Our Team

Our team includes community members, garden stewards, and First Nation social service units working together alongside researchers from the University of Guelph.

Community Champions

Destiny Michelle

Garden Steward
Red Rock Indian Band

Seth Sabourin

Garden Steward
Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg

Maegan Lesperance

Garden Steward
Red Rock Indian Band

Corina Thompson

Garden Steward
Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek

Lorraine Cook

Garden Steward
Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek

University of Guelph

Professor Silvia Sarapura Escobar

Principal Investigator

Professor Aaron Hernandez

Project Collaborator

Dr. Paul Benalcazar

Postdoctoral Fellow
GIS/Soil Team Lead

Dr. Charlotte Potter

Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Team Lead

Kendal Garlow

PhD Student

Justina Walker-Mohamed

PhD Candidate
Knowledge Mobilization

Ahmed Orko Nur

PhD Student

Stephanie Johnston

PhD Student

Erika Inglis

MSc Student

Esther Dodoo

MSc Student

Owen LLoyd

MSc Student

Tristan Cook

MSc Student