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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
Senior Research Associate
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Janelle Curry
Senior Research Associate
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Janet Balfour
Senior Research Associate
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Maïca Poirier Murphy
Manager, Strategy & Governance
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Meg Patterson
Associate, Proposals and Contracts
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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
Senior Research Associate
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