OUR TEAM
Joe Farrell
Joe is a Brock Business grad and Quest co-founder with 20+yrs experience as a market researcher. Providing quality data to top market research companies around the world, Joe is incredibly proud of his team of 30+ employees that has made Quest the industry leader that it is today. A lucky husband and full-time hockey dad to 3 children, in his spare time Joe is also a hack golfer, Leafs fan for life and according to his kids, lover of old-person music.
Greg Matheson
As Quest's co-founder, and having been in the Market Research industry for over 2 decades, Greg's pretty much seen it all. He's even programmed on a Commodore 64; it's an old timey, pre-internet thing - Google it! When not leading the absolute best team in the business, you can find Greg hanging out with his incredible wife and daughters, shanking drives into random parking lots or relaxing on any beach he can find - even the cold Canadian ones.
Zach Grashow
The foundation of Zach’s sales philosophy is based on TRUST. As VP of Sales at Quest, Zach takes great pride in creating, maintaining and growing relationships. When not running and building the best sales team in the industry, he is spending time with his amazing family and friends, always participating in some type of activity to keep his competitive juices flowing.
David Herrman
Dave started at Quest as a programmer in 2011. Now as VP of Technical Research, Dave gets his greatest fulfillment from making something happen by using new or time-tested processes to create an operational solution where there wasn't one before. This is what keeps his daily work fresh. Give him a great view that he had to work to get to, a Weber kettle grill, a cold beer and he's generally pleasant to be around. Dave is also famous for his home-made pickles.
Sam Yadav
Sam has an MBA with a specialization in Marketing Research and has been in the industry for more than 12 years. As Director of Online Research, Sam is actively involved in panel and partner development, as well as overseeing the Consumer Research Division and Quest's operations team in India. As Sam would say, "pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work" and with his infectious positivity and dedication, he is a walking testament to this. Sam loves touring on his motorbike and spending time with his loved ones or sometimes just doing nothing.
Leanne McIntosh
Leanne has always had a knack for learning new facts and acquiring knowledge, so managing research projects coincides with Leanne’s skill set and interests. Having previously worked on various health-related research projects, she decided to expand her knowledge base and shifted her focus to market research. As Quest's Project Management Team Lead, Leanne specialization is in B2B studies. Her hobbies include nature hikes, beach time, playing sports, and travel.
Nicole Antić
Nicole has a HBA from the University of Toronto. As Quest's Business Operations Manager, she is responsible for overseeing and supervising Quest activities and employees since 2013. In addition to keeping the team aligned with Quest’s long-term vision, Nicole is passionate about drinking coffee and eating pizza. Sometimes even together.
Moneeza Ali
Moneeza joined Quest in 2014 as a Project Manager with an international business and political science background from the University of Toronto. Moneeza spearheads the social media and marketing campaigns for Quest. When she’s not problem solving for a client or challenging her co workers to (not impossible!) jeopardy questions, you will find Moneeza researching her next travel adventure or at the gym—hot yoga and aqua fit.
Tiparny Lane
Client engagement and managing accounts are Tiparny's specialty. From starting in survey QA, to building and maintaining new business relationships, there isn’t an aspect of Market Research she hasn’t dabbled in. A New England native and Atlanta transplant, when she's not in the office, she's probably over-committing to her daughter’s PTA, collecting Bon Appétit magazine clippings or convincing her husband that they need to rescue more dogs.
Julie Yim
Julie is a Chicagoan living in Canada with a background in the healthcare industry. After seeking a change in her career, she joined Quest as part of the project management team. Julie daydreams of traveling, observing cultures, and trying new cuisines. When at home, Julie can be caught watching one of her favorite shows about food and travel.
Kyle Hope
When Kyle is not managing research projects, you can find him outdoors staying active or enjoying a patio with some live music and a drink. He has a strong passion for music and sports, and enjoys applying that passion to research studies at Quest. With an upbeat personality and a positive attitude, he takes pride in assisting clients with their research goals.
Liviu Grigore
Liviu has been a part of the market research industry for 6 years, covering many different roles. Liviu joined Quest in 2017 and is definitely an asset to the Quest project management team. When he's out of the office, this family man is a passionate home cook and enjoys watching Raptors games.
Kristen Ligon
A people-person through and through, Kristen is at Quest’s front-line, multi-tasking and putting her organizational skills to great use with a customer focus. A dedicated mom of 3, in her "spare" time, Kristen can be found driving her kids to their various sports and squeezing in a run whenever possible.
Raj Shah
Raj is a Dallas Texas native currently living in Southern California. He completed his MBA at the University of Texas (Hook em Horns!) and has been in the research industry for eight years. He is passionate about helping clients around the world achieve valuable insights and precise audience engagement strategies through a variety of research methodologies. In his spare time, he likes to travel and explore new cultures, loves to watch his Dallas Cowboys (aka America's team), and is a huge foodie.
Susan Huey
Sales to Susan is not simply hitting numbers and making quota, but more importantly, being a strong client advocate and an extension of your business. Susan’s intense drive comes from her family… the support of her husband and the love and laughter of her two energetic boys.
Sukhwinder Singh
Sukhwinder finds happiness in programing because it provides different challenges every time. When he's not programming he's either watching movies or sports (mainly basketball or cricket) or outside with friends playing basketball.
Krista Spielman
Fresh out of university, Krista was eager to join the Quest Team as a lead developer of the Titan Development project. Day to day, you can find her automating processes, designing and building-out new features, squashing bugs, or crushing bots. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, getting emotionally invested into board games, playing piano, and being outdoors - especially for a good game of baseball or paintball.
Ryan Lawson
Ryan adds his expertise of Systems Administration to the Titan Development team. Outside of work he likes to contribute to open source projects on Github. When he's not pushing code or monitoring pipelines he likes to play guitar, and study other languages.
Monica Lamba
Monica has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Trent University, specializing in Marketing and Human Resources. She possesses a passion for life-long learning and is always looking to embrace new challenges. In the warmer months Monica enjoys the beach, biking, hiking and playing volleyball. In the winter, if you don’t catch her on the slopes, she’ll be by the fireplace. She also endeavours to aid communities in less privileged areas.
Joe Minichiello
Although new to market research, Joe brings solid sales and business development experience from varied industries to the Quest team. He enjoys creating and preserving memories through food and wine. An amateur chef foodie with deep Italian roots, Joe also enjoys photography, wines and the Le Mans Series.
Dmitriy Sidelnikov
Dmitriy brings to Quest a strong background in both marketing and sales. He is an avid traveler, who’s always planning his next trip abroad. Dmitriy looks forward to cottage trips in the summer, and enjoys skiing in the winter months.
Kaitlyn Lee
Kaitlyn has a BAH from the University of Guelph, and a post-graduate certificate in Project Management from Sheridan College. As a Project Manager at Quest, she enjoys managing a variety of projects, while collaborating with her team members and clients. Outside of the workplace, Kaitlyn is an avid foodie, who is always looking for new cuisines and restaurants to try out! She also has a keen eye for fashion, and enjoys blogging in her spare time!
Austin Medeiros
Austin joined Quest in 2018 as a Full Stack Developer, after finishing the Software Engineering course at Sheridan College. Austin is challenged by a tough project and enjoys problem solving. Other than coding at work and home, Austin enjoys going to the movies and playing VR video games.
Melissa Geathers
Melissa Geathers is a Senior Bidding Consultant with Quest Mindshare. Prior to joining the Quest Sales Team, Melissa worked on the operations side of the market research industry—for over 20 years. Always excited about the prospect of new and exciting challenges, Melissa looks forward to learning new things every day on the job. She’s an avid reader and huge Sci-Fi and comic book nerd, active in her local politics and civic duties supporting her community, and enjoys music and musicals as much as a great game of football – GO STEELERS! If you need a car sing along bud, Melissa is your girl.
Kyle Sofianek
Coming from Program Management in a variety of industries, Kyle has always loved the challenge of ensuring everything is running smoothly. She excels at managing projects start to finish and learning new things along the way. She graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with her MA in Literary and Cultural Studies. In her spare time she loves traveling, being outdoors, and reading as many books as possible.
Rachel Saysana
Rachel joined Quest in 2018 as a project manager. She is fresh out of school as a graduate from Mohawk College from the advertising and marketing communications management program. Outside of the office when she is not assisting clients, she enjoys exploring new food, relaxing by the beach in the summertime, and spending time with family and friends and her blue Russian kitty, Mercedes.
Mary Hill
Mary is a Receptionist at Quest Mindshare, where she provides support alongside the Administrative team. Mary holds a BA in Sociology from Ryerson University and has worked in various fields that emphasize people and communities in a cultural and diverse society. With previous experience in different organizations, it has given Mary a considerable amount of confidence in her organizational abilities and interpersonal communication skills that she will put towards the company. In her spare time, Mary enjoys reading and being outside any chance she gets to go on hikes with her dog. Mary loves to do yoga because it has become a part of who she is and it’s something she looks forward to doing each and every day.
Srijan Dev Singh
Srijan started at Quest as Project Manager in 2016 with Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science from UPTU. Now as Team Leader of Quest’s operations team in India, he looks after Service Delivery and Client Services. With a Pollyannaish attitude, he enjoys assisting clients with their research objectives. He devotes a lot of time to his pets (Fish and Birds!) and when he is not indulging in research, he enjoys family time, cooking new recipes, driving around town or watching cricket.
Rahul Kaushal Pandey
Rahul is part of Project Management Team at Quest Mindshare, where he works helping team to deliver best in each project. He honed his project management skills in University (graduating with a Computer Engineering Degree from the University of Mumbai) Besides work, he loves watching movies and hanging out in the latest Restaurants and Parks around the city.
Kaushalesh Pathak
Kaushalesh is a cool and self-confident guy with a predetermined goal to fulfil his objectives as a Project Manager at Quest. He believes in hard work and sincerity which he applied diligently in his Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate work. He is a good listener, observer and team player. With a friendly and fun-loving personality, Kaushalesh likes playing cricket, watching movies with a love for ice cream and music.
Dhananjay Negi
Dhananjay pursued a B.tech in Computer Science with specialization in Java Script and currently manages projects in the India Office. Dhananjay enjoys a difficult project and helping a client fufill their expectations. When he’s not busy at work, he enjoys biking and exploring new places. Oh, and if you’re up for some one on one competition, Dhananjay has state level basketball experience.
Arpit Aggarwal
Arpit has a MBA in Business Administration and Marketing/Human Resources and works from the Gurgaon office in the Project Management Department. When he’s not working hard to fulfil a project or trouble shooting for a Client, Arpit enjoys cruising the city in a new car (above all else!), watching documentaries, making his next travel plans and, last but not least, discovering new music.
Dewakar Luke
Working with Quest since 2017, Dewakar has a MBA with specialisations in Business Research and Human Resources. He lends these expertise to his work in project management, specifically working on the wide variety of music studies Quest does – which makes work interesting for Dewakar as he loves to play the guitar. Oh, and you won’t find anyone else who has seen every Keanu Reeves movie…
Prabhjot Singh
Prabhjot comes from a business background and enjoys the challenge of working on tough B2B studies. With an interest in technology since he was very young, Prabhjot is always finding ways to simply make work and life easier and faster. He’s also an avid foodie so you can usually come to him for a recommendation or review of a new restaurant and you won’t be disappointed. Other interests lie in Netflix series, metal/electronic hip hop music and European football!
Jitendera Singh
Jitendera graduated in Mechnical engineering from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam University. With a couple years under his belt in the industry, Jitendera is particularly fond of helping clients resolve their toughest problems with an uncanny ability to come up with unique solutions. Jitendera values politeness and straight forwardness which he applies in his competitive private life as well – especially as Team Captain of his Mechnical Engineering Cricket Team.
Charitra Pai
CharitraCharitra studied Power Electronics and worked in a sales and application engineering environment before moving over to the Market Research industry. Specializing in tracking studies, Charitra prides himself on the ability to organize and work efficiently. Out of the workplace, Charitra is a huge cricket fan and on the weekends, loves challenging his friends and family to a competitive game!
Grace Selkirk
Grace has been a part of Quest since 2004. For anyone that has ever dealt with Grace, you will notice her ability to communicate is second to none. When not being omni present with Quest Mindshare's panelists, Grace can generally be found in random chatrooms, message boards and email exchanges. Grace definitely does not like long walks on the beach though. Sand and Water spell instant doom!
