Summer 2014
PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP
CARLETON UNIVERSITY
Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership School of Public Policy and Administration TABLE of contents Tara Brinston...... 2 Fallon Butler...... 3 Heather Dunphy...... 4 Susan Elias...... 5 Tamaisha Eytle...... 6 Sue Faulkner...... 7 Catherine Finlayson...... 8 Greg Forman...... 9 Leslie Forsyth...... 10 Justin Fortin...... 11 Vanessa Glasby...... 12 Adam Helfand-Green...... 13 Sajda Kanji...... 14 Yunis Kariuki...... 15 Geralyn Klassen...... 16 Whitley Languedoc...... 17 Geraldine Lutaaya...... 18 Megan MacLeod...... 19 Sara MacNaull...... 20 Laura McArthur-Gupta...... 21 John McDonald...... 22 Sherry Moran...... 23 Lara Oldford...... 24 Erin O’Neil...... 25 Nancy Pole...... 26 Dawn Regan...... 27 Caroline Riseboro...... 28 Brianna Salmon...... 29 Jennifer Sault...... 30 Fateema Sayani...... 31 Stephanie Spafford...... 32 Zahra Stark...... 33 Ye Kyung (Jenny) Sung...... 34 Ghada Swid-Zrein...... 35 Notes...... 36 PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP
Tara Brinston
A passionate advocate for human rights, In recognition of her pursuit of social Tara Brinston has spent much of her change, Tara was recently named one of career focused on the rights of persons the Top 50 Emerging Leaders in Atlantic with intellectual disabilities. As the Human Canada. In 2012 she represented New Rights Policy Consultant for Inclusion Brunswick in the Active-8! Campaign, International, Tara is currently working an international development program on global campaigns related to the recognizing young Canadians who are implementation of the UN Convention on making a difference in areas of social the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. justice, where she received the top honour for inspiring over 1600 commitments of In her former role as Director of Programs action toward social change. Most recently, for the New Brunswick Association for Tara was named the 2014 Canadian Red Community Living, Tara led provincial Cross Young Humanitarian of the Year. program and policy initiatives related to the inclusion of persons with intellectual Tara is a dedicated community member disabilities in community. She holds a and has been significantly involved in many Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Thomas organizations, including the NB Social University, a Certificate in Management Policy Research Network; the Spread the from the University of New Brunswick Word to End the Word Campaign; and and several national accreditations in CISV, an organization that inspires action program evaluation and facilitation. for peace through international friendship. Originally from Willow Grove, NB, Tara recently moved to the Ottawa Valley with her partner, Joel. Together they enjoy rock climbing and travelling the globe.
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Fallon Butler
What began as an avid interest in museums Museum of Canada and Development and the arts has flourished over the past ten Associate, Patron Servicing and Public years into a dedicated career in fundraising Campaign for Renaissance ROM at the and arts administration. A graduate of Royal Ontario Museum. Most recently Trent University with an Honours BA in Fallon completed a successful $3 million Anthropology and a Special Emphasis in capital campaign as Campaign Manager Museum Studies from Fleming College, with Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Fallon gained initial training in fundraising Although her professional ambitions and from the Income Manager Program accomplishments have been concentrated offered through the Centre for Cultural in arts and culture, Fallon’s curiosity in the Management at the University of Waterloo sector is by no means limited to this area. with Cultural Careers Council Ontario and She is an active and dedicated volunteer, Genovese, Vanderhoof and Associates. playing a significant leadership role as Currently the Senior Development Officer Vice-President, Governance for the Trent with the new Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, University Alumni Association, as well Fallon expands on her previous experience as a novice homebuilder with Habitat for as Development Manager with the Textile Humanity. Fallon recently completed her first 10K fundraising run and is looking forward to her first half-marathon this fall.
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Heather Dunphy
Heather is from Calgary, Alberta and role included liaising with foundation, completed a Bachelor’s of Arts in Social and society and not-for-profit organizations Cultural Anthropology at the University of providing grant funding for research. She Calgary in 2009 and followed with graduate worked with researchers to submit grant work in Social and Cultural Anthropology at applications to various government and the University of Calgary in 2011. Her not-for-profit granting agencies. In this role, graduate research focused on mutual interest Heather experienced the granting-side of communities, using Harry Potter fans as a many philanthropic organizations and the case study. Through her research she was impact that fundraising for disease introduced to the Harry Potter Alliance, a foundations has on furthering disease not-for-profit organization aimed at fighting research. against social injustices in the real world Heather has volunteered for eight years as a through the power of story. This group has worship leader at her church in Calgary. inspired her to learn more about online In this role, she auditioned, trained and volunteerism and crowd-funding as a managed a team of 15 volunteer musicians. fundraising method for online/offline She has learned of the complications of not-for-profits. volunteer management and is interested in For the past two years, Heather has worked learning more about volunteer management as a Research Grants Officer with Research in the Master’s of Philanthropy and Services at the University of Calgary. Her Nonprofit Leadership. One day, Heather hopes to pursue a PhD in not-for-profit studies.
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Susan Elias
Susan Elias is a senior fundraising Susan sits on the Board of the Jewish Public professional with over 15 years of diverse Library where she has helped create their corporate and non-profit experience. She has 100th Anniversary Case for Support. In led two start-up foundations toward 2007, she joined the Communications significant success. As a Senior Consultant, Advisory Board at Concordia University Susan has worked at Canada Post in their where she served until it disbanded. EAP department and at Goss Gilroy with the On a personal note, Susan lived in Nigeria federal government as a client. Most recently, with her parents and travelled throughout Susan has been with Canderel Management Europe which exposed her to great cultural where she has helped exceed an annual diversity. She pursued a career as a fundraising goal of $1 million and where she professional dancer in New York City and consults on marketing and philanthropic Montreal, which developed her sense of projects. discipline and her appreciation for the A Montreal native who lived in Ottawa narrative within all of us. As part of her own for 16 years, Susan returned home in 2007 narrative, Susan wrote a novel during her to assume the Directorship of a public studies at Humber College. She comes from foundation that served the healthcare sector. a long-standing, community-minded family Susan’s decade of work in philanthropy has that believes in honouring legacy and deepened her interest in the field, building community. particularly with respect to the granting Susan’s two young adult children continue sector. Her academic background includes to be a top priority. Her interests include a Bachelor in Education from Concordia community development, health, arts and University, a Masters in Science from the culture, travelling, physical activity and time University of Montreal and a graduate with family and friends. diploma in writing from Humber College.
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Tamaisha Eytle
Tamaisha’s energy seems to have no Child Education Fund, which developed end. With her degree in International scholarships for the local community. Studies from Glendon College, York So far during her stay in Canada, she University, Tamaisha’s 9-5 has her has been an active volunteer with many working in the Immigrant and Refugee organizations including, Jamaican Diaspora Sector at OCASI - Ontario Council of Canada Foundation (Future Leaders), Agencies Serving Immigrants. Outside Jamaica50, Jamaican Canadian Association of her work she keeps occupied- working and several others. Her areas of interest with a variety of organizations both include the philanthropic endeavours of the in Canada and internationally. Caribbean Diaspora and the development of the Caribbean Non Profit Sector. Tamaisha’s interest in development work has been long in its growth. Growing up in Tamaisha is excited for the MPNL Jamaica she was very involved in various program because of the ability to get community organizations from a very young both a theoretical and practical approach age. At the age of 17 Tamaisha moved to to the Non Profit Sector. She believes India to attend United World College, that being part of such a revolutionary a school whose mandate fostered the concept program will help her goal of developing of global change and development through the non-profit Sector of the Caribbean. altruism. Its international atmosphere When not at a computer, Tamaisha can and focus on community service enhanced be found in search of the nearest dance Tamaisha’s desire to get more involved class. She is a RAD trained ballet dancer in global change. While studying in India and has also learnt jazz, contemporary for 2 years, she worked with many local and various other forms. She is also a organizations including the Sanskar’s Boys lover of musical theatre, food and all Home for the Mentally Challenged and the things Disney and believes that in life all you need is “faith, trust and pixie dust.” 6 PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP
Sue Faulkner
Sue Faulkner has been a Property Accountant small fund-raisers, with a few corporate with East Port Properties for the past 14 years donations from small businesses. The and just recently completed her Bachelors of experience left such a mark that Sue decided Commerce degree (cum laude). Sue has to become a Global Village team leader and decided to take her career in a totally work with the organization to help families different direction by enrolling in the Masters realize their dreams of decent, affordable of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership housing. In 2011 she completed the team program. Throughout her life, Sue has been leader training with Habitat for Humanity involved in volunteering and fundraising and and lead her first trip in 2012 to Cluj-Napoca, now that her children are grown, feels that Romania. this is the perfect time in her life to give back In undertaking the Masters of Philanthropy in a more meaningful way. program, Sue wants to explore the intricacies Starting with Jaycees (Junior Chamber of associated with charities, the financial models Commerce) in her early 20’s Sue not only that they choose and how they can become participated in personal development more ethical and make the best use of the available through the organization but also contributions they receive. Her passion lies in worked within the organization to raise working within philanthropic organizations money in the community to help those with to aid them to find more effective ways of special needs who were unable to obtain obtaining the much needed funding required financial assistance from traditional sources. to help them to achieve their mission and strategic goals. In 2010 Sue became involved with a group of high school students (of which her youngest Sue has a passion for continuing education son was a participant) and teachers and the MPNL fits perfectly with her future participating in a Habitat for Humanity goals of working in the non-profit sector and Global Village trip to Guatemala. The group helping people, causes and communities that raised $40,000+ through a lot of hard work need the additional support philanthropic – bottle drives, ticket sales and various other organizations provide. 7 PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP
Catherine Finlayson
Catherine Finlayson is Executive Director, Advancement of Education (CCAE), Western Advancement and Alumni at Fanshawe University McIntosh Gallery, Fanshawe College as well as Executive Director of the College Alumni Association, Museum Fanshawe College Foundation, London. London Foundation, Port Stanley Festival She has held these roles since 2005 and Theatre, and the WCA/McCormick Home. is accountable for the overall direction of Prior to beginning her career in non-profit the Fanshawe College Foundation as well management, Catherine had a successful as the Fanshawe College Advancement career in media and public relations. She Office and Alumni Association. is a Journalism graduate from Western An active and connected member of her University and is a past-president and 30- community, Catherine brings to her current year member of the International Association position an extensive background in non- of Business Communicators. Throughout profit organizations, volunteer management her career, Catherine has received numerous and fund-raising campaigns. Currently she professional honors and awards. She has also is Chair of the Advancement Committee for led the development of an innovative alumni Colleges Ontario and serves on the boards mentorship program at Fanshawe College. of a number of community organizations Catherine and her husband live in London, including the Canadian Council for the Ontario and are very proud parents of two sons and two daughters.
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Catherine Greg Finlayson Forman
Following twenty five years in international Greg has consistently been a knowledge business development in fibre optics, broker in his career, bridging gaps and Greg Forman turned his attention to the building teams across management non-profit sector when he joined Distress levels, functional groups, organizational Centre of Ottawa and Region in April 2011 boundaries, as well as barriers of time zone, as a telephone crisis line specialist and language and culture. Effectively bringing subsequently was elected to a position on together colleagues and customers from the Board of Directors. His continuing loading docks to CEOs’ offices, and across the volunteer work at the Centre now includes world, Greg has used his Bachelor of Science board strengthening and recruitment in Honours Physics and his people skills to initiatives, 26 speaking engagements at assemble and guide effective teams involving United Way fundraising events, almost financial experts, supply chain managers, 450 hours on the phones with people in quality and manufacturing personnel and distress or crisis, and participation in suicide research scientists. Greg believes that prevention events at a local high school. many of the processes he learned for good design, manufacturing and quality systems In addition to volunteering at the Distress have applicability in the non-profit sector. Centre and working in high technology, Greg has worked for the Federal Government World travel throughout China, Korea, at the National Research Council as a Thailand, Latin America, Europe and Business Development Officer, with North America has convinced Greg a mandate to develop public-private that effective solutions necessarily take collaboration to transfer technology from multiple perspectives into account. the NRC to the private sector. Greg hopes Greg and his wife Claire moved to Ottawa that his tri-sector background will inform in 1989, and live in their original home his experience in the MPNL program. with their three young adult children.
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Leslie Forsyth
Leslie is originally from Aberdeen, Scotland. He is very interested in the capacity of His background is in the UK public and social enterprise to contribute significantly third sectors, working at local, regional to the provision of care and other welfare and national levels. His career to date services; in the creation of markets and has included senior roles in the National pricing models that will encourage social Health Service, urban regeneration, early entrepreneurs and in the ability of social years and welfare-to-work organisations. enterprise to be able to co-produce sustainable He has a particular interest in public services in partnership with service users. engagement and co-production of services. His first degree is in Political Science and He helped to set up the Commission for politics continues to be his main interest in Patient and Public Involvement in Health life, along with theatre, opera and Scandi-Noir. in England and, more recently, has been working for Healthwatch Lancashire, the He is looking forward to being refreshed and current statutory voice for patient and challenged by the programme and by public involvement in the English NHS. colleagues.
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Justin Fortin
I humbly enter this program relatively fresh I must confess however that being a student to the philanthropy and the non-profit of politics I am most interested in how sector. I started my university career in governments and the social economy can use political science because I’ve always aspired their collective strengths to work together to to help others. I saw inefficient healthcare, take on some of the biggest challenges we irrational environmental policies, a legal face today. I hope to play a modest role in system that heavily favours the rich, helping to resolve some of these issues, incredible income disparities, and a western especially those related to sustainable society that sometimes seems to value profits development. more than justice, reason, and life. My experience in the not-for profit sector is The more I studied politics the more I started limited but I am eager to refine the skills I’ve to ponder whether politics is the most acquired and develop new ones along the effective means to achieve positive change. way. In 2010, I worked with the city of In 2012, after spending some time living in Ottawa running a centre for at risk youth, both Helsinki and Barbados I graduated with in 2012 while living in Finland I worked with high honours from Carleton’s undergraduate the environmental centre of Espoo working program in Political Science. Upon completing on a public outreach project related to my degree I came to the realization that the sustainable living, and since 2012, I have social economy would afford me with the written multiple articles related to greatest opportunity to incite direct change. sustainability for the environmental organization Ecohome.
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Vanessa Glasby
Vanessa Glasby was born and raised on Miss Glasby completed her Honours the world’s largest freshwater island – Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at Laurentian Manitoulin. She grew up on a small hobby University, focusing on issues associated farm, where she and her family grew with social housing in the province of and raised much of their own food. As a Ontario. She also served on the Executive result, Miss Glasby grew up with a strong Committee for the school’s Christian appreciation for real food, an appreciation Fellowship (LCF). She took courses from a which has remained with her to this day. variety of disciplines, including religious and environmental studies, and was especially While in high school, Miss Glasby served as impacted by a course examining food the Co-President of her school’s S.H.A.R.E. choice and its effect on the environment. (Students Helping All ‘Round Everywhere) This, coupled with her work at the Elgin committee: a group partnered with Toronto’s St. Mission in Sudbury, Ontario, sparked a Free the Children, and dedicated to social desire to research urban food solutions, with justice causes. During her time as President, a particular emphasis on improving the food the committee raised funds to support the security of impoverished Northern Ontario village of Sukudu, Sierra Leone with a school, communities. She has a passion for locally- a fresh-water well, as well as alternative produced real food, which she hopes to income projects. Following her graduation make accessible to all Ontarians, especially from high school, Miss Glasby participated those in marginalized communities. in a summer volunteer trip with Me to We (Free the Children’s sister organization) to rural Ecuador. It was during this trip that her passion for helping others was cemented.
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Adam Helfand- Green
Adam hails from Toronto where he grew During the same period Adam was also up in a family that placed great emphasis the coordinator of Women at the Centre’s on public service. After high school Adam Domestic Violence Court Watch initiative. participated in the Canada World Youth Through Court Watch, Adam was given program; living and working in Manitoba some initial insights into how non-profit and Indonesia. Adam then attended the organizations can (or cannot) work with University of Guelph, graduating in 2013 governments and other stakeholders to affect with a major in Political Science and focusing policy change. Adam wishes to bridge his mostly on public policy and international interest in public policy with the opportunities relations. He also took several gender studies that exist in the non-profit sector in a classes that have fostered a personal interest meaningful way. For this reason he is very in the subject, culminating in a nomination excited to be part of the MPNL program. for a Lambda Award in Queer Studies. Adam will be attending as a full time student and cannot wait to hear and learn from the Thanks to an internship position in outreach other students and teachers of the program. at Community Legal Education Ontario, Adam has been exposed to the wide breadth Outside of this, Adam’s passions revolve of non-profit organizations in Ontario which, around music and he has been involved after seeing what possibilities are out there, in various bands for much of his life. He has solidified his interest in working in this has played consistently with a cover band field. Through this work, Adam has had since the start of his undergraduate and the opportunity to hear from all kinds of has also participated in several creative community and non-profit workers about their projects, releasing three EPs and playing unique roles, environments and challenges. countless shows for all kinds of audiences.
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Sajda Kanji
Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Sajda Sajda’s most recent work experience in the Kanji is a 23-year-old East Indian female nonprofit sector was with the Institute for with a desire to make a difference. Having Nonprofit Studies as a Research Intern. spent her adolescent life supporting various This opportunity provided her with a strong causes, Sajda was driven to pursue a basis to begin a Master’s program. Bachelor of Applied Nonprofit Studies at One of Sajda’s personal hobbies is film- Mount Royal University. She graduated from making—which was derived from a passion this program in June 2014 and immediately for technology, media, and communications. began chasing her next dream of achieving It is because of this passion that Sajda a master’s degree in a similar field of study. pursued a position with Apple Inc. that Beyond her educational endeavors, Sajda lasted for almost 2-years. has also spent a significant amount of time working with organizations that support Although Sajda is one of the younger members developmental disabilities, homelessness, of the MPNL program, she hopes to gain women’s rights, and the LGBT community. experience from her seasoned colleagues and build a strong network of like-minded individuals to assist in her future studies/work.
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Yunis Kariuki
Yunis’ drive for meaningful work led her Yunis is also a strong believer in giving back to work in the non-profit sector where she to her community. In that regard, she has has been for the last 8 years. Yunis has a been an active member of the Association passion for philanthropy as it provides a of Fundraising Professionals of Greater way for her to make a difference in things Toronto since 2007, and has also served as that are important to her, things that have a Board of Director for a small grassroots made a difference in the lives of those she non-profit environmental organization called has served in the various organizations that the Toronto Green Community (TGC). In she has had the opportunity to work in. addition, Yunis has served on the board governance committee for Family Service Yunis currently oversees all aspects of donor Toronto (FST); a non-profit organization relations and prospect research management that assists families and individuals through for the Major Gifts team at Children’s counselling, community development, Aid Foundation; a national fundraising advocacy and public education. organization committed to improving the lives of vulnerable children in Canada. Prior Yunis was born in Nairobi, Kenya, raised to this position, Yunis served as the Manager and educated in the Midwest, USA and of Stewardship and Accountability at The lived in Brussels, Belgium as an exchange WoodGreen Foundation, a community student. Yunis holds an Honours Bachelor based organization whose mission is to of Science Degree in Environmental ensure that everybody has the opportunity Science from the University of Toronto. In to thrive. In this role, Yunis managed her spare time, Yunis can often be found all aspects of the Foundation’s donor enjoying the beauty of nature through relations and recognition program, as well her passion for running long distance and as overseeing all activities of “Inspire Our spending time with family and friends. City” -WoodGreen’s leadership giving club.
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Geralyn Klassen
Having lived most of her life in Ottawa, volunteering with Cuso International, Geralyn Klassen formed an interest early an organization that works to reduce on in other cultures through the hosting poverty and inequality through the efforts of exchange students from numerous of skilled volunteers around the world. countries, studying Dutch, and as a teen She also spent a year as Lead Volunteer spending a year in France on exchange. – Events and Professional Development in the Global Education Program at CHF During her undergraduate studies (formerly the Canadian Hunger Foundation) in the Honours Bachelor of Business while at the same time completing her Administration program at Wilfrid Laurier Management of Volunteers Certificate University, she also enjoyed several courses through Humber College. She is eager to in international development. Following her build on these academic and volunteer passion she volunteered at Ten Thousand roles with her upcoming participation in Villages, the Global Resource Centre in the MPNL program to benefit the most Waterloo, and then spent a summer studying disadvantaged populations internationally. Spanish and working in an orphanage in Santa Apolonia, Guatemala. Subsequently, Geralyn, her husband and three children she spent several years in the banking live in Ottawa where they enjoy cycling, industry in a variety of roles, finishing canoeing, reading and skiing. This past year her time there in Human Resources. Geralyn decided to join the rest of her family by taking up their passion for the sport of In 2010, with a renewed desire to return hockey. to the development sector, Geralyn began
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Whitley Languedoc
Whitley Languedoc graduated from the Since graduating from her Bachelor’s degree, Conflict Studies program Magna Cum Laude Whitley has worked as Project Developer in April 2012. Throughout the four-year and Content Writer for a local wellness program, she learned how and why conflict centre. She writes blogs, press releases, arises and studied in detail how conflict can newsletters and other marketing material for be resolved. She also learned about the her client, and has developed valuable skills politics of humanitarian intervention, and in the fields of web development and social studied various injustices and conflicts media marketing. Her work has helped the occurring in Canada and other countries centre achieve greater exposure and success, throughout the world. During her studies, and she hopes she can help do the same it became very clear the importance of for organizations in the non-profit field. philanthropic work to the welfare of those in In her spare time, Whitley enjoys spending need. It also became clear that she wanted to time outdoors, being in the company of use the knowledge and skills she developed family and friends, and performing random in school in a position that would allow her acts of kindness. to help those in need. This ultimately led to her finding and applying to the Master’s of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership program.
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Geraldine Lutaaya
Gerri currently works at the Stephen Lewis generation, and its use as a tool to spark Foundation as a Grandmothers Campaign active and practical involvement around Officer providing front-line support to social and global issues for action and community groups across Canada as they positive change. Her belief in the power of raise awareness and funds to support the human connection led her to Invisible African grandmothers and children in Children, based in San Diego, California their care who have been orphaned by where she worked with largely young people AIDS. Prior to this position, Gerri was across North America to raise awareness Communications Coordinator with the about the longest civil war in East and United Nations Association in Canada, Central Africa involving the abduction where her outreach work to Canadians of children forced to fight as soldiers. contributed to raising their awareness Gerri graduated with a BA (Honours) about global issues and mobilizing them in Global Development Studies from to support the United Nations in their Queen’s University in 2010 and also holds work towards a more just world. a Certificate in Fundraising Management Through her combined academic and from Algonquin College. In her spare time, professional experience, Gerri has Gerri enjoys riding her bike, exploring developed a spirited passion for the non- and travelling to new places, singing - profit sector, particularly the importance of especially a cappella - or having a good educational development for the millennial laugh with friends over a cup of tea.
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Megan MacLeod
Megan MacLeod was born in Hamilton, ON Up for Winter’ campaign in 2010 which where she completed her B.A., Honours at provides these local families with the much McMaster University with a double major needed warm winter necessities through in Health Studies and Gerontology. She the winter months. Single handedly leading has completed four Postgraduate level a team of volunteers in supporting various certificates at Mohawk College including nonprofit campaigns such as this, Megan is Nonprofit Leadership and Management; passionate about philanthropy and thrives Fundraising/Development; Volunteer to inspire others to support local nonprofit Management; and Event Management. causes by communicating her enthusiasm Working with University Advancement for the many causes she represents. at McMaster University on the Major and Beyond engaging others, Megan is innovative Planned Giving Team, Megan has a strong and strategic and enjoys seeking connections and vested interest in fundraising where and new opportunities in her overall she can thrive in a team and goal oriented approach to meeting her goals. She is environment that benefits a worthy cause. an active member of the Association of After volunteering at a local recreation centre Fundraising Professionals (AFP) local in the Downtown Hamilton core, Megan chapter where she is determined to never was quickly able to see the disadvantages stop learning, and continuously seeks that the children and their families who opportunities to expand the influence attended the centre faced. Having a strong of the nonprofit sector. personal interest in the relationship between With a deep appreciation for the power philanthropy and vulnerable populations, of individuals coming together to make a she did not hesitate to offer what she difference in the world, Megan is excited to be could and initiated various volunteer part of a vibrant philanthropic culture working campaigns. Megan founded the ‘Warm with the MPNL faculty, and fellow peers.
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Sara MacNaull
Sara was born and raised in Montreal, but and various Criminology courses at the now calls Ottawa home. After completing a University of Ottawa. She is currently B.A. in English Literature and Psychology at pursuing a Work-Life Certified Professional Bishop’s University, Sara moved to Ottawa to (WLCP) designation to compliment her explore new opportunities. interest in organizational development and HR management. Since 2007, Sara has been working at the Vanier Institute of the Family in both Sara is thrilled to have been accepted into the administrative and program roles. She is now MPNL program and she looks forward to responsible for Networks, Projects and learning alongside and getting to know her Special Events and is proud to be involved in fellow classmates. the Institute’s 50th anniversary planning and When not working or learning, Sara spends activities for 2015. every waking moment with her best friend As a self-proclaimed lifelong learner, Sara - her two year old daughter. completed a Certificate in Fundamentals of Correctional Practices at Algonquin College
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Laura McArthur-Gupta
Laura McArthur-Gupta is delighted to be a Laura hopes to apply the fundamentals she part of the 2nd cohort in the Master of learns in the MPNL program to her passions Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership in wildlife protection and environmental program (MPNL) at Carleton University, conservation. After dedicating her time to where she is enrolled full-time. Laura brings volunteering in these organizations on a local both private and public sector work level, Laura looks to make more of a global experience and possesses a wealth of impact. Through the MPNL, Laura hopes to knowledge in business after achieving gain insight into public policy development highest honors at Carleton’s Sprott School of and varying fundraising platforms. Business with a Specification in Marketing. Her hobbies include yoga, running, biking, Throughout her undergraduate studies, reading, vegan dining and cooking, Laura was heavily involved in student run gardening and spending time with her two events, associations and fundraising rescue companions; Levi the dog and Luna opportunities which all contributed to her the cat. interest in the nonprofit sector. Her enthusiasm and compassion for helping others were the catalysts toward her candidacy for the MPNL.
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John McDonald
After a distinguished career in the corporate He received his ICD.D designation in 2012. world, John McDonald is now making a He also served for many years as a Trustee difference in the non-profit sector in both with the Marketing Science Institute in professional and voluntary capacities. As Cambridge, Massachusetts. Executive Director and Regional Vice- An active community leader, John is President for CNIB in Alberta and Northwest presently the Chair of the Board of Territories, John works with his divisional Governors for Concordia University College team and key partners to offer community- of Alberta and a Trustee with the Alberta based support, knowledge and a strong voice Cancer Foundation. He was also a board for people who are blind or partially sighted. member of the Alberta Ballet and a member Prior to this role, he was the publisher of the of the Campaign Cabinet Committee for St. Edmonton Journal and also held senior roles Michael’s Health Group. His passion for the with several Fortune 500 companies printed word – rooted in his fond memories including Verizon, Dun and Bradstreet, and of library visits as a child – has inspired him GTE. His education includes an A.B. cum to serve on the Board of the Edmonton laude from Boston College, a Master’s degree Public Library. He is particularly interested in Soviet and East European Studies from in the transformation of libraries into highly Carleton University, and an MBA from the valued and relevant community spaces in the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at new media world. Babson College in Massachusetts. John and his wife Joan have two grown children.
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Sherry Moran
Sherry Moran has been a “governance world; despite the value she adds through her geek” throughout her entire career with knowledge of governance and organizations, the federal government and, both before she knows that any contribution she and after her retirement three years makes in future will be enhanced by taking ago, she has volunteered with a local academic courses focused on the current charity to ensure they maintain a sound needs of the philanthropic sector. governance framework. In fact, she has With three degrees earned over 30 years ago, been serving this role on Boards in the and because she expects to be a volunteer non-profit sector for the last 15 years. for only another decade or so, Sherry wished Sherry is currently in the last year of her final to take the short route to updating and term with the Board of Christie Lake Kids, expanding her philanthropic knowledge. a local charity that works with children and She is therefore very pleased to be joining youth living in poverty to help them acquire the program for the graduate Diploma in the skills and competencies they need to Philanthropy and Non-Profit Leadership, achieve their full potential as members of and hopes to complete her courses quickly society. Sherry is beginning to think about and get out into the not-for-profit community where she wants to go next in the non-profit to put what she has learned to good use.
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Lara Oldford
Originally from the Maritimes, Lara graduated in 2000 with a degree in psychology from the University of Ottawa. Since completing her undergraduate studies, Lara has held several positions in the federal public service and is currently a Director at Citizenship and Immigration Canada. She has a keen interest in development especially in the areas of maternal well-being, education and equitable access to healthcare. Upon completion of her master’s degree, Lara hopes to bring her leadership skills and management experience to the development and non-profit sectors. Lara and her three young children spend their free time enjoying the company of family and friends.
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Erin O’Neil
Erin O’Neil is an alumni officer at McMaster University, working specifically on events, resource development and fundraising initiatives for young alumni. A vehemently proud Hamiltonian, Erin founded the Hamilton chapter of Ladies Learning Code, co-founded a local network of Hamilton Non-Profit Professionals, sits on the board of the Hamilton Hive young professionals network, and serves on several neighbourhood-level initiatives including a unique participatory budgeting initiative in her ward. Erin is a graduate of the McMaster Arts & Science Program and holds post- graduate certificates in public relations and fundraising management. She would one day like to have a Golden Retriever in her life.
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Nancy Pole
Nancy’s professional and volunteer Nancy completed a Graduate Diploma in engagement with the non-profit and Social Innovation at the University of philanthropic sectors is a reflection of a Waterloo in 2013. She came to be keenly lifelong commitment to social change work. interested in the key role that foundations She describes collaborative and cross-sector can play in supporting cross-scale social approaches to change making as being part innovation. Through the MPNL program, of her DNA. Nancy has gravitated towards she is seeking to deepen her knowledge in roles that involve partnership development this area and to connect to new opportunities and management. to contribute to the philanthropic sector. She Nancy has worked as a senior program is particularly motivated to help the sector officer at Centraide of Greater Montreal to develop its capacity for evaluation and support neighbourhood development and learning. comprehensive community change. Her She completed a B.A. Specialization in work at Centraide has focused on knowledge Applied Social Science at Concordia and capacity building in support of collective University in 1999, followed by a Graduate impact practices. In particular, she co- Diploma in Community Economic managed the Montreal Initiative for Local Development, also at Concordia, in 2003. Social Development, a flagship funding partnership that supports multisector neighbourhood development collaboratives.
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Dawn Regan
Dawn Regan joined MADD Canada in 1995. She is the Chief Operating Officer for the organization. Dawn is responsible for the overall strategic direction and operational responsibility for MADD Canada’s programs and services. She represents MADD Canada with stakeholders, including Chapters/ Community Leaders, community, government, foundations and corporations. In addition, Dawn is acting Chief Executive Officer and Editor of the MADDMatters newsletter. Dawn is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (Greater Toronto Chapter). Dawn has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Languages and a Masters of Arts degree in Italian from McGill University. Dawn and her husband, Greg, live in Oakville, Ontario.
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Caroline Riseboro
Caroline Riseboro is passionate about around the issues of child health and human creating a stronger Canada and a better trafficking, the highlight being the 2010 world through social change for the Muskoka Initiative where $7.3B was vulnerable. committed for child and maternal health. Back in 2001, she left a career in advertising After 13 years in the NGO sector, Caroline to join the nonprofit sector in a fundraising recently joined the Centre for Addiction and role with World Vision Canada. Twelve Mental Health (CAMH) Foundation in years later, she was appointed to Senior Toronto – Canada’s leading hospital for Vice-President of their Marketing and mental health and addiction. As their Senior Engagement, the first and youngest woman Vice-President, Marketing, Communications in its history to hold such a senior role. Each & Community Engagement, she will be year, Caroline was responsible for raising responsible for engaging more Canadians in over $280 million in revenue and stewarding the fight against mental illness, including over 700,000 Canadian donors. She led the overcoming the stigma associated with it. organization in its first social campaigning Caroline holds a Bachelor (honours) degree efforts around the issue of child labour and from McGill University in linguistics and was credited with reversing historical communications. In addition to her role at revenue declines through launching new CAMH, she is an active volunteer, sitting on products and introducing new, innovation the Canadian Marketing Association’s fundraising methods. Prior to this role, she nonprofit council, as well as various task served as World Vision’s Vice-President of forces with Imagine Canada and more Public Affairs where she and her team recently, the Association of Fundraising influenced national and global policies Professionals.
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Brianna Salmon
Brianna Salmon is a planner, active and Safe Routes to School Peterborough transportation advocate and program Partnership, Vice-Chair of the Peterborough manager at GreenUP, an environmental Bicycle Advisory Committee, Chair of the charity in Peterborough, Ontario. Peterborough Community Cycling Hub’s Board of Directors, and Vice-Chair of the Over the past five years, Brianna has Endeavour Centre for Sustainable coordinated a number of successful and Construction. Brianna is committed to nationally recognized community, workplace, working with local community members and school-based transportation programs and organizations to support and facilitate that have helped to support a transition to environmentally sustainable behaviour. active and efficient modes of transportation. She also works closely with the City of Brianna has a Master’s Degree in Peterborough to support the development of Sustainability Studies, with a focus on a physical and policy infrastructure that transportation planning, from Trent facilitates and prioritizes active modes of University and a Bachelor’s Degree in transportation for persons of all ages and Environmental Science from McMaster abilities. University. She is excited to be a part of the second cohort in the Diploma of In addition to her role at GreenUP, Brianna Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership also holds a number of volunteer board programme. positions with local non-profit organizations. She is presently the Vice-Chair of the Active
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Jennifer Sault
Jennifer Sault is from Winnipeg, Manitoba For the last two years, Jen has worked jointly and has been passionate about and active in as the Personal Assistant for the Goodwill fundraising for education and health services Ambassador for Mr. Mandela and as overseas since she was 13 years old. Assistant Brand Manager for the artwork campaign and social brand, Whatever It Jen holds her Bachelor of Science in Takes in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Microbiology/Immunology and International This unique project uses licensing to fund Development Studies at McGill University. projects internationally. The focus of her undergraduate degree has been effective policy and project approaches Jen is interested in taking this model as an in international health and education example for her future career, using social programmes. enterprise as a means to raise funds for development projects internationally. She is While doing her undergraduate studies, Jen excited to learn more at Carleton University was the Director of Grassroots Projects for as part of this programme! two years and then the Executive Director for another two years for the national student organisation, End Poverty Now.
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Fateema Sayani
This photo was taken in Fogo Island, Sayani has a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism Newfoundland before the inn—a major and a Sprott management certificate, both community revitalization project—was built. from Carleton University. She also works as a Seeing that project take shape gave Fateema contributing editor managing special projects Sayani a strong sense of the transformative for Ottawa Magazine. Her writing has power of social innovation. She researched appeared in enRoute, Canadian Geographic, the project as the editor of Carleton and Today’s Parent. For many years, she was University Magazine, the publication the nightclubs columnist for the Ottawa produced from the university’s advancement Citizen. Sayani is also a copywriter for Inbox department where she works. She is Communications, a think tank and digital interested in studying social entrepreneurship, agency that works often with not-for-profit certification programs such as Fair Trade organizations. She lives in Ottawa with her and B Corporations, and cause marketing two children. while in the MPNL program.
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Stephanie Spafford
Stephanie Spafford has a Bachelor of Arts Throughout her work on the Board of degree in History and Women’s Studies from Sustainable Food Edmonton, Stephanie the University of Alberta. She also holds a discovered the fundamental need for Certificate in Community Service-Learning philanthropy and strong non-profit from the University of Alberta. While in leadership. Consequently, her desire to help school, she focused on African American and non-profit organizations in an effective women’s history. She was also interested in manner drove her to pursue a Master’s the intersection of class, race, and gender. Degree in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership. Towards the end of her degree she fell in love with Community Service-Learning, an Stephanie is a born and raised Edmontonian education model that links coursework with who likes to spend time with friends, travel volunteerism. As a result, she volunteered the world, and enjoy the finer things in life. with multiple Edmonton based non-profit organizations. Through her work Stephanie discovered that her biggest passions are sustainable food and health, which led her to the Board of Directors for Sustainable Food Edmonton.
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Zahra Stark
Originally from Vancouver, Zahra Stark In 2005-2006 Zahra lived in India, is a Masters graduate from the History in where she volunteered with local doctors Art program at the University of Victoria. in Mumbai, India and became acutely Her studies, being centered on art, have aware of the impact of volunteerism directly led to her holding positions of in the global context as well as in local leadership in the arts community in Victoria, communities. This experience, combined B.C. Joining the Board of Directors for the with her extensive involvement with the Integrate Art Society in 2013 eventually non-profit arts and culture sector, has led to her appointment as Director of the readied her to further engage in the study Integrate Arts Festival in 2014. In this of philanthropy and non-profit leadership. role she has project managed Victoria’s The combination of work, volunteer, and largest Arts Festival while gaining in-depth academic experience Zahra has undertaken knowledge of the function and operation has prepared her to be an innovative and of non-profits in the community. engaged leader in the field of responsible stewardship of philanthropic funds and the operation of non-profit organizations.
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Ye Kyung (Jenny) Sung
Ye Kyung (Jenny) Sung is on a quest to provide assistance to people living in disadvantaged areas around the world. Jenny received her Bachelor’s Degree from Simon Fraser University in International Studies focusing on international development and she worked as a Research and Project Assistant at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, a think tank on Canada’s relations with Asia. She volunteered in remote areas of Cambodia and Thailand teaching English to ethnic minorities and observing operations of non-profit organizations. Jenny also worked in the tourism industry, including two years on a cruise ship, where she had the opportunity to work with crewmembers from all over the world. Jenny was born in Seoul, South Korea and she grew up in Vancouver. She enjoys seeing the world and spending time with her cat.
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Ghada Swid-Zrein
Ghada Swid-Zrein is a part- time student in Ghada was completing her second year of the Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit civil law school when she relocated to Leadership (MPNL) program and a full- time Halifax, Nova Scotia. She holds a Bachelor of Executive Assistant at Military Family Arts in Social Sciences from Mount Saint Services, a division of Canadian Forces Vincent University and an Advanced Morale and Welfare Services. She is part of a Diploma in Public Relations from Nova dynamic team that develops policies and Scotia Community College. She held various delivers programs and services to military administration and communications families in Canada, the US and Europe. positions with the federal and provincial governments and the United Nations. She The world of Philanthropy is all too familiar has volunteered for numerous organizations to Ghada. She was born in Damascus, Syria and believes in the important role nonprofit to a philanthropist father surgeon who also organizations play in society. She is provided supportive treatments and passionate about the environment, social education to HIV infected patients in the justice and health. 60’s throughout the 90’s. Her mother is an advocate for empowering women through Ghada moved to Ottawa in 2008 with her education. children. She is eager to enhance her knowledge in the MPNL to make her the subject matter expert in nonprofit leadership in her organization.
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36 Student scholarships and bursaries supported by TD Waterhouse
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