ISI staff
Magdalena Sabat
Magdalena Sabat supports the development and growth of large-scale, interdisciplinary, multi-unit research initiatives. She has 15 years of research experience in the post-secondary sector including in research management, strategic planning, partnerships building as well as program design and evaluation. Before joining the ISI team, Magdalena was a research lead of the Future Skills team at […]
Steven Hermans
Steven supports the development and growth of large multi-stakeholder research initiatives by supporting strategic proposal planning and development for external funding opportunities. Before joining the ISI portfolio, Steven was the Partnership Development Officer in the Research Services Office at the University of Toronto, where he supported the development of large-scale collaborative and partnership-based research programs. […]
Stephanie Lim
Stephanie supports the Institutional Strategic Initiatives (ISI) portfolio by providing high-level coordination and administrative support for the Associate Vice-President and Vice-Provost, Strategic Initiatives and the ISI Office. She plays a key role in grant development, initiative strategy and project management by conducting targeted research and data pulls to inform decision-making. Previously, Stephanie supported the Sustainability […]
Mark Abraham
Mark supports the development and growth of large-scale, interdisciplinary research initiatives. Prior to joining the team, Mark was a Strategic Research Grants Officer at the Data Sciences Institute (DSI), where they led the development of major grant proposals and managed the implementation of DSI funding competitions and adjudication panels. In this role, they developed an […]
Derrik Leach
Derrik has been with the ISI team as an Officer since 2023, where he was a key team member who supported several ISIs, as well as special projects related to U of T’s digital research infrastructure. Previously, as a Business Development and Partnerships Lead at the SOSCIP Consortium, he worked with companies and academic researchers to […]
Kohila Kurunathan
Kohila is a graduate of the Art and Art History joint programme at UTM and Sheridan College. Prior to joining ISI, Kohila worked with the Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN), to design and develop material to support the implementation and promotion of provincial and national research, education and public health initiatives, such as GetAKit.ca, Black […]