Team

Fiona oversees the operations of The Clinic, ensuring its work remains aligned, collaborative, and impactful. Fiona’s role focuses on guiding activities, programs, and staff throughout the academic year while strengthening partnerships across the internal and external innovation ecosystem. 

Fiona oversees the operations of The Clinic, ensuring its work remains aligned, collaborative, and impactful. Fiona’s role focuses on guiding activities, programs, and staff throughout the academic year while strengthening partnerships across the internal and external innovation ecosystem. 

Mallory supports executive leadership in advancing projects and strategic initiatives for the DeGroote Heersink Hub. Mallory’s role focuses on ensuring priorities are aligned, coordinated, and effectively delivered. 

Mallory supports executive leadership in advancing projects and strategic initiatives for the DeGroote Heersink Hub. Mallory’s role focuses on ensuring priorities are aligned, coordinated, and effectively delivered. 

Sarah leads strategic planning and supports organizational decision-making across the DeGroote Heersink Hub. Sarah’s role focuses on setting direction, aligning priorities, and enabling effective execution to support long-term growth and impact. 

Sarah leads strategic planning and supports organizational decision-making across the DeGroote Heersink Hub. Sarah’s role focuses on setting direction, aligning priorities, and enabling effective execution to support long-term growth and impact. 

Shaaf supports students, faculty, and clinicians through The Clinic’s innovation programs. Shaaf’s role focuses on delivering programming, coordinating venture support resources, and helping early-stage health innovations progress from idea to impact. 

Shaaf supports students, faculty, and clinicians through The Clinic’s innovation programs. Shaaf’s role focuses on delivering programming, coordinating venture support resources, and helping early-stage health innovations progress from idea to impact. 

Kyle leads commercialization strategy across biotechnology, digital health, and medical device sectors within the DeGroote Heersink Hub. Kyle’s work focuses on supporting venture development, strategic partnerships, and pathways from research to market. 

Kyle leads commercialization strategy across biotechnology, digital health, and medical device sectors within the DeGroote Heersink Hub. Kyle’s work focuses on supporting venture development, strategic partnerships, and pathways from research to market. 

Jennifer oversees the administration and delivery of the Master of Biomedical Innovation program within the Marnix E. Heersink School of Biomedical Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Jennifer’s role includes managing academic operations, student engagement, and program logistics while supporting curriculum implementation and collaboration across faculty and partners. 

Jennifer oversees the administration and delivery of the Master of Biomedical Innovation program within the Marnix E. Heersink School of Biomedical Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Jennifer’s role includes managing academic operations, student engagement, and program logistics while supporting curriculum implementation and collaboration across faculty and partners. 

Caitlin supports the delivery of the Master of Biomedical Innovation program within the Marnix E. Heersink School of Biomedical Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Caitlin’s work focuses on coordinating curriculum, events, and day-to-day operations to ensure a seamless experience for students, faculty, and partners. 

Caitlin supports the delivery of the Master of Biomedical Innovation program within the Marnix E. Heersink School of Biomedical Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Caitlin’s work focuses on coordinating curriculum, events, and day-to-day operations to ensure a seamless experience for students, faculty, and partners. 

Anna is a founding contributor to the Master of Biomedical Innovation program within the Marnix E. Heersink School of Biomedical Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Anna supports interdisciplinary and experiential learning that connects academic scholarship with real-world health innovation, helping strengthen the integration of research, education, and innovation across the DeGroote Heersink Hub’s activities.  

Anna is a founding contributor to the Master of Biomedical Innovation program within the Marnix E. Heersink School of Biomedical Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Anna supports interdisciplinary and experiential learning that connects academic scholarship with real-world health innovation, helping strengthen the integration of research, education, and innovation across the DeGroote Heersink Hub’s activities.  

Dave provides strategic guidance and insight to support the development and advancement of innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives across the DeGroote Heersink Hub. Dave brings extensive experience in stakeholder engagement, organizational leadership, and program development, working closely with leadership to help shape priorities and inform decision-making. 

Dave provides strategic guidance and insight to support the development and advancement of innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives across the DeGroote Heersink Hub. Dave brings extensive experience in stakeholder engagement, organizational leadership, and program development, working closely with leadership to help shape priorities and inform decision-making. 

Alan provides academic leadership for the Master of Biomedical Innovation program within the Marnix E. Heersink School of Biomedical Innovation & Entrepreneurship. A long-standing leader in medical education at McMaster University, Alan has held multiple senior academic roles and was instrumental in developing the COMPASS MD curriculum. 

Alan provides academic leadership for the Master of Biomedical Innovation program within the Marnix E. Heersink School of Biomedical Innovation & Entrepreneurship. A long-standing leader in medical education at McMaster University, Alan has held multiple senior academic roles and was instrumental in developing the COMPASS MD curriculum. 

Kelly leads marketing strategy and execution to support DeGroote Heersink Hub’s programs, initiatives, and brand presence. Kelly’s role focuses on increasing visibility, strengthening engagement, and ensuring clear, consistent communication across audiences. 

Kelly leads marketing strategy and execution to support DeGroote Heersink Hub’s programs, initiatives, and brand presence. Kelly’s role focuses on increasing visibility, strengthening engagement, and ensuring clear, consistent communication across audiences. 

Dua coordinates programs, supports innovators, and oversees day-to-day operations within The Clinic. Dua’s role focuses on ensuring smooth program delivery and operational support for activities and initiatives within The Clinic.  

Dua coordinates programs, supports innovators, and oversees day-to-day operations within The Clinic. Dua’s role focuses on ensuring smooth program delivery and operational support for activities and initiatives within The Clinic.  

Jon contributes to innovation and entrepreneurship education within the DeGroote Heersink Hub. Jon’s work focuses on advancing interdisciplinary approaches that connect academic research with real-world health and biomedical innovation, supporting experiential learning and collaboration across research, education, and practice. 

Jon contributes to innovation and entrepreneurship education within the DeGroote Heersink Hub. Jon’s work focuses on advancing interdisciplinary approaches that connect academic research with real-world health and biomedical innovation, supporting experiential learning and collaboration across research, education, and practice. 

Nate supports marketing and communications initiatives across DeGroote Heersink Hub. Nate’s role focuses on content development, coordination, and day-to-day communications support to help ensure clear and consistent messaging. 

Nate supports marketing and communications initiatives across DeGroote Heersink Hub. Nate’s role focuses on content development, coordination, and day-to-day communications support to help ensure clear and consistent messaging. 

Sarah provides executive-level administrative and project coordination support to the DeGroote Heersink Hub’s leadership team. Sarah oversees the day-to-day operations of the executive office and supports project-related activities on behalf of the executive team. 

Sarah provides executive-level administrative and project coordination support to the DeGroote Heersink Hub’s leadership team. Sarah oversees the day-to-day operations of the executive office and supports project-related activities on behalf of the executive team. 

Raquel oversees human resources, finances, and operational processes for the DeGroote Heersink Hub. Raquel works closely with leadership to support the effective, sustainable delivery of programs and initiatives and to ensure organizational operations remain aligned with strategic priorities. 

Raquel oversees human resources, finances, and operational processes for the DeGroote Heersink Hub. Raquel works closely with leadership to support the effective, sustainable delivery of programs and initiatives and to ensure organizational operations remain aligned with strategic priorities. 

Alex strengthens and grows the health innovation ecosystem by building and stewarding relationships with students, alumni, contributors, faculty, hospital, and industry partners. Alex’s role focuses on designing and coordinating engagement across programs, supporting contributors and participants through the program lifecycle, to cultivate connection, collaboration and community involvement. 

Alex strengthens and grows the health innovation ecosystem by building and stewarding relationships with students, alumni, contributors, faculty, hospital, and industry partners. Alex’s role focuses on designing and coordinating engagement across programs, supporting contributors and participants through the program lifecycle, to cultivate connection, collaboration and community involvement.