Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst
Toronto Metropolitan University’s national centre for training, innovation and collaboration in cybersecurity.
About the Catalyst
Headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, and offering programs and services across Canada, the Catalyst empowers individuals and organizations to seize the opportunities and tackle the challenges of cybersecurity. Together with our partners and collaborators, we work to realize a vision of healthy democracies and thriving societies, powered by secure digital technologies.
Through our groundbreaking training and certification programs; unique innovation programming for start-ups and scale-ups; first-of-its-kind cyber range; and wide-ranging public education programs, the Catalyst helps drive Canada’s global competitiveness in cybersecurity.
Our People
Board Of Directors
Founding Partners
Our Community
Meet the Catalyst Team
These are the people that make it all possible.
Heather Adam
Director, Strategic Operations
Maria Grazzia Alvarez
Manager, FinTech Accelerator
Avleen Bassi
Program Coordinator, Corporate Training & Cyber Range
Nathan Battersby
Senior Manager, Cyber Accelerator & Innovation Programs
Luke Benner
Cyber Range Technician & Catalyst IT Support Specialist
Judith Borts
Senior Director, Planning and Delivery
Angelo Casanas
Director of Innovation
Aurn Chima
Community Engagement Coordinator, Cybersecurity Training Programs
Lester Chng
Senior Cybersecurity Advisor, Corporate Training & Cyber Range
Anna Colagrossi
Director, Marketing and Communications
Jasmine Cossey
Coordinator, Municipal and Business Programming
Vasu Daggupaty
Manager, Partnerships and Investor Relations
Andrea Dermody
Employer Partnerships Specialist, Workforce Training Programs
Trish Dyl
Director, Corporate Training & Cyber Range
Safaa El Malhouf
Recruitment Specialist
Charles Finlay
Founding Executive Director
Danielle Hammond
Project and Administration Coordinator, Office of the Executive Director
Rushmi Hasham
Director, Strategic Partnerships
Alex Higgins
Operations Coordinator
Serena Jerkovic
Client and Project Lead, Corporate Training & Cyber Range
Tiffany Kelly
Innovation Program Lead
Atena Mahiny
OCEI Project Lead
Kathryn McCabe
Strategic Partnerships, Lead
Ian McWilliam
Trainer & Senior Security Advisor, Corporate Training & Cyber Range
Natalie Mendes
Innovation Program Lead
Kate Mendonca
Content Marketing Specialist and Writer
Rea Pizzuto
OCEI Project Lead
Amanda Offor
FinTech Program Coordinator
Bami Ogunlana
Acting Manager - Program Operations Cybersecurity Training Programs
Christine Park
Social Media Engagement Specialist
Randy Purse
Senior Cybersecurity Advisor, Corporate Training & Cyber Range
Daniela Recio-Greenwell
Marketing and Communications Specialist
Roxana Rozembaigher
Admissions and Recruitment Manager, Cybersecurity Training Programs
Marcus Santos
Executive Academic Director
Juliana Scharrer
Acting Director, Cybersecurity Training Programs
Anita Schretlen
Manager, Training Programs and Partnerships
Dave Sousa
Web & Digital Specialist
Claire van Nierop
Senior Manager, Marketing & Communications
Chris Visser
Operations Lead
Mallory Warren
Events Coordinator
Bettina Wong
Recruitment and Community Engagement Specialist
Jennifer Yang
Finance Manager
Yuan Yin Yu
Data Analyst & Student Records Administrator
Jon Zeng
Cyber Range Technician
