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Dreamers & doers.
Heart-led & human.

Meet our team of talented, creative, results-achieving social profit warriors.

Isabelle Daigneault

Senior Brand & Marketing Strategist, Associate

Skills & Experience:

Seasoned strategist, executive-level brand builder and facilitator with 25 years and board leadership experience

Superpower:

Building impactful brands through creativity, curiosity and collaboration (Isabelle is also fully bilingual)

Fun Fact:

Always seeking the next mountain adventure

Jolene Livingston

Principal, Founder, Chief Vision Officer

Skills & Experience:

Governance, strategic planning and investment partnerships (a.k.a. fundraising)

Superpower:

Seeing the BIG picture and building a talented team that can make it happen in bite-sized pieces

Fun Fact:

Escaped reality for a little while to be a professional figure skater – often dressed head to toe in faux fur – for Disney on Ice (code for joining the circus). Has since learned to love reality, and to never stop being curious about it. 

Laureen Jensen

Chief Operating Officer & Project Executive

Skills & Experience:

Senior non-profit leader with over 20 years of experience in corporate, government and non-profits

Superpower:

Building successful revenue generation strategies and leading with an entrepreneurial mindset

Fun Fact:

Laureen has no fear of adventure. She moved to Mexico with her husband, three-year-old and a baby boy on the way…she now has a 22-year-old, red-haired, freckle-faced son who is proud to be a Mexican citizen!

Sky England

Marketing & Communications Strategist

Skills & Experience:

Storytelling, writing, marketing and community engagement

Superpower:

Distilling meaning and writing with heart

Fun Fact:

Sometimes called a bibliotherapist by her friends, Sky can recommend the perfect book for any taste, mood or longing

Jessica Freeman

Fundraising Specialist

Skills & Experience:

Major and transformational gifts, capital campaigns, alumni relations and engagement

Superpower:

Relationship builder and super recogniser (exceptional face recognition ability)

Fun Fact:

Will tap dance for donations

Kim Kadatz

Project Executive

Skills & Experience:

Three decades of progressive non-profit leadership in human services, post-secondary education and the arts.

Superpower:

Uncovering the aspirations of philanthropists and connecting them with opportunities to truly make the world a better place.

Fun Fact:

Nothing is better than combining travel with wine tasting.

Kate Middleton

Operations Administrator

Skills & Experience:

Organizer, planning enthusiast and master multitasker

Superpower:

Delving deep to discern the intricate structure of any project and recognizing the hidden foundations that contribute to its strength and resilience

Fun Fact:

Lived in Bermuda for three blissful years, until the call of the mountains proved stronger than the mystique of the triangle, and I moved back home to Calgary

Yaela Tal

Project Coordinator

Skills & Experience:

Client-centric collaboration, project management, and overcoming challenges for success

Superpower:

A go-getter, leader, and synergist, driving seamless collaboration for project excellence

Fun Fact:

A certified Yoga teacher and Health Coach, Yaela finds fulfillment in fostering physical and mental well-being

Meagan Podilchak

Fundraising Strategist

Skills & Experience:

Versatile fundraising, major and legacy gifts, corporate business development, and delivery assurance

Superpower:

Making authentic human connections and asking the right questions to get to creative and collaborative solutions

Fun Fact:

Favourite way to explore new places is walking and eating

Jessilyn Forigo

Director, Engagement

Skills & Experience:

Strategic Planning, Marketing, Communications, Event Management

Superpower:

Calming the chaos, putting order and implementation to big ideas, and leaving a lasting, impactful impression

Fun Fact:

Led a nationwide fundraising tour (100+ stops in 120 days). Drove a tank, met royalty, kissed a cod, navigated skyscraper-sized waves on a ferry, veered off course with a semi-trailer in downtown Toronto, braved a tornado, and departed with a redoubled commitment to fortify our nation’s social fabric.