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Meet Our Team
Aleksandra Vasic
Executive Director
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Experienced Non-profit professional and CVA (Certification in Volunteer Administration)
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Bachelors of Science Honours in Biology from Queen's University
Executive Team
The team that makes it all possible.
Operations Team
General Ops
Jaymie Varenbut
Data Operations
Jean Sebastien (J.S.) Dumais
Curtis Arthur
Kota Abe
Jennifer Hoang
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Family Communications Team
Ariam Teklemariam
Mary de Guzman​​
​Fundraising Team
Connor Prosty
Marie Fazio
​Marketing Team
Liam Anderson
Claudia Wang
Sharon Koshy
Juliana Morgan
Matt Perry
​Volunteer Communications & Outreach
Idil Sheikh
Greg Gapski
Truman Leung
Cristina Campolieto
Site and Dispatch Team
Daren Delaney
Sakshi Kumar
Pradeep Charan ​
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​Corporate Relations Team
Vivian Tang
Juliana Montoya Vanegas
Matthew Cornett
Finance Team
Joe Atkinson-Orlando
Efe Ighrakpata
Join Our Team!
We are always looking enthusiastic volunteers who want to join our Hand Up Family. If you have skills you want to share to help make an positive impact, we want to meet you!
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Tell us what you'd be interested in doing by emailing us at resume@handuptoronto.org.
Board of Directors
Interested in Joining Our Board?
Use your leadership prowess towards alleviating food insecurity.
Email your resume and cover letter to nominating@handuptoronto.org.
Board of Advisors
Valerie Mascarenhas
Co-Founder
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Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) – Foreign Service Officer, Geographical Operations Team, Europe, Africa and Middle East
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Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies from Western University
Matthew Zaffino
​Co-Founder
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Account Executive at LumiQ
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Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University
Raza Rafiq
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Fmr Chair
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Partner of Genos Group, CEO of MochiMelt
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BBA from Wilfrid Laurier University
Jefferson Huang
Co-Founder
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Manging Partner, M&A – Bluevale Capital Group Inc.
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Bachelors from Western University & Masters Management Analytics of from Queen’s University
Kunal Kapoor
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Senior Principal at Onex Corporation
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Honours Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business at Western University
Kevin Hoang
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CEO of EQ Exchange
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Bachelors from University of Toronto
Samuel Karamanis
Co-Founder
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Managing Director at Bluevale Capital Group
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Bachelor from Western University & Masters of Finance from Queen’s School of Business
Nathan Langan​
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Vice President at Spirit of Math Schools Inc
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Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies from Western University
Gary Volman
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Partner at Aird Berlis LLP
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Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies (Finance and Administration) from Western & Juris Doctor (JD) from University of Ottawa