ACENET operates under an Inter-Institutional Agreement (IIA) among its members. This IIA details roles and responsibilities, as well as procedures and processes that guide ACENET in our management, operations and governance.
Board of Directors
ACENET’s Board of Directors consists of the Associate or Vice-Presidents of Research at seven of our institutions which contribute to our operation, as well as one member of ACENET's Research Directorate. Among other things, the Board undertakes policy, strategic direction, budget approval and the securing of financial commitments from funding agencies.
| Tana Allen | Board Chair, VP (Research) | Memorial University |
| Jennifer Bain | Associate VP Research | Dalhousie University |
| Adam J. Sarty | Associate VP Research | Saint Mary’s University |
| Karen Brebner | AVP Research & Graduate Studies | St. Francis Xavier University |
| Francis Leblanc | Vice-recteur adjoint à la recherche et Doyen | Université de Moncton |
| David Magee | VP Research | University of New Brunswick |
| Greg Naterer | VP Academic & Research | University of Prince Edward Island |
Research Directorate
The ACENET Research Directorate (RD) is a researcher-led committee that provides advice and makes recommendations on digital research infrastructure (DRI) needs and perspectives to the ACENET Board of Directors (Board), ACENET staff, and other stakeholders. The RD serves to generate and advise on ACENET initiatives and facilitates engagement with the broader research community in Atlantic Canada. The RD supports a researcher-centric culture of service to, and engagement with, researchers.
Please see the RD's Terms of Reference and reach out to any of its members with ideas, questions or concerns.
| Colin Farquharson | Associate Professor, Department of Earth Sciences | Memorial University |
| Alison Farrell | Research Data Management and Public Services Librarian, Health Sciences Library | Memorial University |
| Vincent Hénault-Brunet | Assistant Professor, Department of Astronomy and Physics | Saint Mary’s University |
| Erin Johnson | Professor, Department of Chemistry | Dalhousie University |
| Fadoua Khennou | Professeure, Département d'informatiques | Université de Moncton |
| Olga Palazhchenko | Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering | University of New Brunswick |
| Paul Sheridan | Assistant Professor, School of Mathematical & Computational Sciences | University of Prince Edward Island |
| Samuel Stewart | Assistant Professor, Medical Informatics; Director, Health Data Nova Scotia | Dalhousie University |
Digital Research Alliance of Canada Researcher Council – Atlantic Canada Members
Established in 2019, the Digital Research Alliance of Canada (formerly the New Digital Research Infrastructure Organization - NDRIO) is a national not-for-profit organization that is working with other ecosystem partners and stakeholders across the country to help provide Canadian researchers the digital tools, services and infrastructure they need to support leading-edge scientific excellence, research, innovation and advancement across all disciplines. As of 1 April 2022, the Alliance replaced Compute Canada with an expanded mandate that includes not only Advanced Research Computing (previously the purview of Compute Canada), but also Research Data Management and Research Software.
The Researcher Council is a critical component of the Alliance's commitment to involve the research community as it designs a new service delivery model supporting Canada’s new Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) strategy. The Researcher Council makes recommendations to the Alliance Board and management on the delivery of DRI infrastructure and services, and ensures that a diversity of researcher voices is represented. More information about the Alliance and its Researcher Council can be found here.
| Catherine Lovekin | Associate Professor, Department of Physics | Mount Allison University |
| Ken Penner | Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies | St. Francis Xavier University |
