Meet the DML Board & Executive team
Our talented group of board volunteers leads the DML through thick and thin. This passionately Canadian team helps make life for other Canadians in the Bay Area better each year.
Prime Moose (Current Chair)
Canadian roots: Toronto
Bay Area: San Francisco
25 years in the Bay Area! Deloitte, Oracle and eventually my own consulting company kept me busy while raising two proudly dual-citizen daughters.
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Alumni: Ryerson
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Day job: Interior Designer, SPDesign
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Canadiana: Always a Leafs fan, no matter what. Still figure skating and taking up curling. Missing my family, Tim Hortons Maple Dipped and Swiss Chalet.
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Little known fact: Sarah was once an usherette at Maple Leaf Gardens.
Shaunda Toomasson
VP Moose
Canadian roots: Edmonton
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Bay Area: Peninsula
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Alumni: UBC
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Canadiana: Shaunda is our organization VP. She hails from Edmonton, and is a die-hard Oilers fan.
Operations (Beer) Moose
Canadian roots: Ottawa, and grew up just outside of Toronto.
Bay Area: San Jose
Came down in 2000 as part of a 3 year plan...
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Alumni: Carleton University
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Day job: Technology Leader
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Canadiana: Still a hockey player. Siva misses skating on the canal in Ottawa and BeaverTails, but loves the wonderful weather here.
Finance Moose
Canadian roots: Calgary, Quebec
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Bay Area: South Bay
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Alumni:
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Canadiana: Natasha is a seasoned Finance professional with over 28+ years of experience across hedge funds/investment management, M&A, Derivatives, and regulatory roles, currently serving as the chief risk officer and chief auditor for Flex in San Jose. She was originally born in Quebec but grew up in Calgary, Canada, and has lived across the globe, including New York, Singapore, and Chicago. She has now counted the Bay area as her home since 2020. She misses all things Canadian (including Coffee Crisps, Timbits, Poutine, and incredible skiing!) and visits home often, where her friends and family are. Natasha enjoys piano, painting, and traveling in her free time and looks forward to working with the DML community.
Social Media Moose
Canadian roots: Toronto
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Bay Area: San Francisco & Lafayette
Alumni: University of Toronto
Day job: Google Ads & Analytics
Partner Moose
Canadian roots: Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto, and Ottawa.
Bay Area: San Francisco
In 2017, I was leading Canadian Immigration law at Syfarth Shaw LLP and relocated to San Francisco.
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Alumni: McGill University
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Day Job: Owner, Dhillon Immigration Law
A proud Canadian, I love getting up each morning to help companies and individuals from across the globe move to Canada.
Events Coordinator
Melissa has been instrumental running our hockey and Canada Day events, especially over Covid when many events had to held online. Her organization and energy were key successful events despite the pandemic.
Partner Moose
Canadian roots: Toronto
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Bay Area: Menlo Park
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Alumni: UCLA, Cambridge University
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Day Job: Venture Capitalist Investor at Fusion Fund
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Canadiana: Ryan left Canada to pursue a decade-long international modeling career with IMG, working with esteemed brands such as Louis Vuitton, Armani, and Calvin Klein. During this time, he discovered his love for technology with positive real-world impacts, prompting him to attend UCLA & Cambridge and subsequently co-found and work at a series of early-stage startups, including Justworks. He now works as an early-stage deep tech investor, focusing on AI, industrial automation, and healthcare.
Board Secretary
Canadian roots: Toronto
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Bay Area: Menlo Park
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Alumni: University of Toronto
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Day Job: Advisor to Ontario Ministry of Transportation
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Canadiana: Esther Has held numerous position as an advisor to different agencies of the Ontario Government. She has a keen interest in privacy, and experience in the public and non-profit sectors in areas of internal audit, legislative and regulatory compliance and financial oversight of multi-million dollar portfolios.
Past Chairs of the Digital Moose Lounge
Pastured Moose (Past Chair)
Canadian roots: Thetford Mines, Quebec
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Bay Area: Palo Alto
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Alumni: McGill University
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Day job: Consultant on US-Canada higher education and innovation projects; former immigration lawyer.
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Canadiana: Habs fan, Inuit art collector, writer of several memoir pieces exploring my Canadian émigré experiences.
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Pastured Moose (Past Co-Chair)
Canadian roots: Nelson, Vancouver, North Shore
Bay Area: Marin County (Kentfield)
In 2011, I was looking for a life adventure for our then-young family (thanks to my hubby and his employer, Salesforce!).
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Alumni: University of Calgary
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Day job: Independent consultant (industry-university partnerships/talent development/communications)
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Canadiana: SOTW was my 90s and 00s, but summer music festivals (Starbelly Jam and Kaslo Jazz) introduced Shred Kelly and Barr Brothers. I love fresh picked huckleberries from the mountains around Kootenay Lake. And, Jube Jubes. And many BC wines top a long list of things I alway buy when I'm back.
Pastured Moose (Past Co-Chair)
Canadian roots: B.C.
Bay Area: Peninsula
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Alumni: Simon Fraser University
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Day job: Head of Global Employee Communications at Woven (Toyota subsidiary)
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Canadiana: I am a strategic communications professional with a special interest in product and technology communications. I am known for pushing the boundaries with innovative and creative communications that drive engagement and results. I have over 15 years of experience leading communications in early stage start-ups and non-profit social enterprises to Fortune 500 companies with 300,000+ global employees.
