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. With 20 years of teaching experience, she's published a variety of open projects.

Simone Larin, MSCom, BSc

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.