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

Ali Taiyeb

Board Chair

Brenda Beckedorf

Board Vice Chair

Carleen Dehaney

Finance Committee Chair

Mandy Potter

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Misfit Ventures

Alison Carden, PMP

Global Practice Director, Products and Platforms

Ziyi Shi

Fractional general counsel, Director of Ecosystem, VC Advisor

Daniel Everall

Partner, M&A and Securities, Farris LLP

Lan Tan

VP, Partnerships Lawcubator Technologies Inc.

Lorraine Godwin

Executive Advisor

Past Board Chairs

Jamie Savage

Founder and CEO, The Leadership Agency

Brenda Halloran

District Governor, Rotary International

Team

Kayla Isabelle

CEO - On Parental Leave

Jenn Juby

Managing Director

Natasha Morano

Corporate & Government Affairs Director

Isabel Nolan

Director of Programs

Arielle Land

Director of Partnerships and Growth

Britney Bresciani

Senior Manager, Marketing & Communications

Olivia Jacobs

Marketing & Communications Manager (Parental leave coverage)

Joline Lavoie

Design & Operations Manager

Waaiz Beyg

Programs Manager

Maddie Stiles

Digital Production Lead

Tetiana Piatkovska

Adminisrative Officer

Teri-Lyn O’Hara

Marketing and Communications Officer

Amanda Logan

Programs Officer, Startup Women & Startup Global

Rick Spence

Startup Canada Podcast Host

Mallory Rowan

Startup Women Podcast Host

Private Sector Leadership Advisory Council

Paul Gaspar

UPS Canada

Marlene Le Conte

Scotiabank

Armin Nourozi

EDC

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