☕ Coffee Connect:
Meaningful Conversations, Real Connections
Coffee Connect is one of ABTiP’s most engaging mentorship and networking programs — designed to foster authentic one-on-one conversations between members and industry leaders across Canada’s life sciences and pharmaceutical ecosystem.
Through these 30-minute virtual chats, members can:
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Gain career insights and practical guidance from experienced professionals
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Explore diverse perspectives across roles, functions, and organizations
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Build confidence and expand their professional network
Whether you’re seeking advice on career growth, leadership, or navigating industry challenges — Coffee Connect offers a safe, supportive space to learn, share, and be inspired.
Meet The Coaches
Our volunteer Coaches represent a diverse range of expertise — from commercial operations and regulatory affairs to clinical development, communications, and consulting. Each coach is passionate about giving back and helping others thrive.
👉🏾 Browse the profiles below to learn more about each Coach’s background and expertise.
👉🏾LOG IN to your ABTiP membership account to view the booking tool and each coach’s schedule.
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👉🏾 Book a Coffee Chat directly through their availability link to connect for a 30-minute virtual conversation.
Anne-Marie Bisson
Title: Managing Director
Company: Lumerate / Zebricks
Angelina Brathwaite
Title: Director Life Sciences/Regional Company: Diversity and Equity Leader
Angelina Brathwaite has been a dedicated member of Brunel Canada Limited for the past 18 years, where she currently serves as Director of Life Sciences and Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DIB) Leader for North America. In 2006, Angelina established Brunel’s Life Sciences vertical in Canada, building it from the ground up into a trusted business line that now supports leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and emerging startup organizations. Over time, her portfolio has expanded to include the food, beverage, and agriculture sectors—further strengthening Brunel’s position as a comprehensive partner across the life sciences value chain.
As a leader, Angelina is known for fostering collaboration, confidence, and growth. She empowers others to think strategically, take initiative, and deliver their best work. Her ability to recognize potential and cultivate high-performing teams has been instrumental in building long-standing client partnerships and driving sustained business success.
Beyond her corporate achievements, Angelina is deeply committed to community and industry engagement. She currently serves on the boards of Women Leaders in Pharma, Advancing Black Talent in Pharma, and the Clinical Research Association of Canada, and is a member of the Advisory Board for The Mina Project under the Learning Enrichment Foundation.
Angelina’s passion for elevating others, advancing diversity and inclusion, and building meaningful connections continues to make her a respected voice and trusted leader within both Brunel and the broader life sciences community.
Corinne Buchannan-Russell
Title: CEP & Founder
Company: Culture Sparks Solutions
Corinne Buchanan-Russell is an experienced global pharmaceutical executive who leverages her thirst for knowledge to make people and companies better. She has 30+ years of continuously progressive experience in the pharmaceutical industry. She is passionate about people; their growth and development which has driven her to explore numerous professional and personal challenges across global and local leadership roles.
As a strategic executive pharmaceutical business leader she has worked across a variety of multi-national pharma/biotech companies both locally in Canada and internationally. She has a strong track record of performance and developing high-performing teams. Recently launching Culture Spark Solutions she is leaning into empowering companies to navigate commercialization challenges while building winning workplace cultures.
While achieving many career successes Corinne was struck by the fact that along her journey there were no mentors or leaders with shared experiences or understanding. Boyed by this fact, Corinne partnered with likeminded individuals to form a not for profit company, Advancing Black Talent in Pharma (ABTiP). This organization’s ambition is to achieve a sustained representation of Black Talent throughout the Canadian Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences industry. Today ABTiP is growing in its members and through various initiatives strives to overcome the systemic barriers to growth and development of Black talent.
Impassioned by the words of Maya Angelou, Corinne’s mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor and some style.
Robert Burko
Company: Elite Digital
Dorothy Czylyski
Title: President and Partner
Company: No Fixed Address
Dorothy is an accomplished healthcare agency executive with over 20 years of success working with pharmaceutical clients across North America. In 2019 Dorothy founded healthcare agency “No Fixed Address (NFA) Health” in collaboration with No Fixed Address Inc., a rapidly growing independent consumer agency. Dorothy’s vision was to offer clients an insight-based and strategy-first approach to solving their business challenges, along with creative expertise that brings the consumer experience into the healthcare space. In addition to her daytime role, Dorothy is also on the Executive Leadership Team for Women Leaders in Pharma, Co-Founder of Canadian Healthcare Communication Professionals (CHCP) and a mentor with Scala Network, ABTip, and Executiv. In her free time Dorothy loves to spend time with her two teenage sons and also teaches downhill skiing.
Tim Dowell
Company: Syneos Health
Michael Kelley
Title: VP, Strategy and Operations
Company: Knightslab
Joe Franco
Title: General Manager – Canada
Company: IQVIA
Trilingual senior pharmaceutical executive with very strong record of generating strategic growth and putting in place innovative operational plans to grow spectacularly for new products and to protect market share for products nearing the end of their life cycle. Results-driven natural leader with strong presence who is at home negotiating at a high level or coaching and motivating his teams to meet and surpass their targets.
Yakob Makonnen
Title: Chief Digital Officer
Company: Oromo Digital Group
Jennifer Meldurm
Title: Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Company: PEAK Pharma Solutions
Roussen Pascal
Title: Founder & Principal Consultant
Company: RP3 Management Consulting Inc.
Roussen Pascal is the Founder and Principal Consultant of RP3 Management Consulting Inc., a boutique firm that partners with biotechnology and pharmaceutical organizations to advance programs that ultimately improve patients’ lives. With over 20 years of experience across drug development — spanning regulatory, nonclinical, clinical, and CMC disciplines — Roussen has guided teams through multiple development milestones, including IND, NDA, NDS and commercial launches across North America and internationally. Through RP3’s Guide | Orchestrate | Deliver™ framework, he helps life-sciences leaders build clarity in strategy, strengthen cross-functional alignment, and achieve successful outcomes that drive meaningful impact for patients worldwide.
Josh Rubenschuh
Title: VP, Pharma & Biotech
Company: Operatic Agency
Aline Silahian
Title: CEO & Founder
Company: Aline Silahian Consultation
Regulatory Affairs expert with 29 years experience in managing diverse and innovative portfolios and leading many highly successful teams in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Patient-focused approach with a proven track record in achieving outstanding results in multiple therapeutic areas including anti-infectives/antivirals, endocrinology, inflammation & immunology, rare diseases and vaccines. Instrumental in approval of over 20 new drugs in Canada and achieving unprecedented results with the COVID-19 vaccine.
Colin Vincente
Title: Managing Director
Company: Pivina Consulting Inc
25 years in the pharmaceutical industry focused on pricing, reimbursement and health economics.
