Meet the Dream Team


Avi Weiss
Founder & CEO

Linette DeGraaf
Director of Community & Events
đź‘‹ Say hi to our Region Leads

Shivani Anand Calderon
General Counsel at Ascend Fundraising SolutionsÂ
Region Lead (Toronto)

Jared Gillespie
Vice President, Legal at Zeitview
Region Lead (Waterloo)

Carisa Gordon
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Privacy Officer at Calian Group Ltd.
Region lead (ottawa)

Patricia Atallah
Senior Legal Counsel at Shakepay
Region lead (montreal)
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