Board Of Directors
Misha Collins
Co-Founder and Board President
Patronus: Infinity or a pony… So I’m going with, “infinite ponies”
Favorite color: I don’t have a favorite color because I’m not five. But that being said…orange.
Favorite food: Cedar plank salmon and salted caramel, but not usually at the same time
Super power: Reincarnation, but I haven’t perfected the “switching bodies” part yet. (Or: the ability to subliminally plant a low humming sound in anyone’s mind. It’s relatively useless as superpowers go, but on the upside it’s pretty annoying.)
Bucket list item: 1. Successfully completing every other person’s bucket list on the planet. 2. I don’t believe in bucket lists. I prefer to use pails for all my list-making. 3. Riding infinite ponies on Mars. 4. I’ve never gotten around to writing a bucket list, so I’m crowdsourcing it. Send me bucket list items to: mishasbucketlist@gmail.com.
Danneel Ackles
Board Member
Patronus: Werewolf
Favorite color: All shades of blue
Favorite food: Fried chicken
Super power: Organizing- people, parties, pantries, etc.
Bucket list item: Sail around the world. But I wouldn’t really be doing the sailing, or the cooking, or the cleaning. Basically, I want to spend a summer like Beyoncé and Jay Z.
Keith Bacon
Board Member
Patronus: Bear
Favorite color: Grey
Favorite food: Crab (preferably that I caught myself)
Super power: Listening and figuring people out
Bucket list item: Sailing through the Panama Canal
Michelle Henning
Board Member
Bio coming soon!
Susan Markowitz
Board Member
Patronus: Elephant and rat, for different reasons
Favorite color: Teal blue
Favorite food: Steel cut oats with blueberries and walnuts
Super power: Walking fast
Bucket list item: Successfully do tree pose for 15 minutes
Cinde Monsam
Board Member
Patronus: Horse
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite food: Gumbo
Super power: Horse whispering
Bucket list item: Going into space
Genevieve Padalecki
Board Member
Patronus: Horse
Favorite food: Italiam
Favorite color: Moss green
Super power: Being a mom; eating leftovers
Bucket list item: Bhutan or Kilimanjaro
Philip Schneider
Board Member
Patronus: Elopus
Favorite color: #000001
Favorite food: Gluten-free gluten
Super power: Completing bios for websites
Bucket list item: Teleportation
Executive Director
Rachel Miner
Executive Director
Patronus: Tasselled wobbegong
Favorite color: That tickles
Favorite food: Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Super power: Rock-hard refusal to acquiesce to “reality”
Bucket list item: Life is a bucket & I love checking off everything on this list
Executive Team
Jennifer Willis-Rivera
Director of Operations & Acts Manager
Patronus: Butterfly
Favorite color: Sapphire blue
Favorite food: Veggie quesadillas
Super power: Public speaking
Bucket list item: Iguazu Falls!!
Chris G.
Executive Liaison to the Board
Administrative Support
Sara Carothers
Executive Assistant
Patronus: I don’t know if I would call them my patronus, exactly, but I certainly identify with the pug lifestyle (eating, sleeping, and generally lolling about)
Favorite color: Anything shiny
Favorite food: Edible
Super power: Sleeping through earthquakes
Bucket list item: Winning the lottery (hard to do when I don’t play in the first place, but I live in hope)
Chuck Faustine
Executive Assistant
Patronus: Bassett Hound
Favorite food: Pizza
Favorite color: Red
Super power: Making things happen
Bucket list item: Visit Norway
Acts
Jennifer Willis-Rivera
Director of Operations & Acts Manager
Patronus: Butterfly
Favorite color: Sapphire blue
Favorite food: Veggie quesadillas
Super power: Public speaking
Bucket list item: Iguazu Falls!!
Laura Hewitt
Act Proposals Officer
Patronus: Niffler
Favorite color: Green
Favorite food: Pasta (with cheese on top of course)!
Super power: Physic abilities or mind reading, I spend most of my time saying ‘I knew that was going happen’ or predicting the ending of films.
Bucket list item: I was born in Windhoek, Namibia but my parents moved back to the UK when I was 3. So I would love to go back and visit one day!
Events
Amanda Tucker
Events Manager
Patronus: A crayon box, one of the large ones, but when you open it, it is filled with dozens of Sharpie markers. The really good ones, and all sizes, including Ultra-this… Did this have to be an animal? Ok, a porcupine that has sharpies instead of spines!
Favorite color: Green
Favorite food: Good food
Super power: Making to-do lists
Bucket list item: Actually completing all my to-do lists
Natalie Miller
Regional Events Officer
Patronus: Mine is sea turtles, turtles and frogs in general. Also anoles!
Favorite color: Depends on my mood. Sometimes it’s definitely orange. Other times it’s blue. Then there are the times I’m sure it’s yellow.
Favorite food: Finally an easy one! Sushi! Pizza! Wait, definitely sushi. But also definitely pizza.
Super power: Calming others. I can bring people down and get them to consider the other side.
Bucket list item: My top two are to see the Northern/Southern Lights & backpack the Appalachian Trail.
Finance
David Antonelli
Treasurer
Patronus: Stoat
Favorite color: Red
Favorite food: Italian
Super power: Accounting/Explaining numbers in a way that they actually make sense
Bucket list item: Ride a motorcycle around Scotland
Fundraising
Hope Bixby
Fundraising Manager
Patronus: Honey Badger
Favorite color: Moss green
Favorite food: Falafel wraps
Super power: Cake decorating
Bucket list item: Learn to play the guitar
Rea Niessen
Interim Destination Projects Manager & Fundraising Officer
Patronus: Lemur
Favorite color: All shades of Blue
Favorite food: Salmon/Avocado Sushi
Super power: Sleeping through every movie (actually sleeping everywhere); Infecting others with enthusiasm
Bucket list item: Seeing as much of this beautiful planet as possible; Understanding dimensions in space
Marketing
Jazz Charton
PR Manager
Patronus: Keanu Reeves
Favorite food: Donuts
Favorite color: Glitter
Super power: Laughing at my own jokes
Bucket list item: To confidently know the alphabet without singing it
Anna Campbell
Graphic Designer
Patronus: Barn Owl
Favourite color: Red
Favorite food: Maple syrup
Super power: Loving every single dog in the world.
Bucket list item: To design the brand identity for a craft beer company.
Dharanie Hewa Battage
Graphic Designer
Allie Nicholas
Graphic Designer
Patronus: Dolphin
Favorite color: Deep, vibrant teal… the kind that makes you want to jump in and float around for a while.
Favorite food: Jewish deli sandwiches. So tasty.
Super power: Parallel parking. I was born with this power, although it didn’t manifest until I started to drive. Now you know. Also, I’m pretty good at relating with people; it’s interesting to see the world from different points of view.
Bucket list item: Learn American Sign Language, and explore as much of the world as I can with my awesome husband.
Eloisa Armini
Social Media Officer
Patronus: Lion (but I really feel like my true patronus would be Beyoncé)
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite food: Pizza! (such a cliché for an Italian, right?)
Super power: Caring for people
Bucket list item: Moving to Canada
Julie Merar
Social Media Officer
Patronus: Piglet
Favorite color: Purple
Favorite food: Beet juice … is that a food? No? Ok, Indian cuisine.
Super power: I can make a mess no matter where I am and what I am doing. Salad in a salad bowl you say? Nonsense! Just check the floor right under where I was cutting veggies. In a room by myself with nothing else … just look for the tumbleweed of hair. Messes out of thin air. It’s downright eerie if you ask me.
Bucket list item: One day I’d like to be able to afford my own teleporter. The upgraded model. It’s embarrassing to always have to ask the neighbors to use theirs.
Alisha Chamat
Social Media Officer
Patronus: Ducks
Favorite color: Purple
Favorite food: Tacos!
Super power: Making people laugh
Bucket list item: To see the great pyramids
Natasha Frannando
Social Media Officer
Patronus: Polar Bear
Favorite color: Pink, Black and anything that glitters.
Favorite food: Coffee. And more coffee. (also Thai food).
Super power: Writing, Organising (I could organise your house in half an hour, flat) and making pasta.
Bucket list item: Write a book, seeing all the Castles in Ireland and visiting the town in Italy where my Nonno was born.
Lauren Mannion
Staff Writer
Patronus: Octopus
Favorite color: Blue-green, like the sea
Favorite food: Ah come on, you can’t make me pick just one! Right now I’m missing Mexican food so I guess I’ll go with that.
Super power: Living in different countries and adapting to different cultures
Bucket list item: To travel all over Latin America
Outreach
Kristin Lindsay
Outreach Manager
Patronus: Turkey
Favorite food: Anything I can put tzatziki on. Maybe it’s just tzatziki, then?
Favorite color: Orange. But, like, a classy orange, not the stuff you find on hi-viz vests or traffic cones.
Super power: Unintentionally melting small kitchen appliances. There are witnesses.
Bucket list item: Do the tourist thing in Malta
Paulina Fangel
Outreach Officer
Patronus: Baby Beluga
Favorite food: All the tacos
Favorite color: The color of a blood moon
Super power: Bringing people together
Bucket list item: Visit the Shire
Partnerships
Maria Christian
Partnerships Manager
Patronus: Hedgehog
Favorite color: Green
Favorite food: Korean
Super power: Organizing big events
Bucket list item: Play a superhero in a Marvel movie
Projects
Rea Niessen
Interim Destination Projects Manager & Fundraising Officer
Patronus: Lemur
Favorite color: All shades of Blue
Favorite food: Salmon/Avocado Sushi
Super power: Sleeping through every movie (actually sleeping everywhere); Infecting others with enthusiasm
Bucket list item: Seeing as much of this beautiful planet as possible; Understanding dimensions in space
Regional Representatives
Sarah Cavanagh
Regional Representative, Australia - East
Kiri Lenagh-Glue
Regional Representative, New Zealand
Patronus: Fox
Favorite color: Silver
Favorite food: Chicken burritos
Super power: Invisibility (very good at being sneaky)
Bucket list item: Be able to completely change someone’s life
Alie Miguel
Regional Representative, France
Patronus: The wolf. I am very independent and love being on my own. I have few friends but they are true friends. And I am very protective of my pack. Try to hurt my people and I will be your worst nightmare.
Favorite color: Purple or blue or green depending on my mood.
Favorite food: Bacon cheeseburger.
Super power: Calming babies down. I don’t know why little ones love my arms.
Bucket list item: I don’t have a bucket list.
Barbara Rubel
Regional Representative, Germany
Emma Beattie
Regional Representative, UK - North
Alex Vincent
Regional Representative, UK - North
Patronus: I took a quiz and it said a swan, but that is clearly not mine. I think it would more likely be a harbour seal.
Favorite color: Why pick one when there’s a whole spectrum? It changes daily.
Favorite food: Japanese food… Sushi, Sashimi, Tempura, Udon, Teriyaki, Ponzu, Yakimono (but not all at the same time), washed down with warm sake. Heaven.
Super power: I can stop sentences halfway through and my kids still know what I’m asking/telling them. Apparently this is also my most annoying habit.
Bucket list item: To buy a camper van and travel around the country. I’m a big fan of road trips.
Bhumika Makwana
Regional Representative, UK - South and ROI
Sarah Burnhope
Regional Representative, UK - South and ROI
Patronus: Pangolin. Because they’re tough on the outside but cute underneath and they roll up into a ball if you poke ‘em.
Favorite color: ALL OF THEM. I love to play with yarn and fabric, so neons, jewels, brights, I love them all.
Favorite food: Sushi. But really it’s anything that’s not pizza. I don’t get pizza. Why is pizza a thing?
Super power: Patience. I have it by the bucketful. Also I am calm in a crisis.
Bucket list item: Travel. I want to go everywhere. See everything. I’m just as excited about Paris as I am about Peru. I don’t care if you’re going to Milan or Mongolia, TAKE ME WITH YOU.
Jade Wardle
Regional Representative, UK - South and ROI
Patronus: Pottermore says my patronus is a beagle, but the animal I relate to most would be a wolf, they can’t be tamed and are protective of their pack, if they have one.
Favorite color: Green like someone’s eyes, and Blue, like somebody else’s eyes and the ties they wear. I can’t decide, and you can’t make me choose between the two. However, if we are talking favourite colour to wear as clothes, then i’d have to say black.
Favorite food: I love making garlic chicken but I also love having a cheeky nandos which is basically every week when I’m at Uni.
Super power: My superpower would be being the most unorganised, organised person there is. I love being organised and most people say I’m really organised and I am good at getting my life together but sometimes I feel like I’m the most unorganised, organised person there is. I’d also my say another superpower I have is being able to somehow balance my time to do all these weird and cool (I think they’re cool) things that I do along side university and sport and work.
Bucket list item: I don’t have a bucket list but if I did I’d definitely have to say I want to go to America and go to SDCC. Or go travelling. Or both. Both is good.
Becky Keating
Regional Representative, UK - South and ROI
Ruby Curtis
Regional Representative, Canada - East
Patronus: Fox. They’re like cat-dogs. Like dogs, I’m friendly and cuddly but like cats I like a bit of alone time (and pushing objects off tables).
Favorite color: Rainbow. Ok… if I had to choose just one I guess I’d say teal.
Favorite food: All food is good food. But a grilled halloumi and avocado sourdough sandwich is basically perfection.
Super power: Empathy and being able to connect with almost anyone. I love people. If I could choose a real superpower it’d be to make everyone happy.
Bucket list item: New Zealand & the Northern lights, write a book of children’s stories & build a treehouse with a glass roof for star gazing.
Rowan Meredith
Regional Representative, Canada - West
Patronus: Tiny little octopus
Favorite color: Purple
Favorite food: Sushi
Super power: Dressing up like a zombie
Bucket list item: Complete a Tough Mudder
Jessica Parker
Regional Representative, US - North East
Sara Dmytryshak
Regional Representative, US - North East
Kristen Thane
Regional Representative, US - North East
Patronus: Either a giant weta (a seriously oversized cricket that enjoys eating carrots!) or an okapi.
Favorite color: The blue/green/grey color of the ocean.
Favorite food: Crêpes! Sweet ones, savory ones—all the crêpes!
Super power: Creative problem solving!
Bucket list item: Seeing the Northern Lights and learning to play the bagpipes (not simultaneously).
Christiana Tan
Regional Representative, US - South East
Emily Rivera-Jackson
Regional Representative, US - South East
April Vian
Regional Representative, US - South East
Patronus: Sparrow
Favorite color: I don’t pick favorites, I love all the colors equally
Favorite food: Pasta
Super power: Research, locating resources and referencing obscure song lyrics
Bucket list item: Ireland and Italy
Nicole Bosco
Regional Representative, US - South East
Patronus: I alternate between a parrot and a zebra 🙂
Favorite color: Blue… all the different blues
Favorite food: Try the grey stuff, it’s DELICIOUS!!! Pssst…don’t believe me, ask the dishes
Super power: I am Giggle Girl lol. I’m good at making people smile and laugh and also getting people excited about stuff
Bucket list item: Hmmmmm…go to Fiji and explore the land and sea creatures. Also, help to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Jean Hayes
Regional Representative - US Great Lakes
Patronus: Tribble
Favorite color: Are we supposed to have a favorite? Isn’t that cheating? I find all colors equally awesome, that’s why I can never pick what colors to paint my walls.
Favorite food: Guacamole… on anything savory.
Super power: I give epic hugs that can change the world.
Bucket list item: I would love to ride a horse, motorcycle, and possibly the tilt-a-whirl someday.
Lisa Cerezo
Regional Representative, US - Great Lakes
Patronus: Dana Scully
Favorite color: Cerulean blue
Favorite food: Chocolate. And sushi. But not together.
Super power: Overthinking! And herding cats (not literally).
Bucket list item: Visit Stonehenge during a solstice.
Heather Fath-Azam
Regional Representative, US - Great Lakes
Patronus: Chewbacca
Favorite color: I like a nice sunny orange
Favorite food: Yes
Super power: Sucessfully tackling a complicated, never-before attempted task armed only with the power of the internet and a can-do attitude
Bucket list item: I would like to download my brain into a robot body and then plug myself into the CERN supercollider so I could watch them smash protons together with my cool robot senses
Holli DeWees
Regional Representative, US - Central
Patronus: Sea turtle
Favorite color: Earth-tones, blues, greens, browns… like a desert canyon during a storm
Favorite food: Tabouleh, sushi
Super power: My hulk hands can open ANYTHING, and I do mean anything…
Bucket list item: Go to Rome to see my family tree dating back to the 1300’s
Lily Le
Regional Representative, US - South West
Patronus: Phoenix
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite food: Asian
Super power: I am fast reader. At least that’s what the members of my book club tells me
Bucket list item: To visit Hobbiton
Vacancies
IT Manager
Deadline: Open until filled. For full consideration, please submit your application by June 30th, 23:59 ET.
Description
We’re currently recruiting for an IT Manager to join the Administration Team. The IT Manager is responsible for ensuring the proper selection, implementation and effective use of all technology platforms involved in the organization’s operations. The IT Manager handles the organization’s day-to-day IT operations, as well as provides technical expertise and support to all staff members. A Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or a related field, is required; or, alternatively, 1-3 years experience in a relevant role.
This role requires remote-working, so no specific location is required. Applicants must have regular and reliable access to the internet, as well as the motivation to volunteer their time to the organization.
If you are interested in this position, please read the job description carefully before applying for this volunteer role.
Position Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, or 1-3 years relevant experience
- Experience and skill working with WordPress, PHP, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, SQL, and responsive web design
- Understanding of front-end and back-end website development, and activities associated with website launches/redesigns including menu architecture, web page layouts and graphic designs
- Understanding of servers, databases, network services, and their architectures
- Experience and skill working with Sass, Foundation, and OBS
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Ability to handle multiple tasks at once
- Commitment to continuous learning to keep abreast of changes in the technology field
- Ability to communicate effectively with people of varying degrees of technical ability
- Ability to manage new system implementations, including coordination with external organizations, contractors, or suppliers
- Flexibility concerning work schedule to accommodate evening and weekend meetings
Regional Representatives (Asia, Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, & United States)
Deadline: Open until filled.
Description
We’re searching for Regional Representatives to provide support to volunteers in developing project and act proposals, as well as supporting the organization and coordination of events for Random Acts within their specified geographical areas. Regional Representatives will act as a central point of contact for our volunteers and supporters by developing, promoting and facilitating acts via agreed social media forums. Regional Representatives are part of the extended volunteer team, and report in to the Regional Events Officer.
We have Regional Representative vacancies in the following regions:
- Asia
- Australia (high preference for Sydney and Melbourne)
- Canada (East & West)
- United Kingdom (excluding Ireland)
- United States – Central (Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota)
- United States – Great Lakes (Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan)
- United States – New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut)
- United States – South East (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi)
- United States – South West (California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona)
This role requires remote-working. Applicants must have regular and reliable access to the internet, as well as the motivation to dedicate their time to the organization.
If you are interested in this position, please read the job description carefully before applying for this volunteer role.
Position Requirements
- Enthusiasm and commitment to the aims and objectives of Random Acts
- Experience of working for charitable causes or community engagement
- Facilitation of online communities
- Ability to deal with volunteers and act participants
- Ability to work under the policies and procedures of Random Acts
- Ability to act as a point of contact for individuals/groups
- Ability to encourage people to perform acts
- Regular access to the internet
- Ability to speak French for Canadian Representatives is a plus