Empowering Canada’s Entrepreneurs

Meet the team powering the future of Canada’s entrepreneurship community.

As one team, we’re steering Startup Canada and lifting each other to grow together in our mission of connecting Canada’s entrepreneurs with the tools, community, and support they need to start and build their businesses.

Board of Directors

Jamie Savage

Board Chair

Brenda Halloran

Director

Kristen Jain

CPA, CA, Shopify

Mandy Potter

Head of Growth, DuoPlane

Sergio Escobar

CEO/Managing Director at BCF Ventures & Lalotte Ventures

Paula Kwan

Founder and Fractional COO

Carleen Dehaney

Founder & Principal, FXO Consulting

Brenda Beckedorf

CEO, Society Five.0

Ali Taiyeb

Director, Partnerships & Ecosystem, Vector Institute

Team

Kayla Isabelle

CEO

Jenn Juby

Managing Director

Natasha Morano

Corporate & Government Affairs Director

Isabel Nolan

Director of Programs

Jenn Lusby

Partnerships Manager

Joline Lavoie

Design & Operations Manager

Nonso Okolo

Marketing and Communications Manager

Maddie Stiles

Digital Production Lead

Waaiz Beyg

Program Lead, Tour

Myriam Wedge

Program Lead, Startup Women and Startup Global

Nadia Ladak

Program Marketing Officer

Kamila Osorio-Luna

Marketing and Partnerships Coordinator

Rick Spence

Startup Podcast Host

Private Sector Leadership Advisory Council

Paul Gaspar

UPS Canada

Shawn Salewski

BDC

Marlene Le Conte

Scotiabank

Armin Nourozi

EDC

Kate Karn

Mastercard Canada

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