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Subject Matter Experts

We’re fortunate to have many experts at CARE Canada with different fields of knowledge and practice; from health, safety, economic empowerment, food security, resilience to climate change, emergencies and more. Here are some of our subject matter experts who put their skills to use to support communities around the world to lift themselves out of poverty and out of crisis and build a better, more equal world for all.

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Barbara Grantham

Barbara Grantham, CARE Canada's President and CEOPresident and CEO

Barbara Grantham has 30 years’ experience as a successful senior executive and consultant in the philanthropic, non-profit and public sectors, across BC and nationally.

She has held executive positions with some of Canada’s foremost non-profit organizations, including the VGH Hospital Foundation, the Canadian Mental Health Association, Vancouver Foundation and the Streetohome Foundation. She also established and ran her own highly successful consulting practice, developing strong expertise in nonprofit governance, philanthropy, and the role of the nonprofit sector in modern society. She holds a BA degree from Queen’s University and a Master’s in Public Administration from Carleton University.

As a parent, feminist and long-time leader in Canada’s nonprofit sector, Barbara is passionate about creating a more equal world and the role of nonprofit/civil society organizations in creating a better world for all. More >>

Maxime Michel

A head shot of a smiling woman, CARE Canada's Maxime MichelDirector, Program Management | Global Programs

An operational and organizational leader, Maxime has led large programmatic teams in Canada that support humanitarian and transitional programs in dozens of countries, including some of the most challenging contexts in the world. She has also led processes in smaller organizations to evolve and systemize the management of their human and financial resources. Maxime prides herself on her people-focused approach to leadership and has built trusting, collaborative working relationships with teams in more than 25 countries.

Maxime has worked extensively in the international cooperation sector, including Cooperation Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Québec, the Humanitarian Coalition, as well as (former) DFAIT and (former) CIDA. In her own community, as a board member of Helping With Furniture, she leads governance of a grassroots organization and raises much-needed funds to support the delivery of gently used furniture to people restarting their lives because of situations of hardship. More>>

Emily Wiseman

A head shot of a smiling woman, CARE Canada's Senior Gender Equality Advisor, Emily WisemanSenior Gender Equality Advisor

Emily holds a PhD in International Studies with a strong focus on gender policy and programming. Throughout her career, Emily has worked with several NGOs focusing on gender equality and women’s rights. She has also worked within academia, the Government of Canada, and the International Organization for Migration.

A feminist and champion for gender equality, Emily joined CARE Canada in 2019 as Senior Gender Equality Advisor. At CARE Canada, Emily provides technical guidance and support to international programs such as the Women’s Voice and Leadership Projects in Kenya and South Sudan, advances the implementation of our Gender Equality Policy and promotes the application of tools such as CARE’s Gender Marker. More >>