Who We Are
hjc’s strategic consulting team brings together some of the most innovative thinkers in the nonprofit sector, and our in house production teams of designers, programmers and copywriters can do it all - delivering complete programs to engage your organization's core constituencies and advance your mission and mandate.
All that – and we still have time to cook, drum, tweet, snowmobile and eat chicken. Check out the hjc team below.
Our Team
Michael Johnston
Founder and President
Grew up in the country, loves the city. Mike is passionate about making the world a better place and travels around the globe to make it happen!
Mark Climie-Elliott, CFRE
Senior Advisor/Consultant
With more than twenty years of experience in nonprofit management, Mark has worked with organizations of all sizes and diverse sectors.
Sheetal Persaud
Fundraising Innovation Consultant
Sheetal is always on the go – but she doesn’t sweat it – as long as she has her bb and a giant handbag. Sheetal kick-started hjc’s British revolution in 2008.
Christine Smith
Fundraising Innovation Consultant
A fundraising superhero, Christine uses her powers for good. When not saving the world, she can be found in pursuit of new adventures.
Heather Mclean
Fundraising Innovation Consultant
Heather is an outdoor enthusiast who moonlights as a foodie. She will snowmobile or powerboat 100km in search of the best deep fried pickle!
Matt Barr
Fundraising Innovation Consultant
Matt's passion for his beloved Tottenham and TFC is only surpassed by his devotion to simple, functional and usable fundraising savvy websites.
Lindsay Sievewright
New Media Fundraising Innovation Consultant
You can take the girl out of Scotland but not the Scottish out the girl (not even after 15 years in Spain!) Writing great copy and meeting new challenges keeps her on her toes.
John Bell
Fundraising Innovation Coordinator
John puts the Slap Chop to shame as he slices, dices and segments your donor lists.
Francis Lim
Designer/Developer
One day while walking down Career Ave Francis got tangled in the Web and discovered passion for Nonprofits and has since helped spin the Web of Change.
Daniel Abercrombie
Designer/Developer
Web Designer extraordinaire. Strives to create visual inspiration with an added flavour of fundraising functionality.
*3-D glasses sold separately*
Miguel Joseph Javier
Designer/Developer
The only thing more delicious to Miguel than a Blizzard Cake from DQ is beautiful typography and clean HTML. Yum.
Shannon Pitt
Interactive Marketing Consultant
Lives in the city, but loves the country. Tries to find creative ways to make everyday different and life more fun. hjc is her work family.
Laisie Tu
Interactive Marketing Consultant
Always in a hurry, no time to waste. Laisie Tu doesn’t dilly dally. She gets it done and does it with style.