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Aida Shentuke
Senior Advisor
Aida Shenkute is of Ethiopian decent, and born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya. Aida is a Brand General Manager for the Canadian division of Fresh Beauty, an LVMH Beauty brand. In her current role, her main focus is to gain market share by leading in sales and brand awareness…
Camila Velandia
Co-Founder and Senior Advisor
Camila Velandia is an entrepreneur born and raised in Medellin, Colombia, and has lived and studied in Germany, USA, Australia and Canada. Along with her sister Valeria, they created Miel, the popular underwear line for active women, manufactured in Colombia…
Daniel Martinez
Associate, Communications
Born in Colombia, Daniel Martinez passion for art and design started at a young age. At 17 years old, he moved to Montreal to pursue a college degree in Fine Arts but later dropped out while working in the hospitality industry. Enhancing his drive for creativity and business…
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Dominic Schofield
Managing Director
Dominic has worked for over twenty-five years in the field of international development serving in leadership positions with the private and not-for-profit sectors, and the United Nations. His work in public health over the last 20 years has focused on addressing malnutrition…
Eric Kimmel
Co-Founder and Partner
Eric Kimmel has spent the last twenty years in the food industry. Based in Montreal, Canada, he is one of the owners of Noble Foods, a leading energy bar manufacturer in North America. Primarily focused in Business Development and Research and Development…
Faith Kipkemboi
Associate, East Africa
Faith was born in Kenya and lived in Kerio Valley. Through her brilliant academic performance and her community engagement, she won Kenya Scholar Access Program (KenSAP) and McGill MasterCard Foundation scholarships. She then pursued her nursing…
Irene Colorado
Associate, Latin America & Caribbean
Irene Colorado was born and raised in Colombia. Her passion for food and its power to connect people led her to pursue professional studies in Gastronomy. As a young student…
Jeff Baikowitz
Co-Founder and Partner
Jeffrey Baikowitz founded his first social enterprise Encore Waste Management, while he was a Student at McGill University at the age of 19. It grew to become one of Montreal’s largest recycling companies. Since then he has helped co-found over 20 successful start-ups...
Nafisatu Bukari
Associate, West Africa
Nafisatu Bukari worked with the Ghana Health Service (intern) as a licensed Nutrition Officer under the Allied Health Professions Council for two years post-graduation. As a CAMFED-MasterCard Alumna (CAMA), she engages in a lot of voluntary activities…
Meet our Interns
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N'guessan Charles Yao
West Africa Associate, Ivory Coast.
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Alimatu Zakari
Marketing Associate - Project Assistant, Ghana.
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Margaret Mensah
Marketing Associate - Copywriting Assistant, Ghana.
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Evelyn Boadu
Marketing Associate - Digital Marketing Assistant, Ghana.