Shamus is a former political organizer, communicator & strategy consultant, and held senior roles in the student movement & for political parties. He holds an MBA from the Rotman School of Management. He has led trainings for thousands of people in effective government relations & persuasive communications.

His 16+ years in strategic communications & campaigns led him to found New/Mode to nurture more nimble & scalable social movements.

Steve is recognized as a world-leader in strategies for civic engagement, advocacy & crowdsourcing. He founded the award winning international NGO OpenMedia to “use the network power of the open Internet to protect the open Internet,” growing it to over a million supporters worldwide.

His years on the frontiers of online campaigning led him to found New/Mode to rebalance democratic decision-making in favour of people & sustainable communities.

Andrew is a certified developer, Project Manger, Scrum Master and Product Owner. At the Linux Foundation, he managed ecommerce, CMS and CRM technologies at the heart of Linux's B2B services. At McGill University, he architected a platform to serve McGill's 650 public websites. He was a founding officer of the Montreal Drupal Association and the Foulab Hackerspace, & led work at OpenMedia that formed part of New/Mode's product foundation.

Natasha has spent the last ten years leading digital engagement strategies for businesses and non-profits. Prior to joining New/Mode, Natasha was the Digital Director at cStreet Campaigns where she helped labour, NGO and political clients build progressive movements across Canada, the US and Australia. Previously, Natasha worked in leadership roles with Canadian Women's Foundation, Canadian Youth Business Foundation and CUSO International.

Petra leads New/Mode's Success team, delivering professional services and support, and developing product engagement strategies. Her background is in film and arts production, research, and campaign management.

Paul has spent over 2 decades innovating in technology, media & entertainment, & the environment. He has worked in business development roles for social finance, talk radio, VR & visual storytelling, & climate offsetting. He is a past board member of Inspirit Foundation, a grant-maker supporting young people in to foster more inclusive communities, & of West Coast Environmental Law, a leading non-profit dedicated to safeguarding the environment.