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We are Higher Education Strategy Associates.

Higher Education Strategy Associates (HESA) provides strategic insight and guidance to governments, post-secondary institutions, and agencies through excellence and expertise in policy analysis, monitoring and evaluation, and strategic consulting services. Through these activities HESA strives to improve the quality, efficacy, and fairness of higher education systems in Canada and worldwide.

Alex Usher

President

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Barry Burciul

Vice President and Director of Research

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Alexandria Petit-Thorne

Research Associate

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Iain Wilson

Manager

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Janelle Curry

Senior Research Associate

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Janet Balfour

Senior Research Associate

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Jonathan McQuarrie

Manager, Academic Planning

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Maïca Poirier Murphy

Manager, Strategy & Governance

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Meg Patterson

Associate, Proposals and Contracts

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Nikita Kapur

Manager

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Peter Smyth

Office Manager and Executive Assistant

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Rutuparna Ojha

Senior Research Associate

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Sandrine Desforges

Research Associate

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Samantha Pufek

Graphic Designer

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Sarah Tracy

Research Manager

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Tiffany MacLennan

Research Associate

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