Experience

Families Canada

• President and CEO

  • Jun 2018 - Present

  Transformed and in 2018, rebranded this 45 year old, but failing charity, hiding behind a significant national reputation into a modern, financially viable, service oriented and member-focused entity with 100+ new resources, in multi-media formats (print, video, podcasts, e-learning mini modules) with many available in 6+ languages. Families Canada's 500 members serve half a million families serve approximately 2300 communities and 500,000 Canadian families every year. Kelly is now… Transformed and in 2018, rebranded this 45 year old, but failing charity, hiding behind a significant national reputation into a modern, financially viable, service oriented and member-focused entity with 100+ new resources, in multi-media formats (print, video, podcasts, e-learning mini modules) with many available in 6+ languages. Families Canada's 500 members serve half a million families serve approximately 2300 communities and 500,000 Canadian families every year. Kelly is now leading strong pivots in response to the pandemic driven by surveys of membership which has advanced the charity's digital agenda towards linking e-learning, membership and new e-store combined with offering both knowledge and pandemic-specific professional development to upwards of 1000 subscribers per sessionCurrent Boards and Advisory Committee membership:* Vice Chair: North American Board of Directors, Great Kids Inc * Member: Advisory Board, Landon Pearson Centre for the Study of Childhood and Child Rights, Carleton University* Member: Child Rights Academic Network* Member: Advisory Board, Until the Last Child (adoption-related) * Member: Executive Champions for Inspiring Health Futures - #WeCANforKids (UNICEF/CIHR)* Member: Knowledge Mobilization sub-committee, International & Canadian Child Rights Partnership project, Ryerson University Show more Show less