Staff

Social Media, Marketing Coordinator

Elizabeth R Gill

President & CEO

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Liz is the President and CEO of Childhood Cancer Canada. Prior to assuming this position, Liz had served on the CCC board for over 6 years. She developed her passion to help families dealing with childhood cancers when her younger brother was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia when he was two years old. As a Harvard College graduate, she also obtained an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Her career began at Young & Rubicam, Inc. and Smith Barney Harris Upham & Co. Inc. in New York before working spent over 10 years with The Walt Disney Company in Los Angeles as Vice President Strategic Brand Management for The Disneyland Resort and Director, Corporate Brand Management. After her position as Director of Marketing & Business Development for Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, she became Vice President, Marketing for Danier Leather. Inc where she was responsible for leading the company’s marketing efforts.

Sandi Hancox

VP, Fundraising

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Sandi is the VP Fundraising, at Childhood Cancer Canada, with over 25 years of nonprofit experience in community-based and national charities. Realizing her passion to support children and families, Sandi previously worked at the Children's Wish Foundation, where she was National Director, Chapter Relations and led them through the Imagine Accreditation process, becoming a Volunteer Peer Reviewer. Before that, Sandi worked with several organizations in New Brunswick and Ontario. Through various leadership roles and experiences, she has gained expertise in governance, strategic planning, coaching, staff management, fundraising, and volunteer engagement. Sandi is a dynamic collaborator and values the strength of relationships and building organizations to their potential. Sandi has a BBA from UNB (Fredericton) and enjoys travelling.

Kate White

Director, Fundraising

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Kate’s non-profit career has centered around smartly engaging companies, audiences and donors to deliver impact on awareness, research and social needs in both local and national communities.
She has been committed to improving the lives of all Canadians through her roles at Diabetes Canada and Heart & Stroke. In her previous role Kate was highly successful in delivering fundraising strategies to drive revenue for the annual Ride for Heart event in Toronto.
Kate’s family, like many, has been impacted by childhood cancer; one of the key motivations for her joining the team at CCC. Kate believes that every family with a child who has cancer should receive the essential emotional, physical, and educational support they need during their cancer journey.
Throughout her career she has focused on building relationships and identifying shared goals and values. Kate frequently speaks at corporate events, community associations and groups to advocate for the continual need to support our programs and life -saving research.
Every day offers her a new opportunity to help more children and their families.

Jamie Mahase

Database Administrator

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Jamie has been the Database Administrator with Childhood Cancer Canada since 2016.
Prior to joining the Childhood Cancer Canada Team, his passion toward non-profit and database systems began with Daily Bread Food Bank as Database & Donor Services Coordinator. His program studies at the University of Toronto was split between Psychology and Political Science. This preparation built the foundation for an incredible tour of duty at the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health, working in an administrative support capacity within both in-patient and out-patient units. He has a well-rounded employment history with time spent with a regulatory college, insurance, real estate and retail organizations. There is nothing he looks more forward to than some time on the boat at the cottage in the height of summer.

Tasia Richards

Social Media, Marketing Coordinator

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Tasia is a University of Windsor (B.A Visual Arts and Communications) alumni and obtained a post-grad in Corporate Communications from Seneca College. After years of working as an Executive Assistant for various media companies, she decided to use her skills to work in the non-profit sector.
She enjoys working at Childhood Cancer Canada because of all her interactions with families that have been positively impacted by the organization through the various programs.
Tasia is a young adult cancer survivor and has used her personal experience to inspire young women to advocate for their rights in healthcare. When Tasia is not at work she enjoys listening to new music and blogging.

Staff

Elizabeth R Gill

President & CEO

Sandi Hancox

VP, Fundraising​

Kate White

Director, Fundraising

Jamie Mahase

Database Administrator

Tasia Richards

Social Media, Marketing Coordinator

VP, Fundraising