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Our TeamPatti Ryan2021-06-22T14:27:25+00:00

Meet Our Team

Perennia is only as good as its team members. And, we have awesome team members. Click on the [+] next to the team you wish to view to see its members.

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES

Patti Ryan2021-04-13T21:08:21+00:00

Manager of Horticulture

Manager of Horticulture

Jen Haverstock
Office: 902-678-7722
Cell: 902-670-5003
jhaverstock@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-06-22T14:28:11+00:00

Vegetable Specialist

Vegetable Specialist

Rosalie Gillis-Madden
Office: 902-678-7722
Cell: 902-670-9655 rmadden@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-03-31T18:30:13+00:00

Tree Fruit Specialist

Tree Fruit Specialist

Michelle Cortens
Office: 902-678-7722 (EXT 224) Cell: 902-679-7908 mcortens@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-03-31T18:27:41+00:00

Viticulture Specialist

Viticulture Specialist

Francisco Diez
Office: 902-678-7722 (EXT 258) Cell: 902-300-3905
fdiez@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-03-31T17:14:59+00:00

Wild Blueberry Specialist

Wild Blueberry Specialist

Hugh Lyu
Cell: 902-890-0472
hlyu@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-03-31T18:22:08+00:00

Berry Specialist

Berry Specialist

Gordon (Sonny) Murray
Office: 902-678-7722
Cell: 902-670-4892
smurray@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-03-31T18:11:13+00:00

Molecular Biologist

Molecular Biologist

Kendra McClure
Cell: 902-300-3825 kmcclure@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-03-31T16:50:38+00:00

Plant Pathologist

Plant Pathologist

Sajid Rehman
Cell: 902-599-1663 srehman@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-06-07T12:26:16+00:00

Protected Crop Specialist

Protected Crop Specialist

Talia Plaskett
Cell: 902-305-3419
tplaskett@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-07-22T11:54:01+00:00

Research Associate

Research Associate

Jill MacDonald
Office: 902-678-7722
Cell: 902-300-3378 jmacdonald@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-03-23T13:23:20+00:00

Research Associate

Research Associate

Jonathan Bent
Office: 902-678-7722
Cell: 902-670-0820 jbent@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-03-15T12:45:05+00:00

Winemaking and Innovation Specialist

Winemaking and Innovation Specialist

Neslihan Ivit
Cell: 902-300-2652 nivit@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-03-31T16:41:12+00:00

Manager of Livestock and Field Crops

Manager of Livestock and Field Crops

Jonathan Wort
Office: 902-896-0277 (EXT 232) Cell: 902-890-0303
jwort@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-03-15T12:45:57+00:00

Dairy Specialist

Dairy Specialist

Dan Mosley
Office: 902-896-0277 (EXT 223) Cell: 902-890-9665
dmosley@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-03-15T12:46:04+00:00

Non-Ruminant Specialist

Non-Ruminant Specialist

Heather McLean
Office: 902-678-7722 (EXT 261) Cell: 902-670-5002
hmclean@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-09-14T14:26:10+00:00

Ruminant Livestock Specialist

Ruminant Livestock Specialist

Katie Trottier
Cell: 902-324-8306
ktrottier@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-03-15T12:47:23+00:00

Forage Specialist/Research Program Coordinator

Forage Specialist/Research Program Coordinator

Shane Wood
Office: (902) 896-0277
Cell: (902) 890-7774 shanewood@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-03-15T12:47:28+00:00

Agri-Environmental Specialist

Agri-Environmental Specialist

Thomas Harrington
Cell: 902-324-8255
tharrington@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-03-15T12:47:40+00:00

Senior Apiculture/ATTTA Program Lead

Senior Apiculture/ATTTA Program Lead

Andrew Byers
Cell: (902) 324 1832 abyers@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-03-15T12:47:46+00:00

Apiculturist ATTTA

Apiculturist ATTTA

Monica Winkel
Cell: (902) 957 3274 mwinkel@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-09-09T19:03:13+00:00

Field Crops Specialist

Field Crops Specialist

Caitlin Congdon
Office: 902-678-7722 (EXT 235) Cell: 902-698-9473 ccongdon@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-03-31T18:05:11+00:00

Christmas Tree Specialist

Christmas Tree Specialist

Jay Woodworth
Cell: 902-956-1509 jwoodworth@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-07-22T11:56:03+00:00

Climate Change Intern

Climate Change Intern

Katelyn Stokes
Cell: 782-640-8058 kstokes@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-07-22T12:08:16+00:00

Soil Specialist

Soil Specialist

Caitlin McCavour
Cell: 902-890-8629 cmccavour@perennia.ca

FISHERIES SERVICES

Patti Ryan2020-09-21T13:04:28+00:00

Food Scientist – Seafood

Food Scientist – Seafood

Jonny Rolin
jrolin@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-02-09T15:45:14+00:00

Seafood Manager

Seafood Manager

Ashley Sprague
Cell: 902-955-0248 asprague@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-02-10T20:56:04+00:00

Seafood Project Assistant

Seafood Project Assistant

Sarah Lowe
Cell: 902-930-1022
slowe@perennia.ca

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION

Patti Ryan2019-08-15T16:21:39+00:00

Facilities, Maintenance and Equipment Operator

Facilities, Maintenance and Equipment Operator

Tyler Stewart tstewart@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-06-07T12:26:24+00:00

Food Developer/Brewer

Food Developer/Brewer

Chelsea Meisner, BSc Food Science
cmeisner@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2018-08-07T18:11:02+00:00

Food Scientist

Food Scientist

Nancy Tregunno, M.Sc. innovation@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2020-09-21T12:43:22+00:00

Food Scientist

Food Scientist

Emily Page, BSc Food Science, Cert. Business
epage@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2019-10-30T23:41:48+00:00

Innovation Project Coordinator

Innovation Project Coordinator

Margot White
innovation@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2018-05-31T18:04:35+00:00

Laboratory Technician Agricultural and Seafood Products

Laboratory Technician Agricultural and Seafood Products

Jancy Stephen
innovation@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2020-06-01T13:00:43+00:00

Manager, Food and Beverage Innovation Centre

Manager, Food and Beverage Innovation Centre

Varvara Satanina vsatanina@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2019-08-15T16:32:12+00:00

Processing and Production Specialist

Processing and Production Specialist

Richard Dittman
innovation@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2018-05-31T18:11:03+00:00

Program Administration Officer

Program Administration Officer

Erin Boutilier
innovation@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2018-05-31T18:12:34+00:00

Research and Development Associate

Research and Development Associate

Marsha Grattan
innovation@perennia.ca

QUALITY & FOOD SAFETY

Patti Ryan2020-06-24T16:36:33+00:00

Quality and Food Safety Specialist

Quality and Food Safety Specialist

Pam Laffin
Cell: 902-679-8678 plaffin@perennia.ca

helenarenburg2020-12-02T20:26:40+00:00

Quality and Food Safety Specialist

Quality and Food Safety Specialist

Clarissa McIsaac
Office: 902-896-0277 ext. 235
Cell: 902-890-0544
cmcisaac@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2020-12-02T20:24:36+00:00

Quality and Food Safety Specialist

Quality and Food Safety Specialist

Cheryl Andrews
candrews@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2020-07-20T17:22:13+00:00

Food Safety Regulatory Specialist

Food Safety Regulatory Specialist

Rick Kane
Office: 902-678-7722 (EXT 258)
Cell: 902-300-3710
rkane@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-01-19T13:30:42+00:00

Co-Manager, Quality And Food Safety

Co-Manager, Quality And Food Safety

Elaine Grant
Office: 902-896-0277 (EXT 230) Cell: 902-956-3376
egrant@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-01-19T13:31:34+00:00

Co-Manager, Quality And Food Safety

Co-Manager, Quality And Food Safety

Shelly MacDonald
Cell: 902-210-8115 smacdonald@perennia.ca

BLOOM LABS

helenarenburg2021-01-19T13:46:49+00:00

Lab Director

Lab Director

Nichole Taylor
Phone: 902-309-0583 ntaylor@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-04-14T14:49:31+00:00

Analytical Chemist

Analytical Chemist

Ceilidh MacDonald innovation@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-06-07T12:26:04+00:00

Lead Microbiologist

Lead Microbiologist

Ricardo Blanco Sanchez
Office: 902-678-7722
Cell: 902-324-0715 rsanchez@bloomlabs.ca

Patti Ryan2021-01-13T18:44:14+00:00

Research and Development Associate/Microbiologist

Research and Development Associate/Microbiologist

Marsha Grattan

Patti Ryan2021-07-19T12:05:55+00:00

Microbiology Laboratory Technician

Microbiology Laboratory Technician

Dale Miller
Phone: 902-324-2125 dmiller@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-01-13T18:44:24+00:00

Analytical Chemist

Analytical Chemist

Michelle Shearer
Phone: 902-890-5511 mshearer@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-04-14T12:14:50+00:00

Analytical Chemistry Technician

Analytical Chemistry Technician

Jay Radadiya

Patti Ryan2021-04-14T12:14:55+00:00

Quality Assurance Coordinator

Quality Assurance Coordinator

Adéle Joyce
Phone: 902-890-4052 ajoyce@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-06-07T12:26:16+00:00

Protected Crop Specialist

Protected Crop Specialist

Talia Plaskett
Cell: 902-305-3419
tplaskett@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-06-07T12:26:24+00:00

Food Developer/Brewer

Food Developer/Brewer

Chelsea Meisner, BSc Food Science
cmeisner@perennia.ca

CORPORATE SERVICES

Patti Ryan2020-11-16T14:54:24+00:00

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Executive Officer

Lynne Godlien
Office: 902-678-7722 (EXT 229)
lgodlien@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2020-11-16T14:30:46+00:00

Administrative Assistant, Kentville

Administrative Assistant, Kentville

Sara Bone
Office: 902-678-7722 sbone@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2020-04-08T17:20:18+00:00

Administrative Assistant, Truro

Administrative Assistant, Truro

Ruth Ann Hutchinson
Office: 902-896-0277 rhutchinson@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2020-04-08T17:20:30+00:00

Project/Program Coordinator

Project/Program Coordinator

Helen Arenburg
Office: 902-678-7722 (EXT 257) harenburg@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2020-04-08T17:20:38+00:00

Marketing Design Lead

Marketing Design Lead

Patti Ryan
pryan@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2020-09-21T12:33:37+00:00

Marketing and Communications Officer

Marketing and Communications Officer

Rachel Brown
rbrown@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2020-09-21T12:52:07+00:00

Accounting and Financial Operating Manager

Accounting and Financial Operating Manager

Steve Emberly
Office: 902-678-7722
semberly@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2020-07-13T12:15:34+00:00

Payables and Receivables

Payables and Receivables

Elisha Harper
Office: 902-678-7722
eharper@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2020-08-06T15:32:13+00:00

Human Resource Generalist

Human Resource Generalist

Janice MacMullin
Office: 902-678-7722
jmacmullin@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-01-14T17:43:40+00:00

Program and Projects Officer

Program and Projects Officer

Jody Wipp
Cell: 902-478-6203
jwipp@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2020-12-14T14:09:50+00:00

IT Software Applications Support Specialist

IT Software Applications Support Specialist

Adam LeDue
aledue@perennia.ca

Patti Ryan2021-06-24T12:31:13+00:00

Project and Programs Officer

Project and Programs Officer

Sarah Wood
Cell: 902-890-1659
swood@perennia.ca

SPECIAL PROJECTS

African Nova Scotia Agri-ProjectsPatti Ryan2018-05-31T15:56:23+00:00

African Nova Scotia Agri-Projects

Centre for Marine Applied ResearchPatti Ryan2020-11-19T12:59:06+00:00

Centre for Marine Applied Research

AFFILIATES

Morton Horticultural AssociatesPatti Ryan2020-12-07T14:31:35+00:00

Morton Horticultural Associates

Balance CreativePatti Ryan2020-06-09T14:03:51+00:00

Balance Creative

SKUfoodPatti Ryan2020-06-09T13:39:13+00:00

SKUfood

Delbridge Disease ManagementPatti Ryan2019-12-17T17:58:38+00:00

Delbridge Disease Management