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Leadership Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Rhonda Lenton<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Rhonda L. Lenton has been 快播视频\u2019s President and Vice-Chancellor since July 1, 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Amir Asif <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Amir Asif is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Vice President of Research and Innovation at 快播视频.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shooka Karimpour<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Shooka Karimpour is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at 快播视频 and the current Academic Director of the Global Water Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sapna Sharma<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Sapna Sharma is a Professor and York Research Chair in Global Change Biology at 快播视频 and former Academic Lead of the Global Water Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our Team Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Rebecca Seward-Langdon<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

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Siamak Seyfi<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D. Candidate, Civil Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vanessa Tapang<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

BSc Student, Department of Biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sachin Satahoo<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

BEng Electrical Engineering Graduate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Executive Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sylvie Morin<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Professor, Department of Chemistry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Satinder Brar<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Professor, Department of Civil Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stephanie Gora<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adeyemi Olusola<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jessica Keeshig-Martin<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

PhD Student, Faculty of Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Former Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Richard Vogt<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Project Co-ordinator<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hillary Birch <\/h5>\n\n\n\n

PhD Student, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Laura Newburn<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Co-ordinator<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Leadership Team Rhonda Lenton Dr. Rhonda L. Lenton has been 快播视频\u2019s President and Vice-Chancellor since July 1, 2017. SEE MORE HERE Amir Asif Dr. Amir Asif is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Vice President of Research and Innovation at 快播视频. SEE MORE HERE Shooka Karimpour Dr. Shooka Karimpour […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1502,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-219","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nMeet Our Team - Global Water Academy @ 快播视频.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Meet the leadership, researchers, and experts driving the Global Water Academy (GWA). 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