Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst
Toronto Metropolitan University’s national centre for training, innovation and collaboration in cybersecurity.
About the Catalyst
Headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, and offering programs and services across Canada, the Catalyst empowers individuals and organizations to seize the opportunities and tackle the challenges of cybersecurity. Together with our partners and collaborators, we work to realize a vision of healthy democracies and thriving societies, powered by secure digital technologies.
Through our groundbreaking training and certification programs; unique commercial accelerator for cybersecurity start-ups and scale-ups; first-of-its-kind cyber range; wide-ranging public education programs; and influential policy development platform, the Catalyst helps drive Canada’s global competitiveness in cybersecurity.
Our People
Board Of Directors
Founding Partners
Our Community
Meet the Catalyst Team
These are the people that make it all possible.
Heather Adam
Director, Strategic Operations
Mir Sohail Ali
Web & Interactive Media Design Specialist
Maria Grazzia Alvarez Alzamora
Fintech Program Manager
Avleen Bassi
Program Coordinator, Corporate Training & Cyber Range
Nathan Battersby
Program Manager, Catalyst Cyber Accelerator
Luke Benner
Cyber Range Technician & Catalyst IT Support Specialist
Judith Borts
Senior Director, Planning and Implementation
Aurn Chima
Community Engagement Coordinator, Cybersecurity Training Programs
Lester Chng
Senior Cybersecurity Advisor
Vasu Daggupaty
Partnerships and Investor Relations Manager
Naresh de Silva
Director, Marketing & Communications
Andrea Dermody
Employer Partnerships Specialist, Cybersecurity Training Programs
Trish Dyl
Director, Corporate Training & Cyber Range
Lauren Eikerman
Operations Coordinator
Charles Finlay
Founding Executive Director
Rushmi Hasham
Director, Cybersecurity Training Programs & CyberStart Canada
Bahja Ibrahim
Program Lead, Catalyst Cyber Accelerator
Serena Jerkovic
Client and Project Lead, Corporate Training & Cyber Range
Tiffany Kelly
Operations Coordinator, Cybersecurity Training Programs
Kathryn McCabe
Project Manager, Cyberstart
Ian McWilliam
Trainer & Senior Security Advisor, Corporate Training & Cyber Range
Bami Ogunlana
Student Success Program Specialist, Cybersecurity Training Programs
Christine Park
Marketing and Brand Specialist
Rea Pizzuto
Project Lead, Alumni & Marketing, Catalyst Cyber Accelerator
Randy Purse
Senior Cybersecurity Advisor, Corporate Training & Cyber Range
Roxana Rozembaigher
Manager, Admissions, Recruitment & Community Engagement Cybersecurity Training Programs
Roxana Rozembaigher
Manager, Admissions, Recruitment & Community Engagement Cybersecurity Training Programs
Marcus Santos
Academic Director
Kirk Saunders
Corporate Training & Cyber Range Trainer
Juliana Scharrer
Associate Director, Cybersecurity Training Programs
Anita Schretlen
Business Development & Account Lead, Corporate Training & Cyber Range
Dave Sousa
Web & Digital Specialist
Claire van Nierop
Communications Lead
Jennifer Yang
Finance Manager
Yuan Yin Yu
Data Analyst, Cybersecurity Training Programs
