Dreamers & doers.
Heart-led & human.
Meet our team of talented, creative, results-achieving social profit warriors.
Envision
Jolene Livingston
Founder and Chief Vision Officer
As founder and Chief Vision Officer of Bespoke Social Profit Solutions, Jolene Livingston brings more than 25 years of wide-ranging experience, fuelled by a lifelong passion for the social sector, to helping clients become significant players in the safety and vitality of their communities.
Operate
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.
Execute
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
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
Enable
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
Associates
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
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
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.