We have ideas, we help others with their ideas, and we launch stuff, real stuff that helps people create, innovate, build and make things better.




Our Staff

 


             
 

   


     		     

Seth Asimakos

GM and Co-Founder

seth@loanfund.ca

Before the Loan Fund, Seth traveled

and worked in Latin America,

planted trees across Canada,

and arriving in SJ,

 worked in newcomer

settlement. In 1997, he

learned about micro-lending

and pitched the idea to key

stakeholders, and the idea

was launched. His passion

has been creating

opportunity through 'social'

 enterprise,  building a

culture of entrepreneurship,

and generally striving to

create positive change.

Diane Snelgrove

Enterprise Development Officer

diane@loanfund.ca

Diane lives in Sussex and for the past

 five years managed the Home

Hardware there. Before that she

 worked to launch a new land fill

and its recycling programs, launched

her own business, helped to scale

a fitness and health foods

business, and well, she also tended

sheep. That diverse experience will

be put to good use as she facilitates

 training and coaches  participants

 to launch their very own business.

Darlene Jones

Money Matter$ Coordinator

darlene@loanfund.ca

Darlene made the move to

Uptown Saint John and enjoys

all the conveniences living

close to work and near the

city center has to offer.

Her background includes

 insurance and financial

planning with Sun Life,

office management, as

well as adult education.

Darlene's approachable

style and love for

budgeting is a great asset

to our team!

Justin Sweeney

Manager, Social

Finance and Social

Purpose Real Estate

justin@loanfund.ca

Justin came back from Alberta to

 be with us...well and his family.

He brings experience as an

economic development officer,

working on diverse projects from

small retail start ups and social

enterprises, to larger multi million

dollar projects. Closer to home he

 worked with his wife managing a

soap and bath bombs store.

 


 


 

 


           
                                                             

   

                                                        

                                                                   

 Dawn Belyea                           

Financial Officer                   

dawn@loanfund.ca

Dawn brings years of

experience running her

 own bookkeeping business.

She is an office manager at a

Mall and a volunteer treasurer

and bookkeeper for a

non-profit swim team

Abigail Reinhart                         

YES Program Facilitator

Graphic Design &

Communications

abigail@loanfund.ca

Abigail brings a background in

visual arts, design and marketing.

She is a freelance artist and

our very own chalk mural artist

                                                         



                                                                 



 

 

 BOARD



 

Terry Conrod, Chair

Lecturer, UNBSJ

Owner and Consultant, Conrod Strategic Business Consulting



 

Donna Mazerolle, Treasurer

Owner, Donna Mazerolle Chartered Professional Accountants


 

Tim McLaughlin, Secretary

Lawyer, McInnis Cooper


 

Joanna Killen

CEO, Momentum




 

Steve Daley

Retired Product Development and Sales, Innovatia


 

Tanya Chapman

Principal, The Chapman Group


 

Stacy Darku

Case Manager, Teen Resource Centre


 

Shannon Penny

Events & Marketing, Civilized

 


OTHER VOLUNTEERS






 

Robert Boyce

Robert Boyce Architect