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DEFEND (“DEFEND”) is a 100% volunteer-run, not-for-profit organization (Registered under the Canada Not-For-Profit Act) striving to defend children and other vulnerable people from predators (and other risks) on social media across Canada, the United States and around the world. DEFEND’s initial efforts are focused on three main areas: Advocacy, Technology and Education. We will continue to look for others to volunteer their time and talents over the coming weeks and months, so please watch for postings on our website and social media.
DEFEND's Team Members
Education Team
Valarie (St Lucia/EDT) – Curriculum Development
Nicole K (AB/MST) – Team Support Writing/Research
Lilani (BC/PST) – Voice overs
Nicole A. (ON/EST) – Voice overs
Priscila Paes (Brazil) – Voice over/on camera talent
Rachelle (Philippines) – Media support
Anna (ON/EDT) – Writing support
Advocacy Team
Syed (AB/MST) – Advocacy Team Lead
Serena (OR/USA/PST) – Advocacy Team Member
Maicon (Brazil) – Advocacy Team Assistant
Research Team
Chloe – Ontario, Canada
Jennelle – BC, Canada
Grant-Writing Team
Nian Ze (AB/MST) – Grant-writer
Maliha Z (AB/MST) – Board Supervision
Thomas (AB/MST) – Grant-writer
Social Media Team
Deanna (AB/MST) – Social Media Writer
Ben (ON/EDT) – Social media watcher
Gloria (ON/EDT) – Social media watcher
65square Teams
Ki (BC/PST) – Project Manager
Veni (ON/EST) – Business Development
Chigozie (ON/EST) – BIZ DEV Team Lead
Oluchi (AB/MST) – Business Development
Chau (Vietnam) – Backend Team Developer
Jocelyn (Malaysia) – Back End Team Lead
Kareem (ON/EST) – Back End Team Developer
Betty (ON/EST) – Back End Team Developer
Brandon (FLA/USA/EDT) – Back End Team Developer
Kripa (ON/EST) – Backend Team Dev
Krishna (ON/EST) – Back team Dev
JohnPaul – (AB/MST) – iOS Developer
Paresh – (New Zealand) – Flutter Team Lead
Kieran (ON/EST) – Flutter Apprentice
Daniel (Romania) – Front End Developer
Achraf (Morocco) – Front End Developer
Vladimir (AB/MST) – Front End Developer
Sarah (BC/PST) – Front Developer
John (Norway) – Unity Developer
Nasim (AB/MST) – Unity 3D modeler
Ricci (AB/MST) – Unity Developer
Malte (Sweden) – Unity 3D modeler
Fahad (On/EST) – Unity Team Developer
Brian (AB/MST) – Unity Developer
Kwan (BC/PST) – Unity 3D Modeler
David (Columbia) – AR/Unity/3D Developer
Matej (Macedonia) – Unity Developer
Divya (AB/MST) – Unity Apprentice
Gonazalo (Peru) – Unity Apprentice
Erica (BC/PST) – Unity Apprentice
Ada (AB/MST) – Administrative Assistance
Liz (AB/MST) – Administrative Assistant – Team Lead
Bruna (Brazil) – Administrative Assistant
Brianne (CA/USA/PST) – Administrative Assistant
Ana (Brazil) – Administrative Assistant
Autum (NJ/EST) – Concept Artist/Design
Azadeh (BC/PST) – Concept Artist/Design
Kristen (ON/EST) – Sound Design
Stephanie (ON/EST) – UI/UX Design
Hetal (BC/PST) – UI/UX Design
Sandra (ON/EST) – UI/UX Design
Sasan (WA/USA/PST) – Design Team Lead
Kate (AB/MST) – UI/UX Design
Yu “Tina” Lu (BC/PST) -UI/UX Design
Anabela (UK/BST) – UI/UX Design
Craig (ON/EDT) – Sys Admn
Harry (SK/CST) – Sys Admin
Emmanuel (AB/MST) – Sys Admin
Sulabh (ON/EDT) – DeVops
Eileen (Philippines) – DevOps
Empress (ON/EST) – DevOps
Cole (AB/MST) – DeVops
Yao (BC/PST) – Database
Jason (FLA/EST) – Database
Gurkaranpal (MT/CST) – Database
Kavita (TX/CST) – Database
Philiip (SK/CST) – Wellness Team Lead
Mahek (UAE) – Wellness Team
Kashish (NL/Atlantic time) – Wellness Team
Syed (TX/CST) – AI Team Lead
Minh (Vietnam) – AI Engineer
Ani (Armenia) – AI Engineer
Manami (NC/EST) – AI Team Developer
Emad (AB/MST) – AI Team Engineer
Marketing Team
Shreya (India/IST) – Marketing Team Support
Nassrin (Dubai) – Marketing Team Support
Ladislao (BC/PST) – Marketing Team Support
Dana (BC/PST) – Marketing Team Support
HR Team
Khushi (AB/MST) – Board Supervisor/Consultant
Megan (Australia) – HR Team Lead
Keerthi (ON/EDT) – HR Generalist
Yin-Tzu (ON/EDT) – HR Generalist
Qiuchu (ON/EDT) – HR Generalist
Parveen (ON/EDT) – HR Generalist
Sanjana (CA/USA/PST) – HR Generalist
RoseMary (PA/USA/EDT) – HR Generalist
Louisa – Alberta, Canada – Secretary
What are the roles / responsibilities of DEFEND members? Click HERE to learn more.
Our Mission Statement: Lobby for measures to prevent accessing children and other vulnerable people through the use of social media.
Our Vision Statement: A safe, online solution for children and vulnerable people.
Think one of our volunteers should be recognized for their hard work? Nominate someone for our Star of the Quarter program HERE