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Our volunteers create innovative roadmaps for social change by prioritizing alignment, positionality, communication, shared values, and cross-sector coordination. Our Board of Directors, the Alumni Council, and Employer Advisory Council are examples of cross-sector advisors driving change and impact.
We deeply value the time of the individuals in each group:
Board of directors

Parm Gill
Board Chair
Managing Partner, Gill Group

Vanessa Paesani
Principal & Executive Coach, The Folding Chair Group Ltd.

Wils Theagene
Senior Director Private Equity CDPQ - Equity 25^3 Fund

Irfhan Rawji
Chair of Finance and Risk Committee
Founder & Executive Chair, MobSquad

Karen Restoule
Vice President at Crestview Strategy

Sam Daviau
Co-founder, UpBeing

Thomas Park
Governance and HR Committee Chair
Co-founder & Lead Partner, BDC Deep Tech Fund

Narinder Dhami
Managing Partner at Marigold Capital

Bruce Sellery
CEO, Credit Canada Debt Solutions
*These were the directors in the first half of 2023. Three new directors joined later and will be mentioned in next year’s Impact Report.
Alumni Council

Alexandra Baccellieri
ALUMNI COUNCIL CHAIR

Alexandra Erb
PROGRAMMING DIRECTOR

Calla McLachlan
PROGRAMMING DIRECTOR

Christoph Fischer
ALUMNI SUMMIT CO-DIRECTOR

Connor Frankenberger
ONLINE COMMUNITY DIRECTOR

David Oladejo
REGIONAL EVENTS DIRECTOR, ONTARIO

Diego Garcia Awad
REGIONAL EVENTS DIRECTOR, QUEBEC

Fareeha Salahuddin
REGIONAL EVENTS DIRECTOR, WESTERN CANADA

Katheleen Eva
FOR PROFIT VENTURE FUND DIRECTOR

Martina Montero
ALUMNI SUMMIT CO-DIRECTOR

Oluwamayowa Oduwole
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION DIRECTOR

Ryan Threndyle
REGIONAL EVENTS DIRECTOR, ATLANTIC CANADA
Employer advisory council

Zac Johnson
StayShure

Nicola Claxton
Emoot

Karen Elgemayel
K & Co

Michael Warshafsky
Co-Founder & CTO @ Goodkind

Krisztian Riez
Wellactiv / Mindbloom

Jeremy Brown
Newfoundland Vintners Inc.

D'Andre Wilson-Ihejirika
BrainSTEM Alliance

Sarah Crandlemire
Knak

Jeff Waldman
ScaleHR

Barbara Dorrington
Open Ocean Robotics

Lois Whitehead
Science Atlantic

Nikita Boston-Fisher
The Good Health Cafe Podcast & Candle Company

Jaime Rabbior
Mobsquad

Natasha Jeshani
Career Contacts

Tanner Brightman
Golden Ticket Sports

Hannah Stegen
CultureAlly

Samantha Stilwell
CultureDynamiq

Liam Lytton
make progress ai

Monica Vucko
Speak for Success

Sofia Vesga
Pawsome Concierge

Jessica Flynn
The YOU POWER PROJECT

Laura Gabor
Startup Investor + Operations Freelancer

Olivia Champagne
Solidarity Economy Incubation for Zero Emissions

Hannah Castle
Former Program Manager @ Conexus