RENEWAL - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- President
- Founder, Funder
Investor by circumstance, innovator by nature, Carol Newell's life work has been to create programs and organizations that seed new thinking about our relationships with social, natural and financial resources. In the early-90's she dedicated an inheritance with a goal to build a culture that prioritizes the health and diversity of natural systems. Her private family office, Renewal, implemented a strategy to deliver mission-focused, cross-sector, blended-values capital to a region via Endswell Foundation, Renewal Partners seed capital fund, and additional personal capital.
In 2004, Carol founded and co-created Play BIG to help others boldly activate wealth. Her most recent project ReWeaving Wealth, is a nimble process tool designed to help people integrate and mobilize decisions, creative thinking and resource activation. She has received numerous awards and was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2007.
Job Titles:
- Financial Consultant
- Tax and Financial Consultant
James (Jim) Morrisey has served as Sr. tax and financial consultant for Carol since 1984 and for Renewal since its origin, serving on Endswell first board in 1991, and advising until present. A recently retired Senior Partner of Ernst & Young where he led the Canadian firm's Tax Knowledge Network and was CEO of its Electronic Publishing subsidiary, Jim is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario and The Institute of Corporate Directors. In the community, he currently serves on numerous boards.
Jill is Controller for Renewal Partners, Renewal Land Company and Endswell, having joined the team in 2011. A CPA, CA with over 25 years of Controller experience in a variety of businesses, Jill has over 13 years of experience working with local sustainable businesses.
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder, Joel
- Founding Member of the Social Venture Network
- President of Renewal Land Company
- Senior Advisor With RSF Social Finance
Joel serves as the volunteer President of Renewal Land Company. He is also the President of Renewal Partners and the Executive Director of the Endswell Foundation. Renewal Partners is a seed capital company that invests in businesses that share its belief that the natural world and societal well-being is as important as economic returns. The Endswell Foundation is British Columbia's largest private foundation focused on environmental issues.
Joel is also a founding member of the Social Venture Network, Business for Social Responsibility, Canadian Business for Social Responsibility, the Tides Canada Foundation and the Sage Centre. He serves as a board member of a number of corporations (both for-profit and not-for-profit), various foundations and other charitable organizations and was recently appointed to the Vancouver Economic Development Commission.
Joel serves as a Senior Advisor with RSF Social Finance and speaks frequently throughout North America, including a 2012 TEDxVancouver talk. He is a founding member of Social Venture Network (SVN), Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), MakeWay, and is board chair of Hollyhock.
From 1994 to 2010, Joel managed the Family Office activities of Carol Newell as President. Together, they pioneered an integrated use of capital for social impact that is now growing as a strategy for deep mission investors.
Joel has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from SVN and was recently inducted with Carol Newell into the SVN Hall of Fame.
Job Titles:
- Executive Assistant, Property Manager, 20 Years until 2020
Louise began work with Carol as Personal Assistant and Property Manager in 1999, and in 2010 moved into the role of Executive Assistant. She wore more hats that can be counted, kept us all on track with a solid grasp of Renewal's long history and the context within which the work developed. So many have commented on her gracious communication. Louise was known for her sharp mind, a great sense of style and design, and her quick laugh. It's just too quiet now. We lost Louise to cancer in early 2020, and she is profoundly missed by all who knew her.
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Founding Member of Nashville 's Women
Martha oversees finance and accounting for Renewal Land Company. Martha serves as the Vice President of Renewal Partners, where she is responsible for finance and special projects and oversees the management of all the investments in the Renewal Partners portfolio. Martha is also a Senior Advisor at the Endswell Foundation, the Sage Centre and the Tides Canada Foundation, providing guidance on structures, investment, and management systems for all three entities.
Martha served over the years (1995-2010) as Controller, Director of Operations, and Senior Vice President of Renewal Partners. Martha played a key role as an advisor and consultant, and as the director or senior support for numerous special projects including Renewal Land's model for forest conservation on private land, Play Big and the interior re-build of the Flack Building.
Martha served on the Executive Board as Treasurer for Vision Vancouver Electors Association; sharing Vision's commitment to lead Vancouver toward a new future with solutions to end homelessness, while building a green economy.
Martha is a founding member of Nashville's Women in Commercial Real Estate (WCRE) and Social Venture Network (SVN); a member of Association of Women in Finance and Women's Executive Network (Vancouver chapters), as well as the Non-profit Centers Network.
Job Titles:
- Director of Activated Assets and Operations
Nancy brings her passion and experience in social innovation and environmental regeneration. She has held executive roles the non-profit sector including Board Chair, Executive Director, Director of Fundraising and Communications and has been on numerous Boards and Advisory Boards. She has founded/co-founded four non-profits.
She is an award winning entrepreneur with extensive experience in the business sector as a socially and environmentally responsible leader. Nancy enjoyed senior roles in the tech industry including Director of Business Development for Western Canada of a rapidly growing tech company.
Born and raised in Haiti, Nathalie became a Canadian citizen after moving to Montreal when she was 18. Twelve years later she made Vancouver her home. A CPA, CGA who's worked in accounting for over 15 years, she adds "Although I'm a numbers person, there is a lot more to me than meets the eye!"
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Member of the Women 's Executive Network
Pamela is a member of the Women's Executive Network, the Association of Women in Finance, Social Venture Network and sits on a variety of social purpose boards across North America.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Counsel
- Senior Associate
Paul is counsel and senior associate at Renewal Partners. In this position, Paul provides business advice and assistance to members of Renewal Partners existing investment portfolio and helps to review potential new relationships. Additionally, Paul provides extensive legal and business support to Renewal Partners two sister organizations - Renewal Land Company and the Endswell Foundation and he serves as the Project Director for the Coast Opportunities Foundation project at the Sage Centre.
Prior to joining Renewal Partners, Paul practiced law in Toronto for over ten years; first with one of Canada's largest law firms and then as a senior partner at an internationally recognized maritime law firm. He moved to Vancouver with his family in 2003 and worked with a leading First Nations law firm until he joined Renewal Partners in February 2004.
Paul is the CEO of Renewal Funds, an early stage capital fund (founded initially as Renewal2 in 2009), structured to deliver superior financial, environmental, and social returns. For five years Paul was Vice President and in-house counsel at Renewal.
Paul's work with Renewal Partners (2005 - 2009) was focused on supporting its diverse portfolio of socially responsible companies and analyzing new investment opportunities from mission aligned businesses.