Library & Learning Services: Open Learning: Meet The Team

Open Learning Team

Kimberlee Carter, MA, BEd

OER Consultant

Kimberlee leads the team and advocates for open educational practices at Conestoga. She has published a variety of open projects in her 20 years of teaching experience.

Juliet Conlon, MLIS

Scholarly Communications Librarian

Juliet has extensive experience working in libraries. With a focus on information literacy, she supports faculty and students in the publication process.

Daleara (Dela) Hirjikaka, MA

Instructional Designer

Dela has over 25 years of experience in book publishing. She has worked in-house with a higher education publisher as a developmental editor, content developer, and managing editor.

Simone Larin, MSCom

Administrative and Quality Assurance Officer

Simone has over 7 years' experience helping researchers tell stories. She specializes in knowledge mobilization and supports the team in administration, marketing, and data analysis.

Cecile Michniewicz, MEd

Instructional Designer

Cecile has 18 years of experience as a professional trainer and coaching educators. Fluent in 4 languages, she has taught French and Spanish courses at Conestoga College.

Olu Oke, MA, BEd

OER Projects Coordinator

Olu has almost 10 years' experience in higher education leadership. She oversees OER projects and publications, providing multi-faceted support with an emphasis on quality.

Rachel Stuckey, MA

Instructional Designer

Rachel has over 20 years' experience in educational publishing, specializing in content development and production, writing and editing assessments, plain language, and EDI.

Sarthak Gupta, BSc

OER Assistant

Sarthak is a Web Development graduate student with an interest in programming and web technologies. He's passionate about creating interactive web applications.

Silvana Morales Cortes, MA

OER Assistant

Silvana has 12+ years' experience developing compelling promotional material and is passionate about market research. She is a Strategic Marketing Communications graduate.

Esther Oko

OER Assistant

Esther is a Project Management student with 6 years' experience in sales and business development. She is proficient in project planning and digital content creation.

Mohammad Sanan

OER Assistant

Sanan is a Public Relations student with experience developing promotional material. He is passionate about creating engaging and audience-specific communications strategies.

Sarthi Sodhi, BBA, MBA

OER Assistant

Sarthi has a background in finance, data analytics, and research, and is passionate about AI, IT, and creating content. He's a Strategic Global Business Management student.