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Volunteers

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
Parm Gill
Board Chair
Managing Partner, Gill Group
Vanessa Paesani
Vanessa Paesani
Principal & Executive Coach, The Folding Chair Group Ltd.
Wils Theagene
Wils Theagene
Senior Director Private Equity CDPQ - Equity 25^3 Fund
Irfhan Rawji
Irfhan Rawji
Chair of Finance and Risk Committee
Founder & Executive Chair, MobSquad
Karen Restoule
Karen Restoule
Vice President at Crestview Strategy
Sam Daviau
Sam Daviau
Co-founder, UpBeing
Thomas Park
Thomas Park
Governance and HR Committee Chair
Co-founder & Lead Partner, BDC Deep Tech Fund
Narinder Dhami
Narinder Dhami
Managing Partner at Marigold Capital
Bruce Sellery
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
Alexandra Baccellieri
ALUMNI COUNCIL CHAIR
Alexandra Erb
Alexandra Erb
PROGRAMMING DIRECTOR
Calla McLachlan
Calla McLachlan
PROGRAMMING DIRECTOR
Christoph Fischer
Christoph Fischer
ALUMNI SUMMIT CO-DIRECTOR
Connor Frankenberger
Connor Frankenberger
ONLINE COMMUNITY DIRECTOR
David Oladejo
David Oladejo
REGIONAL EVENTS DIRECTOR, ONTARIO
Diego Garcia Awad
Diego Garcia Awad
REGIONAL EVENTS DIRECTOR, QUEBEC
Fareeha Salahuddin
Fareeha Salahuddin
REGIONAL EVENTS DIRECTOR, WESTERN CANADA
Katheleen Eva
Katheleen Eva
FOR PROFIT VENTURE FUND DIRECTOR
Martina Montero
Martina Montero
ALUMNI SUMMIT CO-DIRECTOR
Oluwamayowa Oduwole
Oluwamayowa Oduwole
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION DIRECTOR
Ryan Threndyle
Ryan Threndyle
REGIONAL EVENTS DIRECTOR, ATLANTIC CANADA

Employer advisory council

Zac Johnson
Zac Johnson
StayShure
Nicola Claxton
Nicola Claxton
Emoot
Karen Elgemayel
Karen Elgemayel
K & Co
Michael Warshafsky
Michael Warshafsky
Co-Founder & CTO @ Goodkind
Krisztian Riez
Krisztian Riez
Wellactiv / Mindbloom
Jeremy Brown
Jeremy Brown
Newfoundland Vintners Inc.
D'Andre Wilson-Ihejirika
D'Andre Wilson-Ihejirika
BrainSTEM Alliance
Sarah Crandlemire
Sarah Crandlemire
Knak
Jeff Waldman
Jeff Waldman
ScaleHR
Barbara Dorrington
Barbara Dorrington
Open Ocean Robotics
Lois Whitehead
Lois Whitehead
Science Atlantic
Nikita Boston-Fisher
Nikita Boston-Fisher
The Good Health Cafe Podcast & Candle Company
Jaime Rabbior
Jaime Rabbior
Mobsquad
Natasha Jeshani
Natasha Jeshani
Career Contacts
Tanner Brightman
Tanner Brightman
Golden Ticket Sports
Hannah Stegen
Hannah Stegen
CultureAlly
Samantha Stilwell
Samantha Stilwell
CultureDynamiq
Liam Lytton
Liam Lytton
make progress ai
Monica Vucko
Monica Vucko
Speak for Success
Sofia Vesga
Sofia Vesga
Pawsome Concierge
Jessica Flynn
Jessica Flynn
The YOU POWER PROJECT
Laura Gabor
Laura Gabor
Startup Investor + Operations Freelancer
Olivia Champagne
Olivia Champagne
Solidarity Economy Incubation for Zero Emissions
Hannah Castle
Hannah Castle
Former Program Manager @ Conexus