Anita has spent her career determined to address our most pressing social challenges and believes in the transformative power of young people and education to create positive change in a world that needs it now. She has worked on university campuses for more than a decade dedicated to identifying,
designing and initiating groundbreaking scalable programs that would create significant impact.
Anita is currently the Executive Director of Meal Exchange(MX), a national non-profit that works with thousands of post-secondary students to build sustainable food systems and fight poverty. Previous to this role, she was the Manager of Knowledge Mobilization at Social Innovation Generation, a national
collaborative addressing Canada’s social and ecological challenges.
Anita has worked nationally and internationally as a consultant focusing on youth engagement, innovative education practices, and systems change. She holds a Masters in Peace and Conflict Studies and a Graduate Diploma in Social Innovation. She is currently a CivicAction DiverseCity Fellow, and will be pursuing a PhD at the University of Toronto in the Fall.
Anil Kanji is Head of Acquisition & Engagement at Greenpeace Canada. He leads a team that drives member growth by crafting clear, compelling stories that inspire action, and works closely with Program teams to ensure stewardship and people power is baked into the development of Greenpeace’s advocacy campaigns. He built the digital engagement team from the ground up, and is
constantly driving innovation and learning within the organization. As a member of the Strategic Leadership Team Anil is looking forward to using the Fellowship to help enrich and expand upon existing policies and practices around diversity and inclusion at Greenpeace around the world.
Anil has worked for Greenpeace globally, and most recently graduated from a year-long executive leadership program run by Greenpeace International. Prior to Greenpeace Anil was with MuchMusic/MTV’s marketing team for nearly a decade, working in brand partnerships to build and execute hundreds of integrated marketing campaigns for the world’s biggest advertisers.
Connect with Anil on LinkedIn or Twitter.
Amy is a young development professional committed to breaking down barriers for people facing challenges in life. As Major Gifts Officer at the Foundation Fighting Blindness, Amy helps donors discover how they can advance critical research on eye diseases causing blindness. She co-manages the National
Young Leaders program, a leadership development initiative for youth who are blind or partially sighted. Amy has worked with the YWCA of Metro Vancouver, the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto, and the MS Society of Canada in fundraising and communications. She
serves as a Mentor for the CNIB’s National Youth Council mentoring blind and partially sighted youth and runs leadership development programming. A graduate of the University of Victoria (BA), the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business (Master of Management) and Ryerson University (Master of Professional Communication), Amy is a life-long learner. She hopes to advance advocacy and inclusion for people with disabilities within the philanthropic sector so that we can better serve diverse communities.
You can find Amy at: ca.linkedin.com/in/amyellensoden
Ada Tsang is the Co-Founder and Vice-President of Human Resources at Endeavour Volunteer Consulting for Nonprofit, an organization which provides management consulting to improve organizational capacity and community impact. As VP of HR, she leads a team of executives in the recruitment, training, development and retention of volunteers across Endeavour.
Ada also volunteers as a board member at the Four Villages Community Health Center, chairing the Quality Committee and participating in the Finance Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, Governance Committee and Accreditation Committee.
In her full-time role, Ada works as a Project and Quality Manager at the Regional Geriatric Program of Toronto. Her previous experiences include working as a Management Consultant in Deloitte Consulting’s National Health Services practice and as a Patient Safety Consultant at the Ontario Hospital Association.
Ada holds an MHSc Health Administration degree and a Bachelor of Applied Science and Engineering (Engineering Science) degree, both from the University of Toronto.
