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Our Team

Our Staff

CSI is led by a multidisciplinary team of entrepreneurs, innovators, community builders, systems thinkers, designers and all around badass changemakers.

Leadership

Kyle Shantz, Managing Director at the Centre for Social Innovation
Kyle Shantz
Managing Director
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Tonya Surman
Chief Executive Officer

Member Animation & Services

Natasha Adu
Natasha Adu
Coordinator of Membership and Business Development
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Gonzalo Duarte
Director of Coworking Design & Operations
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Marvin Farouse
Facilities Technician
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Thomas Finlayson
Facilities Manager
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Deenie Flannery
Caretaker
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Glen Guerin
Caretaker
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Sami Saeed M. Hassan
Leasing Manager
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Stefan Hostetter
Director of Animation
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Marcus Huynh
Community Manager
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Elvira Omarbagaeva
Community Operations Coordinator
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Tara Marina Pearson
Community Manager
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Amanda Singh
Community Operations Coordinator

Events & Meetings

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Amy Castator
Event Staff
Merve Ceyhan
Merve Ceyhan
Event Staff
Dimitra Chronopoulos
Dimitra Chronopoulos
Event Staff
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Alyshia Collins
Meeting Rooms & Events Manager
Geoff-Doner
Geoff Doner
Event Staff
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Maria Espinosa
Meeting Rooms & Events Coordinator
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Jenni
Meeting Rooms & Events Coordinator
Leanne Leung
Leanne Leung
Event Staff
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Matteo Di Mascio
Event Staff
Cat Nimmo
Cat Nimmo
Event Staff
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Ethan Surman
Event Staff
Rachel-Wang
Rachel Wang
Event Staff

Finance

Kirtan-Shrestha
Kirtan Shrestha
Accounting Manager
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Andrea Tsang
Director of Finance

Marketing & Communications

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Ashley K.
Digital Marketing and Communications Coordinator
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Colleen Mahaffie
Marketing and Communications Manager

Digital

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Nareg Karamardian
Full-Stack Software Developer
Will Mattfeld-Sarbaugh
Will Mattfeld-Sarbaugh
Director of Digital Services

Wasan Island

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Peter Vanderploeg
Facilities Manager

TechSoup Canada

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Adele
Accounts Manager
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Andrea
Accounts Manager
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Chiara
Digital Education Coordinator
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Chris
Director, Operations
Jane Zhang
Jane Zhang
Executive Director, TechSoup Canada
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Morgan
Accounts Manager
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Yaël
Director, Program & Partnerships

Board

Val Fox Headshot
Val Fox
Board Member
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Pino Di Mascio
Board Member
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Nick Parker
Board Member
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Colin Yee
Board Treasurer
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Brian Iler
Board Secretary
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George Dark
Board Vice Chair
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Seana Irvine
Board Chair
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Manu Kabahizi
Board Member

Emeritus

Mary Rowe | Founding Board Member 2004 – 2015

Eric Meerkamper | Board Chair 2004 – 2014

Margaret Zeidler | Co-Founder and Founding Board Member 2004 – 2010

Jini Stolk | Board Member 2005 – 2014

Sandy Crawley | Founding Board Member 2004 – 2008

Jacline Nyman | Board Member 2005 – 2008

Andre Sorensen | Board Member 2007 – 2016

Alice Klein | Board Member 2008 – 2017

Jeb Brugmann | Board Member  2010 – 2017

Bernie Li | Board Member 2011 – 2018

Marie Moliner | Board Member 2011 – 2019; Board Chair 2014 – 2019

Tim Draimin | Board Member 2015 – 2019

Rizwan Tufail | Board Member 2016 – 2019

Eric McGoey | Board Member 2016 – 2017

Rahul Raj | Board Member 2016 – 2021

Rebecca Shields | Board Member 2018 – 2023; Board Chair 2021 – 2023

Helen Yung | Board Member 2018 – 2021

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