One of the first things I do when I go to a website is I look at the “about” section. I can’t even tell you exactly what I’m looking for – is it the gender or racial makeup of the organization? Is it the trusting smiles, or looking into their eye in the photographs? Maybe its when they write something that makes me laugh just a little, like how they like to walk their dog to the hot dog stand every Saturday morning. Regardless, here I am, for you to see and hopefully, for you to feel a bit closer to The Leap and all that we do here. I spend a lot of my time at The Leap thinking about how we can raise money in ethical and accountable ways, and how we can care for each other as a team, and as a movement through practices that build a culture of care. Before I worked here, I spent years organizing protests, facilitating meetings, and helping groups of people come together to decide on their goals and strategy to make the world a healthier and safer place. I was born and raised by settler witches on Cree territory (Alberta) and I now spend my day to day life on the unceded territory of the Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee Peoples (Toronto). I believe in our collective resilience and am always interested in learning more about how we can grow stronger together and I hope that you’ll do that work with me and the whole team here at The Leap.