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.