Our Team Roster
Joseph Fung, CEO
Joseph has a commitment to Corporate Citizenship and a belief that business is accountable to employees, customers, shareholders and the community. Co-Founded Lewis Media Inc., a web development and software development firm, Simple Machines Forum, an open source software development project, and OnMyBlock.ca Ltd., an online permission based marketing company. He is a graduate of Leadership Waterloo Region, and his professional interests include user business and NFP governance, interface design, web strategy, software development, and all things high-tech.
Twitter: @josephfung | Blog: www.josephfung.ca
Mark Gally, VP Marketing
Mark is always looking to uncover key customer pain points and finding ways to improve an operation. He is passionate about helping companies develop high performing cultures and believes in using data to make better decisions. With extensive experience leading marketing and product marketing organizations for high growth companies, he has helped build companies from under $2MM in annual sales to over $50MM. Mark has a MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, a Masters of Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor’s Degree from Cornell University.
Twitter: @gallymark
Jesse Rodgers
Enjoys his family, his community, and making the workplace a better place to be. Jesse was President of the University of Waterloo Staff Association where he worked to bring positive changes to way the staff and the administration interact and lead changes to key policies that broke down barriers staff felt were there for resolving disagreements. Lessons learned from his experience helped shape a vision for TribeHR – enable the simple things managers can do to help staff enjoy and grow in their work place. Jesse brings extensive experience in designing and developing web applications at the University of Waterloo. He is also an experienced manager, BarCampWaterloo and StartupCampWaterloo organizer, and involved with VeloCity at the University of Waterloo.
Twitter: @jrodgers | Blog: www.whoyoucallingajesse.com
Catherine Mittelholtz
Joining while she was still a student, Catherine is a graduate of the Software Engineering program at the University of Waterloo. A keen eye for debugging and creative web development, Catherine has honed her skills not just at TribeHR but also at another hot Canadian startup, Well.ca.
Twitter: @cmittelholtz
Derek Hall
Derek’s experience with web software startups and his dedication to developing a smooth customer experience have proven invaluable in his work with TribeHR. His previous experience includes work with web software companies OnMyBlock.ca and Lewis Media, and enterprise content management experts, OpenText.
Twitter: @iniq
Donna Fung
Donna joined TribeHR after working for a number of years in the world of professional fundraising. This coupled with an educational background in prehistoric archaeology means she brings an appreciation for the finer details of customer support. Donna is a thorough and patient participant in the development of TribeHR, and happily brings that approach to any question or feature request you have!
Twitter: @donnaMfung
Eric Gerlach
Eric has more than 10 years of programming experience, having previously worked as an IT Manager and Network Administrator at Feds, as a Software Engineer on Electronic Arts’ FIFA project, and as a computer science instructor. He is the founding President and past Chairperson of KwartzLab Society, a 3000 square foot not-for-profit high-tech and artistic workspace. Eric leads TribeHR’s development operations, which means he makes our team and our software work faster and more effectively. He has a Bachelor of Mathematics in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo.
Twitter: @egerlach
Kelly Baker
Before making our HR software beautiful and easy to use, Kelly founded Oaktree Media, and designed for companies including Brainpark and Toshiba Canada. She is a graduate of both Humber College and the University of Guelph, and is pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Interactive Design and Game Development from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Kelly likes sushi and kittens (she doesn’t eat kittens, though).
Twitter: @subsomatic
Paul Baribeau
Also pulled from the University of Waterloo, Paul has nearly completed his Honours Bachelor degree in Knowledge Integration, Psychology, and International Studies. Before coming to TribeHR, he was heavily involved in the non-profit sector. Paul spends much of his time reading, proof-reading, writing, re-writing, and looking for creative ways to spread HR wisdom. He likes travel and classic literature. He dislikes cold weather and typos.
Twitter: @pdbaribeau
Ryan McCaw
Like Catherine and Paul, Ryan joined us out of the Engineering department at the University of Waterloo. Focusing on internal systems and new feature development, Ryan is a key member of the development team. If you’ve been impressed by a clever shortcut or useful feature in TribeHR, chances are you’re being impressed by Ryan’s work.
Twitter: @rgmccaw