Our People
Meet Your Librarians and Archivists

Mike Beazley (he/him)
Academic Librarian
Head, Research Services
Room 425
902-585-1523
mike.beazley@acadiau.ca
Chat with Mike via Microsoft Teams

Agnieszka Hayes (she/her)
Academic Librarian
Room 422
902-585-1528
agnieszka.hayes@acadiau.ca
Chat with Agnieszka via Microsoft Teams

Deborah Hemming (she/her)
Academic Librarian
Room 417
902-585-1403
deborah.hemming@acadiau.ca

Christine LeBlanc (she/her)
Academic Librarian
Room 418
902-585-1193
christine.leblanc@acadiau.ca
Chat via Microsoft Teams

Maggie Neilson (she/her)
Academic Librarian
Room 420
902-585-1718
maggiejean.neilson@acadiau.ca
Chat with Maggie via Microsoft Teams

Anthony Pash (he/him)
Academic Librarian
Room 426
902-585-1734
anthony.pash@acadiau.ca
Chat with Anthony via Microsoft Teams

Erin Patterson (she/her)
Academic Librarian
erin.patterson@acadiau.ca
(On sabbatical until June 30, 2025.)

Ciaran Purdome (they/them)
Digital Archivist
Room 423
902-585-1757
ciaran.purdome@acadiau.ca


Ann Smith (she/her)
Academic Librarian
Room 407
902-585-1198
ann.smith@acadiau.ca
Chat with Ann via Microsoft Teams

Britanie Wentzell (she/her)
Academic Librarian
britanie.wentzell@acadiau.ca
(On leave until June 15, 2025.)

Hailey Wills (she/her)
Academic Librarian
Room 421
902-585-1549
hailey.wills@acadiau.ca
Chat with Hailey via Microsoft Teams

Pat Townsend
Archivist Emerita
Meet the Library Administration

Jennifer Richard (she/her)
Acting Dean of Libraries and Archives
Room 430
902-670-0294
jennifer.richard@acadiau.ca

Heather Saunders
Dean of Libraries and Archives
(On leave as of August 2023.)

Mike Beazley (he/him)
Head, Research Services
Room 425
902-585-1523
mike.beazley@acadiau.ca

Jason Levy
Manager, Library Services
Room 227
902-670-9139
jason.levy@acadiau.ca

Kelly Bennett
Administrative Assistant
Room 428
902-585-1215
kelly.bennett@acadiau.ca
Meet the Library Support Staff

Sarah Atkinson (she/her)
Archives and Special Collections Assistant
Luke Berlemont
Access Services Assistant
Lee Bezanson
Access Services Assistant
Lea Brinkman
Access Services Assistant
Karen Buckle
Access Services Assistant
Wilma Carty
Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Coordinator
Josh d'Entremont (he/him)
Library Technology Specialist
Catherine Fancy (she/her)
Archives Coordinator
Roni Fenwick
Acquisitions & E-Resources Coordinator
Vincent Grovestine (he/him)
Web Systems Specialist
Carol Hadjisterkoti
Research Services Assistant
Kathleen Jagoe
Access Services Assistant
Jean Kelly (she/her)
Access Services Coordinator
Melissa Kendrick
Acquisitions Assistant
Margaret MacDonald
Access Services Assistant
Colin MacKay (he/him)
Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Assistant
Jonathan Niemi
Cataloguer
Joe O'Connell
Digital Collections Technician
Aran Silmeryn
Facilities Coordinator
MaryDale Taylor O'Brien
Access Services AssistantComplete contact information is available in staff directory.