About | RADIUS SFU

We believe that the future requires a transformed economy that is dynamic, just, sustainable, and resilient.

RADIUS SFU

operates on the unceded, traditional, and ancestral territories of the xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), q̓ ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), and kwikwəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) Nations. We recognize that colonialism is a powerful system interlocking with white supremacy, capitalism, misogyny, classism, and other forms of harm that systemically oppress, alienate, divide, and invisibilize racialized and Indigenous communities.

From our position within an academic institution, we acknowledge that we continue to benefit from oppressive systems. We desire to use this power we hold to challenge the status quo. We don’t have all the answers but believe a transformed economy will be built by community-led solutions and the redistribution of leadership.

To get there, we start with our principles.

RADIUS Principles

Centre equity in our design, strategy, and daily work.

Value knowledge, experiences, and histories in the margins of any given system.

Engage in reciprocal relationship building.

Be open and continue learning to improve our practice.

Know future systems will draw on the new and the old.

Balance ambitious work with honouring our limits.

Learn more about our principles here.

Communities we serve

Students & Young Professionals

We facilitate experiential learning programs for SFU students that work within the community to address tough challenges - Change Lab and support young professionals across the nation to develop skills to lead at all levels through the RADIUS Fellowship.

Communities

Tackling societal challenges RADIUS convenes communities most impacted. Current programs work alongside migrant and newcomer communities, health-equity seeking community members, and Indigenous entrepreneurs.

Organizations

We support organizations of all sizes, for-profit to not-for-profit, and across Canada to engage in internal reflection on Justice, Equity, Diversity and inclusion and assist in hosting community-led processes to address challenges.

The result is programs and processes to address deep-rooted societal challenges.

Our Team

Meet the Team

Alia Sunderji

Instructor

Annelies Tjebbes

Venture Activator

Bonnie Arthur

Associate Director, Operations

Camille Dumond

Advisor, Refugee Livelihood Lab

Candice Day

Manager, First Peoples Enterprise Accelerator Program

Carnation Zhuwaki

Indigenous Business Stories Project Casewriter

Dal Sohal

Associate Director, Labs

Domunique Lashay

Fellowship Co-host

Ervin Wong

Communications and Engagement Coordinator

Halah Zumrawi

Coordinator, Health Promotion Lab

Ilhan Abdullahi

Manager, Health Promotion Lab

Jacqueline Jennings

Venture Activator

Jessie Bennett

Manager, Communications and Recruitment

Kate Nickelchok

Manager, Education & Training

Katie Miller

Business Development Strategy and Implementation Consultant

Katya Potapova

Fellowship Co-host

Kim Howson

Strategic Partnerships Manager

Leah Sanford

Associate Director, Education & Training

Melanie Matining

Equity Consultant

Nada El Masry

Manager, Refugee Livelihood Lab

Nigel Mojica

Fellowship Co-Host

Shawn Smith

Executive Director

Shikhank Sharma

Activator, Health Promotion Lab

Tamara Connell

Instructor

Véronik Campbell

Associate Director, Labs

Yara Younis

Project Manager, Refugee Livelihood Lab

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Meet the Extended Team

Venture Mentors

Kai Alderson – Lawyer, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin

Christine Bergeron –Senior Vice President of Member Experience & Community Engagement, Vancity

David Cameron– Executive Director, YELL

Calvin Dallimore – Technology Mentor

Sam Goldman – Founder and Chief Customer Officer, d.light Design

Lee Feldman – Former Founder and CCO of Blast Radius, current Founder of THNK School of Creative Leadership

Chris Gora – Attorney, Miller Titerle LLP

Miguel Herrera – Vice President and Senior Investment Officer at Accion

Kirk Hill – Assistant Dean, External Relations, Beedie School of Business, SFU

Rory Holland – Principal, Change Agents

Mark Jeffrey – President and Chief Curiosity Officer, Mark Jeffrey Consultants

Heather O’Hara – Executive Producer, CityStudio

Sean Peters – CEO, DryGro

Kevin Royes – Entrepreneur

Eesmyal Santos-Brault – Entrepreneur (HiVE, Recollective Consulting, Vancouver Design Nerds, Energy Modelling Institute)

Christie Stephenson –Executive Director, Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics at UBC Sauder

Kate Storey – Senior Associate, Renewal Funds

Paul Wong – technology mentor, co-founder of JukeNuke and HaveUs

Faculty Champions

Paola Ardiles (Teaching Fellow and Lecturer, Social Innovation and Community Partnerships, Faculty of Health Sciences)

Dr. Sarah Lubik (Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Beedie School of Business & SFU Director of Entrepreneurship)

Dr. Blaize Reich (RBC Professor of Technology and Innovation, past RADIUS Advisory Board Chair)

Places We Call Home

The Charles Chang Innovation Centre

RADIUS is based out of the Charles Chang Innovation Centre, at the corner of W. Hastings & Hamilton (2nd floor, entrance on Hamilton Street). We rent some of our desks out to social innovators and mission-aligned professionals.

Simon Fraser University's Beedie School of Business

RADIUS is an initiative of Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business. But we’re not your average business school, or university. Now committed to being Canada’s most engaged university, the book on SFU’s history is called “The Radical Campus”. RADIUS draws on the roots of an institution founded with its gaze firmly on the future, bold questions at the ready, and new ways of thinking welcome.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Our office in Vancouver is on the unceded Coast Salish Lands including the Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw), Tsleil-Waututh (səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ) and Musqueam (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm) Nations.