IJF - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- News Applications Developer
Adam is a Master of Environmental Science student at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops BC. He specializes in invasive plant research, but lends his programming experience to the IJF. MORE
Job Titles:
- ACADEMIC PARTNER
- Principal Investigator for the Local News Research Project and Editor - in - Chief of the Local News Data Hub
- Toronto Metropolitan University Professor at the School of Journalism
Lindgren is principal investigator for the Local News Research Project and editor-in-chief of the Local News Data Hub, a reporting initiative committed to training student data journalists and shoring up local journalism by supplying newsrooms with data-driven stories.
Bethany Lindsay is an award-winning investigative journalist who covers white-collar crime. She is based in Vancouver and previously reported for CBC News, the Vancouver Sun, and the Cambodia Daily. MORE
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- Chairman / President of the Canadian Association of Journalists. Managing Director at National NewsMedia Council. Judge at National Newspaper Awards.
Sadia Zaman
Director
CEO of the Inspirit Foundation. Past Managing Director of the Royal Ontario Museum, Director at CBC News, and Executive Director of Women in Film and Television-Toronto.
Carly is a Toronto-based journalist. She holds a master of journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University. Her work has appeared in the National Post, This Magazine and The Canadian Press. MORE
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Leader
Carmen is an experienced leader and team builder. She has held roles in sales, customer success, and product management, and presented at several Technology Services Industry Association conferences. MORE
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- Managing Editor
- Journalist, Writer and Trainer
Cecil is a veteran investigative journalist, writer and trainer. He spent more than 30 years at the CBC as a producer and manager, winning numerous awards for his work. He is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Winnipeg. MORE
Cochrane is also interim chair, undergraduate of the department of political science at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He helps run the Linked Parliamentary Data Project, which digitized the written record of debate in the House of Commons.
Daniel is an award-winning web developer with nearly a decade of experience building news websites and data-driven journalism projects. Before joining the IJF, he worked at Global News, The Trace, and The Phnom Penh Post. MORE
Fatima is a reporter at The Narwhal. She is an alumna of the National Observer, Canadaland, The Toronto Star and The Walrus.
Jansen is also interim University Librarian. In 2018, he became an associate dean in the faculty of arts and science. He has been teaching at UoL since 1998, focusing on Canadian political parties, elections, political finance, and digital political communication.
Garnett is cross-appointed at the department of political studies and School of Policy Studies at Queen's University (Kingston), and an Honourary Research Fellow at the University of East Anglia (U.K.). She is co-director of the Electoral Integrity Project and co-investigator with the Consortium on Electoral Democracy.
Job Titles:
- Bishop 's University Assistant Professor of Politics and International Studies
Robbins-Kanter is a Canadian politics specialist whose research focuses on political parties, political communication, and representation. He is currently preparing a book manuscript that examines the relationship between local campaigns and party headquarters during Canadian federal elections.
John Ruffolo
Director
Managing Partner of Maverix Private Equity. Board Member at the Royal Ontario Museum and the CIBC Foundation. Co-founder of the Council of Canadian Innovators. Past CEO of OMERS Ventures.
Kate Schneider is a U.K.-based reporter with experience working at the Oxford Political Review and the Canadian Law Review. Her work has also been published by the CBC. MORE
Young is the author of Feminists and Party Politics, co-author of Rebuilding Canadian Party Politics and Advocacy Groups, and co-editor of Money, Politics and Democracy. She was president of the Prairie Political Science Association from 2020-2022.
Job Titles:
- News Applications Developer
Martin is a graduate of Columbia University's Lede Program for Data Journalism and the former editor-in-chief of the Western Gazette. MORE
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- ACADEMIC PARTNER
- Thompson Rivers University Assistant Professor of Law
Malone's research focuses on various ways law protects secret information, including in the context of access to information. He is the founder and lead of the Open by Default database project, which shares documents made available through Canada's Access to Information Act.
Meghan leads the IJF's fundraising and donor relations efforts. She holds an MA in political science from the University of Toronto. MORE
Michael is an award-winning journalist. He was the lead developer on the Globe and Mail's Unfounded series and is also an alumnus of the CBC and the Winnipeg Free Press.
Job Titles:
- Business Development Representative
Ahsen is a Toronto-based business development representative. He previously worked in sales, operations, marketing and analytics. MORE
Besco's research focus is on elections and public opinion, especially related to race and immigration. He has worked on projects examining the impact of gender and ethnic differences on political donation trends in Canada.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director of CANSSI Ontario
Alexander is also the assistant director of CANSSI Ontario, a senior fellow at Massey College, and a co-lead of the Data Sciences Institute Thematic Program in Reproducibility.
Job Titles:
- News Applications Developer
Ryan is a developer with a decade of experience in television writing in Los Angeles and Toronto. Prior to joining the IJF, he worked at Environics Analytics, Netflix, and the BBC. MORE
Sam is a computer science graduate who strives to create meaningful products with his skills.
Tori is an award-winning B.C.-based reporter with over two decades of experience focused on long-form investigations and features. Before joining the IJF, she was on staff at Capital Daily and the Chicago Reader. MORE
Job Titles:
- Data Scientist
- Research & Development Associate
Will is a data scientist working on making the IJF's data more accessible through interactive data visualizations.
Job Titles:
- Audience Development Associate
Xinyan is a Toronto-based audience strategist and interactive designer. She previously worked at The Markup and Fortune as a social media producer. MORE
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- Research & Development Associate
Yadong is a Ph.D. candidate at UBC who is passionate about studying speech communication from behavioural and cognitive perspectives. MORE
Zak is a Vancouver-based reporter focusing on white-collar crime in British Columbia. He previously reported for The Tyee and The Saskatoon StarPhoenix. MORE
Zane is an award-winning investigative journalist and the founder of the IJF. He is the National Chair of the Canadian Association of Journalists and an alumnus of the National Post and Maclean's. MORE