Meet the EPIC xChange Leaders!
EPIC xChange currently has over 60 active senior non-profit members across 5 cohorts.
Book an exploratory call with the EPIC team to learn if becoming an EPIC member is right for your leadership development journey!
The EPIC community is growing and we would love to have YOU join us!
Cohort 1 Members
Cohort 1 is currently in their 4th year together in the EPIC xChange program and is facilitated by Gilad Cohen.
Andrew Young
Outward Bound
Executive Director
Debra Deen Kerby
The Learning Partnership
President & CEO
Heather O'Keefe
StepStones For Youth
Founder & Executive Director
Lucy Ho
Hackergal
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Umair Jaffar
Small World Music
Executive Director
Camesha Cox
The Reading Partnership (TRP)
Executive Director & Founder
Kelly Read
Why Not Theatre
Former Executive Director
Cohort 2 Members
Cohort 2 is currently in their 4th year together in the EPIC xChange program and is facilitated by Mikey Prosserman.
Biju Pappachan
POV Film
Executive Director
Jen D. Fabico
Next Generation Arts
Executive Director
Lindsay Bunce
Simon Fraser University,
Associate Director Sustainability
Charlie Wall-Andrews
SOCAN Foundation
Executive Director
Kyle Monczak
Business In The Streets (BITS)
Executive Director
Mack Rogers
Royal Ontario Museum
VP Learning & Public Programs
Cohort 3 Members
Cohort 3 is going in their 2nd year together in the EPIC xChange program. This cohort was launched to provide a space primarily for BIPOC leaders to connect and exchange and is facilitated by the amazing Shelley Nicholls.
John Choi
Sheena's Place
Executive Director
Kimahli Powell
Rainbow Railroad
Executive Director
Shaneeza Nazseer Ally
For Youth Initiative
Executive Director
Sharif Mahdy
The Students Commission of Canada, Executive Director
Dan Hula
Youth in Philanthropy Initiative, Executive Director
Cohort 4 Members
Cohort 4 was established during the pandemic to meet over lunch to exchange and work through their most pressing challenges through peer learning. This cohort is going into their 3rd year together of the program and is being facilitated by Mikey Prosserman.
Jade Pichette
Pride at Work
Manager of Programs
Stephen Jackson, MASc.
Anishnabeg Outreach (AO)
CEO
Randell Adjei
R.I.S.E. Edutainment
Founding Director
Celia Smith
Luminato Festival Toronto
CEO
Fayzal Samji
Labour Education Centre
Assistant Executive Director
Daniel Chapman-Smith
Project Humanity
Executive Director & Co-Founder
Moezine Hasham
Hockey 4 Youth Foundation
Executive Director & Founder
Alex Robertson
Camp Ooch & Camp Trillium
Chief Executive Officer
Marlene McKintosh
UrbanArts
Executive Director
Alejandro Mayoral Baños
Indigenous Friends Association
Executive Director
Henrick Sales
Stay Golden
Creative Director
Sara Street
High Park Nature Centre
Executive Director
Joel Zola
Street Voices
Executive Director & Founder
Cohort 5 Members
Cohort 5 is EPIC's newest cohort starting in 2022!
This cohort is being facilitated by John Choi.
Mandie Abrams
Hospitality Workers Training Centre, Executive Director
Martina Ambiri
Impakt Foundation for Social Change, Executive Director
Gurbeen Bhasin
Aangen Community Centre, Executive Director
Ryan Collins-Swartz
Tapestry Community Capital
Co-Executive Director
Biboye (Bo) Aganaba
Leading Change Canada
Executive Director
Becky Andrade
Milton Community Resource Centre, Associate Executive Director
Julia Girmenia
Not Far From The Tree
Project Director
Katie Green
inPath
Executive Director
Swabir Shariff
The Good Guides
Founder & Executive Director
EPIC General Membership
Below are EPIC's General Members!
EPIC General Membership is our newest program launched in Fall 2022.
This is a virtual group that has members across Canada and even in the USA!
This group is facilitated by John Choi.
For more info on how to sign up to EPIC's General MEmbership program click here.
Otis Mushonga
ACCESS Community Capital
Director, Programs & Partnerships
Janelle Yanishewski
Harmony Movement
Executive Director
Kadon Douglas
BIPOC TV & FILM
Executive Director
Carie Stock
Helping Families Handle Cancer
Founder & Executive Director
Miri Koller
Yee Hong Seniors Living Inc.
Former CEO
Sam Peck
Family Councils Ontario
Executive Director
Maud Salvi
Sled Island Music & Arts Festival
Executive Director
Amy Stein
Henry's Foundation
Executive Director
Samantha Kolkey
Options for College Success
Executive Director
Natalie Folz
Jack.org
Program Director
Spencer Phillips
Artscape Daniel's Launchpad
Manager Programs
Julia Hunter
Eco Equitable
Executive Director
Derek Spooner
Scarborough Arts
Executive Director
Contact us to learn how you can join a future EPIC xChange Cohort or join EPIC's General Membership. We offer free trial sessions for you to explore if the EPIC membership is a fit for you!
EPIC Alumni
Below are former EPIC members aka EPIC Alumni.
At EPIC we aim to stay in touch with Alumni for many years to come and are thankful to everyone who has been a part of the EPIC program.
Nicola Bangham
Breakaway Community Services
Executive Director
CG Chen
Ample Labs & Mello
x2 Founder
Nicole Thibideau
Future Possibilities For Kids
Director Program & Operations
Niamh McGarry
Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance, Executive Director
Kearie Daniel
Parents of Black Children, Executive Director & Founder
Cindy Stradling
Courage in Action
Founder
Jillian Zeppa
Outward Bound Canada
Director of Admissions
Angela Britto
Regent Park Film Festival
Former Executive Director
Gillian Burt
Project Canoe
Former Executive Director
Melissa Foster
North York Arts
Program & Outreach Director
Nadia Sayeh
ANNISAA Organization of Canada, Executive Director & Founder
Michelle Senayah
The Laneway Project
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Mark Hierlihy
Canada's Childrens Hospitals Foundation, President & CEO
Kumiko Laird Imai
Hackergal
Director of Operations
Ryan Hollinrake
ACCESS Community Capital Fund, Former Executive Director
