THE TEAM

capitalW is a multi-disciplinary team collaborating to build a thriving social sector.

At the delta of data, fundraising and governance we are a national constellation of experts from coast to coast.

  • CEO

    Kathryn’s driving interest is in increasing the velocity of capital in the social economy. Under Kathryn's leadership, capitalW has supported charities and sectors in resourcing their vision.

  • Advisor

    Arlene is central to Canada’s conversation on charitable and non-profit data. She has sat on more than 40 charitable boards and led the Charitable Sector Data Working Group for the Federal Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector. Arlene is a member of both the Federal Non Profit Data Coalition and the CFC’s Transition and Innovation Group.

  • Managing Director

    A seasoned non-profit executive, Joy’s career encompasses fundraising, governance and operational work at grassroots organizations through to her tenure as Acting President for the Arthritis Research Foundation (UHN) and Executive Lead, Major & Planned Giving at Sinai Foundation.

  • Vice President

    Niti specializes in transformational gifts that propel transformational impact. Niti’s portfolio of work includes seven figure gifts for charitable organizations in arts, health and social services.

  • Advisor, Government Relations

    A public affairs executive with over two decades of experience, Chris specializes in policy development and stakeholder engagement across the non-profit, public and private sector.

  • Advisor, Social Finance

    An expert in the full range of social enterprises, Heather's strong financial modelling acumen is derived from work in both the corporate and development finance space.

  • Advisor

    With a background in law and international development, Ilana is a passionate advocate for women's and children's rights. As the co-founder and inaugural ED for 16 years of the Stephen Lewis Foundation, Ilana helped raise over $100 million dollars for community-based organizations at the frontlines of the AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa. She is a recipient of the YWCA Women of Distinction award, and sits on the board of the Astraea Foundation for Lesbian Justice.

  • Data Lead (PhD)

    Arlene and her team of developers, data analysts, data scientists, and data visualization experts, bring 30+ years in the public and private sector, and experience in areas like, machine learning algorithms, artificial intelligence, data cleaning, natural language processing, data analytics, predictive analytics, and data visualization.

  • Chief Operating Officer

    With over 35 years of business leadership experience in non-profit and for-profit national and international organizations combined with multiple Mergers & Acquisitions within both sectors, Suzi helps non-profits and social enterprises balance the return on social and the return on capital to help organizations increase their social impact and carry out their mission for our communities well into the future.

  • Data Project Manager

    Jen has delivered a wide range of projects ranging from software development, infrastructure upgrade, e-Commerce solution and Organizational Change implementation globally, keeping projects on time and on budget.

  • Partner

    Moira is the co-founder of capitalW, her passion for the advancement of women, and shared vision of what’s possible - made capitalW a reality.

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