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Board of Directors

The International Migration Research Centre (IMRC) Board of Directors draws on a wide range of institutional experience and research capacity. It includes the IMRC director and associate director, faculty members and students from Wilfrid Laurier University, the University of Waterloo, and the Balsillie School of International Affairs, and representatives of community organizations. The Board is the IMRC’s governance body, providing strategic direction in research, funding applications, operations and programming.

Jenna Hennebry
Co-Director, IMRC
Full Professor, Communication Studies
Wilfrid Laurier University and
Balsillie School of International Affairs

Kim Rygiel
Co-Director, IMRC
Professor, Political Science
Wilfrid Laurier University and
Balsillie School of International Affairs

Bree Akesson
Faculty of Social Work and Social Justice and Community Engagement, Wilfrid Laurier University

Tara Bedard
Executive Director, Immigration Partnership, Region of Waterloo

Jonathan Crush
Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University and Balsillie School of International Affairs

Jenna Hennebry
Communication Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University and the Balsillie School of International Affairs

Suzan Ilcan
Sociology and Legal Studies, University of Waterloo and the Balsillie School of International Affairs

Lucy Luccisano
Sociology and North American Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University

Janet McLaughlin
Health Studies and Social Justice and Community Engagement, Wilfrid Laurier University

Margaret Walton-Roberts
Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University and Balsillie School of International Affairs 

Neil Amber
PhD Candidate, Geography, Wilfrid Laurier University

Ana Visan
PhD Candidate, Global Governance, Balsillie School of International Affairs

Staff

Shiva S. Mohan
Research Associate, IMRC.

Contact Us:

E: imrc@wlu.ca
T: 226.772.3183
Office Location: Balsillie School of International Affairs, Room 242, 67 Erb Street West, Waterloo, ON