Meet Our Foundation Team

Dr. Jill Stoddart, Executive Director

Jill is the Executive Director of Family and Children’s Services Foundation. She worked for in Child Welfare, Children’s Mental Health and Developmental Services, for more than 30 years, including various frontline positions. Recognizing the disparities in child and youth outcomes by race, ethnicity and other socio-demographic factors has been the driving force for her collaborative community approach to program and research design.

Jill leads several multi-sector collaborative projects focusing on preventing child abuse and neglect. Her experience in multiple sectors serving children and families has led to positive changes in the provision of evidenced-based services ranging from resilience promotion for children and youth to decolonizing trauma based parenting programs for specific cultural groups. This work has ensured that funds raised by Family and Children’s Services Foundation benefits not only children, youth and families involved in Child Welfare, but also other marginalized populations facing adversities such as trauma, social isolation, poverty, and re-settlement issues. Jill has a Masters and a PhD in Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, Canada and also holds a position of Assistant Professor (status only) at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto.

Jill is the proud mother of three children who are now grown and have families of their own. She enjoys spending time with her husband Dave and can often be found out walking or hiking with a few of her 5 rescue grand-puppies or playing with her beautiful grand daughter. If you’d like to learn more about the research that supports the work of the Foundation email Jill at jill.stoddart@facswaterloo.org

Jullie Pfeffer, Corporate and Community Giving Manager

Jullie brings decades of fundraising experience to the Foundation, most recently as Senior Manager, Operations at donorworx. In that role, she trained fundraisers, planned campaigns, and managed the logistics of major fundraising efforts for national and international charities. Jullie is passionate about discovering what really matters to people and helping them help others. Jullie would love to talk about how you can get involved in fundraising for us! Send her an email at Jullie.Pfeffer@facswaterloo.org

Sydney Tricand, Community Fundraising Manager

Sydney Tricand has been working in the non-profit sector for over a decade, with a focus on engaging and celebrating the community’s philanthropic efforts through third-party giving. Most recently, Sydney worked for SickKids Foundation supporting families and diverse community groups to raise funds for the Hospital. With a belief that real change happens at the community level, Sydney is amazed by, and grateful for, the people and groups who give their time, energy, and resources to causes they care deeply about.

If you want to organize a fundraiser to support FACS Foundation or learn more about how you can get involved, email Sydney at sydney.tricand@facswaterloo.org

Emma Mayburry, Annual Giving Manager

Emma proudly calls Kitchener-Waterloo home. Initially embarking on a career journey in social work, she quickly found her passion for fundraising. Over the past nine years, Emma has dedicated herself to raising funds for outstanding healthcare causes, vibrant community organizations, and higher education institutions. Her diverse experience spans all types of fundraising, from event planning, direct mail and email appeal writing, project management, and relationship management.

An advocate for professional fundraising, she accomplished the CFRE in 2019. Most recently, she worked at Laurier, where she built relationships and advised leadership-level donors to invest and steward their philanthropic gifts to support students.

In her spare time, you’ll find Emma committed to her annual reading goal, honing her culinary skills as an aspiring home cook, or exploring and travelling with her husband.

Emma is thrilled to join FACS. If you’re interested in making a gift, please reach out to her at emma.mayburry@facswaterloo.org

Joan Koritko, Donations Coordinator

Joan brings over 30 years of experience in an array of non-profit organizations. The last 10 years she was at the Fort York Foundation working in communication and as an administrator. With a background in website design and marketing along with a life-long interest in social justice she fits in with the foundation team with ease.

Questions about your gift, scholarships or general questions about the Foundation? Email Joan at foundation@facswaterloo.org or joan.koritko@facswaterloo.org