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Categories: People We Have Placed
I hope you are enjoying this wonderful fall weather and are energized to accomplish great things. We have some placed candidates we would like to recognize for the great things they do in the sector, both in their past roles and now with the organizations we have placed them in. They all make the NFP sector proud and we are honoured to have been a part of their career progression.

Doug Jones, Director of Major Gifts and Campaign, True Patriot Love, Calgary
Doug joined True Patriot Love as the director of fundraising for western Canada. He was a member of the Calgary Police Service for 25 years before retiring in 2005.  Doug then moved on and built a career in fundraising with United Way, University of Calgary and Calgary Health Trust. His interest in the military community was evident. Within the not for profit sector, Doug was involved and helped support veteran programs that needed individual and corporate funding in order to move forward and provide critical help with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). With a background in policing, his interest in helping military veterans and their families and experience as a fundraiser with a deep connection to the donor community in Calgary, Doug was a natural hire for True Patriot Love. Doug brings a mature and sophisticated approach to donor cultivation and is respected by those donors he has developed relationships with. There is no doubt that Doug will bring the opportunity for western Canada philanthropists to become more involved in supporting our veterans and their families. Click here to see Doug’s LinkedIn profile.

Michael David Marco, Vice President of Finance & Technology, Fred Victor
Michael is the new Vice President of Finance & Technology at Fred Victor, a $30M social services organization providing affordable housing services, mental health and addition services and job training to homeless in Toronto. Prior to joining Fred Victor, Michael had a long career as a finance and operations leader in the insurance industry. He proved himself to be a leader, capable of being the finance and technology lead, an individual who could support the CEO in this growing and complex organization. Michael came to the opportunity with a long history of volunteering on a number of Boards, including Acclaim Health (where he is currently Chair), paving the way for a final career in the not for profit sector. Michael is the type of person who is always challenging himself and the people around him. He strives for excellence and is oriented toward strategic, big picture thinking while respecting the value of detailed internal controls. Michael is all about service and support and drives the team to be customer and partner focused. He takes pride in making sure the staff, who provide the important work of helping Toronto’s homeless, have all the tools they need to be successful. Click here to see Michael’s LinkedIn profile.

Alicia Murji, Director of Advancement Operations, Upper Canada College  
Alicia joined Upper Canada College as their new Director of Advancement Operations. Upper Canada College was looking for an operations person who could help them improve their data and research capabilities, prior to setting forth in an upcoming campaign. While still young in her career, Alicia proved to be a great fit for the role and her intelligence and drive shone through in all of her interviews. Her experience managing data and research at West Park Healthcare Centre Foundation gave her the foundation she needed to become a valuable member of the advancement services team. And as a member of leadership team, Alicia will drive the strategy to ensure the advancement department has the tools they need to be successful in their roles. Given her natural inclination to improve processes and systems, Alicia is going to be a great asset at UCC. Click here to view Alicia’s LinkedIn profile.

Rick Perciante, Executive Director, Oakville Humane Society, Oakville

Rick joined Oakville Humane Society as the Executive Director, tasked with helping the Society improve processes, change culture and create a stronger organization. Rick was in the process of searching for one last role before retiring, a role working in a different field, closer to the grassroots of an organization. Rick spent many years at the Canadian Cancer Society at the regional, provincial and national levels. His last position was Interim Executive Director of Ontario. When in a conversation about his next move, Rick mentioned his love of animals. It didn’t take us long to connect him to the Oakville opportunity. Rick wanted one last role before retirement, and we had something for him! Rick brings to the role a well-rounded background in both operations and fundraising and has experience helping organizations manage large organizational change. His references described him as an amazing leader of people and someone who inspires growth and development in his staff. Rick has a very big job ahead of him and it seems quite clear, at this point, he is the right person to get the job done.

Click here  to view Rick’s LinkedIn profile. 

 

Jeni Piepgrass, Director of Development, Windmill Microlending  (formerly Immigrant Access Fund Canada), Calgary
Jeni joined Windmill Microlending as their new National Director of Development. Jeni has the exciting opportunity to build Windmill Microlending’s national fundraising program from the ground up. Windmill Micolending provides loans to immigrants and refugees to help them become certified in their home country field of expertise. Jeni has a long history of fundraising in the charity sector and was most recently the campaign lead for a new building for the National Music Centre in Calgary. She and the team, at National Music Centre, were successful in raising over $135M in Calgary and the rest of Canada. Jeni is now taking her strong fundraising skills, including major gift fundraising, to help Windmill Microlending meet some very aggressive targets. Everyone was excited to have Jeni onboard. She brings an interest in the Canadian immigration system, through her previous volunteer work, and a warm and compassionate approach to helping people get the most out of their Canadian experience both for themselves and their children. Click here to view Jeni’s LinkedIn profile.

 

Rasheeda Qureshi, Executive Director, Seva Food Bank
Rasheeda Qureshi is Executive Director at Seva Food Bank. She comes to Seva from United Way Greater Toronto, where she led a team of fundraisers managing corporate donor relations with financial institutions. Prior to her role at United Way, Rasheeda held corporate leadership roles in business development and account management. As a passionate and accomplished leader with strong for-profit and not-for-profit leadership experience, Rasheeda looks forward to leading Seva through their next stage of growth.
Click here to see Rasheeda’s LinkedIn profile.
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