Our Team

ATN’s diverse and skilled team of professionals bring backgrounds in public and private senior leadership, public policy, law, renewable energy, finance, immigration, tourism, economic development, journalism and more. Our team members have Masters degrees, PhDs, law degrees and are highly sought after thought leaders in their fields of expertise.

  • Royden Trainor

    Senior Vice President – Client Development Royden Trainor is a distinguished and innovative leader with over 30 years of invaluable experience. His unique background spans…

  • Stephen Coyle

    Vice President of Research and Strategy Stephen Coyle is ATN’s Vice President of Research and Strategy. Stephen brings a diversified career background to ATN including…

  • Jillian Ramsay

    Senior Consultant & Project Manager Jillian Ramsay is a legally trained, seasoned researcher with a background in marketing, finance and government.  Jill attended law school…

  • Dr. Gladstone Deklu

    Senior Research Consultant Gladstone is an experienced researcher with a background in Economics and Linguistics. He has expertise in strategy development, program evaluation qualitative stakeholder…

  • Dr. Kouakou Adou

    Senior Research Consultant Dr. Adou is fully French-English bilingual and has more than seven years of experience conducting and leading rigorous research. He coordinated a…

  • Joseph Burton

    Research Analyst Joseph Burton is Halifax-based researcher, writer, and educator with expertise in the fields of history and sociological analysis. His PhD research, which is…

  • Jiaqi Chen

    Jiaqi Chen is a multifaceted social policy and strategic communication specialist with a proven track record of leveraging data-driven insights to address complex challenges within…