Governance

ERA-Can is one project supported by two consortia.

The DFAIT ERA-Can Consortium brings together support from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada as well as the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Federal Partners in Technology Transfer (FPTT), National Research Council Canada (NRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The Consortium is governed by the Stakeholder Committee.

Current representatives are:
Kevin Fitzgibbons, Chair - Director, Innovation, Science and Technology Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT)
Alana Yuill, Director, Executive and International Relations, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Claude Morasse, Director, Federal Partners in Technology Transfer (FPTT)
Melanie Cullins, Director, International Relations, National Research Council (NRC)
Jean Saint-Vil, Director, Policy and International Relations, National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Christine Trauttmansdorff, Director, Policy, Planning, Governance and International, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

The CFI ERA-Can Consortium is supported by the European Commission and brings together the following organizations: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), as well as Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea (APRE), Deutsches Zentrum Für Luft-und Raumfahrt (German Aerospace Center, DLR) and Public Knowledge Canada (PKC).

Current representatives on the Management Committee are:
Manon Harvey, Vice-President, Finance and Corporate Services, Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Diassina DiMaggio, Executive Director, Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea (APRE)
Olaf Heilmayer, Scientific Officer, Deutsches Zentrum Für Luft-und Raumfahrt (German Aerospace Center, DLR)
Garth Williams, Principal, Public Knowledge Canada (PKC)

As a single project, the two consortia are linked by a Joint Advisory Board bringing together representatives of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Internaitonal Trade Canada (DFAIT) and the European Commission (EC).

Current representatives are:
Kevin Fitzgibbons, DFAIT
Luigi Scarpa de Masellis, European Commission

The project is managed by a team drawn from both consortia.

The ERA-Can team includes (in alphabetical order):
Claudia Bernarding, Scientific Officer, Deutsches Zentrum Für Luft-und Raumfahrt (German Aerospace Center, DLR)
Maria Bernard - Trade Commissioner, Innovation, Science and Technology Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT)
Sabrina Bozzoli - Legal and Financial Officer, Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea (APRE)
Mélodie Cardin - Manager of Communications, Public Knowledge Canada (PKC)
Olaf Heilmayer - Scientific Officer, Deutsches Zentrum Für Luft-und Raumfahrt (German Aerospace Center, DLR)
Sharon Irwin - Science and Technology Officer, Mission of Canada to the European Union, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT)
Ben Kubbinga - Scientific Officer, Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea (APRE)
David Moorman , Senior Programs Planning Officer, Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Garth Williams, Director - Principal, Public Knowledge Canada (PKC)