2021-2022 Proposed Slate of Directors & Officers - AFP Toronto
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2021-2022 Proposed Slate of Directors & Officers
PRESIDENT PAST PRESIDENT
Amy Pawluk, CFRE is a passionate and highly Caroline Riseboro is an award-winning fundraising professional
motivated leader with over 20 years of excellence in who has raised over $2 billion in her 20-year career. She
fundraising and marketing. She is a Certified currently serves as President & CEO of Trillium Health Partners
Fundraising Executive (CFRE) who is eager to challenge Foundation, the largest hospital in Canada and where Caroline
the status quo and find a better way. As Executive was born. Prior to her role at Trillium, Caroline was the
Vice President, Marketing and New Business President & CEO of Plan International Canada, where she
Development at Blakely Inc., Amy’s role is all about remains the youngest person in history to lead a major
engagement, focusing on inspiring charities to connect Canadian charity. Under her leadership, the organization
to their donors and create long-term, lasting transformed from the 7th to 2nd largest charity in the country.
connections through engagement while also leading Caroline is well respected for being a champion of innovation
employee engagement at Blakely. Amy has been and is credited with launching ground-breaking and award-
actively involved in the AFP Greater Toronto Chapter winning campaigns that have engaged Canadians on some of
since 2011. Amy is driven to advance fundraising as a the world’s toughest issues. Caroline’s accomplishments have
profession and loves the work AFP is doing around been widely recognized when in 2019, Caroline was named
that. Outside of fundraising, Amy is proudly raising her Canada’s Most Admired CEO, public sector by Waterstone
little girl to be a strong and caring woman – she is a Human Capital, and in 2017 and 2018, Caroline was recognized
lover of exploring new foods, cultures and believes as Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women in the trailblazer
that a nice compliment to a stranger could be the category. Caroline has held senior executive roles including at
change the world needs. the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Foundation
and World Vision Canada, and has held multiple board roles
including with the Humanitarian Coalition and the Canadian
Partnership for Children and Women’s Health (CANWACH).
Caroline holds a Bachelor (honours) degree from McGill
University and has been pursuing a Master of Philanthropy and
Nonprofit Leadership at Carleton University.
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2021-2022 Proposed Slate of Directors & Officers
PRESIDENT-ELECT VP, FINANCE & SECRETARY
Jennifer Bernard, CFRE has over twenty years’ Seanna Millar is the Senior Vice President,
experience working within a variety of institutions Corporate & Community Partnerships at SickKids
across the charitable and not-for-profit landscape. Foundation. In her role, Seanna has responsibility
Jennifer has held senior fundraising positions at for all aspects of corporate, community and event
McMaster Children’s Hospital Foundation, the fundraising with a goal to raise more than $50M
Ontario Science Centre, Royal Conservatory of annually in support of healthier children. Before
Music and Trillium Health Partners, helping each joining SickKids, Seanna was the Director of
institution to achieve outstanding fundraising Community Investment at Foresters, a financial
results, open doors to new partnerships and services company, where she led the development
deepen engagement of their stakeholders. Jennifer and management of corporate social responsibility
is currently, President & CEO, Women’s College strategy with national partners. Seanna sits on the
Hospital Foundation. Her broad range of Board of Directors of the Young People’s Theatre
responsibilities includes overseeing governance and and has been engaged in many volunteer activities
operations, strategic planning and fundraising including Camp Oochigeas, Sunflower House
leadership. As a passionate advocate for Daycare and Sistema-Toronto, a musical
philanthropy, Jennifer seeks to expand the organization supporting at-risk youth.
philanthropic landscape through active
engagement of donors and volunteers that want to
help build a better world.
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2021-2022 Proposed Slate of Directors & Officers
VP, GOVERNANCE VP, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Sandra Sualim is the Executive Director, Michelle Vinokurov, CFRE has over 20 years of
Foundation at Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada experience in development and philanthropy, both in
where she is responsible for overseeing the Canada and internationally. She is currently the
fundraising initiatives, administration, programs, Senior Fundraising Strategist at Blue North
and strategic plan for the Foundation. The first Strategies. Michelle holds a CFRE and is very
thing people notice when they meet Sandra is her involved with the Association of Fundraising
passion for the positive. She helps find a positive Professionals (AFP) here in Toronto and
angle to most any fundraising challenge. Sandra Internationally. She sits on the on the AFP Greater
has raised millions of dollars for nonprofits Toronto Chapter Board of Directors were she serves
through, the annual fund, grant writing, capital as the VP of Professional Development, and sits on
campaigns, and major gift solicitations. Sandra is a the Governance and Diversity and Inclusion
frequent speaker on the topic of effective and committees. She also sits on the AFP International
authentic relationship building as it pertains to Conference Education Committee and is an AFP
fundraising and communications in general. She is Fellowship in Inclusion and Philanthropy mentor.
an active volunteer and serves on the boards of Prior to joining Blue North, she oversaw Major,
several organizations. Middle and Planned Giving at Canadian Feed The
Children and prior to that, served as the Director of
Development for the North York Harvest Food Bank
building a diverse and successful fundraising
program, growing revenue year over year. Michelle
holds a Bachelor of Business Administration.
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2021-2022 Proposed Slate of Directors & Officers
VP, MARKETING & MEMBERSHIP VP, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Sasha Manes is committed to enriching Toronto’s Cindy Ball, CFRE is currently Vice President,
social fabric by connecting the good people who Development at Indspire, a national charity focused
want to do, with the good that needs to be done. As on Indigenous education. Prior to that she was
Manager of Major Gifts and Stewardship, YWCA Director of Development at the McMichael Canadian
Toronto, as and former Manager of Events, Art Collection, as well as Vice President of its
Sponsorship and Women of Distinction Awards at Foundation. Previously she served as Director of
YWCA Toronto, she has led innovative campaigns for Development at the Ontario Science Centre and was
women in philanthropy for seven years. She sits on the Director of Development & Alumni Relations at
the Board of Directors for Bishops University’s OCAD University during the Ideas Need Space
Foundation, the Rwanda Survivors Foundation, and campaign that expanded the University’s campus,
committees for the AFP Greater Toronto Chapter, including the iconic Sharp Centre for Design. She
Heritage Toronto, and was a member of United Way serves on the board of Art Starts and as a member of
Toronto’s Speakers Bureau. In 2017, she received AFP’s Ethics Resource Committee. Cindy has achieved
AFP Toronto’s New Fundraising Professional Award. the designation of Certified Fundraising Executive
Sasha holds an MEd in Community Development (CFRE) and is a member of both the AFP and CAGP.
from U of T.
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2021-2022 Proposed Slate of Directors & Officers
CHAIR, HUMAN RESOURCES CHAIR, SPONSORSHIP
Sara Ly is the Associate Director of Development Brady Hambleton is Vice President, Marketing,
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR). Engagement and Analytics for Canada’s Children’s
Sara was previously the Associate Director, Special Hospital Foundations – a national network of 13 children’s
Projects (Advancement) with the Schulich School of hospital foundations. In this start-up not-for-profit, Brady
Business, York University. In this role, Sara has built and launched a new organizational brand, digital
provided leadership and management of the annual fund, ecosystem, campaign framework and data warehousing
sponsorship and donor engagement activities related to the and analytics infrastructure to future-proof a data-driven
School’s $50 million Leading Change Campaign. Prior to organization. Previously, Brady was national Director,
Schulich, Sara worked at Havergal College, Alberta Cancer Direct Marketing at Heart & Stroke, where he launched a
Foundation, SAIT (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology) number of new campaigns and giving products, along with
Polytechnic and Stephen Thomas Associates. Sara has been being a member of the core brand re-launch team. Brady
a volunteer with AFP Calgary & Area Chapter as the Co-Chair started his healthcare philanthropy journey as Manager,
of National Philanthropy Week and Chair of the Educational Annual & Planned Giving at Toronto General & Western
Program Committee. She has also volunteered with Big Hospital Foundation. And in the early years of his career,
Brothers and Big Sisters, Inn from the Cold and Grenoble he held various roles at the University of Toronto, from
Community Partnerships. As a second generation Canadian, Donor Services Officer to Senior Development Officer in
Sara’s parents fled war-torn Vietnam and immigrated to Planned Giving and Capital Campaign at Victoria University,
Canada so the family would have access and opportunities in the University of Toronto. Brady is a huge lifelong
for a better life. Working and volunteering in the fundraising learner and constant advocate for professional
sector is simply a gift of reciprocity to the community that development and learning. He is currently pursuing
provided her with a quality education and rewarding ongoing graduate education in data science and analytics
and serves as Chair, Not-for-Profit Council with the
Canadian Marketing Association. An avid traveller, curler,
wine lover and aviation enthusiast, his favorite activity is
hitting the golf course with his husband and life partner,
Aaron, who is also his number one travel companion.
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2021-2022 Proposed Slate of Directors & Officers
Members At-Large
Paula Attfield has been a fundraiser for over 26 years. Roselyn Sagar-Lal, CFRE
Paula is the President of Stephen Thomas Ltd (ST), the A distinguished graduate of the University of Toronto with
fundraising and marketing agency. Paula is passionate a long-standing career in healthcare and most
about helping great charities raise more money, money recently academia, Roselyn is a professional fundraiser by
that will help them fulfill their important missions. Paula trade and an avid volunteer by nature. With over 20 years
has provided strategic direction for the direct response in various fundraising capacities, all in the healthcare
programs for such ST clients as the Canadian Cancer sector, Roselyn’s passion and commitment to education
Society, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, has led her to her current role as Senior Development
Children’s Wish Foundation and Amnesty International Officer at Centennial College. Having served as Chair of the
among many others. Paula has been a volunteer for the Durham District School Board’s Engagement Committee,
AFP for almost as long as she has been a fundraiser. She Roselyn has been an active leader in the GTA community
has chaired the AFP Greater Toronto Chapter Congress and and beyond. Her endeavours have allowed her to grasp
currently sits on the AFP Greater Toronto Chapter Board. every aspect of fundraising and value the importance of
Paula is proud to tell anyone who will listen that the AFP her accomplishments to provide much needed resources to
Greater Toronto Chapter is the largest in the world! On the those in need, to help sustain programs and contribute to a
national level, Paula served as the Founding Secretary and greater vision for future initiatives. Having been an active
Treasurer of the newly formed AFP Canada Board and member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals
currently sits as Chair. Paula is mom to two great (AFP) and other professional associations related to
teenagers. Colleges and Universities, Roselyn has had the opportunity
to participate in various networking and learning
opportunities that have paved the way for her success by
offering the ability to continuously learn, adhere to best
practices, with the opportunity to meet other like-minded
individuals. As the fundraising sector has grown in leaps
and bounds, she welcomes the opportunity to
advocate and mentor in this very diverse and expanding
climate.
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2021-2022 Proposed Slate of Directors & Officers
Members At-Large
Simone Hicken
Mary Lynne Stewart
Closing in on thirty years in the non-profit sector,
Mary Lynne Stewart is the National Director of Simone Hicken is currently Vice President, Resource
Philanthropy at March of Dimes Canada where she leads Development with Trans Canada Trail – part of an
the philanthropic arm of the organization focusing on major amazing team responsible for the creation of the
gifts with high net-worth individuals, corporations, and world’s longest network of recreational, multi-use
other sources of revenue across Canada. In this role she trails spanning over 27,000km and connecting 15,000
also creates annual philanthropic plans, strategies and communities, and reputed to be the greatest modern
budgets and manages staff and volunteers across Canada. day nation building project ever! Simone is driven to
Previously at March of Dimes Canada, she worked as succeed at fundraising by the passionate dedication of
National Director of Fund Development & Communications. the volunteers in the organizations that she has
In her role as President of Mary Lynne Stewart and served. Prior to joining Trans Canada Trail, Simone
Associates, she has assisted charities with the organization held senior fundraising positions at the David Suzuki
and facilitation of their fundraising and sponsorship activities Foundation, St. Joseph’s Healthcare, McMaster
including direct marketing through mail, online initiatives, University, the University of British Columbia and the
direct response television, and door-to-door programs: BC Wildlife Federation. Simone has a BA from the
corporate philanthropy and sponsorship; foundation and University of Toronto in International Relations, Public
government grants; special event development and Policy and Administration. She has served on a number
execution and major gifts. Mary Lynne believes that of boards and been engaged in many volunteer
fundraising is a calling and has successfully built bridges activities throughout her life, ranging from coaching
between donors and the organizations they care about for U12 girls soccer and managing Pee Wee rep hockey
over 30 years. She believes each process is a new journey teams to assisting in the preservation of the Haida
and is excited to continue to give back to the fundraising language. When she is not in the service of others,
profession as a member of the AFP Greater Toronto Chapter including her lovely family, she is eating – most
Board. recently in the process of earning her
Professional Fromager Certificate from George Brown
College. She hopes one day to display her charcuterie
talents at a future AFP Toronto conference.
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2021-2022 Proposed Slate of Directors & Officers
Members At-Large
Dane Shumak, CFRE Teresa Vasilopolous, CFRE, MBA
Dane Shumak is a Certified Fundraising Executive Teresa Vasilopoulos is a seasoned Fundraising Executive
and emerging non-profit leader working as the Manager with an impressive track record in the planning and
of Major & Planned Giving at Providence execution of several multi-million dollar campaigns for
Healthcare Foundation. Dane’s diverse volunteer and organizations such as The WoodGreen Foundation, WE
professional background has given him a 360 degree view of (formerly Free The Children) and the Michael Garron
the charitable sector. Dane is a graduate of the Trent Hospital (formerly Toronto East General Hospital). At
University Business Administration Program and Seneca Michael Garron Hospital, Teresa is credited with facilitating
College Fundraising Management postgraduate certificate a ground breaking $50M gift, of one of the largest private
program. Dane is a proud Board Member for AFP Canada’s donor gifts ever donated to a hospital in Canada. At WE,
national board, and member of the AFP Greater Toronto Teresa gained an international fundraising perspective as
Area Chapter. Dane has sat on numerous volunteer boards she helped develop and lead the organization’s first global
and committees previously. Dane loves to volunteer, work major gift campaign. Teresa is currently Executive Director
with other volunteers, and celebrate the incredible impact at The Woodgreen Foundation. She is a respected,
that volunteers have on fundraising as a profession. He thoughtful and authentic fundraiser and trusted
is honoured to have the opportunity to give back to professional that is recognized for forging enduring donor
the profession that has given so much to him and been such relationships and exceeding ambitious revenue target. A
a part of his life. Dane is a passionate, engaged, hallmark of Teresa’s approach to successful fundraising is
and committed fundraiser – and believes strongly in AFP’s in her ability to build stellar, high performance staff,
critical place at the forefront of this unique and special volunteer and board teams. Teresa has always been
profession. impressed with the work of AFP and as someone who has
spent over 25 years in fundraising and over 20 years in
leadership roles, she has seen the growth and
development of this sector and is excited by the
opportunity to give back to AFP and our professional
community.
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2021-2022 Proposed Slate of Directors & Officers
Members At-Large
Cheryl Denomy Stacey Silverberg Carcao, CFRE, BCL, LLB
Currently the Development and Community Stacey Silverberg Carcao is a Director of Corporate and
Relations Officer at Fontbonne Ministries, a small Toronto Community Partnerships at The Princess Margaret Cancer
charity offering six unique programs to address community Foundation. In her role she leads The Weekend to Conquer
needs, Cheryl Denomy has worked in fundraising and non- Cancer, an annual peer-to-peer fundraising walk that has
profit management for more than 30 years. With a wide- raised close to $200 million for cancer research over the past
ranging career of assisting mostly smaller charities, Cheryl 18 years. Before joining the PMCF, Stacey was responsible for
has raised both funds and awareness for HIV/AIDS, children Covenant House Toronto’s fundraising events, including the
and adults with neurological challenges, pregnant and Executive Sleep Out and Women Unite. She thrives on
parenting teenage girls, international development, post- leveraging donor-centric experiential activities that enhance
release support for incarcerated men, Alzheimer Disease, stewardship, harness corporate social responsibility, and
and long-term care. In addition to her fundraising work, deepen supporter connections to causes. Stacey served on
throughout her career Cheryl has also served in a volunteer the Board of Directors for Progress Place, a psychosocial
capacity on a number of Boards and committees, including rehabilitation facility for adults living with mental illness, from
The Denise House, a women’s shelter in her hometown of 2009 - 2018. Her civic involvement also led to several
Oshawa and Scarborough Women’s Centre, and as a partnerships with the Ontario Library Association, promoting
member of the Ethics and Best Practices Committee and and advocating for school libraries and the advancement of
Diversity Task Force of the AFP Toronto Chapter. Cheryl’s 21st century learning resources. Although Stacey has a B.C.L.
motivation to join the Board of APF Greater Toronto is to and LL.B. from McGill University’s Faculty of Law, she realized
ensure that the challenges and opportunities of smaller soon into her career as a lawyer that her passion is building
charities – many of which have little to no profile with community and inspiring others to create societal change.
the general public – have a voice in the development of Stacey became a CFRE in 2018, enjoys working with other
policies and practices that support them, and the purpose-driven individuals and is honoured to champion
fundraising profession as a whole. philanthropy as a member of the AFP Greater Toronto
Chapter Board.
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2021-2022 Proposed Slate of Directors & Officers
Members At-Large
Aki Temiseva
Pamela Ross, CFRE
Aki Temiseva is a C-level senior executive with over 20
Pamela Ross joined the United Way Greater years of experience in building businesses and not-for-
Toronto in January 2020 as the Chief Philanthropy Officer. In profits. He has run both local and global entities and
this role she oversees fundraising and marketing. delivered unprecedented growth to organizations like
Before joining United Way, Pamela was the Executive Procter & Gamble, Publicis Group, World Vision (WV) and
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Right to Play. He currently serves as Chief Marketing and
Sunnybrook Foundation. There, Pamela was responsible for Development Officer for Children Believe where he leads
the organization’s fundraising and operations. Among domestic fundraising, marketing, communications and
her accomplishments are the introduction of public relations. Aki masters branding – having rebranded
business intelligence and data analytics practices that two different organizations just in the last three years –
support data-driven decision making. She also has a strong and excels in mass marketing and donor engagement.
track record of building and nurturing successful long- Community engagement has always been important
term relationships with donors, senior volunteers throughout Aki’s life. In the early part of his career he
and colleagues. Pamela’s previous roles include Vice chaired both the Helsinki and the National Chapter of
President, Marketing and Donor Relations at WWF-Canada Children’s International Summer Villages – a global youth
and Director, Marketing at Plan Canada. Prior to her entry cultural exchange organization. He has also Chaired Kehys
into the charitable sector, she held senior positions – the National Finnish umbrella organization representing
with advertising and direct marketing agencies. An all INGOs to the EU and was elected Chairman of the Board
avid volunteer, she has also held the role of Vice President for WV Italy. He was member of the Advisory Board for the
at Native Women’s Resource Centre and Board Member IFC (International Fundraising Conference) for several years
at Community Care East York. Pamela holds a and led as the Chair the formation of the IFLF (International
CFRE designation and a Bachelor of Arts in Fundraising Leadership Forum) – a collaboration body of
Communication Studies from the University of Windsor. She the top 20 global INGOs. Aki is a global citizen and world
is currently pursuing a second BA in Political Science at the traveller, having lived in Africa, Asia, Scandinavia, the UK,
University of Toronto. and the USA. Aki is excited about supporting the AFP
Greater Toronto Chapter.
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Members At-Large
Andrew Reddin Dora Boylen-Pabst
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