Our Team
CanadaHelps is a lot of things. We’re a charity. We’re an advocate for small and medium-sized charities throughout Canada. We’re a technology provider that creates easy and affordable ways for those charities to collect donations online.
But we’re also a group of people who work hard to realize our mission to increase charitable giving across the country. Meet our team!
Marina Glogovac
President & CEO
Marina Glogovac is a seasoned leader and visionary, with over 20 years’ experience in setting business and marketing strategy, acquiring and nurturing customers, scaling growth, and launching new products. She has deep expertise in eCommerce, multi-channel marketing, brand building, advertising sales, and content development.
From 2006 to 2009, Marina served as the Chief Executive Officer at Lavalife Corp., one of North America’s most recognized providers of services aimed at “singles”. Before her role as CEO, Marina served as Lavalife’s Chief Revenue Officer. Marina has also worked as Chief Marketing Officer at Kobo Inc., a leading global online e-Reading service, Chief Revenue Officer at Dealfind, North America’s third largest “deals and coupons” internet retailer, and Group Publisher for St. Joseph’s Media, including their flagship magazine Toronto Life.
Marina has contributed her expertise to a number of not-for-profit organizations, including serving on boards or advisory committees for The Walrus Magazine Foundation, Magazines Canada, Interactive Advertising Bureau Canada, Ontario Media Development Corporation, Bridgepoint Health Foundation, Give Girls a Chance, and Big Sisters Toronto.
A graduate of the University of Belgrade, Marina also holds a Master’s degree in Education, specializing in Organizational Learning and Change, from the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE).
Upeksha Amarasinghe
Data Analyst
Magali Arsenault
Charity and Donor Relations Associate
Dina Bilenkis
Database & Systems Administrator
Lizz Bryce
Operations and HR Manager
Shawn Bunsee
Director, Data & Analytics
Andrea Costantini
Senior Software Developer
Shannon Craig
Chief Marketing & Product Officer
Nicole Danesi
Marketing and Client Relations Associate
Al Dempsey
Network & Systems Specialist
Julie Durocher
Charity and Donor Relations Associate
Nadya Eidelstein
Front-End/Wordpress Developer
Derek Fraser
Charity Engagement Specialist
Alistair Jackson
Charity Engagement Specialist
Phil James
Technical Product Analyst
Angela Kostenko
Senior Manager, eCommerce Marketing
Ronny Lam
Intermediate Accountant
Jeffrey Lin
Team Lead & Software Architect
Jason Liw
Software Engineer
Alireza Moghadamzadeh
Senior Software Engineer
Paul Nazareth
Vice President Community Engagement
Email: pauln@canadahelps.org
Phone: 1-877-755-1595 ext. 2388
Jacob O’Connor
Charity Success Manager
Jet Pan
Senior Software Engineer
Brian Peltier
Software Developer
Joanne Perrier
Charity and Donor Relations Manager
Herlander Pinto
Software Engineer
Sandra Radovanovic
Digital Marketing Associate - Production Lead
Yaurav Sachdeva
Quality Assurance Analyst
Mike Stairs
Chief Technology Officer
Krista Stewart
Charity Engagement Specialist
Jane Viernes
Manager, Finance & Accounting
Cindy Younan
Charity Marketing Manager