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Staff & Volunteers

 Michel PlouffeMichel Plouffe has more than 25 years of experience in the study of natural and induced seismicity and rock dynamics. Plouffe joined Energy, Mines and Resources Canada in 1986 to work in mining seismicity in Ottawa, Elliot Lake and Val-d'Or, culminating as Group Leader in Mine Seismology.

In 2001, Michel Plouffe became Manager of the Ground Control Research Program at CANMET's Mining and Mineral Sciences Laboratories.

In 2005, Plouffe became senior research engineer in the fields of geodynamics and ground support. Since 2007, Michel Plouffe works as the CMIC Secretariat.

 Olesja RoOlesja Ro joined CMIC as an Administrative Assistant in January 2011. She provides administrative support to the Executive Director and Secretariat.

Previously, Olesja Ro travelled the world working with Celebrity Cruises, and as a Travel Agent in one of the busiest agencies in Tallinn, Estonia.

Olesja Ro holds BA in English Language and Literature. She is able to speak and translate Russian and Estonian. Currently she is studying French and Spanish.