Meet our Team

Get to know the folks who make Code for Canada work

An organization is the sum of its people

We're a small (but mighty) crew of technologists, educators, entrepreneurs, growth hackers and community builders. Interested in joining our team? Check out our open positions here.

Staff

Lia Milito

Managing Director

Lia Milito

Managing Director

Lia is an urban planner with an interdisciplinary background that includes education, public policy, and community building. She is a former chair of the Civic Tech Toronto steering committee, and helped to launch Code for Canada.

Dorothy Eng

Director of Partnerships

Dorothy Eng

Director of Partnerships

Dorothy helps organizations and institutions use science and technology to solve problems. She is passionate about lending not only her voice, but her hands, to develop tech-based solutions that create meaningful change in our communities.

Luke Simcoe

Director of Outreach

Luke Simcoe

Director of Outreach

A journalist turned civic tech advocate, Luke is passionate about the potential for technology to improve government services and resident engagement. Prior to joining Code for Canada, he was the Managing Editor of Urban Affairs for Metro News.

Meha Shah

Fellowship Program Lead

Meha Shah

Fellowship Program Lead

Meha has eight years of experience working on fellowship programs in the education and nonprofit space. Prior to joining Code for Canada, she worked at Teach for Pakistan as well as TNTP, where she collaborated with the New York City Department of Education on their Teaching Fellows program.

Marisa Bernstein

Local Programs Manager

Marisa Bernstein

Local Programs Manager

Marisa has a background in urban design and community engagement, which informs her work as the Program Manager for both Civic Hall Toronto and GRIT Toronto. Prior to joining Code for Canada, she co-founded a civic tech company that created digital tools to help communities to become better engaged in the urban improvement process.

Merlin Chatwin

Monitoring & Evaluation Manager

Merlin Chatwin

Monitoring & Evaluation Manager

Merlin is a PhD Candidate with an interdisciplinary background in political science, geography, education, and community organizing. His professional and academic pursuits focus on supporting inclusive civic participation and using evaluation to maximize social and strategic impact.

Laura Chang

Strategic Growth Lead

Laura Chang

Strategic Growth Lead

Laura has worked as a consultant in the tech startup space, with a focus on strategic initiatives and special projects. At Code for Canada, Laura advises on stakeholder engagement, marketing, and program growth. Laura is a Civic Tech Toronto organizer and a keen advocate of tech for good.

Doug Vidal-Hernández

Fellowship Program Coordinator, Government Relations

Doug Vidal-Hernández

Fellowship Program Coordinator, Government Relations

Doug has a background in politics and comes to us from Ottawa, where he worked as a Data and Digital Advisor on Parliament Hill. He has a keen interest in using technology to drive social change, and was a regular at Civic Tech Ottawa before joining our Toronto office.

Flavi Anastasi

Fellowship Program Coordinator, Coaching and Support

Flavi Anastasi

Fellowship Program Coordinator, Coaching and Support

Flavi came to the tech industry via a health and wellness startup, where he built strong relationships in his role as Marketing Lead. He brings a passion for team building and technology to his role with the fellowship team.

Umair Mushtaq

Operations Coordinator

Umair Mushtaq

Operations Coordinator

Umair is an engineer with an Msc in Engineering Business Management from University of Warwick. Prior to joining Code for Canada, Umair headed operations for the world’s first live cricket highlights platform with 3 million monthly users. Umair enjoys working as part of a collaborative team and is rarely without a smile.

John Griffin

Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator

John Griffin

Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator

John honed his skill in Monitoring and Evaluation in Ghana, where he spent three years working with municipal and national government partners. John is interested in government design, and policy that builds systems responsive to the needs of all communities.

Samdisha Kapoor

Technical Product Lead

Samdisha Kapoor

Technical Product Lead

Samdisha has background in product management and business analysis. She holds a degree in Business Information Systems from New Jersey Institute of Technology, and has worked in cities around the world. Samdisha believes in human-centered and empathetic product design, and is passionate about women’s empowerment and equality in the tech space.

Marzie Aghdaee

Local Programs Coordinator

Marzie Aghdaee

Local Programs Coordinator

As an educator and social science researcher with a penchant for M&E, Marzie is committed to bringing a data-driven approach program design and delivery at Code for Canada. Marzie enjoys using her skills as a storyteller to share learnings from the civic tech community.

Sagar Jha

Partnership Operations Lead

Sagar Jha

Partnership Operations Lead

Sagar has fostered meaningful partnerships and delivered high-impact projects across an array of industries including aerospace, cannabis, medical technology, clean tech and education. Prior to joining Code for Canada, he worked with the defense sector and Veterans Affairs to help people reclaim their mobility through bionics.

Kevin

Partnership Development Lead

Kevin

Partnership Development Lead

Kevin's background is in marketing and community management. He has four years of experience in the tech education space, helping build partnerships with non-profits, charities, and startups. Kevin's passion for community encourages him to pursue a human-centered approach to collaboration. He believes education and technology have the power to drive social change.

Board of Directors

Cindy Tan

Board Chair

Cindy Tan

Board Chair

Cindy Tan has worked in the non-profit and public sectors in areas such as community engagement, economic development, youth employment, diversity and inclusion, poverty reduction, and city-building.

Charles Finley

Director, Co-founder

Charles Finley

Director, Co-founder

Charles has worked at the intersection of design, technology, and city-building, helping organizations such as MaRS Discovery District, Thomson Reuters, and IBI Group to grow and transform. He is currently the CXO at Futurpreneur Canada, and is on the board of Open CIty Network and Waterfront Toronto’s Digital Strategy Advisory Panel.

Ren Bucholz

Director

Ren Bucholz

Director

Ren is a commercial litigator specializing in intellectual property, defamation and new technologies. He previously served as a Google Policy Fellow and the Assistant Director of International Policy at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Elina Lawrie

Director

Elina Lawrie

Director

Elina is a service designer working to humanize customer and employee experiences across a variety of industries. She is currently at Fjord and was previously at Bridgeable and the University Health Network, where she designed and implemented immersive solutions for healthcare.

Hilda Tang

Director

Hilda Tang

Director

Hilda is a management consultant and has advised top global organizations on a range of topics from digital transformation to product and service design. She’s excited to help Code for Canada expand and create broader impact for citizens nationally.

Aaron Bacchus

Director

Aaron Bacchus

Director

Aaron is a CPA with many years experience in the automotive remarketing sector. Aaron is passionate about building organizational culture and strategy, and he’s excited to be ushering in the industry’s digital transformation.

Ria Lupton

Director

Ria Lupton

Director

Ria is a community builder with a passion for creating inclusive spaces. She’s helped launch and grow several communities, including Women Who Code Toronto. Her work is focused on using technology for good and solving for positive social change.

Winter Fedyk

Director

Winter Fedyk

Director

Winter is the Director of Silo Strategy Inc., and guides businesses through government relations and change management. She has extensive experience advising governments on strategy and policy, and volunteers with newcomer families at the Regina Open Door Society.

Current Fellows

Oluseyi Taylor

2020 , Product Manager, Ontario Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Oluseyi Taylor

2020, Product Manager, Ontario Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Seyi is a Product Manager with a design background. He is an entrepreneur and founder of several media and tech startups.

Rola Kuidir

2020 , UX Designer, Ontario Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Rola Kuidir

2020, UX Designer, Ontario Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Rola is a UX designer with experience working on cross-functional teams to improve accessibility and establish UX best practices.

Zola McAdie

2020 , Developer, Ontario Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Zola McAdie

2020, Developer, Ontario Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Zola has worked as a web developer at Lighthouse Labs, where he was also a mentor. He is keen to use data to improve life for Canadians.

Keith Colbourne

2020 , Product Manager, Transport Canada Marine Safety Unit

Keith Colbourne

2020, Product Manager, Transport Canada Marine Safety Unit

Keith came to product management during his time with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, where his team worked to prevent cyber crime and fraud.

Kayla Nadalin

2020 , UX Designer, Transport Canada Marine Safety Unit

Kayla Nadalin

2020, UX Designer, Transport Canada Marine Safety Unit

Kay’s expertise in design come from a decade of creating human-centred work for clients in government, non-profits, and the education sector.

Alexandre Sanscartier

2020 , Developer, Transport Canada Marine Safety Unit

Alexandre Sanscartier

2020, Developer, Transport Canada Marine Safety Unit

Alexandre is a web developer and agile coach who looks forward to helping Transport Canada make the most of their decision to embrace agile practices.

Jared Chadwick

2020 , Product Manager, Transport Canada Surface Security

Jared Chadwick

2020, Product Manager, Transport Canada Surface Security

Jared is a product manager whose strength is delivering complex digital initiatives. He also has experience as a business analyst with the governments of Ontario and Canada.

Jude Park

2020 , UX Designer, Transport Canada Surface Security

Jude Park

2020, UX Designer, Transport Canada Surface Security

Jude is a UX designer and the founder of Loo, an app that helps users locate accessible public toilets in their city. He has worked with innovation labs and entrepreneurial fellowships across Canada.

David Ranger

2020 , Developer, Transport Canada Surface Security

David Ranger

2020, Developer, Transport Canada Surface Security

David is an accomplished freelance developer who specializes in learning new technical tools on the fly, and delivering solutions centered around a client’s workflow.

Jasper Chan

2020 , Product Manager, Measurement Canada

Jasper Chan

2020, Product Manager, Measurement Canada

Jasper is a product manager who specializes in leading public agencies through digital transformation. He has worked with all levels of government in Canada and the United States.

Ramis Khawaja

2020 , UX Designer, Measurement Canada

Ramis Khawaja

2020, UX Designer, Measurement Canada

Ramis is a UX designer and entrepreneur. He specializes in working with stakeholders and product teams to create thoughtful interfaces, both digital and off-screen.

Noor Syed

2020 , Developer, Measurement Canada

Noor Syed

2020, Developer, Measurement Canada

Noor is a software developer who prizes data-driven decision making. He believes in using empathy to help his clients create valuable products for users.

Fellow Alumni

Daniel Tse

2017 , Product Manager, Canadian Digital Service

Daniel Tse

2017, Product Manager, Canadian Digital Service

Daniel is a biomedical engineer and data analytics consultant. He has worked with the Government of Manitoba to design a digital tool to assess healthcare needs in remote communities.

Raluca Ene

2017 , UX Designer, Canadian Digital Service

Raluca Ene

2017, UX Designer, Canadian Digital Service

Raluca is a seasoned UX designer. She has worked in digital innovation for over 12 years with clients in a wide range of sectors including finance, education and healthcare.

Leon Lukashevsky

2017 , Developer, Canadian Digital Service

Leon Lukashevsky

2017, Developer, Canadian Digital Service

Leon is a Toronto-based developer and has worked on web projects with clients like the University of Toronto, The Globe and Mail, Sustainability Solutions Group and Influitive.

Christine Lee

2017 , Product Manager, Government of Ontario

Christine Lee

2017, Product Manager, Government of Ontario

Christine has a unique background in digital product management, development, and finance. An advocate for lifelong learning, she volunteers at tech community workshops and has taught product management courses.

Sophie Sengmany

2017 , UX Designer, Government of Ontario

Sophie Sengmany

2017, UX Designer, Government of Ontario

Originally from France and having lived in London and Singapore, Sophie moved to Toronto four years ago. She has a background in finance but her passion for helping people and a desire to be creative led her to UX Design.

Santiago Mendoza

2017 , UX Designer, Government of Ontario

Santiago Mendoza

2017, UX Designer, Government of Ontario

Santiago is a software engineer and machine-learning enthusiast who believes in the power of technology to change people’s lives. He has worked for startups and well-established companies in both Canada and Europe.

Jennifer Payne

2018 , Product Manager, Transport Canada

Jennifer Payne

2018, Product Manager, Transport Canada

Jennifer is a committed design researcher with an MSc in human-computer interaction. She has run user research studies for clients ranging from American Express to the United Nations, where she worked on a tool to help UN analysts query social media data.

Andee Pittman

2018 , UX Designer, Transport Canada

Andee Pittman

2018, UX Designer, Transport Canada

Andee is a UX designer and consultant with a focus on social innovation and participatory design. She blends her design practice with a strong social conscience and has worked on challenges ranging from blockchain applications to housing and reconciliation.

Fatima Sarah Khalid

2018 , Developer, Transport Canada

Fatima Sarah Khalid

2018, Developer, Transport Canada

Fatima is a software engineer and civic hacker who’s worked inside and outside of government. Her adventures in civic tech have taken her from the U.S. to Canada, and she’s worked for clients like Microsoft, the City of Boston and Digital Echidna.

Andrew Konoff

2018 , Product Manager, Toronto Transportation Services

Andrew Konoff

2018, Product Manager, Toronto Transportation Services

Andrew is a startup founder, technical product marketer, and freelance developer. He believes great products flow from environments that allow people to share, explore, and be transformed by new perspectives and beliefs.

Pallavi Thampi

2018 , UX Designer, Toronto Transportation Services

Pallavi Thampi

2018, UX Designer, Toronto Transportation Services

Pallavi is a User Experience Designer dedicated to inclusive and equitable design. She has worked with start-ups, social innovation hubs and community-run arts organizations to build accessible and empowering products.

Evan Savage

2018 , Developer, Toronto Transportation Services

Evan Savage

2018, Developer, Toronto Transportation Services

Evan has worked with Fortune 500 companies, research labs, startups, and non-profits to help them build everything from real-time spam detection systems to interactive data visualization tools.

Siobhan Özege

2018 , Product Manager, Public Service Commission of Canada

Siobhan Özege

2018, Product Manager, Public Service Commission of Canada

Siobhan has delivered digital products for companies and non-profits across Canada’s broadcasting, music, and technology sectors. With a background in communications, she brings an interdisciplinary lens to her product work.

Joey Hua

2018 , UX Designer, Public Service Commission of Canada

Joey Hua

2018, UX Designer, Public Service Commission of Canada

Joey is a “sales-guru turned designer” with a background in patient and client care. Through her design practice, she has crafted product solutions for small businesses, start-ups, and non-profit organizations.

Caley Brock

2018 , Developer, Public Service Commission of Canada

Caley Brock

2018, Developer, Public Service Commission of Canada

Caley comes from Code.org where she built open source software tools to increase access to computer science education worldwide. She is an active participant in communities that work to make the software field more inclusive and diverse.

Maddy Ewins

2019 , Product Manager, Public Services & Procurement Canada

Maddy Ewins

2019, Product Manager, Public Services & Procurement Canada

Maddy has worked for established tech giants to small startups, and across engineering, product, and marketing teams. When building technology products, she strives to foster empathy for both users and peers.

Andrea Hill

2019 , UX Designer, Public Services & Procurement Canada

Andrea Hill

2019, UX Designer, Public Services & Procurement Canada

Andrea has 20 years of experience in digital services. She’s been a senior designer at LexisNexis, and has led innovation teams at major companies.

Mike Jenkins

2019 , Developer, Public Services & Procurement Canada

Mike Jenkins

2019, Developer, Public Services & Procurement Canada

Mike is a software and web developer with a background in entertainment and broadcast production. He believes the best digital products are ones that not only meet people’s needs, but also help improve their quality of life.

Ayisha Memon

2019 , Product Manager, Toronto Shelter Support & Housing Administration

Ayisha Memon

2019, Product Manager, Toronto Shelter Support & Housing Administration

Ayisha built innovative digital products at Postmedia, one of Canada’s largest media companies. She’s also a regular contributor to Pakathon, a civic hackathon focused on building solutions to help residents in Pakistan.

Sabrina Dominguez

2019 , UX Designer, Toronto Shelter Support & Housing Administration

Sabrina Dominguez

2019, UX Designer, Toronto Shelter Support & Housing Administration

Sabrina is an interdisciplinary designer who has worked with municipalities like Vancouver and Dublin to reimagine public and social services.

Russell Hoy

2019 , Developer, Toronto Shelter Support & Housing Administration

Russell Hoy

2019, Developer, Toronto Shelter Support & Housing Administration

Russell is a product-minded software developer who has helped companies bring innovative products to market and adopt more agile approaches to development. He’s a vocal advocate for accessibility and inclusive design.

Lequanne Collins-Bacchus

2019 , Product Manager, Canada Energy Regulator

Lequanne Collins-Bacchus

2019, Product Manager, Canada Energy Regulator

Lequanne is the founder of digital publica, a tech consultancy which creates digital skills programming and experiences for communities. She is also an advisor on the Government of Ontario’s Data Strategy.

Roan Reimer

2019 , UX Designer, Canada Energy Regulator

Roan Reimer

2019, UX Designer, Canada Energy Regulator

Roan uses design to build a more compassionate and inclusive world. They have worked with health initiatives, governments and participatory democracy organizations to co-create services that help people connect with communities.

Ivan Duka

2019 , Developer, Canada Energy Regulator

Ivan Duka

2019, Developer, Canada Energy Regulator

Ivan is a software engineer and project manager with experience in the private and public sectors, having worked for the Government of Manitoba and the U.S. Department of Justice in Ukraine.

Glennys Egan

2019 , Product Manager, Public Health Agency of Canada

Glennys Egan

2019, Product Manager, Public Health Agency of Canada

Glennys is a partnership manager, researcher and strategic communicator working at the intersection of digital technology and impact — both here in Canada and abroad.

Rosemarie Gresham

2019 , UX Designer, Public Health Agency of Canada

Rosemarie Gresham

2019, UX Designer, Public Health Agency of Canada

Rosemarie Gresham is a UX designer with experience delivering products for local cultural organizations, start ups, and global companies.

Adam Simonini

2019 , Developer, Public Health Agency of Canada

Adam Simonini

2019, Developer, Public Health Agency of Canada

Adam comes to software development via a graduate degree in philosophy, and has worked with multiple companies to build highly accessible and frictionless front-end products.

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Meet our Team

An organization is the sum of its people

Staff

Lia Milito

Dorothy Eng

Luke Simcoe

Meha Shah

Marisa Bernstein

Merlin Chatwin

Laura Chang

Doug Vidal-Hernández

Flavi Anastasi

Umair Mushtaq

John Griffin

Samdisha Kapoor

Marzie Aghdaee

Sagar Jha

Kevin

Board of Directors

Cindy Tan

Charles Finley

Ren Bucholz

Elina Lawrie

Hilda Tang

Aaron Bacchus

Ria Lupton

Winter Fedyk

Current Fellows

Oluseyi Taylor

Rola Kuidir

Zola McAdie

Keith Colbourne

Kayla Nadalin

Alexandre Sanscartier

Jared Chadwick

Jude Park

David Ranger

Jasper Chan

Ramis Khawaja

Noor Syed

Fellow Alumni

Daniel Tse

Raluca Ene

Leon Lukashevsky

Christine Lee

Sophie Sengmany

Santiago Mendoza

Jennifer Payne

Andee Pittman

Fatima Sarah Khalid

Andrew Konoff

Pallavi Thampi

Evan Savage

Siobhan Özege

Joey Hua

Caley Brock

Maddy Ewins

Andrea Hill

Mike Jenkins

Ayisha Memon

Sabrina Dominguez

Russell Hoy

Lequanne Collins-Bacchus

Roan Reimer

Ivan Duka

Glennys Egan

Rosemarie Gresham

Adam Simonini

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