Who We Are
Meet the OrgCode Team!
Not your average consultants.
We work primarily in the United States, Canada and Australia.
We see our work as a privilege. We are motivated by making lasting change. We are rewarded by seeing change happen. We make a difference and are grateful for the opportunity to do so.
We call it like it is… like an internal monologue gone external.
What we want is homelessness to be rare, and if it does occur, to be brief and not repeated.
See who we are below. Then learn What We Do.
Leader. Edutainer. Coach. Consultant. Researcher. Blogger. Do-gooder. Potty mouth. Positive disruptor. Relentless advocate for social justice. Comedian. Dad. Minimalist. Recovering musician. Canadian citizen. International jetsetter. Living life in jeans and a t-shirt. Trying really hard to end homelessness. Driven by change, fuelled by passion.
Military Spouse who was raised to be a peacemaker. The best momma her sons ever had. Ambassador of Newfoundland hospitality and a no-nonsense approach to improving services and agencies. Passionate innovator and mentor committed to being a lifelong student. A systems thinker who cuts through the spin and the ego to get to the heart of problems. A "service provider whisperer" who believes that what can be accomplished together in communities far exceeds what could ever be accomplished alone. Defender of common sense and professional practice who challenges perceptions and biases in a judgment-free zone. Believes that all service and leadership enhancements can be achieved if we have the courage to Name it, Own it and Live it. Steadfast in the knowledge that the end of chronic homelessness is not only possible but the ultimate purpose of our work.
Fact finder. Problem Solver. Experimenter. Innovator. Gets the politics to the Work of Homelessness. First to rise in the morning. The butterfly in the room. Blows up cell phones with excitement and unsolicited ideas. No half empty glasses here. Excessively generous. Countrified. Ocean depths explorer. Gardner. Art dabbler. Book eater. Sees and feels the beauty and soul in all creatures.
Contagiously hopeful and appropriately jaded. Public speaking data nerd who thinks outcomes are more important than tasks and appreciates a challenge more than should be legally allowed. 25 years’ experience in the Non-Profit Sector in Canada and the US. HIFIS Champion of the World. Semi-Pro beard model. Dreams in Excel formulas and believes in being kinder than necessary. Committed to transforming the narrative surrounding homelessness, fuelled by the unwavering belief that its solution lies within our collective grasp.
Passionate, detail-oriented problem solver. Team player. Embraces innovation, new processes and continuous improvement. Translating 15 years experience of working for a global CPG company to the challenge of supporting a team and organizations dedicated to ending chronic homelessness. Supportive mom to two sons that love sports, music and play.