INAUGURAL CLASS

PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP

CARLETON UNIVERSITY

Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership School of Public Policy and Administration TABLE OF CONTENTS

Amanda Mayer...... 2 André Scott...... 3 Andrée Dion...... 4 Andrew Walker...... 5 Anne Brouillard...... 6 Anne Lawson...... 7 Bernadette Johnson...... 8 Bob Wyatt...... 9 Christine Pellerin...... 10 Clare Northcott...... 11 Emma Groia...... 12 Erika Nunes...... 13 Gonzalo Duarte...... 14 Heather Norris...... 15 Jaime Horn...... 16 Janelle Scheifele...... 17 Jenna Richards...... 18 Jennifer MacKay...... 19 Juniper Glass...... 20 Kathryn Black...... 21 Laine Johnson...... 22 Leanne Clare...... 23 Linda Bryson...... 24 Matthew Cole...... 25 Megan Skentelbery...... 26 Melaine Boyd...... 27 Melissa Gruber...... 28 Robyn Brophy...... 29 Sara dos Santos...... 30 Sophia Lowe...... 31 Tania Cheng...... 32 PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP

AMANDA MAYER

Cause-driven, engaged, and socially She’s also the General Coordinator conscious – Amanda Mayer embraces & Director of Operations of the opportunities that allow her to take National Alliance for Children and on issues and support causes that Youth (NACY) and the co-Founder of inspire her, whether it be governance, MESH – a network for young nonprofit capacity-building, next-gen professionals in the National Capital engagement, or supporting initiatives Region. for children and youth. Amanda’s education focused on An enthusiastic person with strong Administration and Communications. communication skills, Amanda is Born and raised in Montréal, she has able to build and maintain strong a love for la belle province, and though relationships with a range of her work is based in Ottawa, she has stakeholders. She is always willing to put down roots on the other side of the take on new challenges. In her day job river in Gatineau, Québec, where she at Imagine Canada, she manages board lives with her husband and provides and organizational governance and care for her grandmother. the office of the President & CEO and oversees the Young Leaders Initiative.

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ANDRÉ SCOTT

Originally from Mississauga, André students, helping to improve literacy Scott is no stranger to Carleton skills and promoting the importance University. After completing his of reading to the younger generations. undergrad in Communication Studies This role has helped him develop a and Political Science in 2010, André passion for education, policy and started working for the University as a volunteerism. Communications Officer. André started volunteering with Ottawa Reads in André is eager to be part of the first 2011, and has since become very year of this exciting is looking forward passionate about giving back to his to further developing the skills community. Every week André attends required to make incite change in the to Carleton Heights Elementary community. school where he reads to kindergarten

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ANDRÉE DION

Andrée Dion is a part-time student Prior to working for the CPS, Andrée in the Master of Philanthropy and was a Marketing and Communication Nonprofit Leadership program and a Coordinator at the Canadian full-time Media Relations Coordinator Paralympic Committee, where she at the Canadian Paediatric Society held a similar role, but also wrote (CPS). speeches, planned public events, and serviced sponsors. Andrée has always In her public relations role at the wanted to work in the nonprofit sector CPS, Andrée executes national media and was fortunate to be able to make relations strategies, promotes public this transition early in her career. She education and awareness for child and started her career with the public youth health issues, orchestrates social relations agencies APCO Worldwide media efforts, manages electronic and ACR Communications. member communication, and coordinates a range of other marketing Andrée has an Honours Specialization and public relations activities. This Bachelor of Arts in Media, Information role has helped her understand and Technoculture from the University the importance of governance, of Western Ontario (UWO). She also administration and sustainability in a holds a Certificate in Technical nonprofit environment, and also made and Professional Communication her increasingly interested in advocacy from UWO’s Writing, Rhetoric and work. Professional Communication Program. Andrée grew up in Ottawa where she still lives today.

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ANDREW WALKER

Andrew Walker’s mission statement is to work with and supervise seven to collaborate, engage and be a change teams during his career and has agent for equality and inclusion. become particularly influenced by Andrew has refined this purpose over coaching and development. Andrew the 24 years he has worked for non has a very curious and creative mind profits in Ontario. The majority of that and has always taken it upon himself time has been spent working with to improve. those that are marginalized and not included—supporting people with He has a passion for continuing developmental disabilities and those education and is looking forward living with mental health issues. to the Master of Philanthropy and During the past two decades, he has Non Profit Leadership program. He held various roles from direct line comes to this program with a clear support to management. Andrew understanding that self improvement has over ten years of experience is a constant, change is inevitable exclusively in supervision and and it is through collaboration where management. He has had the privilege differences are made.

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ANNE BROUILLARD

Anne Brouillard was born and raised how micro-finance lending operated in Montreal where she completed on the ground. Anne has also been her undergraduate degree at a member of the Aga Khan’s World McGill University in International Partnership Walk’s core committee Development Studies. At McGill, she in Montreal. This foundation raises focused on development and resource over 7 million dollars per year for extraction in Latin America. However, development projects in 12 different in her final year she began to uncover countries across Asia and Africa. development practices from the social Anne hopes to continue to gain economy. more extensive knowledge of micro- finance and social entrepreneurship Anne was interested in the marriage as tools for development locally and between traditional capitalistic internationally. Through Carleton’s theories reformed by social values. MPNL internship program, Anne During a year at Concordia University, has secured a position at the J.W. she began to explore micro-finance McConnell Family Foundation in and social entrepreneurship as Montreal where she hopes to become development theories. In order to more familiar with the funding process gain more firsthand experience, of a social business. Overall, Anne is Anne applied to AIESEC McGill’s looking to gain a better understanding international internship program. The of how the non-profit sector deals with internship was a micro-finance project funding, their partnerships and their in Gujarat, India where she learned impact in the community.

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ANNE LAWSON

Anne is a lawyer currently working full Canada’s Mission to the Organization time as Senior Director in Elections of American States in Washington, Canada Legal Services, managing a D.C. More recently, Anne took a break team that provides legal advice on from her career to accompany her all aspects of Elections Canada’s husband who was posted as a member activities. Many years ago, she studied of Canada’s foreign service to Oslo, political science and history at Queen’s Norway. Anne is interested in public University and law at the University of law and regulatory policy, and hopes Toronto. After clerking at the Supreme to bring her legal, analytical and Court of Canada, Anne joined the management experience to bear in Department of Justice in 1995, and new areas in the future through her spent 15 years working in a variety pursuit of a Masters in Philanthropy of areas, including international and Nonprofit Leadership. She and her and domestic human rights law, husband live in Ottawa and have two risk management and a posting to teenaged daughters.

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BERNADETTE JOHNSON

Bernadette Johnson is a professional for AVEGA, a widows of the genocide researcher and social entrepreneur organization based in Kigali. She is who lives in Ottawa. currently the Executive Director of She graduated with a BA in African a start-up non-profit that works in Studies at Carleton University, and solidarity with this organization. She also holds an MA in Conflict Studies. is on her way to becoming fluent in Her academic interests include Kiswahili, though this will take some the gendered legacy of conflict in time. postcolonial landscapes, and identity construction in post-genocide Bernadette loves contributing to communities. her community through volunteer engagement and advocacy work. As a professional researcher, she She has also been known to attend has fulfilled contracts with Indian Standing Committees in her spare Residential Schools Resolution, time, and her piece on federal First Saskatchewan Federation of Indians, Nations legislation was recently Aboriginal Affairs, and Whitecap published in iPolitics. Come September, Dakota. This includes historical work she will be live tweeting proceedings on First Nations education, American from the Special Committee on Indian asylum, land claims, and Violence Against Indigenous Women. conditions on reserves. She recently She has lived in a number of different completed a report on Inuit health for places, including the Wild West of the Qikiqtani Truth Commission. Arizona and Texas, Cairo and Tiberius, Bernadette has also undertaken social and Canada’s Maritimes. She spent research in Rwanda, where she wrote her last summer shucking oysters in peace and conflict impact assessments Montréal to perfect her French. 8 PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP

BERNADETTE BOB JOHNSON WYATT

Since 1989, Bob Wyatt has been to create greater public awareness of executive director of The Muttart legal issues related to charities. He Foundation, a private foundation based has served as a director of many other in Edmonton. He joined the foundation charities and not-for-profits over the after a career in journalism and public years. relations. For much of the last 20 years, Bob has been actively involved Bob is the author of “Letters to (not in issues related to the regulation of always of) Joy,” a reflection on what charities and public policy relating he learned during his sabbatical to charities, including serving as the year, when he was the Executive in voluntary sector co-chair of the Joint Residence at the Australian Centre of Regulatory Table, part of the Voluntary Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies Sector Initiative. at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. Bob serves as a director and chair of For his service to the voluntary sector, the human resources and governance Bob received the Queen’s Diamond committee of Imagine Canada and Jubilee Medal and the Alberta as vice-chair of the Pemsel Case Centennial Medal. Foundation – a new charity designed

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CHRISTINE PELLERIN

Christine hails from the small town Her professional development of Grimsby, ON and has been living began with internships at Tarragon in Toronto for the past 10 years. She Theatre, the Toronto International is a versatile arts administrator with Film Festival, and the Toronto specific, though divergent, interests in Alliance for the Performing Arts; with fundraising and stage management. additional experience garnered in box A graduate of York University with office and administrative positions a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in at the National Ballet of Canada, Theatre, and Humber College with Harbourfront Centre, T.O. TIX, and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Arts Cirque du Soleil. Administration, Christine has been building her career in fundraising at A member of Toronto’s draft89 theatre Soulpepper Theatre Company over the collective, Christine has also stage past 4 1/2 years. managed Islands, John/Yoko Bed Piece, A Night of Brevity, The Demise During her tenure with Soulpepper, of Ordinary Objects, and several Christine has also completed two productions featured in the annual certificates at Ryerson University: student-run playGround Festival at Fundraising Management and Public York University. Administration & Governance, to further improve her skills in fundraising and advocacy for the non-profit sector.

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CLARE NORTHCOTT

Clare Northcott has been the Executive she co- developed, and the creation of Director of the Greater Saint John learning opportunities for the local Community Foundation for almost leadership. two years. She provides oversight to the day to day operations of the office Clare has spent 23 years in the non managing over 59 funds and almost 10 profit sector in leadership positions million dollars in assets. She supports with extensive knowledge in, human the Board of Directors in driving the resources, governance structures, strategic direction of the Foundation resource development and financial as they work to continue to be a accountability. Her past work in the vibrant supporter of the non- profit not for profit field have enabled her to sector and work towards positive strengthen her skills in turnaround social change. and restructuring strategies in organizations that have been Prior to her work at the Foundation struggling through various capacity, she worked 11 years in the United amalgamation or crisis issues. She has Way Movement 4 years as an Executive worked in senior leadership position Director for a Local United Way in the YMCA movement, Municipal in the Province of New Brunswick Recreation and the University of New and 7 years, as National Director of Brunswick. Organizational Transformation for United Way of Canada. In her role, Clare lives in Saint John NB with her she was the primary support to local husband and two children and recently United Ways in the implementation completed her first marathon. of the Standards of Excellence, which 11 PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP

EMMA GROIA

Emma Groia grew up in Toronto, which cemented her interest in Canada. She completed her working with non-profit organizations. undergraduate degree with a double Emma then worked for Save the major in Environmental Policy Children UK where she focused on and Urban, Social, and Economic delivering new long term partnerships Geography at the University of with major corporate donors. This Toronto. She concentrated her courses position fit well with her commitment to focus on international policy to working in international making and cities in the Global South. development and with international After finishing her degree she moved to organizations. The rainy weather in London, England where she completed London proved too gloomy however, a Masters Degree in Urbanization and this new program provide the and International Development at the perfect opportunity for her to further London School of Economics. her studies and to return to Canada. When Emma is not exploring cities While writing her thesis on London’s around the world, she can often be squatter community she interned found working in Algonquin Park. at the homelessness charity Shelter

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ERIKA NUNES

A magna cum laude graduate of the health and health promotion University of Ottawa, Erika Nunes is approaches. a ‘nutrition nut’ at heart. Holding an Honours Bachelor of Social Sciences Rooted in a holistic approach, Erika’s in International Development, she is mission is to help individuals and fluent in English, French, and Spanish. communities to meet their food and Her past career endeavours include nutritional needs, in health and working with the Peruvian Red Cross disease, at all stages of life. With a and several NGOs in South America cross-cultural background in health centered around women’s health. education and skill-building, her Currently, Erika is pursuing her objectives are to create, evaluate, and designation as a Registered Holistic execute community-based nutrition Nutritionist. program initiatives. During the MPNL, her aim to build capacity in Her career aspirations are to provide organizational development will be leadership and organizational capacity coupled with a nutritional component, in the public nutrition field. Through guided by a vision of prevention of the MPNL, Erika hopes to gain insight nutrition-related deficiencies and into how to participate in public policy diseases. development and implementation, which is so vital to public health. By Her hobbies include yoga, reading, exploring the interactions among the strength training- and a passion for determinants of health, food security, salsa dancing! Having spent the last and nutrition, her research focus seeks few years in Toronto, Erika is excited to expand strategies for population about returning to the beautiful city of Ottawa. See you soon, Carleton! 13 PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP

GONZALO DUARTE

Of Canadian-Spanish heritage, Gonzalo In 2001 he founded Compañeros Inc was born in Toronto and formed Nicaragua, a private social enterprise early by cross-cultural experiences, dedicated to professional leadership including having a Jamaican care- of international volunteer programs giver, getting kicked out of French and community development projects school, surviving British boarding that are collaborative, transparent, school, and venturing alone briefly in and mutually beneficial endeavours California, all before age 16. for participants from a wide variety of After successfully completing socio-economic backgrounds. Canada World Youth in Alberta and Indonesia, he graduated from In 2009 Gonzalo moved to Managua McMaster (B.A.|Politics), Waterloo (Dip. and, as its director, grew the company PACS|Peace&Conflict Studies), and and its impacts significantly Queen’s (B.Ed. |Education) universities, through civic, church, and corporate interspersing summer jobs with partnerships. Facilitating private worldwide travel. funds doing public good, Compañeros Inc has organized 1,000+ participant As a high school teacher and university experiences and expended $1.3 program coordinator in Ontario for million on close to 100 housing, 15 years, he discovered his expertise water, education, placement, and for engaging people in well-designed well-being projects involving off-campus volunteer service and 12,000+ beneficiaries in vulnerable cross-cultural learning experiences in communities. 8 countries.

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HEATHER NORRIS

Heather grew up in Ottawa and She has volunteered on various graduated from the University of committees including Northumberland Ottawa with a Bachelor of Social Volunteer Coordinators Network, Science degree in 1999. After ten plus Port Hope Parks and Recreation years managing laser eye surgery Advisory Committee and has most clinics and working in the healthcare recently joined a newly established sector in Ottawa, Kingston and Port Hope Young Professionals Toronto, Heather was eager for change Committee. Having built key industry when she moved to Northumberland relationships and established a County on the north shore of Lake proven track record of success in Ontario five years ago. She became the fundraising, Heather has recently Manager of Resource Development embraced a new opportunity to utilize at Cornerstone Family Violence her skills and expand her expertise at Prevention Centre, a local non-profit the Northumberland Hills Hospital organization and found her niche Foundation with a portfolio of major in fundraising. Since relocating, gifts and planned giving. Heather Heather has been actively involved resides in Port Hope, Ontario and is in philanthropy and helping build committed to working, advocating and a healthier community through volunteering for the many causes she employment and volunteer activities. believes in.

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JAIME HORN

As one of the youngest in the MPNL and intercultural relationships as 2013-2014 cohort, philanthropy means for social justice. I felt a real and nonprofit is a relatively recent desire to make philanthropy a focus developed passion for me (though in my life. As an intern leader with my compassion for others has been GYVN this May, I travelled with longstanding!). In May 2012, upon another team to urban areas of Peru completing my Honours BA in English to support projects for public health at Wilfrid Laurier University, I and working youth, among others. The travelled with a team of students to enthusiasm shown by our Peruvian Mizoram, India through the grassroots friends, their determination to create organization Global Youth Volunteer positive changes for their families, Network. Recent to this adventure, I communities and country, was had already been actively interested in affirmation (and reassurance!) that international aid, especially through anybody can strengthen global and my personal regard for American- social wellness, things can and will based nonprofit Sesame Workshop, change if one has the drive. and my volunteer experience with I am looking forward to discovering Ten Thousand Villages Canada and the experiences and wisdom that my fair trade. On my trip to India, these peers and instructors have to share interests were intensified. Travel and I’m so excited for the MPNL allowed me to experience another program to become an invaluable culture firsthand, and introduced to me stepping-stone in my quest for change! the idea of strengthening international

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JANELLE SCHEIFELE

A self-professed nerd, Janelle Scheifele supports children with disabilities and holds an Honours English BA from their families who live in rural areas, Wilfrid Laurier University, as well as and also worked with current and a diploma in Print Journalism from former street children. Janelle’s work Conestoga College. At school, she in this area of East Africa sparked enjoyed classes in postcolonial and her interest in pursuing a Master’s indigenous literature, and especially Degree in Philanthropy and Non-Profit studying depictions of human rights Leadership, with the goal of working issues in documentary and literary on a project involved with education form. and promoting holistic learning.

Janelle has travelled to the Jinja- In her spare time Janelle enjoys area of Uganda three times and has reading, cuddling with her dog, Sadie, volunteered at a home for orphaned and spending time with her horse, babies, with an organization that Fred.

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JENNA RICHARDS

Jenna Richards recently completed As part of the Chagall Trio chamber a Bachelor of Performance in Piano ensemble, Jenna was featured in St. at the University of Toronto. While Luke’s “Gift of Music” Series (Creemore), at university, Jenna worked as a Month of Sundays Classical Concert Student Ambassador, served as the Series (Toronto), and pre-concert Co-President of the Faculty of Music shows with the Toronto Symphony Undergraduate Association, and Orchestra’s Young People’s Concert volunteered as an outreach volunteer Series. Jenna has also performed and presenter with Volunteer Toronto. collaboratively at the Scotia Festival of Jenna’s academic and community Music (Halifax), Tuckamore Chamber endeavours garnered her numerous Music Festival (St. John’s), The Four honours including the Gordon Cressy Seasons Center for the Performing Arts Student Leadership Award and (Toronto) and University of Toronto’s multiple Nova Scotia Talent Trust Felix Galimir Competitions (violin and scholarships. piano).

An avid promoter of the arts, Jenna has She enjoys organizing and performing represented Nova Scotia in National benefit concerts, including annual Music Competitions, and in programs concerts for Doctors Without Borders, at the Centre d’Arts Orford (Quebec), and playing soccer. Adamant Music School (Vermont), and the Mozarteum International Academy Jenna believes that music can connect (Austria). and enrich the lives of others, and feels Carleton’s MPNL program will help her stimulate positive change in the nonprofit arts sector. 18 PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP

JENNIFER MACKAY

Jennifer currently works at the Economics from the University of Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade, Ottawa. During her undergraduate and Development (DFATD) as a Senior degree, Jennifer was a visiting Advisor to the Director General scholar at Dalhousie University in managing Canada’s real property Halifax where she completed a one- portfolio abroad. Prior to taking this year concentration in international position, Jennifer was a senior advisor development and public health, to the Minister of Foreign Affairs on culminating in an independent study the management of Canada’s $5 billion on the link between HIV/AIDs and foreign aid budget and acted as a school garden programs in Malawi. Canadian subject matter expert on global food security and agriculture Following the completion of her development for the G8 and G20 undergraduate studies, Jennifer was Summit processes. awarded a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship that took her to Cape Jennifer’s work provides her with the Town, South Africa to study for her opportunity to travel extensively, most master’s degree in Public Health recently to Ethiopia, France, Italy, and HIV/AIDS. Jennifer elected to Mexico, Qatar, and Senegal. concentrate on the relationship between HIV/AIDS and women-focused Jennifer earned an honours degree microfinance organizations. in International Development and

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JUNIPER GLASS

Juniper Glass is fascinated by how her editorial team won an Utne social change happens. She is Senior award for excellence in alternative Director of Strategy and Partnerships media. Her change-making career at Girls Action Foundation, a started at age 14 when she dedicated national charity that works for girls’ four years to preserving a wilderness empowerment, healthy development, valley and improving logging practices and freedom from violence. In addition in her home province of British to raising $1 million per year and Columbia. Juniper was a President’s co-leading the team at Girls Action, Scholar at the University of Guelph Juniper is currently developing a where she completed a degree in systems change strategy to improve International Development, including widespread programs and policies that one year at SNDT Women’s University affect girls. in Mumbai, India. Juniper lives in Montreal, has an active young son, and Prior to helping build Girls Action into is a long-time yoga practitioner and a stable and influential organization, teacher, having trained at Yasodhara Juniper gained experience in several Ashram in BC and the Yoga Institute, progressive organizations, including Mumbai. the College of Midwives of BC, OXFAM- Canada, and organizations creating In addition to gender equality, Juniper food security and affordable housing. would like to devote her energy in the In 2003-04 she was Managing Editor future to work on climate change and of Ascent Magazine, a publication self-determination for Indigenous that explored links between spiritual people in Canada. practice and social action, for which 20 PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP

KATHRYN BLACK

Kathryn Black is a recent Honours council for her faculty, Love Shouldn’t BA (Public Policy) graduate from the Hurt. This event has involved University of Ontario Institute of the partnership of other campus Technology (UOIT). She completed services and clubs and has allowed an undergraduate honours thesis students on campus to take a stand surrounding issues of the trafficking against violence against women. Her of Aboriginal women in Canada for passions include being physically the purposes of sexual exploitation active, reading, and travelling. As from a policy perspective. She also a humanitarian at heart, she has dedicated a lot of her undergraduate dedicated several summers to work to understanding gender travelling to the Dominican Republic inequalities. Throughout her time where she has been involved in a at UOIT she was active in a variety variety of projects. These projects of campus groups. One of her include building homes, working in roles included chairing the local a school, local garbage dump with World University Service of Canada Haitian refugees, and medical clinics committee on campus where she as well as helping to develop long- coordinated the arrival and ongoing term programs. Excited to be part of support of the first sponsor student the first cohort of this program, she through the Student Refugee looks forward to further developing Program. She also introduced an the skills necessary to continuing work annual event held by the student within the non-profit sector.

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LAINE JOHNSON

Laine Johnson is the Volunteer Ottawa Community Support Coalition Resources Coordinator for the Western Coordinator of Volunteers Committee Ottawa Community Resource Centre. and as a Victim Support Worker with Before moving over to community Ottawa Victim Services. She holds service coordination, Laine worked for her BA Honours in Psychology with the Great Canadian Theatre Company Carleton University. for close to ten years. She currently serves as the Chairperson for the

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LEANNE CLARE

Leanne’s first experience leading a After volunteering at a student radio non-profit happened at the age of station as host of a travel show, 21 when she became the volunteer Leanne decided to quite her jet-setting Executive Director of the Seminar on lifestyle and go live in a one room United National and International apartment in London, Ontario. That’s Affairs. Leading this small NGO where she managed to graduate top coincided with her graduation from of her class with a Master’s of Arts in the University of Alberta with an Journalism from Western. honours degree in Political Science and a position with the Government of For six years Leanne collected deeply Alberta’s Department of Federal and personal stories and reported on Intergovernmental Affairs. national events as a reporter and producer for CBC radio in Calgary What followed was an eight- and Ottawa. For almost five years year career as an international now, Leanne has worked for the policy advisor for both the Alberta David Suzuki Foundation as a government and the University of Senior Communications and Public Alberta. Interspersed throughout those Engagement Specialist. In addition years Leanne spent time teaching to providing media relations and English to monks in Nepal as a strategic communications support, Canadian Crossroads International she has had great fun designing and co-operant, followed by independent managing the Foundation’s Connecting travel that took her to over 14 Youth With Nature project. countries. Leanne lives in Ottawa with her two young boys and a great husband. 23 PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP

LINDA BRYSON

Linda has worked within the fund of Healthcare Philanthropy and development field for more than 17 Canadian Association of Gift Planners. years. She has held roles in all areas In 2008, Linda was invited to attend of the industry including annual the AFP Faculty Training Program and programs, event management, planned became one of 127 people worldwide to giving, major gifts and campaign be a Certified Master Teacher/Trainer management, in both grassroots since its inception in 2000. Since social service organizations, and that time, she has been teaching AFP sophisticated research hospitals. Essentials of Fundraising, the CFRE More recently, Linda has focused Review Course, and has presented her career in the area of major gifts at several conferences. In 2004 - 05, and campaigns. She has led three Linda Co-Chaired CAGP’s Leave a campaigns, with goals ranging Legacy of Southeastern Ontario and from $60 - $500 million. Linda is gave several workshops in the years currently taking on a new challenge, that followed to smaller non-profit working with a national health care organizations to help advance their organization to create their first every planned giving programs and internal comprehensive fundraising program. expertise.

Linda has a keen interest in advancing In her spare time, Linda acts as chief the field of fund development in cook, bottle-washer and chauffeur for Canada. She has been an active her two amazing teenage boys. member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Association

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MATTHEW COLE

Matthew Cole is the Executive Director served as President of two other of the Carleton University / Algonquin non-profit health care organizations, College Attendant Services Program Daly Support Services Incorporated which provides health care services and Therapeutic Environment Living 24 hours per day, 365 days per year Centres Incorporated. to students with disabilities living on campus. Matthew has won several awards for his volunteer work, most recently in Matthew has previous degrees in Law June of 2013. He has served on the and Social Work, and currently serves City of Ottawa’s Health, Social Services as the President of The In Community, and Recreation Committee and has the largest provider of supportive been a featured speaker on service housing for persons with disabilities excellence in the public sector. in Eastern Ontario. He has previously

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MEGAN SKENTELBERY

Megan Skentelbery (formerly Ellwood) with other philanthropy related joins us with a background in the awards dating back to 2007, when she education and child development was only 17. Megan currently holds field as a Registered Early Childhood a Director position on the Ottawa Educator (RECE) as well as an Ontario Safety Council Board of Directors, and Certified Teacher (OCT). She obtained works full time within the Ottawa a Bachelor of Applied Sciences Degree Carleton District School Board. She in Child, Youth and Family from is passionate about making change the University of Guelph and then happen in her community, and plans went on to complete her Bachelor to continue her commitment to of Education Degree at Queen’s bettering the lives of children, youth University. While completing her and their families in Ontario. She Degrees, Megan also obtained her is excited to be completing the full- Diploma in Montessori Education time MPNL program to further her and a certificate in Teaching English theoretical understandings, to gain as a Second Language (TESOL). She practical insights and experiences, is an active volunteer in the Ottawa and to network and learn from the community, was named “Citizen of the other candidates, staff and presenters Year” in 2010 and has been honoured within the program.

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MELAINE BOYD

Ms. Boyd has worked in the field of Melanie has demonstrated a passion international development for the for creating effective teams and past twenty years, most recently for guiding organizations through as the Head of Co-operation for the complex change processes. Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in Kenya. She has also Melanie is a graduate of Carleton served as the Director of Planning for University, holding a Bachelor of CIDA’s Afghanistan-Pakistan Taskforce, Science in Psychology and a Master the Director of Human Rights and of Arts in International Affairs. Prior Participation in CIDA’s Policy Branch to entering the field of international and as a program manager for CIDA’s development, Ms. Boyd worked as a programs in Egypt, India, Sri Lanka Special Education Teacher’s Assistant and Nepal. In September, she will and ran her own music studio. She is be taking on a new challenge as the the mother of two children and in her Director of Policy and Partnerships spare time, she is learning Kiswahili with the Aga Khan Foundation, and how to use a potter’s wheel. Afghanistan. Throughout her career,

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MELISSA GRUBER

Melissa Gruber is the Advocacy and steering committee for the Canadian Communications Director for CARFAC, Arts Coalition and sits on the Ottawa Canada’s association of visual artists, committee of Cultural Pluralism where she has been working since in the Arts Movement Ontario. She 2007. She has a BFA in Theatre and has worked in arts promotion at the Creative Writing from Concordia Ottawa Fringe Festival, the Quinte Film University and a Graduate Certificate Alternative, and the Canada Council in Public Relations from Loyalist for the Arts. College in Belleville. She is on the

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ROBYN BROPHY

Robyn realized her true passion when Scotland, spent time as a Child she was in grade 6 and has been and Family worker for a cognitive committed to working to benefit the behavioural therapy program in lives of others since. She graduated Hamilton and worked as the Director with her Honours Bachelor of Arts in of Camp Maple Leaf, a camp for Sociology from Bishop’s University underprivileged children. Currently, in 2009. While at school, among other Robyn is the Events Coordinator activities, Robyn chaired the Charity for the Children’s Aid Foundation in Fashion Show for two years, a highly Toronto. In her spare time she enjoys successful annual event raising money volunteering at Gilda’s Club with for the MS Society of Canada and children suffering from cancer, playing Camp Maple Leaf. Since graduating guitar, singing at her local choir and she has worked for a social enterprise spending time at her cottage. that builds social capital in Edinburgh,

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SARA DOS SANTOS

Sara dos Santos grew up in and established – with a sense of Vancouver, BC, but came to Ottawa place in the historical trajectory. to do her Masters in Public Sara is interested in learning how History. A lifelong volunteer, and to improve the visibility of heritage former Katimavik participant, organizations, and how to efficiently Sara understands the important and effectively secure the necessary role non-profit organizations play funding to help these institutions in their communities. Because of increase public engagement and her interest in non-profit heritage preserve the tangible and/or intangible work, Sara decided to augment her aspects of a community’s history. studies with the Masters Diploma With this diploma program, she will in Philanthropy and Non-Profit be able to combine her love of history Leadership. Heritage work is essential and heritage work with the rewarding to maintaining community identity, field of philanthropy and policy and providing members – both recent management into a fulfilling career.

30 PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP

SOPHIA LOWE

Sophia Lowe holds an MA from the social and economic inclusion Ryerson University in Immigration of all migrants in Canada. Sophia and Settlement Studies and a BAH has worked directly with migrants, from the University of Guelph in has done research and social policy International Development, Gender advocacy, and has managed programs Studies and Sociology. For the last ten and done community engagement and years, she has been deeply committed outreach work within non-profits in to advocacy work related to migrant Ontario. Sophia lives in Toronto with rights, credential recognition, and her two rambunctious young sons.

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TANIA CHENG

Tania Cheng is from Richmond on overseas volunteer trips to India Hill, ON and will be completing the and Mexico to facilitating leadership MPNL program part-time. Tania is workshops, to speaking at school- passionate about youth empowerment, wide assemblies. For the past 8 years, organizational development, Tania has also been involved with The environmental sustainability, and Otesha Project, a charity that combines social change. She received her uses bicycle tours and theatre to Bachelor of Environmental Studies promote conscious consumption (Honours) from the University of and environmental sustainability. In Waterloo in 2010 and was awarded the 2010, she spent 2 months on 2 wheels Alumni Gold Medal Award for highest biking across the Maritimes. Today, academic achievement in her Faculty. she sits on the Board of Directors of Since then, she has been working at The Otesha Project, and is excited to Free The Children and its partner apply what she learns through the social enterprise, Me to We, in three MPNL into her role as a board member different roles: Speaker, Facilitator, and and into her young career. In her spare Research & Development Coordinator. time, Tania loves to ride her bike, Her job has taken her around the watch basketball, read a good book, or world to empower young people to dabble in graphic design. create change, from leading youth

32 Student scholarships and bursaries supported by TD Waterhouse

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