Meet the Team
David Sinton
Academic Director
David Sinton is a Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto. The Sinton group is application-driven and is currently developing fluid systems to produce renewable fuels chemicals from CO2, and efficient working fluids renewable energy applications.
Kenneth Corts
Lead Policy Pillar
Shatha Qaqish-Clavering
Director, Strategy and Operations
Shatha is a strategic leader who brings over a decade of experience working in the clean technology, sustainability, and innovation eco-systems. She has experience managing large scale projects including an $85 million government grant program to drive innovative climate change related technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. She has led multidisciplinary teams and executed many commercialization plans and technology development strategies. She is also a mentor at various start-up incubators and accelerators including Cherie Blair Foundation, and Futurepreneur. She is an active panelist and speaker at industry events. Shatha is fluent in English, French and Arabic and has a PhD in Chemistry.
Colin Campbell
Associate Director of Partnerships
Driven with a passion to positively impact the world, Colin focuses on projects making the world a better place for future generations. Colin has worked in sustainability his entire career with experience in the charitable, not-for-profit, corporate and startup spaces. His roles have included business development, strategy, consulting, and project management. In his most recent appointment as the Head of the Project Management Office, Technology & Innovation he transformed how the energy conservation sector used software to scale climate change solutions. He is now leading the collaboration with industry and engagement among government and foundations with the University of Toronto’s Climate Positive Energy Initiative.
Sayyeda Masood
Communications Officer
Sayyeda is a versatile communications professional and proud University of Toronto alumna. She has previously worked for not-for-profits in the arts, culture, and education sectors across the city, helping to translate complex ideas into easy-to-follow updates and stories. At Climate Positive Energy, Sayyeda manages the student engagement and communications portfolio, sharing news and updates on the website, sending weekly newsletters to our members, and organizing CPE workshops and events.
Jeannie Ing
Finance Officer
Jeannie has been working at the University of Toronto for over 20 years in research grant administration. Before joining Climate Positive Energy, she started her UofT career at Research Services and more recently as the Research Program Coordinator in Prof. Ted Sargent’s Group at the Dept. of ECE. Jeannie currently is responsible for managing the daily financial needs for CPE.
Samantha Young
Awards & Programs Manager
Samantha’s duties include advising faculty on funding application strategies and writing applications for research funding. Her role also involves planning and overseeing activities that enhance and expand research funding activity and effectiveness. In addition, she develops and implements plans that support the attainment of research awards and honours, develops marketing and partnership plans aligned with research needs and objectives, and disseminates information about research funding programs and opportunities to the research community.