Management of the NSERC CREATE Training Program in Arctic Atmospheric Science 

The organizational chart for the CREATE Training Program is shown in the figure below.  It is linked to the CANDAC/PEARL management structure, but has its own distinct components.

Training Program Committee

This committee guides the strategic direction of the Program in an advisory capacity.   It provides input and guidance in the conduct of program reviews, any related major changes in the program, and in the setting of performance indicators and program evaluation. The six members of this committee are as follows:

	Felicia Kolonjari PhD student, University of Toronto, Trainees' Representative		Dr. Cathy Banic Acting Director, Air Quality Research Division (AQRD), Environment Canada Representative		Dr. Jacques Giroux Business Development Manager, Remote Sensing at ABB Bomem, Industrial Representative
	Professor David Hik University of Alberta, Academic Representative		Professor Kimberly Strong University of Toronto, Training Program Director, Non-voting Member		Professor Michael Luke Chair, Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Administration Representative

Trainees’ Advisory Committee - Current Members

This committee represents the interests of students, both undergraduate and graduate, and post-doctoral fellows who are associated with the Program. It promotes interactions between the young researchers and CANDAC, organizes social and research-related events, provides opportunities for networking, and advises the Training Program Committee on trainee affairs through its representative on that committee.  The six members of this committee are as follows:

	Felicia Kolonjari, Chair (PhD, University of Toronto)		Zen Mariani, Secretary (PhD, University of Toronto)		Dan Weaver, Social Media Coordinator (PhD, University of Toronto)
	Christian Akpanya (MSc, University of New Brunswick)		Debora Griffin (PhD, University of Toronto)		Liviu Ivanescu (PhD, Université de Sherbrooke/ Université du Québec à Montréal)
	Emily McCullough (PhD, University of Western Ontario)		Chris Perro (PhD, Dalhousie University)

Trainees’ Advisory Committee - Past Members

	Cristen Adams, Secretary (PhD, University of Toronto)		Richard Damoah (PDF, University of Waterloo)		David Daou (PhD, Université de Sherbrooke)
	Jonathan Franklin (PhD, Dalhousie University)		Robin Wing (MSc, University of Western Ontario)		Xiaoyong Xu (PDF, University of Saskatchewan)

	The Training Program Director (Kimberly Strong, see above) has overall responsibility for the CREATE Training Program.
	The Training Program Coordinator (Ashley Kilgour, University of Toronto) is responsible for day-to-day operations, with the initial emphasis on implementing the various components of the Training Program.
	The CANDAC Network Manager (Lisa Leblanc, Dalhousie University) initially served as the Interim Training Program Coordinator.