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.
Manager of Horticulture
Jen Haverstock
Office: 902-678-7722
Cell: 902-670-5003
jhaverstock@perennia.ca
Tree Fruit Specialist
Michelle Cortens
Office: 902-678-7722
Cell: 902-679-7908
mcortens@perennia.ca
Wild Blueberry Specialist
Hugh Lyu
Cell: 902-890-0472
hlyu@perennia.ca
Berry Specialist
Gordon (Sonny) Murray
Office: 902-678-7722
Cell: 902-670-4892
smurray@perennia.ca
Protected Crop Specialist
Talia Plaskett
Cell: 902-305-3419
tplaskett@perennia.ca
Agricultural Research Technician
Jenna Bekkers
Cell: 902-890-6611
jbekkers@perennia.ca
Agricultural Research Technician
Lindsay Scott
Cell: 902-890-8849
lscott@perennia.ca
Manager of Livestock and Field Crops
Jonathan Wort
Office: 902-896-0277
Cell: 902-890-0303
jwort@perennia.ca
Dairy Specialist
Dan Mosley
Office: 902-896-0277
Cell: 902-890-9665
dmosley@perennia.ca
Non-Ruminant Specialist
Heather McLean
Office: 902-678-7722
Cell: 902-670-5002
hmclean@perennia.ca
Field Crops Specialist
Caitlin Congdon
Office: 902-678-7722
Cell: 902-698-9473
ccongdon@perennia.ca
Ruminant Livestock Specialist
Katie Trottier
Cell: 902-324-8306
ktrottier@perennia.ca
Forage Specialist/Research Program Coordinator
Shane Wood
Office: (902) 896-0277
Cell: (902) 890-7774
shanewood@perennia.ca
Senior Apiculture/ATTTA Program Lead
Andrew Byers
Cell: (902) 324 1832
abyers@perennia.ca
Agricultural Environmental Specialist
Mackenzie Rathgeber
Cell: 902-890-7716
mrathgeber@perennia.ca
Agricultural Research Technician
Kristen Cue
Cell: 902-670-5411
kcue@perennia.ca
Agricultural Research Technician
Sarah Schaefer
Cell: 902-324-2118
sschaefer@perennia.ca
Horticulturist and Field Plant Pathologist
Dustin MacLean
Cell: 902-324-9623
dustinmaclean@perennia.ca
Molecular Biologist
Matt Peill
Office: 902-678-7722
mpeill@perennia.ca
Soil Specialist
Caitlin McCavour
Cell: 902-890-8629
cmccavour@perennia.ca
Vegetable Specialist
Tim Morcom
Office: 902-678-7722
Cell: 902-698-2307
tmorcom@perennia.ca
Seafood Manager
Ashley Sprague
Cell: 902-955-0248
asprague@perennia.ca
Seafood Project Assistant
Sarah Lowe
Cell: 902-930-1022
slowe@perennia.ca
Program Administration Officer
Erin Boutilier
innovation@perennia.ca
Food Scientist
Emily Page, BSc Food Science, Cert. Business
innovation@perennia.ca
Food Scientist – Beverage Specialist
Chelsea Meisner, BSc Food Science
innovation@perennia.ca
Analytical Services Coordinator
Marsha Grattan
innovation@perennia.ca
Processing and Production Specialist
Richard Dittman
innovation@perennia.ca
Co-Manager, Quality And Food Safety
Shelly MacDonald
Cell: 902-210-8115
smacdonald@perennia.ca
Co-Manager, Quality And Food Safety
Elaine Grant
Office: 902-896-0277
Cell: 902-956-3376
egrant@perennia.ca
Quality and Food Safety Specialist
Cheryl Andrews
candrews@perennia.ca
Food Safety Regulatory Specialist
Rick Kane
Office: 902-678-7722
Cell: 902-300-3710
rkane@perennia.ca
Food Safety Regulatory Specialist
Alexa Jollimore
ajollimore@perennia.ca
Quality and Food Safety Specialist
Amanda Cameron
Cell: 902-890-0544
acameron@perennia.ca
Lab Director
Nichole Taylor
Phone: 902-309-0583
ntaylor@perennia.ca
Senior Microbiologist
Dale Miller
Office: 902-324-2125
dmiller@perennia.ca
Microbiology Technician
Haley Browne
Office: 902-324-2125
hbrowne@perennia.ca
Food Scientist – Beverage Specialist
Chelsea Meisner, BSc Food Science
innovation@perennia.ca
Senior Analytical Chemist
Michelle Shearer
Phone: 902-890-5511
mshearer@perennia.ca
Quality Assurance Coordinator
Adèle Joyce
Phone: 902-890-4052
ajoyce@perennia.ca
Protected Crop Specialist
Talia Plaskett
Cell: 902-305-3419
tplaskett@perennia.ca
Chief Executive Officer
Lynne Godlien
Office: 902-678-7722
lgodlien@perennia.ca
Administrative Assistant to CEO/Corporate Services
Sara Marceau
Office: 902-678-7722
smarceau@perennia.ca
Human Resource Generalist
Janice MacMullin
Office: 902-678-7722
jmacmullin@perennia.ca
HR Coordinator
Elisha Harper
Office: 902-678-7722
eharper@perennia.ca
Finance Manager/Controller
Steve Emberly
Office: 902-678-7722
semberly@perennia.ca
Administrative Assistant, Truro
Ruth Ann Hutchinson
Office: 902-896-0277
rhutchinson@perennia.ca
Accountant
Matt LeBlanc
Office: 902-599-3064
mleblanc@perennia.ca
Administrative and Project Assistant
Sarah Haight
Office: 902-678-7722
shaight@perennia.ca
Project/Program Coordinator
Helen Arenburg
Office: 902-678-7722
harenburg@perennia.ca
Project and Programs Officer
Sarah Wood
Cell: 902-890-1659
swood@perennia.ca
Project Co-ordinator
Ian Brunton
Cell: 782-641-2664
ibrunton@perennia.ca
Marketing and Communications Officer
Rachel Oxner
Office: 902-678-7722
roxner@perennia.ca
Communications and Social Media Officer
Karolyn Aucoin
Cell: 902-890-8141
kaucoin@perennia.ca
Finance Coordinator
Andrea Villatore
Office: 902-678-7722
avillatore@perennia.ca
Senior Software Developer
Andrew Dikianidis
adikianidis@perennia.ca