IMMEDIATE PAST-CHAIR

Recently retired following a 40-year career in management consulting and municipal government, Stephen continues to be actively engaged in community development, education and the arts. In addition to his role as a RCIScience Trustee, Stephen teaches part-time at Seneca College, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Air Cadet League of Canada (OPC), the Richmond Hill Public Library, and the Markham Arts Council.

"RCIScience contributes to a vibrant and healthier Canada by promoting critical thinking and decision-making informed by scientific research. Always meaningful, never more welcome!"

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Dr. Suzanne E. MacDonald is currently University Professor in the Department of Psychology at York University, appointed to the graduate programs in both Psychology and Biology. She has three main areas of research expertise, including memory and cognition (“how animals think”), the psychological well-being of captive animals, and the impact of human activity on wildlife. Her research is conducted both in the field, at sites in Kenya and throughout Canada, as well as at the Toronto Zoo, where she has volunteered as their Behaviorist for over 25 years.

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Reinhart Reithmeier obtained his BSc at Carleton University in 1972 and his PhD in Biochemistry at the University of British Columbia in 1977. Following post-doctoral training at Harvard and the University of Toronto he obtained his first faculty position at the University of Alberta in 1980. Dr. Reithmeier is known internationally for his research on anion transport membrane proteins in human health and disease. An award-winning lecturer, Dr. Reithmeier enjoys teaching introductory biochemistry to 1,000 undergraduate students every year, as well as upper level and graduate courses. As former Chair of Biochemistry and a Special Advisor to the Dean of Graduate Studies on graduate professional and leadership development, Dr. Reithmeier is dedicated to ensuring that graduate students have the skill set and network to be fully prepared to take advantage of the diverse job opportunities available to them in today’s global marketplace. His leadership was recognized in 2012 by election to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.