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Driven by people. Focused on building businesses.

Our team is passionate about helping founders, innovators, and industry leaders build bold businesses. Together, we're strengthening Manitoba's innovation ecosystem, one company at a time.

North Forge Team

Board of Directors

Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIR)

Joelle Foster

Joelle Foster

President & CEO

Whitney Morgan (Moir)

Whitney Morgan (Moir)

Director, Operations

Adam Palanuk

Adam Palanuk

Director, Fabrication Lab (FabLab)

Kristine Derksen

Kristine Derksen

Director, Marketing & Communications

Cara Dveris

Cara Dveris

Director, Strategic Programs

Kelly Sandhu-Voogd

Kelly Sandhu-Voogd

Comptroller

Grace Gyolai

Grace Gyolai

Senior Program Manager

Jeff Stobbe

Jeff Stobbe

Fabrication Lab (FabLab) Maintenance Manager

Stephen Harwood

Stephen Harwood

Fabrication Lab (FabLab) Assistant Maintenance Manager

Emelia Nyarku

Emelia Nyarku

Fabrication Lab (FabLab) Project Manager

Katja Falconer

Katja Falconer

Community and Partnerships Manager

Joceline Beltran

Joceline Beltran

Fabrication Lab (FabLab) Administrative Coordinator

Chris Stillwell

Chris Stillwell

ElevateIP Program Coordinator

Yashan Wu

Yashan Wu

Social Media and Marketing Specialist

Puneet Gill

Puneet Gill

Program Manager, IP Assist

Board of Directors

North Forge Board of Directors

Joelle Foster

Dan Belhassen

Board Chair

CEO, Neovation

Joelle Foster

Carly Edmundson

Board Vice Chair

President & CEO, CentrePort Canada Inc.

Joelle Foster

Diana Axelrod, CPA, CA, CBV

Board Treasurer

Vice President, KPMG

Joelle Foster

Chris Schmidt

Board Member

Founder/CEO, Parallel

Joelle Foster

Jill Knaggs

Board Member

VP, Stakeholder Relations, Reclay StewardEdge

Joelle Foster

Melissa Cattini

Board Member

Partner, MLT Aikins

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Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR)

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Bethany Wilkie

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Product Design, Development, Leadership, Team, Pitching

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Blair Kelsie

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Technology Strategy, Tech Team Leadership, Security, Scalability

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Brett Zahari

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Go-to-Market Strategy, Building Customer-Centric Experiences, Sales Strategies

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Christos Vasilarakis

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

VC, Investment, Business Valuation

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Daniel Deleurme

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Leadership, Strategic Planning, Execution, Finance, P&L, Budgeting

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Dr. Amir Feizpour

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

AI Research, Engineering, Product Development

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Heidi Neal

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Talent, Recruitment, Compensation, Performance, HR Strategy, Governance

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Henry Floreal

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Corporate Strategy, Product Strategy, Go-to-Market Strategy

Lead Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Lead Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Jerome Conaty

Lead Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Founder Coaching, Marketing, Research, SME Operations

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Joel Wiebe

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Go-to-Market Strategy, Demand Generation, Sales Pipeline Development, Brand Positioning, Value Proposition Development

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Julia Slanina

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Customer Discovery, MVP Creation (SaaS Specific), Raising Capital

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Kevin Gordon

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Marketing Technology, Content Marketing, Strategy Development

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Kira Kelsie

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Marketing Strategy, Digital Marketing, Advertising, Online Optimization

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Mark Vidal

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Design Opportunity Assessment, Product Feasibility Testing, Product Development Process

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Matt Schaubroeck

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Investor Readiness, Market Commercialization, Strategy Development

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Rosalie Harms

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Financial Management, Internal Control, Compliance, Operations Management, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Scott Donald

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Sales, Leadership Development

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Teresa Shaver

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Marketing, Digital Marketing, Mindset, Operations

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Tyson McCann

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

UX, Design, Gamification, Product Strategy, Roadmap Development

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Vivian Escorsin

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Startup Strategy, Social Enterprises, Product Development, Ecosystem Building

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