Nonprofit Digital Marketing Agency advocacy and mobilization

Meet the
team

We’re a team of strategists, technologists and creatives ready to collaborate on projects that make a positive impact for our clients and the public. We stay humble, take risks, challenge convention, and push the limits of what’s possible.

Ryan Baillargeon
(he/him)
Founder and CEO

Ryan is a technologist whose passion for progressive change led him on a journey of discovery to understanding the role digital can play in organizing and campaigning. Working to mobilize people for cancer control, democratic reform, climate change, social justice, and anti-slavery causes, Ryan has helped organization bridge technology to help execute their theory of change. HIs approach is grounded in the ethos of people power: that at the right time, with the right people, and with the right tools, big systemic change is possible.

After serving as Technical Director for organizations like Leadnow, and WalkFree, Ryan was inspired to build Grassriots as a place where talented people could bring their passion, enthusiasm and expertise to social sectors organizations. Ryan hopes to continue to shape Grassriots as a place where innovation thrives and talent is built that is committed to building a better nonprofit sector.

Ewerton Barbosa
(he/him)
Developer

Bee
(she/her)
Beesiness Development

Bob
(she/her)
Digital Wildlife Technician

Boba
(he/him)
Animal-Human Communications Liaison

Bodie
(she/her)
Anti-Walk Advocate

Corky
(he/him)
Se-purr-ity Analyst

Zahra Datoo
(she/her)
Senior Project Manager

David & Alexis
(David: he/him, Alexis: she/her)
Quality Pawsurance Manager (David)
Furrlance Brand Invigorator (Alexis)

Sarah Dillon
(they/them)
Creative Lead

Dumpling
(he/him)
Lead Mar-cat-ing Officer

Woodford Fitzgerald
(he/him)
CCO Chief Companion Officer

Woodford Fitzgerald
(he/him)
CCO Chief Companion Officer

Terra Gillespie
(they/she)
Senior Marketer

Leah Henderson
(she/her)
Managing Director

LEAH IS A PASSIONATE FUNDRAISER and ORGANIZER with nearly 20 years of leadership experience that ranges from multi-tier campaign strategizing to rebuilding organizational equity structures through diversity and equity training. Utilizing small donor programs, major gifts, direct mail and telemarketing, Leah has led the development and execution of many successful campaigns, sourcing millions of dollars in fundraising for many organizations within the non-profit sector.

Leah is passionate about collaborating with clients to influence social change. Her approach is queer, feminist, and stems from a strong commitment to anti-oppression.

She has worked across issues, with a primary focus on anti-racism education, Indigenous Rights, Climate Justice and the intersections of those issues within the electoral and social justice spheres. Leah is a former director for Naomi Klein’s Climate Justice organization, The Leap, which served as a strategic advisor to organizations including Sunrise, Fight for $15 and Fairness, Justice Democrats, Momentum, and the Migrant Rights Network.

Hollis
(he/him)
Relationship Architect

Khaleesi
(she/her)
Strategy-born of the House Pawgaryen, Breaker of Email Chains & Mother of Rioters

Tammy Kovich
(she/her)
Project Manager

Johanna Lawrie
(she/her)
Director of Project Management

Pete Leaning
(he/him)
Senior Developer

Anna Lermer
(she/they)
Senior Digital Strategist

Lola
(she/her)
Pawty Planning Committee

Luz
(she/they)
Head of Purring

Peas
(she/her)
Hyphenated Specialist

Penny and Georgie
(she/her & they/them)
Acats Receivable & Creative Catsultant

Renata Quelhas
(she/her)
Senior Project Manager & Development Resourcer

Roxy
(she/her)
Jr. Risk Analyst

Simba
(he/him)
Chief Procrastinator

Sol
(she/they)
Hiding Specialist

Sookie
(she/her)
Resident House Goblin

Jaycee Tu
(she/her)
Digital Strategist & Project Manager

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WE ACKNOWLEDGE that our work here takes place on the traditional and current Indigenous territories of the Anishinabek Nations, the Haudonsaunee Confederacy, Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nations, the Huron-Wendat and the Petun First Nations, among others.

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