Students in Humber's Fundraising and Volunteer Management Postgraduate Program 2011-12
Vy An has a BA in Japanese Language and Culture from Hufflit University, HCM Vietnam.
She began her career with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. In her spare time, Vy helped disadvantaged youth develop hospitality skills in a local catering initiative. It was here where she developed a passion for helping people grow.
Vy continued to fuel this passion in Canada by volunteering at the Brampton Neighbourhood Centre and Harbourfront Centre.
Currently, Vy is completing the Humber College Fundraising and Volunteer Management Program. She aims to gain deeper knowledge and experience in this field and eventually travel the world to enrich the lives of those in need. |
Laura Armstrong graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University in 2009 with a double major in English and Film.
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Stephanie Blackmore has a wide range of experience in the not for profit sector. She was a dedicated employee of Drayton Entertainment, a not for profit theatre organization, for three years. While attending Wilfrid Laurier University, Stephanie volunteered as an academic mentor. She coached students on academic probation and helped them develop healthy study habits, resulting in improved academic standing. Stephanie has volunteered with Waterloo’s Parkwood Mennonite Home where she assisted with bus outings and leisure activities for seniors. She volunteered for North Simcoe’s Habitat for Humanity with a variety of fundraising activities. Stephanie has an honours BA in Sociology from Wilfrid Laurier University and is currently enrolled in the Fundraising and Volunteer Management Program at Humber College. |
Melissa Campbell has worked at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) since 2004, interpreting world cultures and natural history to the Museum's public and facilitating hands-on learning with elementary school groups. She has held volunteer positions in multiple curatorial and program departments throughout the ROM, including Palaeontology, Education, the European Department and the Discovery Gallery.
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Emily Clark graduated from the University of Guelph with an Honors BA in History and Psychology. She is currently enrolled in the Fundraising and Volunteer Management Program at Humber College, while simultaneously working as the Special Events Coordinator at Lake Scugog Camp.
Emily brought the Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay For Life to her high school in 2005, and continued on the organizing committee in university, acting as the Committee Chair for two years. Under her leadership, the University of Guelph’s Relay for Life was one of the top grossing post-secondary fundraising events in Canada.
As the Leadership Director at Lake Scugog Camp, Emily successfully applied for seed funding from the United Church to create a year round leadership program for marginalized inner-city youth. Since its inception in 2008, it has grown to be an exemplary leadership program, and she has continued to coordinate, raise funds and administer the program. |
Katie Craig is a recent Wilfrid Laurier University graduate who found her passion for the not-for-profit sector while volunteering within the WLU Students’ Union.
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At an early age Kate Dalgleish was exposed to ideas of social justice and cultural understanding through her involvement with CISV: building global friendships. After serving as co-chair on the London Junior Board, Kate went on to study International Development at Trent University. During her undergraduate studies she participated in a year abroad program in Ecuador, where she spent four months doing a practicum with a small beekeeping organization, Asociación de Apicultores de San Pedro de Vilcabamba. Upon her return to Canada, Kate focused her attention on local issues. This brought her to Leamington, Ontario where she worked for Frontier College teaching literacy skills to migrant workers from Latin America and the Caribbean and acting as a Community Outreach Coordinator. Further pursuing her interests, Kate has volunteered at community gardens, farmer’s markets and the Peterborough Folk Fest as the Green Team Coordinator. She is currently studying Fundraising and Volunteer Management at Humber College. |
Laura Dinnarr has a passion for the welfare of animals and the policies that protect them. She is a dedicated supporter of World Wildlife Fund Canada where she volunteers as a member of the donor relations team.
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Robin Drysdale is a 2010 Wilfrid Laurier graduate with an undergraduate degree in English and sociology. During her time at Laurier, Robin's interest in fundraising and volunteer work sparked from her involvement with a Senior Outing Day Program.
Since then, she became involved with her university's peer help phone line, has volunteered with the Girl Guides of Canada and has volunteered abroad in both Morocco and India with Global Youth Network, a non profit organization that educates youth about social issues through worldly experiences. In Morocco, her volunteer projects ranged from repairing schools and distributing school supplies to building a walkway that would provide access to clean drinking water.
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Grace Geluk holds an Hon. Bachelor of Science from McMaster University in Psychology, and has been working in the hospitality industry since graduation. She has traveled to Central and South America, Europe and East Asia with an interest in gaining diverse cultural experiences. She is of Dutch background and speaks the language fluently. She grew up on a farm in Ridgetown, a small town in southwestern Ontario. Grace enjoys long distance running, having completed the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, and hopes to qualify for the Boston Marathon in 2013. She is currently enrolled in Humber College's Fundraising and Volunteer Management postgraduate program. Her goal is to secure a fundraising position in healthcare. |
Samantha Grande has been involved in fundraising and volunteerism since she was a young girl. Her passion for the nonprofit sector continued while she was completing her Honours BA in Political Science at York University. During her studies, she became particularly interested in social policy and the numerous ways it affects the different sectors of society. Samantha’s areas of interest have been the environment, women’s issues and human development through the provision of social services. She recognized how nonprofits can play a distinct role within society through advocacy, offering programs support, as well as providing services to those in need. Samantha concluded that she did not need a career in public policy to bring about change within society, as she discovered all the meaningful work done by nonprofits.
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Rocio Illera completed an Honours Degree in Global Development at the University of Western Ontario. She is currently enrolled in the Fundraising and Volunteer Management program at Humber College while working as the Social Media intern for Management Advisory Service, a non-profit that provides free consulting services.
She was raised between Colombia, the United States and Canada making her passionate for different cultures and adaptable to different environments. During her time in university, she was part of multiple clubs and organized various lectures and fundraising events. She was part of the Orientation Team and participated in two different exchange programs including Honduras and Ecuador. During her exchange in Honduras, she worked with Arte Accion a charity that brings different forms of art to vulnerable children in Copan Ruinas. In Ecuador, she volunteered at an afterschool program for refugee children with Ibarras’ Migratory Pastoral and visited refugee families aiding them with their assimilation process.
Rocio is currently a volunteer with Best Buddies Colombia. Rocio spent over two years with the Panamerican Development Foundation (PADF) in Colombia working for the Internally Displaced Populations Program as a Junior Program Officer. At PADF, Rocio was responsible for supporting the elaboration of grants and reports. She assisted the Program Director with the coordination of meetings and communications with six regional offices, allies and donor entities. Rocio was also involved directly with the community by working closely with displaced populations and their reintegration process, particularly the commercialization of products from their micro enterprises. |
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Alix Kempf has a solid background in events and communications. While attending university, Alix volunteered in the Royal British Columbia Museum Archives and became involved in Aboriginal rights advocacy. Samples of Alix’s writing on the topic are still available through a number of online publications.
After four years of full-time study, Alix left university to become the Conference and Catering Manager at a restaurant and event facility where she planned fundraising galas, community engagement events, and conferences. She returned to the University of Victoria in 2009 to complete her Bachelor of Arts degree, with distinction, in History in Art and Indigenous Studies before relocating to Toronto with her family.
In Toronto, Alix attended classes at Osgoode Hall Law School and also became involved in local animal welfare and rescue initiatives. In 2010, she completed an internship in the Communications and Public Affairs Department at Roots Canada where she wrote articles for The Source Magazine before leaving Canada to spend four months exploring Western Europe.
Today, she is the Website and Petfinder Coordinator for Pomeranian and Small Breed Rescue and serves on the steering committee for the charity’s annual fundraiser and adopt-a-thon. In addition to her administrative duties, Alix and her partner are frequent foster parents for sick, injured and abused dogs.
Alix is currently completing the Fundraising and Volunteer Management Post-Graduate Program at Humber College. She looks forward to the opportunity to put her knowledge of events and communication into practice raising awareness and building funding capacity for a charitable organization in the GTA.
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Jill Kennedy's interest in volunteerism started in high school but grew throughout university. Jill was Co-President of ChildArts, a student-run club at Queen’s University, that worked with elementary school children in the Kingston area to develop their skills in the arts. While at the University of Waterloo, Jill expanded her volunteer experiences through a position with Meals on Wheels. She has also volunteered with Brampton Caledon Community Living and World Vision Canada.
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Helena Kyriakou is currently enrolled in the Fundraising and Volunteer Management program at Humber College. She graduated with a BA from Wilfrid Laurier University where she studied languages with a major in French and a minor in Spanish. At the time, her ideal career was to work with the United Nations, because her passion has always been making a big impact on the world. While working on her degree she participated in exchange trips to Tours, France and Jalapa, Mexico as well as traveled to Quebec multiple times as part of a French immersion program to study the language and culture.
Her travel experiences as well as language and culture education have inspired her passion for healthcare, international development, human rights and the environment. Currently, Helena is volunteering at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation in the annual giving office. |
Jane Leaver has a background in sales and marketing in trade book publishing. After completing a BA in English at the University of Ottawa, Jane worked at an independent bookstore. From there she pursued her goal of working in the publishing industry by re-locating to Toronto and working in the customer service department of Whitecap Books. After that she moved into a publishers’ sales representative position with a commissioned sales group and serviced a variety of accounts in and around Toronto. She also ran the company’s trade show booth at regional and national shows. Next she moved into a sales position at Random House where she worked with independent retailers and key accounts. She was selected to serve on the company’s Innovation Committee where she contributed to brainstorming sessions about new project ideas for business growth.
Since university she has continued her education by taking courses in a variety of areas including Japanese, Online Marketing, Silk Screening and Motorcycling. Jane wanted to make a career change so left her most recent position to enroll in the Fundraising and Volunteer Management program at Humber College. She hopes to be able to build on her current skills and develop new ones in order to have a challenging and satisfying new career in the not for profit sector. |
Jacklyn Lewis recently graduated from Queen’s University with a Bachelor of Arts Honours in History and Art History. While working for Queen’s Telefundraising Services, she recognized that she could make a career out of helping people. During her time at Queen’s, she co-chaired the Queen's Foreign Policy Conference as part of the Queen’s International Affairs Association.
She also has experience in rural fundraising, having worked at the Hanover and District Hospital Foundation.
Her interest in global access to health care is found in both her work and volunteer experience. Currently enrolled in the Fundraising and Volunteer Management post-graduate program at Humber College, she looks forward to making a difference in the not-for-profit sector. |
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” Eleanor Roosevelt
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Lindsay McIver has strong passion for humanitarian causes and creativity. She has fundraised for high-profile charities; SickKids, March of Dimes, Canadian Feed the Children, before embarking in the interior design industry. There she executed a showroom for the Junior League of Toronto Showhouse and charity Christmas trees for the Gardiner Museum.
Being active in her community, she enjoys volunteering as a ‘Friendly Visitor’ with the St. Christopher’s House.
With a diploma in advertising, she’s presently obtaining her graduate certificate in Fundraising & Volunteer Management at Humber College, with hopes of utilizing her encompassing skills for grassroots initiatives locally and globally. |
Meaghan Middleton is scheduled to complete a post-graduate program in Fundraising and Volunteer Management at Humber College in August 2012. She is passionately committed to forging a successful and fulfilling career in the not-for-profit sector. Meaghan’s ambition is to make a positive contribution to the field of International Development and Human Rights Advocacy. She also has a genuine interest and enthusiasm for event management.
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Amber Moyle has been working in the event coordinating and fundraising sector since 2006. While at the University of Western Ontario, Amber stood as head of events for the Women’s Issues Network working with the London, Ontario community to create better public awareness of the foundation through numerous outreach and fundraising initiatives.
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Victoria Nixon has spent many years working with charities and nonprofit organizations. She began her career as a summer student at Legal Aid Ontario as she completed her honours degree in Sociology from the University of Guelph. Since graduating, she has spent the last two years as a volunteer and later as a Developmental Assistant for the Hope for Children Foundation, a registered charity which focuses on providing a brighter future for the youths, families and children served by the Catholic Children's Aid Society. Victoria is very excited to be a part of the Fundraising and Volunteer Management team, and is thrilled to be a part of this year's program. She has a passion for traveling and would love to expand her career into International Development, focusing primarily on community building and advocating for women's rights abroad. |
Lauren North has been active in her community’s non-profit and volunteer sector for many years. She has worked in the Outreach department for Princess Margaret Hospital on the Ride to Conquer Cancer campaign. She also volunteered at Regent Park Elementary School with low-income, high-needs children in the Volunteers Assisting Students and Teachers program (VAST).
She is currently enrolled in Humber’s Fundraising and Volunteer Management graduate program where she hopes to continue her work campaigning for social and community development. |
Kristy Perkes has combined education and volunteer work to create a solid base in the health and social services field.
While at Wilfred Laurier University she contributed to her general BA by completing several courses in Psychology. This has given her a great understanding of people and an interest in helping them.
She contributed to a variety of fundraising events and programs at Peel Children’s Centre that were directed specifically at children who have experienced abuse or mental health issues. She has hopes to build on her experience by providing as many children with the necessary tools to live a happy and healthy life. |
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Lauren Rosenfeld is an active volunteer. While completing her honours degree in Kinesiology, she was a tutor with the Learning and Fun program at the Welcome Inn Community Centre in Hamilton and was a committee member for the AIESEC McMaster chapter. An organization focused on providing students with international internships, Lauren promoted AIESEC opportunities on the McMaster University campus. Lauren has lived abroad and, after completing her degree, worked for one year in London, England.
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Anna Samulak has an extensive background in both arts and education. She has a BA from the University of Toronto and a MA from Queen’s University in Art History.
While at Queen’s, Anna was the President of the Graduate Visual Culture Association, planning and implementing the annual graduate student conference.
After graduation, Anna worked at OCAD University for three years as a teaching assistant in the Liberal Studies Department.
In 2008, Anna became the Senior Administrative and Production Assistant at Marquis Entertainment, a theatre and entertainment production and management company. At Marquis Entertainment Anna worked on the preparation and execution of several major theatrical productions, such as The Railway Children, a summer concert series at Jackson Triggs Winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake, and the annual Special Olympics Fundraising Gala. She also played a major role in securing three Celebrate Ontario grants from the Ontario Government.
Anna has a variety of volunteer experience, including being an historical interpreter at the Art Gallery of Ontario, a Girl Guide Leader for the 70th Toronto Girl Guides and a gallery assistant at Archive Inc. Gallery.
Anna is looking to establish a career in fundraising and volunteer management in the education, arts and culture sectors. |
Jeanette Schepp believes that a better world is achievable through active learning and local community involvement.
Jeanette commenced her volunteer activities in 1992 while pursuing a career in Human Resources. Jeanette has held progressively senior HR positions with a variety of organizations in the not for profit, manufacturing, sales and technology sectors and has been recognized for her collaborative style while leading critical HR initiatives during times of significant change.
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Victoria Scullion hopes to bring a vibrant and fresh outlook to the fundraising industry.
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Jessica Thompson - Motivated by her passion to join the fight to end the use of child soldiers around the world, Jessica volunteered for War Child Canada as an Event Team Volunteer and Office Administrator.
This past spring, as a Committee Member for the Toronto Walk for ALS, she played a significant role in the fundraising, organizing and execution of the walk, which grossed over $100,000.
Jessica has over eight years of experience working in the hospitality industry, which has equipped her with extremely valuable communication and leadership skills.
She graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 2010 and is currently enrolled in Humber College’s post-graduate Fundraising and Volunteer Management program. |
Felicia Trigiani is driven by compassion and takes that inspiration with her wherever she goes. A graduate from the University of Waterloo, she has a BA in psychology with an option in international studies. Felicia volunteered abroad in the Dominican Republic with Absolute Hero, a not-for –profit group that organizes humanitarian relief projects throughout impoverished nations, building houses and a community centre, as well as conducting a neighborhood health clinic alongside doctors and registered nurses.
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Filipe Varino has extensive experience in the not for profit sector. He has worked for organizations such as the Salvation Army, the Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa, and Causeway Work Centre.
Upon graduation from the University of Ottawa where he earned his Bachelor of Social Science, he began his career working as an Employment Specialist at Causeway Work Centre. During this time, Filipe successfully established partnerships with local businesses and social enterprises which employed his clients who suffered from severe mental illness. Volunteering with Ottawa's Collaborative for Innovative Social Enterprise Development (C.I.S.E.D.), ignited his interest in social enterprise.
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Sabrina Verrilli has always strived to help children in need. She spent time mentoring troubled youth through St Anthony’s youth group for many years.
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Matt Willis is a passionate individual who is looking to have a career in fundraising and non-profit development. Matt graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 2009 with a Major in English Language and Literature and a Minor in Sociology.
Matt has an outgoing and warm personality and is excited for how diverse the fundraising sector can be. He intends to obtain employment in the arts, sports, higher education, health care, or wildlife preservation. Matt is extremely passionate about these causes and his hard work and dedication will be an asset to any organization.
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