Conquer COVID-19
Conquer COVID-19 was a Canadian non-governmental organization based in Toronto, Ontario. The group was founded in 2020 to raise funds to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE) to front line workers. As of September 2020, the group had raised $2.38 million.[1] The initiative was acknowledged by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in March 2020.[2]
Team
This list includes members from the original 2020 team, as well as later additions.[3][4]
| Name | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Khadija Cajee | Co-Founder[5] | Servo Annex, No Fly List Kids, Elections Canada, National Security Transparency Advisory Group (NS-TAG) |
| Nadia Malik | Co-Founder[6] | Bombardier, Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation, Women in Governance, Arthritis Society, ICNA Relief Canada, L'effet A, Corporate Angel Network (CAN) |
| Laurie Dillon Schalk | Co-Founder and Chief Operation Officer (former)[7] | Social Wisdom, J. Walter Thompson Worldwide, FUSE Create, FCB |
| Gregg Tilston | Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer[8] | Campari Group, Triple G Digital Marketing, Iron Gate, George Brown College |
| Sulemaan Ahmed | Chief Executive Officer (former);[9] | Board Member |
| Ruby Alvi | Board Member | - |
| Andrew Branion | Board Member | Scotiabank, Bank of Canada, Unity Health Toronto, Providence Healthcare Foundation |
| Fatema Dada | Board Member | Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General, Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC), Justice Rapid Response (JRR), India Center for Human Rights and Law, SMILE Canada |
| Chris Houston | Board Member | Humanitarian Associates, Canadian Peace Museum, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada |
| Owais Faisal Qureshi | Founding Member, Strategic Advisor and Delivery Driver[10] | University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada Post, Stack Capital Group, TD Asset Management, UTSC Student Managed Fund, S&P Dow Jones Indices, Buy-Side Investment Management Association (BIMA) |
| Yusuf Ahmed | 2020 Leadership | Prism Eye Institute, Michael Garron Hospital |
| Aman Chatha | Corporate Partnerships and Sponsors Leader[11] | Critical Drugs Coalition, The Marketing Department (TMD), Social Impact Agency, Cloud Dynamics, Tench Labs, Aon, Group Buy United, Sheridan College |
| Jodi Echakowitz | Public Relations and Communications Lead[12] | Boulevard Public Relations, DMZ, ventureLAB, Public Relations Network (PRN), The Big Push, Delano Technology, MGI Software, Delrina, Asperger's Society of Ontario (ASO), York ASD Partnership |
| Khalid Elgazzar | 2020 Leadership | - |
| Reza Fakhraei | Logistics and Distribution[13] | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, University Health Network, University of Ottawa, Health Canada, Corel |
| Guri Pannu | 2020 Leadership | - |
| Kashif Pirzada | 2020 Leadership | College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) |
| Haafid Rahman | Head of Logistics and Distribution[14] | Canada Life, TD Bank Group, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), York Region District School Board, Canadian-Muslim Vote, Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC) |
| Jeremy Rezmovitz | 2020 Leadership | University of Toronto Department of Family and Community Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre |
| Aadam Ahmed | Volunteer | Prism Eye Institute, Equity Builders, No Fly List Kids |
| Alex Hirmann | Volunteer | - |
| Michael Kalaparambath | Volunteer | RZCD Law Firm, Blackline Consulting, Leadership and Democracy Lab, Equity Builders, Western Model United Nations |
| Rayyan Kamal | Volunteer | London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), British Canada Resources Center (BCRC), No Fly List Kids |
| Natalie Muir | Volunteer | Ghostshop Design |
| Josh Shiaman | Volunteer | - |
| Annakin Slayd | Volunteer | Untimely Ripped |
| Firas Abu Saleh | 2020 Team | Curis Technologies, Prep Doctors, Knurling Dental, Flourish Advocacy Boards, Arthritis Society, Schulich School of Business, Broadridge Financial Solutions |
| Qaiser Ahmad | 2020 Team | Ontario Principals' Council (OPC), Toronto District School Board, Razi Education, Islamic Foundation School (IFS), Middlefield Collegiate Institute, York Region District School Board, Canadian Muslim Response Network, National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) |
| Tonja Aldis | 2020 Team | Tonja Aldis Consulting, Boulevard Public Relations, Silver Spring Networks, AppEnsure, Storyboard PR, Xangati, Reconnex, Autonomic Networks, ConSentry Networks |
| Faizan Amin | 2020 Team | - |
| Ryan Chaisson | 2020 Team | - |
| Alexa Clark | 2020 Team | MarBill Hill Farm, Alexa Clark Consulting, Ellipsis, Nimbus HR Solutions Group, Second Harvest, HoHoTO, Bell-Northern Research |
| Kimberly Clark | 2020 Team | Guardians of the Children, eXp Realty, Century 21 |
| Tri Dinh | 2020 Team | - |
| Brandon Douglas | 2020 Team | - |
| Bryn Feldmann | 2020 Team | Toronto District School Board, Avalon English, Glenn Davis Group, Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga-Dufferin, University of Guelph |
| Craig Forrest | 2020 Team | Sportsnet, Forrest Entertainment |
| Michael Glenn | 2020 Team | Spacer Technologies, WhereiPark, Torstar, Sarracini Travel, Zerofootprint, WorkWell, Radiant Core |
| Avery Gobbo | 2020 Team | RBC Capital Markets, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), DBS Bank, Excelsior Capital Asia, China Hockey Group (CHG), Team IMPACT |
| Erin Halls | 2020 Team | - |
| Courtney Hardy | 2020 Team | SickKids, University Health Network (UHN), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS), Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities, Ontario Undergrad Student Alliance (OUSA), Science Students' Council at Western University, University Students' Council at Western University |
| Paul Hewlett | 2020 Team | AMICO Perimeter Security, ON TRACK Solutions, Melitron, NEVEON, FELLFAB, Velcro Companies, S.M. Group International (SMi), Bombardier, TDG Transit Design Group, Habitat for Humanity Canada, Easter Seals Ontario, International Aircraft Materials Fire Test Working Group, American Public Transportation Association, Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA), Toronto Railway Club |
| Annie Huynh | 2020 Team | Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital, Healing Roots Therapy, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Progress Place, Youth Assisting Youth |
| Hessie Jones | 2020 Team | Forbes, Women in AI Ethics (WAIE), PIISA, Altitude Accelerator, Global Women in VC, MyData Canada, Grit Daily News, MATR Ventures, Towards Data Science (TDS), Better Ethics and Consumer Outcomes Network (BEACON), Institute for Ethical AI & Machine Learning, MyData Global, ArCompany, Kimera Systems, My2Tec, Global Privacy and Security By Design, Cognitive World, VentureBeat, Salsa AI, Cerebri AI, Verve AI, Jugnoo, Due North Communications, Isobar, Overlay.TV, Yahoo, Citi, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), RAPP, Miller Williams Interactive Advertising, Ogilvy, Girl Guides of Canada |
| Nafisa Kassam | 2020 Team | - |
| Fariha Khan[15] | 2020 Team | Vaccines for the World |
| Luka Kremic | 2020 Team | HaloHealth, Beyond Me London, GDA Capital, Impact Consulting, St. Michael's Hospital |
| Sharon Low | 2020 Team | Deloitte, Global Ideas Institute (GII), Global Affairs Canada, Reach Alliance, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, NATO Research Group, ViewShift International (VSI), Susuru, Leadership and Democracy Lab, Western Model United Nations, United States Department of State, MUNers Across Borders, Philosophic VC, London Health Sciences Centre, Parkwood Institute, St. John's Rehab Foundation |
| Maryium Mansur | 2020 Team | - |
| Shawn Mondoux | 2020 Team | Pratt & Whitney Canada, Canadian Federation of Engineering Students (CFES), Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS), Canadian Federation of Medical Students, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton General Hospital, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), Prognostiq Health, Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), McMaster University Department of Medicine |
| Muhammad Munshi | 2020 Team | Trillium Health Partners, Doctors Without Borders (MSF), University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, RAD-AID International, Canadian Centre for Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (CCMSU), International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF), Islamic Medical Association of North America (IMANA), Erin Mills Youth Centre |
| Tate Newmarch | 2020 Team | - |
| Julie Ouellet | 2020 Team | Desjardins, Raymond James, National Bank of Canada, Fidelity Investments |
| Faaria Siddiqui | 2020 Team | Halton District School Board, Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB), WeSource, Service Canada |
| Satnam Singh | 2020 Team | PhysioTemple Health, TempleCore Health, Shopping4Humanity, Cityscape Real Estate |
| Fiana Spahiu | 2020 Team | DermEffects, McCormick Care Foundation, Learning Disabilities Association of Canada |
| Jaime Stein | 2020 Team | Wexner Heritage Program, BC United, Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver, BroadbandTV (BBTV), Taplytics, ICUC, HootSuite, Tangerine Bank, Canadian Football League (CFL), Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), Elections Ontario, Toronto Argonauts, The Sports Network (TSN), Multi-Health Systems (MHS), Elections Canada, Canadians for Leading Edge Alzheimer Research Foundation (CLEAR), Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada, Canadian Shaare Zedek Hospital Foundation, Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee (CJPAC), Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), Canadian Blood Services (CBS), Wade Grant, BC First Nations Energy and Mining Council (FNEMC) |
| Mayur Tailor | 2020 Team | - |
| Melissa Tigert | 2020 Team | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CIFA) |
| Jackie Tsang | 2020 Team | Kabo, HashtagLunchbag |
| Bobby Umar | 2020 Team | Thought Leadership and Branding Club, Raeallan, Discover Your Personal Brand (DYPB), Harvard Business Review, Veritas Prep, Shad Canada, Unilever, Bombardier, NetIP Toronto, Humans of Canada |
| Salman Umar | 2020 Team | Softchoice, Konekt Workforce Management, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE), Dell, Ontario Tech University Faculty of Business and Information Technology, IBM |
| Hayley Wickenheiser | 2020 Team | Toronto Maple Leafs, International Olympic Committee Athletes' Commission |
Funding
Individuals who donated to the initiative include Tobi Lütke (founder of Shopify) and Ryan Reynolds.
Organizations who donated to the initiative include:[1:1]
- Best Buy
- Canadian Tire
- Cloudflare
- Coinsquare
- GlobalMedic
- Helping Alberta
- Huawei Technologies
- Hubspot
- International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF)
- Klick Health
- Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE)
- Montreal Impact Foundation
- Ontario Medical Association (OMA)
- Procter & Gamble (P&G)
- Purolator
- SafeCare BC
- Salvation Army
- Slack
- Sportsnet
- St. John Ambulance
- The Sports Network (TSN)
- Thistledown Foundation
- Toronto Zoo
- United Way
- Volvo
External links
Conquer COVID-19 Wraps Up Operations After Getting More Than 3 Million Items of PPE into the Hands of Frontline Workers. (2020, September 2). Conquer COVID-19. https://www.conquercovid19.ca/wrapup/ ↩︎ ↩︎
Sulemaan Ahmed (@sulemaan). (2020, March 31). "Thank you for the kind words PM @JustinTrudeau. Our volunteer group @conquercovid19 will keep working w/ partners such as @toysruscanada @babiesruscanada to source various equipment for healthcare workers. Any Canadians who want to help should visit http://ConquerCovid19.ca." [Tweet]. Twitter. https://web.archive.org/web/20220304072417/https://twitter.com/sulemaan/status/1245013894197895177?s=20 ↩︎
Meet Our Team. (2020, May 6). Conquer COVID-19. http://archive.vn/2022.04.02-170916/https://web.archive.org/web/20200506172642/https://www.conquercovid19.ca/meet-our-team/ ↩︎
Meet Our Team. Conquer COVID-19. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20241122054912/https://www.conquercovid19.ca/meet-our-team/ ↩︎
Khadija Cajee. LinkedIn. Retrieved January 28, 2025, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/kcajee/ ↩︎
Nadia Malik. LinkedIn. Retrieved January 28, 2025, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadia-malik-58534b/ ↩︎
Experience | Laurie Dillon Schalk. LinkedIn. Retrieved January 28, 2025, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/dillonschalk/details/experience/ ↩︎
Experience | Gregg Tilston. LinkedIn. Retrieved January 28, 2025, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/greggtilston/details/experience/ ↩︎
Sulemaan Ahmed. LinkedIn. Retrieved January 28, 2025, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/sulemaan/ ↩︎
Owais Faisal Qureshi. LinkedIn. Retrieved January 28, 2025, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/owaisfaisalqureshi/ ↩︎
Aman Chatha. LinkedIn. Retrieved January 28, 2025, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanchatha/ ↩︎
Experience | Jodi Echakowitz. LinkedIn. Retrieved January 28, 2025, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodiechakowitz/details/experience/ ↩︎
Experience | Reza Fakhraei. LinkedIn. Retrieved January 28, 2025, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/reza-fakhraei/details/experience/ ↩︎
Haafid R. LinkedIn. Retrieved January 28, 2025, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/haafidrahman/ ↩︎
Thought Leaders Series: Muslims in Science and Medicine: Navigating the Currents of COVID-19. (2021, August 7). Canadian Council of Muslim Women. http://archive.vn/2022.02.21-032710/https://www.ccmw.com/calendar/2022/8/7/thought-leaders-series-muslims-in-science-and-medicine-leading-the-charge-against-covid-19 ↩︎