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The people that make up Team MakeWay are located across the country, and at MakeWay offices in Vancouver, Toronto, and Yellowknife.

BC Program

Bridgitte Taylor
Bridgitte Taylor
BC PROGRAM LEAD
Seda Tonoyan
Seda Tonoyan
PROGRAM COORDINATOR, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS
Shannon Nickerson
Shannon Nickerson
BC PROGRAM MANAGER

CEO's Office

Alison Henning
Alison Henning
CHIEF OF STRATEGY
Gayle Gioiosa
Gayle Gioiosa
CFO
Joanna Kerr
Joanna Kerr
PRESIDENT & CEO

Communications

Joanna Bakyaita
Joanna Bakyaita
COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR
Monica Allaby
Monica Allaby
SENIOR SPECIALIST, COMMUNICATIONS
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Norah Murphy
DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS
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Sade Petlele
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Finance

Brenda Cinkant
Brenda Cinkant
FINANCE ANALYST
Camille Culala
Camille Culala
SENIOR MANAGER, FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ANALYSIS
Carla Olle
Carla Olle
SENIOR ACCOUNTING COORDINATOR
Earendil Gutierrez
Earendil Gutierrez
IMPACT INVESTMENT ANALYST
Elizabeth Magai
Elizabeth Magai
FINANCE ADVISOR
Irene Ajiboye
Irene Ajiboye
SENIOR FINANCE MANAGER, SHARED PLATFORM
KeunWoo Lee
KeunWoo Lee
BUSINESS ANALYST
Raunak Singh
Raunak Singh
FINANCE STAFF ACCOUNTANT
Simileoluwa Odiachi
Simileoluwa Odiachi
MANAGER, FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ANALYSIS
Wole Adetoyi
Wole Adetoyi
FINANCE ADVISOR, SHARED PLATFORM

Information Systems

Annie Phan
Annie Phan
SOLUTIONS ANALYST

Northern Program

Ashley Cummings
Ashley Cummings
NORTHERN PROGRAM SPECIALIST
Killulark Arngna’naaq
Killulark Arngna’naaq
SENIOR MANAGER, NORTHERN PROGRAM
Lori Tagoona Randall
Lori Tagoona Randall
MANAGER, INUIT INITIATIVES
Melissa Irwin
Melissa Ti&umaluk Irwin
SENIOR ASSOCIATE FOR INUIT INITIATIVES
Nicole Grant
Nicole Grant
NORTHERN OPERATIONS SPECIALIST
Nikita Gionet
Nikita Gionet
NORTHERN PROGRAM SPECIALIST
Stephen Ellis
Stephen Ellis
PROGRAM LEAD, NORTHERN PROGRAM

Northern Manitoba Food, Culture, and Community Collaborative

Julie Price
Julie Price
PROGRAM LEAD, NMFCCC AND SÎHTOSKÂTOWIN PROGRAM

People, Engagement, and Learning

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Cristina Biason
SENIOR MANAGER, PAYROLL & BENEFITS
Erin Blanding
Erin Blanding
VP, THRIVING LEADERSHIP
Natalie Chapdelaine
Natalie Chapdelaine
SENIOR MANAGER, CAPACITY STRENGTHENING
Paige Munroe
Paige Munroe
LEARNING AND OPERATIONS COORDINATOR
Sharon Chao
Sharon Chao
SENIOR TALENT ADVISOR
Talitha Tolles
Talitha Tolles
SENIOR MANAGER OF LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Philanthropic Services

Antonia Taylor
Antonia Taylor
MANAGER, PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES
Lee Burton
Lee Burton
DIRECTOR, PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES
Nicole Mueller
Nicole Mueller
PHILANTHROPIC ADVISOR

Research and Policy

Todd Jaques
Todd Jaques
DIRECTOR, RESEARCH & POLICY

Shared Platform

Allison Roberts
Allison Roberts
MANAGER, SHARED PLATFORM OPERATIONS
Bruce Berghmans
Bruce Berghmans
SENIOR PROJECT SPECIALIST
Chelsea Morka
Chelsea Morka
MANAGER, COLLABORATION AND ENGAGEMENT, SHARED PLATFORM
Emma Kreuger
Emma Kreuger
NORTHERN PROGRAM SPECIALIST
Jessica Duke
Jessica Duke
PROGRAM SPECIALIST, NATIONAL PROGRAMMING
Justine Fong
Justine Fong
COORDINATOR, SHARED PLATFORM
Lizzie Howells
Lizzie Howells
DIRECTOR, SHARED PLATFORM
Mariam Chartrand-Guled
Mariam Chartrand-Guled
PROJECT SPECIALIST, SHARED PLATFORM
Sharita Henry
Sharita Henry
PROJECT SPECIALIST, SHARED PLATFORM
Travis Klemp, Manager of Indigenous Strategy for the Shared Platform.
Travis Klemp
MANAGER, SHARED PLATFORM AND INDIGENOUS STRATEGY

Board

Aerin Jacob
Aerin Jacob
Chair
Barend van der Vorm
Barend van der Vorm
Bo Aganaba
Bo Aganaba
Caroline Merner
Caroline Merner
Cathy Galligos
Cathy Galligos
Erica Barbosa
Erica Barbosa
Leslie Campbell
Leslie Campbell
Mritunjay (MJ) Sinha
Mritunjay (MJ) Sinha
Raïsa Mirza
Raïsa Mirza
Sean Burke
Sean Burke
Treasurer

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