Our Team
Impact Hub is hosted by a team that helps serendipity along by connecting members, encouraging cross-sector collaboration, designing events, programming, and supporting your work.Impact Hub Ottawa was founded by a small team of social investors who wanted to create a home of radical ideas that create positive social change. This home is hosted and facilitated by a multi-disciplinary team of hosts and catalysts with skills in micro-finance, human rights, advocacy, event planning, project management and finance. Find out more about our team and board below.
Team
Liz Cleland
Managing Director
Liz is Impact Hub Ottawa's Managing Director. With a background in business and in the charitable sector, Liz brings an entre…
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Liz Cleland
Managing Director
Liz is Impact Hub Ottawa's Managing Director. With a background in business and in the charitable sector, Liz brings an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion to support other entrepreneurs to #dogoodbetter.
Gina Babinec
Programs Lead
Originally from Nova Scotia, Gina moved to Ottawa in 2017 after five years in Europe, where she worked in the fields of gende…
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Gina Babinec
Programs Lead
Originally from Nova Scotia, Gina moved to Ottawa in 2017 after five years in Europe, where she worked in the fields of gender equality and fundamental rights at the grassroots and governmental levels. Passionate about bringing people together to turn ideas into action, Gina coordinates Impact Hub Ottawa's core programs, including Impact Academy and the Born Social Fellowship.
William El Khoury
Operations & Community Experience Lead
William moved to Ottawa in 2014 to pursue a Master’s degree in chemical engineering. After working for a non-profit organiz…
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William El Khoury
Operations & Community Experience Lead
William moved to Ottawa in 2014 to pursue a Master’s degree in chemical engineering. After working for a non-profit organization for a year, he decided to apply his engineering knowledge to the environmental sector, working as a research assistant and as a chemical technician. William is passionate about supporting innovation for the betterment of the world. During his free time, William volunteers as an interpreter for resettled families in the Ottawa-Gatineau area. He is an avid graphic artist and loves to cook.
Robyn Matuto
Digital Marketing Coordinator
Born and raised in Toronto, Robyn graduated with a BFA in Film Studies at Ryerson's School of Image Arts. She's passionate ab…
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Robyn Matuto
Digital Marketing Coordinator
Born and raised in Toronto, Robyn graduated with a BFA in Film Studies at Ryerson's School of Image Arts. She's passionate about accessible design and engaging storytelling in all mediums. Robyn hopes to bring her skills to the table to encourage people from all walks of life to enact positive social change.
Tristan Oliff
Community Animator
A true global citizen, Tristan spent his formative years growing up in Quebec, South Africa and Kenya, before moving to Ottaw…
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Tristan Oliff
Community Animator
A true global citizen, Tristan spent his formative years growing up in Quebec, South Africa and Kenya, before moving to Ottawa to study politics & African studies at Carleton. There he developed a passion for entrepreneurship and social impact manifested through his work as a photographer and creative involvement in the new media movement. He is most at peace in nature or backpacking somewhere new, and seeks to use his energy to facilitate positive social change.
Advisors & Board of Directors
Katie Miller
Advisor
Katie represents Impact Hub Ottawa and supports the Impact Hub global movement as Board member for Impact Hub Association.
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Katie Miller
Advisor
Katie represents Impact Hub Ottawa and supports the Impact Hub global movement as Board member for Impact Hub Association.
Previously in the roles of Director of Operations, Director of Learning and Development and Managing Director, Katie supported the organization since 2012 expanding and relocating Impact Hub Ottawa to 123 Slater.
JP Bervoets
Board Member
JP is Vice President of Community Foundations of Canada, the national network of 191 community foundations. For the past deca…
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JP Bervoets
Board Member
JP is Vice President of Community Foundations of Canada, the national network of 191 community foundations. For the past decade, he has worked to build meaningful cross-sector partnerships to enhance community wellbeing and advance domestic and international development outcomes through professional and voluntary roles based in North America, Europe and Africa.
Prior to joining Community Foundations of Canada, JP helped drive the partnership development and communications efforts for North Star Alliance, a public-private partnership founded by the United Nations World Food Program and TNT Express, and recognized by UNAIDS, the Clinton Global Initiative and the World Economic Forum as a best practice on how business, governments and civil society can combine forces to rapidly scale up access to healthcare.
He has a Master’s degree in Development Studies from York University and his professional interests include sustainable development, public-private partnerships, global health and arts and culture. He's been an Impact Hub member since 2014.
Jesse Cressman-Dickinson
Board Member
Jesse has a background in community management and stakeholder relations. She is a founder and Board Member of JustChange Can…
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Jesse Cressman-Dickinson
Board Member
Jesse has a background in community management and stakeholder relations. She is a founder and Board Member of JustChange Canada, a not for profit that supports the development of giving circles and sits on the board of their local chapter in Ottawa. She gets excited about new models of philanthropy, experimenting with new forms of public engagement, creating quality public spaces for people of all ages and abilities and working with local organizations to address community challenges.
Brian Toller
Chair of the Board
Brian Toller is President of Tolcor Investments Ltd., a private investment firm. He is also Co-Owner of Cognitive Workshops, …
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Brian Toller
Chair of the Board
Brian Toller is President of Tolcor Investments Ltd., a private investment firm. He is also Co-Owner of Cognitive Workshops, which provides cognitive therapy training for mental health professionals across Canada and in the UK. Previously, he was President of real estate developer The Expernet Group; Senior Consultant of DCH Consultants; Publisher of Renewable Energy News; and a reporter with the Ottawa Citizen. He received an Honours BA in Economics and Canadian Studies from Trent University in 1975 and also did post-graduate studies in journalism at Carleton University.
On a community level, Brian is on the board of Community Foundations of Canada, which represents the 191 community foundations across Canada. He was on the board of the Community Foundation of Ottawa (CFO) for 10 years, three as Board Chair and four as Chair of its Investment Committee, where he led an initiative to implement Responsible Investing and Impact Investing policies at the foundation. He is currently a member of CFO’s Impact Investing Committee as well as its Investment Committee. He is an active supporter of the Ottawa theatre community and is involved in other local initiatives around issues of affordable housing and social innovation.
Jon Lomow
Board Member
Jon has more than 20 years experience as an operator, investor, strategic advisor and communications specialist. Jon has spen…
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Jon Lomow
Board Member
Jon has more than 20 years experience as an operator, investor, strategic advisor and communications specialist. Jon has spent his career developing innovative ideas and organizations that push beyond the typical, to forge new ways of solving complex commercial, societal and environmental problems. He has provided leadership or senior advisory services to organizations ranging from small not-for-profits to multi-billion dollar projects in sectors that span municipal and community infrastructure, education, agriculture, food & beverage, renewable energy, marketing communications, financial services, information technology and public policy.
Tracey Clark
Past Chair & Board Member
Tracey is the Managing Director of Bridgehead Coffee. Bridgehead serves fairly traded and organic coffees from small-scale fa…
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Tracey Clark
Past Chair & Board Member
Tracey is the Managing Director of Bridgehead Coffee. Bridgehead serves fairly traded and organic coffees from small-scale farmers in fifteen coffeehouses in Ottawa, operates a central Kitchen, and operates a mail order service. Tracey holds an MBA and a Fellowship in International Development Management and previously worked at Mountain Equipment Coop and Newbridge Networks. She and her partner Gina have two wonderful children.