About Us
At Action CoLab, we work with people who are changing the world.
Our team is all about equipping organizations and communities with the tools, insights, and strategies they can use to drive large-scale meaningful change.
Our mission is to weave together key pillars that, when coordinated well, can effect lasting culture change: traditional media, social media, message-testing/analytics, research, and organizing. We identify and convene partner organizations best positioned to lead on each of these pillars, while stepping in to provide essential support where capacity or infrastructure may be limited. Our role is to act as the connective tissue in each collaboration, helping partners connect, build capacity and bridge critical gaps in strategy, tools, and data, so they can stay focused on their core mission.
Data & Development Director
Aiden Abram
Freelance Writer
Andrew Findlay (he/him)
Andrew Findlay is a BC-based freelance journalist whose work has appeared in The Narwhal, The Tyee, Capital Daily, Canadian Geographic, Mountain Life Media, Douglas Magazine, Freehub, Canadian Wildlife Magazine, Sierra Online, Afar, Snow Magazine and many other publications. Andrew loves investigating mining, forestry, fishing, land development, and government policy screw ups, as well as profiling interesting people and highlighting innovators looking for progressive solutions to complex social and environmental issues.
Partnerships & Campaigns Director
Batul Gulamhusein (she/they)
Batul Gulamhusein is a campaigner, grassroots organizer and facilitator. They are a first generation settler of colour based in Tkaronto, but grew up in amiskwaciwâskahikan on Treaty 6 territory. Batul’s work sits at the intersections of climate justice, abolitionist and anti-racist movements having worked on campaigns calling for banks and pension funds to stop financing fossil fuels and respect Indigenous rights, a Global Green New Deal, and climate solutions that put people and the planet first.
Strategic Communications Director
Donya Ziaee
Editorial Content Producer
Jacalyn den Haan (she/her)
Jacalyn is Colab’s editorial producer. She uses her storytelling skills to help ordinary people understand the power they have to influence their world. She brings a diversity of experience - before coming to Colab, she was a high school English teacher and disability support worker. In her free time, she can be found hosting poetry evenings, climbing at her local bouldering gym, or cycling.
Multimedia Content Creator
Janinna Cabezas (she/her)
Janinna is a Multimedia Content Creator at Action CoLab, where she develops videos, images, and digital content that enhance the organization’s online presence. She collaborates with the communications team to align creative projects with strategic goals.
Managing Director
Juhi Sohani (she/her)
Believing in the power of sharing stories to uncover our similarities and build collective strength, Juhi views our differences as opportunities to fill gaps. Juhi has facilitated narrative development at Amnesty International, the Canadian Federation of Students, and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. With the hope-based communications collective, she makes the case for the world people want to see. Find her cycling through the Laurentians or email her to get in-depth analyses of reality TV shows.
Data & Digital Organizer
Kyle Hutton (he/him)
Kyle is Action CoLab’s Data & Digital Organizer. His role is primarily to find ways to
more effectively utilize a variety of datasets and tools for strategic planning and use, as
well as supporting organizations in their technical needs. He is keen on helping
strengthen movements engaged in promoting community action and the fight against
catastrophic climate change.
Partnership & Campaigns Manager
Phoebe Landers (she/her)
Phoebe works as Partnerships & Campaigns Manager, focusing on developing and implementing campaign plans for internal and partner projects, and producing reports that translate research into actionable insights. With a background in social justice and environmental policy, she is passionate about prioritizing equitable and decolonial approaches to mitigation and adaptation. Based in Revelstoke, Phoebe spends as much time as possible adventuring in the mountains, forests and lakes of BC’s interior.
Executive Director
Will Horter
Digital Communications Manager
Wita Yaemsuda (she/her)
Wita is a digital communications strategist who enjoys seeing patterns in chaos and weaving them into stories. With a background in journalism and a business degree, she loves experimenting ways to connect people and spark change across different cultures and political views. In her free time, Wita runs a side project that supports immigrants in finding clarity and creativity to show up as their truest selves.