Let’s Make it National Volunteer Month! There is a week in April where the NGO community stops to thank the hardworking people that give their time to the community. National Volunteer Week is an important way to stop and say thank you! At SWR, this week is made all the better since it always coincides […]
Category Archives: Team & Culture
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Jun
Jun
In 2018 Sustainable Waterloo Region had 11,883 hours logged by 116 volunteers! That’s HUGE. Volunteers are the backbone of non-profit organizations and are woven into the fabric of SWR. April 19-25, 2020 was National Volunteer Week but 7 days wasn’t enough time to celebrate our amazing volunteers, we spent all of May showcasing some of […]
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May
May
As a recent addition to the SWR team as our IT Functional Area Manager, James has been thrown into the deep end, just a little bit! James brings with him extensive knowledge of the corporate IT world with many years of experience in the industry and a growing knowledge in web development as well. So […]
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May
May
Sometimes a team member comes along that is just so dedicated you can’t believe your lucky stars. At SWR, as you have seen over the past month or so, they can come in all kinds of ways and roles. And sometimes the roles they play change over time. Lisa Chapman is one of the backbone […]
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May
May
Amanda brought her passion for public policy and writing skills to the ClimateActionWR team at a very ideal time last year; ahead of the Federal Election. As our ‘Policy Researcher’ volunteer, she contacted every candidate within Waterloo Region, asking them tough questions regarding their stances on the climate crisis, and produced a robust blog series […]
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May
May
Ensuring that we are always searching for the right businesses to join our programs and connecting with them is a mighty task. Jody Fennell has been doing exactly this for our team as a Business Development Generalist for 2 years now! Jody is a great team member who is always up for supporting the team. […]
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May
May
Armen Poladian has been an integral part of Sustainable Waterloo Region (SWR) since March 2018. Originally working as our evolvGREEN Communications Coordinator, since February 2019 he has been driving the adoption of Electric Vehicles (EVs) and installation of charging stations in Waterloo Region as our ChargeWR Coordinator. Armen brings to SWR his background in Environmental […]
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May
May
As the month of May ends, and we are getting close to our last daily post about the faces of SWR, it became even more important to recognize these two gents… one out going and one incoming. The SWR Finance Team is entirely volunteer run, and supported by our office manager, Krista. And this team […]
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May
May
Volunteers play a really unique role at SWR. We have volunteers who play an essential role in our day to day operations and Hannah Dubber and Julie Vuong are just two we depend on! Julie and Hannah are part of the Finance team and lend their hand on a regular basis, from entering payroll to […]
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May
May
Andreas has been an active member of our team in various roles for the last 8 years! He started in a research role developing content and resources for the WRSI program (back when it was called the Regional Carbon Initiative), and then transitioned into a key role in the Centre for Sustainability Excellence (CSE). This […]