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Meet Our Team
Executive Team
Kelly Joseph
Co-Director of Operations
Kirk Osborne
Co-Director of Operations
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Kevin Xu
Director of Marketing
Bob Bourque
Corporate Relations Lead
The team that makes it all possible.
Operations Team
General Ops
Jaymie Varenbut
Data Operations
Jean Sebastien (J.S.) Dumais
Curtis Arthur
Kota Abe
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Family Communications Team
Ariam Teklemariam
Mary de Guzman​​
​Fundraising Team
Connor Prosty
Marie Fazio
​Marketing Team
Gillian Campbell
Han King
Juliana Morgan
Louis Sun-Lelasseux
Sharon Koshy
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​Volunteer Communications & Outreach
Idil Sheikh
Greg Gapski
Truman Leung
Cristina Campolieto
Site and Dispatch Team
Daren Delaney
Sakshi Kumar
Michael Ryan
Sarah Rudge
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​Corporate Relations Team
Vivian Tang
Juliana Montoya Vanegas
Matthew Cornett
Finance Team
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
Chair
Nino Amatangelo
Member Since 2025
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​Experienced Financial Executive
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​BBA from Schulich School of Business - York University
Focus at HUT | Strategy, Operations, and Growth
Board Member
Madeline Kingston
Member Since 2026
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Experienced non-profit professional
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BSW from TMU
Graduate Diploma, Social Responsibility and Sustainability, U of T
Focus at HUT | Volunteer Engagement, Corporate Partnerships
Board Member
Paul Webber
Member Since 2026
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Principal Consultant at Oak House Benefits
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Bachelors of Arts, McMaster University, Political Science and Geography
Focus at HUT | Governance, Strategic Partnerships & Growth
Board Member
Sam Galanis
Member since 2026
Experienced Tech, Advertising & Commerce Professional
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Focus at HUT | Revenue & Partnerships
Board Member, Legal
Lauren Crosby
Member Since 2021
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Partner at Torkin Manes – specializing in Not-for Profit and Charities Law
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Bachelors of Education from Queen’s University & Doctor of Law (JD) from University of Western Ontario
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Focus at HUT | Governance and Strategic Partnerships​
Board Member, Marketing
Holly Clarke
Member Since 2022
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Canada GTM Lead, Global Ad Solutions at OpenAI
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Bachelors of Arts, Environmental Studies and Geography
Focus at HUT | Marketing and Community Engagement​
Board Member, Secretary / Operations
William Oestreich
Member Since 2020
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Former Co-Executive Director and Director of Ops.
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Engineer at H.H. Angus
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​Bachelors of Engineering
Focus at HUT | Operations
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
Lindsay Quinn
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Former Chair
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Experienced Financial Executive
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Bachelors of Commerce from University of British Columbia
Genia Alievsky
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Financial Controller at Starlight Investments
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Bachelors of Management and Organization Studies from Western 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
Simon Guan
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Finance Manager at GM Canada
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Bachelor of Engineering from University of Toronto
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MBA from Rotman School of Management​
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
Carmen Leung
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Former Executive Director & Director of Ops
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Design and Construction Manager at Charities Housing Development Corp.
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Bachelors of Architecture – California Polytechnic State University, SLO