav. Animal: Pygmy Marmoset

Erin Lewis: Creative Encounters Instructor

Place of Birth: Whitby, ON
Program: Nutrition and Nutraceutical Sciences
Spoken Languages: English
Fav. Colour: Pink
Fav. Ice Cream Flavour: Mint chocolate chip
Fav. Scientist: David Suzuki
Fav. Band: Britney Spears
Fav. Disney Movie: Beauty and the Beast
Fav. Class: Current Issues in Nutrigenomics
Fav. Animal: Orangutan

Iain Lamb: Creative Encounters Instructor

Place of Birth: Mississauga, Ontario
Program: Bio-Medical Science
Spoken Languages: English, Pig Latin (sort of)
Fav. Colour: 3 way tie between Butternut Squash, Neon Beige and Burnt Umber
Fav. Ice Cream Flavour: Cotton Candy
Fav. Scientist: Another tie between Neils Bohr and Isaac Newton
Fav. Band: Death Cab for Cutie, Sufjan Stevens and Radiohead
Fav. Disney Movie: Toy Story
Fav. Class: Biological Physics
Fav. Animal: Ocelot