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OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM

To contact us, please call our Head Office at: 647-689-5850, press 8 to access our company directory. You can also connect with us by using our Toll-Free number: 1-844-204-9219, and our online directory.

Andrew Reddin

Chief Executive Officer

Nisha Lewis

Chief Strategy and Brand Officer

Molly Hill

Vice President, Development

Joshua Redhair

Vice President, Strategic Insight & Innovation 

Michelle Campbell

National Director, Community Partnerships and Talent Pathways

Lisa Moon

National Director, Business Development and Partnerships

Karolya Vargscarr

Director, Strategic Initiatives

Fiona Munro

Executive Director – Atlantic Region

Joseph Soh

National Director, Programs

Derek Darch

National Director, Alumni Stewardship, Business Intelligence and Compliance

Ivana Popadic

National Director, Education
Strategy & Operations

Alix Kempf

Director, Development

Anita Iyakaremye

Director, National Education

Carly Dwyer

Director, Marketing & Communications

Lisa Livingstone

Director, Finance & Operations

Jenifer Maltz

National Director, Industry Partnerships

Shelly Spence

Director, Human Resources

Sofia Prada

Director, Data & Reporting

Mélanie May

Director, Admissions

FOUNDING LEADERSHIP

Our founding leaders played a defining role in shaping NPower Canada’s early vision, partnerships, and impact. Their contributions continue to inform the work we do today.

Julia Blackburn

CEO Emerita

NPower Canada

Julia has over 40 years of broad management experience working with small businesses and non-profit organizations, both in the performing arts and in social services.

She served as NPower Canada’s Chief Executive Officer from 2014 until 2026. Read More

Stephen Gardiner

Board Chair Emeritus

NPower Canada

Stephen is a Vice Chair in Accenture’s Reinvention Executive Advisory, counselling CEOs and their teams on leading in a time of disruption.  

Over the past 25+ years Stephen has served clients in a wide range of industries including Financial Services, Communications and Retail. Read More

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Stephen has led work across numerous strategic areas including business reinvention, customer strategy, digital strategy, data & AI, and merger strategy and execution.  

Stephen is active Accenture Canada’s corporate social responsibility activities as part of Accenture’s Skills to Succeed where we have a goal of enabling 1 million people globally with the skills, they need for success. He is the founding Chair of NPower Canada, which provides technology and leadership skills to youth with barriers to employment. Stephen is also a volunteer instructor with Track 3, an organization that teaches people with disabilities to ski. 

Stephen has published various points of view and has been widely quoted in media. Stephen holds a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University in Montreal P.Q., and an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. Stephen has also completed his Level III CFA.

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As the founding executive, Julia launched the US-based charity in Canada, overseeing the strategic national expansion to six provinces and serving over 14,000 underserved jobseekers across Canada.  

Julia began her career as a management consultant with Booz, Allen & Hamilton. Her executive appointments include serving as executive director of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company and BalletMet Columbus. She was also the founding director of Blackburn Management Resources, a consulting practice providing general business and financial services for small businesses. She has served on various boards of directors including Dance/USA and Fall For Dance North.

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