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Client Team
Allison (Alli) Riese
Client Services Manager
Alli Riese is passionate about building the Tides Canada community of donors, social investors and grassroots fundraisers. Her desire is to make philanthropy more effective, efficient and fun! Based in the Vancouver office, she returned home to Canada after working in Spokane, Washington, at Gonzaga University where she completed her MBA in 2011. Prior to this, Alli worked in Seattle for a foundation funded by donor-activist members (Social Justice Fund) and for several environmental conservation, restoration and education organizations (Forterra, EarthCorps, Whidbey Institute). Alli grew up on a farm in Lockport, Manitoba, so food issues are especially important to her.
Beth Weintrop
Client Services Manager
Based in Toronto, Beth is passionate about working with clients and partners to find creative solutions to meet their philanthropic objectives. She has worked extensively with individuals to fulfill their personal philanthropic goals through legacy, endowment, and current gifts. Prior to joining Tides, Beth worked at Scotiabank with the Charitable Foundation Services team, advising and managing the administration of charitable foundations. Beth has worked in both fundraising and not-for-profit administration at Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation of Toronto, the Royal Ontario Museum Governors, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, and Playwrights Guild of Canada.
Rachel Rocco
Senior Client Services Specialist
Rachel Rocco works with our client service team on International Giving and Donor Advised Funds with a particular focus on our Collective Giving Funds. Previously, she managed the support infrastructure for over 30 Tides Canada projects. Rachel is passionate about increasing the impact of environmental and social leaders, supporting grassroots fundraising initiatives, as well as increasing the impact of Canadian philanthropy. Before coming to Tides Canada, Rachel worked for over 25 years in many parts of Canada; as an arts administrator, artist manager, music distributor and festival organizer.
Allison Andrachuk
Project Specialist (Western Canada)
Allison provides project management and administrative support to projects in Western Canada. She joins Tides Canada following many years in a leadership role in the cultural sector where she developed community outreach programs, projects to increase organizational capacity and funding initiatives. She has significant training and experience in financial and organizational management and a strong background in management of non-profit organizations. Through her employment, self-employment and volunteer activities Allison has developed across-the-board operational skills and is deeply engaged in using these skills to strengthen the charitable sector.
Jillian Witt
Project Specialist (Central and Eastern Canada)
Jillian provides projects in Ontario and Eastern Canada with project management and administrative support. She has a passion for community development across the globe. Prior to joining Tides Canada, Jillian coordinated a community development project in one of Toronto’s vibrant yet stigmatized neighbourhoods, working to strengthen residents’ voices at the community and city level. She has worked on a variety of community initiatives related to neighbourhood organizing, health promotion and youth development in rural and urban Ontario as well as Guyana. Jillian holds a Masters of Social Work from the University of Toronto with a specialization in community development.
