CREO is a non-profit organization based in Waterloo Region in southwestern Ontario, with volunteer members from across Canada.
CREO’s Board and volunteer reviewers consist of community members, community-based researchers, academics, representatives of the not-for-profit sector, government, and others with experience on research ethics boards.
CREO’s membership includes two primary volunteer roles: Board of Directors and Research Ethics Reviewers. Many of the members of our Board of Directors also act as research ethics reviewers in addition to their duties as Directors. Every CREO application is, at the minimum, reviewed by two research ethics reviewers and discussed by the Board, when needed.
Board of Directors
- Daniela Seskar-Hencic (she/her), MA Community Psychology, MSW, Board Chair
- Barbara Powell (she/her), MA Community Psychology, OCAP certified, Vice-Chair
- Brigitte Evering (she/they), PhD, Indigenous Studies, Gender-Based Analysis+ (Federal Government), MA Education, Treasurer
- Sarah Clairmont (she/her), MA, PhD Candidate (Philosophy), Secretary, Governance
- Kennedy Paramor (he/him), BSc, Biological Sciences, Secretary, Organizational Development
- Jana Carson (she/her), MA Linguistics
- Michelle Vanchu-Orosco (she/her), MA Measurement, Evaluation and Research Methods; PhD Research Methods and Statistics
Research Ethics Reviewers
- Harini Aiyer (she/her), PhD Community and Population Health Sciences; MHS Reproductive and Cancer Biology; Licensed Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI)
- Jacob Barry, PhD, Research Focus: Bioethics, public policy, care ethics, public health, and 2SLGBTQ+ care; MA Gender Studies
- Kearney Coupland (she/her), PhD Geography and Environmental Studies, MLA
- Yuriko Cowper-Smith (she/her), PhD Political Science
- Diane Crocker (she/her), PhD Sociology
- Jessica Deming (she/her), MSc, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, MSW
- Sepita Hatami (she/her), PhD, Comparative Literature
- Talija Koncar (she/her), MA European Studies, Certificate in Gender-based analysis+
- Patrice Lindsay (she/her), RN, BScN, MEd, PhD, FWSO, healthcare planning and delivery, health systems, processes of care, gender-based analysis, performance measurement, evaluation, outcomes, community programs
- Felipe Méndez-Alvara (he/him), PhD Education, MA Second Language Education, MA Linguistics
- Heather Montgomery (she/her), BA Anthropology
- Amie Presley (she/her), PhD student – Social Practice and Transformational Change, MA Intercultural Communication Studies
- Sarah Schindler (she/her), Masters of Religious and Cultural Studies
- Amanda Suleiman (she/her), MSW Critical Analysis of Social Work
Volunteering with CREO
We are often looking for individuals to join our ethics review board and reviewer pool. We value personal and professional expertise and welcome applications from people who have experience with systemic forms of marginalization and oppression.