Faculty and Staff
Our faculty and staff bring with them a wealth of experience and knowledge.
A large number of our staff and faculty have graduated from the Business Information Technology program (formerly known both Computer Analyst/Programmer and Information Systems Technology) and care deeply about the quality of education that our programs deliver.
We strive to uphold Red River College’s values, as a learner-centred institution, being respectful in all interactions, fostering inclusiveness, conducting ourselves with integrity, operating sustainably, and giving back to the community.
Legend
IBIT = Introduction to Business Information Technology
BIT = Business Information Technology
BTM = Business Technology Management
INF = Information Security
List of Faculty and Staff
RACHELL ACEBO
Administrative Assistant
Programs: BTM, BIT, IBIT, INF
GEORGE ALLEN
Instructor
Programs: BTM, BIT, IBIT, IS
DAMIEN ALTENBURG
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Programming, Web Development
Programs: BIT
CHINEDU AMAKOM
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Programming, Business Computing
Programs: BTM, BIT
ROBERTA ANDERSON
Instructor
Programs: BTM, BIT, IBIT
NOLA ANDREWS
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Server Administration, Network Computing, Network Security
Programs: BIT
ANDREA ARDILES
Educational Technologist
Programs: BIT, IBIT, BTM, INF
JONATHAN BAILEY
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Professional Development, Communications
Programs: BIT, IBIT, INF
ERNST BERGEN
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Programming, Python
Programs: BTM, BIT
JON BOISVERT
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Information Systems, Programming
Programs: BIT, IBIT
MARNIE BOULET
Program Coordinator, BIT, IBIT
Programs: BIT, IBIT
TARA BROWN
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Database Management Systems, Professional Development
Programs: BTM, BIT
NICO CAI
Educational Assistant
Programs: BTM, BIT, IBIT
KEN CARPENTER
Instructor
Programs: BTM, BIT, IBIT
LISA CASE
Program Coodinator, BTM, INF
Areas of expertise: Object Oriented Analysis and Design, Programming
Programs: BTM, INF
JOANNE CUTARAN
Administrative Assistant – ACE Project Space
Programs: BTM, BIT, IBIT, INF
LAURIE CUTRONE
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Programming
Programs: BIT
REYNARD DELA TORRE
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Web Development, Information Systems, Programming
Programs: BIT, IBIT
SHARMAIN DONOVAN
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Business Systems Testing and Design, Communications, Organizational Behaviour
Programs: BTM
SERENE DESMOND
Instructor
Programs: BTM, BIT, IBIT
RALPH DUECK
ACE Project Space Coordinator
Areas of expertise: Project Management, Application Integration, Programming, Web Development
Programs: BTM, BIT
PAWAN EARNEST
Educational Assistant
Areas of expertise: Programming, Database Management Systems
Programs: BIT
SYLVIA FROESE
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Business Computing. EA: Programming, Database Management Systems
Programs: BTM, BIT, IBIT
KYLE GESKE
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Full-Stack Web Development, Programming
Programs: BIT
RAVNEET GILL
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Network Computing, Server Administration
Programs: BIT
JODY GILLIS
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Mobile Application Development, Web Development
Programs: BIT
DAN GREENBERG
Co-Op Coordinator
Programs: BTM, BIT, INF
MIGUEL GUZMAN
Educational Assistant
Areas of expertise: Programming, Database Management Systems, Mathematics, Statistics
Programs: BTM, BIT
RAEANNE HEBERT
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Professional Development, Communications
Programs: BTM, BIT
GAIL HORVATH
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Professional Development, Business and Management, Communications
Programs: BTM, BIT, INF
BUCK HOTHI
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Business Computing, Programming
Programs: BIT, IBIT
DAN JAHNS-KRAAK
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Project Management, Object Oriented Analysis & Design
Programs: BTM, BIT
STEPHEN JAY
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Database Management Systems, Data Warehousing, Information Systems, Web Security, Linux Scripting
Programs: BIT, INF
JASON JOHNSTON
Educational Assistant
Areas of expertise: Network Computing, System Administration
Programs: BIT, INF
DAVID JONES
Instructor
Programs: BTM, INF
KAREN KABEL
Chair
Areas of expertise: Security Management, Security Risk Management
Programs: INF
CRISTY KUBARA
Strategy Coordinator
Areas of expertise: Project Management, Change Management, Department Administration
RAJBINDER KAUR
Educational Assistant
Programs: BTM, BIT, IBIT
NAVJOT KAUR
Educational Assistant
Programs: BTM, BIT, IBIT
KATHARINE LANGILLE
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Professional Development, Communications
Programs: BTM, BIT, IBIT
JEFFREY LANYON
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Cryptography, Mathematics
Programs: INF
ZEUS MACASIEB
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Network Computing, Network Architecture, Server Administration
Programs: BTM, BIT
MIKE POITRAS
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Database Management Systems, Mathematics, Statistics
Programs: BIT, IBIT
JEFF PRICE
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Network Computing, Server Administration, Information Security, Security Hardware
Programs: BIT, INF
JAMES RUSSELL
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Networking
Programs: BTM, BIT, INF
CAROLYN SCHMIDT
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Professional Development, Communications
Programs: BTM, BIT
BEV SHAW
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Business Computing, Programming
Programs: BIT, IBIT
NAVNISH SIDHU
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Professional Development, Communications
Programs: BIT, IBIT
ALAN SIMPSON
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Web Development
Programs: BTM, BIT
LEESA K SYLVESTRE
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Accounting, Business Issues, Business Computing
Programs: BIT, IBIT
VICTOR SZE
Instructor
Programs: BTM, BIT, IBIT
NEIL TURNER
Educational Assistant
Areas of expertise: Programming
Programs: BIT
BENI VAND
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Business Law, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science
Programs: BTM, BIT
BRAD VINCELETTE
Instructor
Programs: BTM, BIT, IBIT
SCOTT WACHAL
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Programming, Web Development, Database Management Systems
Programs: BTM, BIT
DERON WARKENTIN
Educational Assistant
Areas of expertise: Programming
Programs: BIT
DANIEL WATERS
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Business Law, Organizational Behaviour
Programs: BTM, BIT
BRENDAN WEIMER
Educational Assistant
Areas of expertise: Programming, Web Development
Programs: BTM, BIT, IBIT
KIT WILSON
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Business and Management, Business Issues, Management Information Systems
Programs: BTM, BIT
ANDREW XIA
Educational Assistant
Programs: BTM, BIT, IBIT
JON ZIPRICK
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Machine Learning, Quantum Computing, Numerical Methods
Programs: BTM, BIT, IBIT
GWENDOLYN ZWAAGSTRA
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Communications, Professional Development
Programs: BTM, BIT, IBIT, IS