About

Maryam’s work centres ‘dialogues of wisdoms’ and explorations around alternate ways of knowing, doing and being to decolonize social innovation and entrepreneurship.

Devon uses her dynamic set of skills and experiences to bolster SI Canada’s operations and its goal to strengthen its network of social innovators.

Geraldine is driven to counter negativity and doubt with an irresistible invitation to work together to support our communities and our ecosystems to thrive.

Kathleen’s work is focused on creating meaningful change through connection, collaboration and amplifying stories that drive impact.

From working in communications, education, public service, and the non-profit sector, Alex aims to empower social innovators and communities.

Heather is an experienced entrepreneur, educator and business leader with enduring passion for environmental sustainability and social justice.

With over a decade in the impact venture space, Barnabe is the Senior Director of Cleantech at SI Canada, and the Senior Director of Market Transformation at Foresight Canada. His work is focused on accelerating the development and adoption of Canadian cleantech.

Gwen brings insights from a 20+ year career spanning the non-profit, public, and private sectors, where she's worked alongside community and elected leaders, policymakers, academics, youth, non-profit and corporate leaders to develop organizational capacity to drive social impact and innovation.

Paluck’s superpowers are building meaningful collaborations and creating synergies through impact tracking. Her work is focused on helping organizations align with United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and measure their impact. She comes from a diverse background ranging from business consulting to Food and Beverage industries but found her purpose in social innovation.

Annabelle is studying sustainability communications within the Global Resource Systems program at UBC. She is excited to be joining the SI Canada team this summer and continue sharing stories of community resiliency and growth.

I love transforming things. Specifically, I love collaborating with diverse groups of people to transform ideas from concept to reality - and nurturing that growth to create positive ripple effects beyond those communities.

Alanna is assisting SI Canada in fulfilling some critical infrastructure and information requirements that will support its development goals. This will involve a synthesis of SI Canada's current body of work, as well as conducting both primary and secondary research across Canada with global comparisons.

Andrea’s work connects social innovation practitioners to each other, opportunities and resources to create the change required to put people and planet first.

Jo collaborates with people in communities and regions across Canada and the globe to address the ways we live and work in order to achieve equity across our social, economic and ecological systems. They provide support with project development, strategy, social finance, impact measurement, social enterprise and building relationships that unlock potential.

Shea is an experienced facilitator and program designer with over a decade of experience in social innovation and environmental advocacy. In her role as Director of Programs, Accelerate from Anywhere, Shea works closely with our partners at Foresight Canada, delivering educational programs and integrating social innovation approaches into cleantech solutions.

I use my organizational magic wand to assist the executive in achieving the organization’s goals of applying social innovation to solve system-level problems.

Randall seeks to overturn convention and move the needle on innovative projects, starting with supporting social purpose organizations to align their work with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and track the impact they’re making.

Muska is focused on cultivating strong multi-sector partnerships and developing innovative programs that generate positive, social, cultural, and environmental impact.