Our team
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Devon Page, Executive Director
Huda Al-Saedy, Director of Philanthropy
Alan Andrews, Program Director – Climate Change
Adam Carver, Director of Finance and Operations
Tony Maas, Director of Legislative Affairs
Dr. Elaine MacDonald, Program Director – Healthy Communities
Kimberly Shearon, Director of Strategic Communications
Katie Stargardter, Director of People and Culture
Margot Venton, Program Director – Nature
BRITISH COLUMBIA STAFF
Huda Al-Saedy, Director of Philanthropy
Alan Andrews, Program Director – Climate Change
Andhra Avezedo, Lawyer
Sherif Ashour, Donor Relations Associate
David Bancroft, Donor Relations Associate
Adam Carver, Director of Finance and Operations
Daniel Cheater, Lawyer
Mila Coad, People & Culture Coordinator
Mythu Chung, Accounting Assistant
Tess Conrad, Planned Giving Officer
Virginia Cristin, Donor Relations Associate
Megan Davies, Grant Writer
Lindsay Dodwell, Legal Administrative Assistant
Laura Dohan, Digital Systems Strategist
Mark Dunphy, Controller
Thais Freitas, Communications Specialist
Matt Hulse, Lawyer
Sarah Korpan, Legislative Affairs Specialist
Abby Loewen, Annual Giving Associate
Lisa Luky, Philanthropy Associate
Suzie MacMillan, Donor Relations Manager
Bill McIntosh, Grant Writer
Sean Nixon, Lawyer
Ksenia Orehova, Articling Student
Devon Page, Executive Director
Kegan Pepper-Smith, Lawyer
Christina Price, Leadership Giving Officer
Kimberly Shearon, Director of Strategic Communications
Caroline Simpson, Marketing Strategy Manager
Katie Stargardter, Director of People and Culture
Jordano Valenzuela, Mid Level Giving Officer
Lauren Venegas, Annual Giving Manager
Margot Venton, Program Director – Nature
Vicki Vishniakoff, Payroll and Benefits Administrator
Cathy Williams, Manager of Operations
Simone Williamson, Marketing and Engagement Specialist (Program)
TORONTO STAFF
Lindsay Beck, Staff Lawyer
Zachary Biech, Staff Lawyer
Laura Bowman, Lawyer
Julia Croome, Lawyer
Charlotte Ireland, Paralegal
Andrew Luba, Articling Student
Tony Maas, Director of Legislative Affairs
Dr. Elaine MacDonald, Program Director – Healthy Communities
Ian Miron, Lawyer
Jessica Molnar, Office Manager
Seán O’Shea, Communications Specialist
Liat Podolsky, Senior Scientist
Bronwyn Roe, Lawyer
Fraser Thomson, Lawyer
Marlie Whittle, Leadership Giving Officer – Eastern
ALBERTA STAFF
Betty Gabel, Legal Services Lead
Melissa Gorrie, Law Reform Manager
David Khan, Lawyer
Anna McIntosh, Staff Lawyer
Dana Poscente, Articling Student
Dyna Tuytel, Lawyer
OTTAWA STAFF
Emma Billard, Office Manager
Zoryana Cherwick, Communications Specialist
Danielle Gallant, Lawyer/Avocate
Josh Ginsberg, University of Ottawa Clinic Director
Venetia Jones, Communications Specialist
Victoria Watson, Law Reform Specialist
ATLANTIC CANADA STAFF
James Gunvaldsen Klaassen, Lawyer
Sarah McDonald, Lawyer
Genevieve Rondeau, Legal Administrative Assistant/Office Administrator
Caitlin Urquhart, Staff Lawyer
