+ TIM MERRY
SYSTEMS CHANGE STRATEGIST
Tim is an engagement specialist and systems change strategist who works with organizations from all over the world to lead break through change. For over 20 years Tim has helped major international businesses, government agencies, local communities and regional collaboratives to create the conditions for people to organize together and solve their own problems. Tim founded The Outside with Tuesday Ryan-Hart in 2018, and together they have built a remarkable team to spark systems change towards greater equity.
Tim is one of the co-founders of the Art of Hosting and is a supporter and past board member of the Berkana Institute. He founded the Split Rock Learning Centre, a youth drop in centre in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, was one of the founders of Engage InterAct in the Netherlands. In 2019, he launched Mahone Bay United an all inclusive soccer club in his home town of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia.
+ GABRIELLE DONNELLY
EVALUATION + FACILITATION
Dr. Gabrielle Donnelly is a scholar-practitioner of social creativity and social change. A collaborator with The Outside, Gabrielle’s research and practice focuses on theories and methods for meaningful dialogue, participatory leadership, equity, and systems change; including the Art of Hosting, Deep Democracy, and Developmental Evaluation.
+ TUESDAY RYAN-HART
SYSTEMS CHANGE STRATEGIST
Tuesday is an expert in working with individuals and groups to develop new ways of thinking and working with entrenched issues as they make change in their organizations, systems, and communities. A systems change strategist who left the fields of traditional social service provision and academics to become a new kind of change-maker partnering with clients around the world, Tuesday’s work is featured in the book "Walk, Out, Walk On," by Margaret Wheatley and Deborah Frieze, and she is known internationally for her strategic work with organizations and communities engaged in systemic change. With a passion for social justice and expertise in gender & racial equity, Tuesday excels at working with groups to enhance awareness and understanding, build alliances, and take positive action together. Tuesday founded The Outside with Tim Merry in 2018, and together they have built a remarkable team to spark systems change towards greater equity.
As part of a Columbus, Ohio “community of practitioners,” Tuesday is a steward of the Art of Hosting global community of practice, mother of two, and a long-distance runner.
+ GIAN PAUL GANZONI
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENTAL STRATEGIST
Gian Paul is an Organizational Development Strategist with The Outside. His passion to “enable organizations and individuals to succeed” is the driving force behind his initiatives with The Outside and its clients. Gian Paul brings extensive Human Resources management experience, including most recently serving as the Head of Organizational Change at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) until joining The Outside in 2021.
+ JEN MCSWEEN
OPERATIONS
Jen provides Operations Management for The Outside. She ensures that the organization and its projects are running smoothly and efficiently with a good-humoured work ethic that exceeds the expectations and needs of their clients.
+ PAT RYAN
FINANCE
After many years working as a Chief Financial Officer for a medium-sized nonprofit, Pat continues to offer her services and expertise as a key member of The Outside team. Pat provides strategic counsel, with a strong focus on helping to shape its financial structure and future growth.