+ TIM MERRY
SYSTEMS CHANGE STRATEGIST + CO-FOUNDER
Tim Merry is an engagement specialist and systems change strategist who works with organizations from all over the world to lead break through change. For over 25 years Tim has supported major international businesses, government agencies, local communities and regional collaboratives to organize together and overcome intractable challenges. Tim founded The Outside with Tuesday Rivera in 2018, and together they have built a remarkable team to spark systems change towards greater equity.
+ TUESDAY RIVERA
SYSTEMS CHANGE STRATEGIST + CO-FOUNDER
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 coach and facilitator 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.
+ 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.
+ GABRIELLE DONNELLY
LEAD STRATEGIST + 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.
+ 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.
+ BRONAGH GALLAGHER
EVALUATION + COMPLEXITY
Bronagh is passionate about using good process and complexity science to work on issues of social justice, equity, and structural systemic change. She has a specific interest in making the theory of complexity science practical for organizations and organizers so that they can better work with emergence, navigate uncertainty, and have better impact in their change work.
+ SOMMER SIBILLY
EVALUATION + FACILITATION
Sommer is a Food System advocate working to increase equity, access, and sovereignty in the United States Virgin Islands and the Caribbean. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Virgin Islands Good Food Coalition Inc, a not-for-profit organization with the mission of advancing the common good through food. Sommer brings a unique lens to the equity conversation from her experience of living and working in the United States Virgin Islands.
+ FRANCIS KANGATA
FINANCE
Francis is an equity driven, multi-skilled Outsider with a background in international development, education, health promotion, software development, project, and financial management. Francis supports The Outside’s Financial Management by providing leadership in stabilizing the financial structure/systems and workflows.
+ JERMAINE HENRY
FACILITATION
Jermaine (he/him) helps create a braver culture and facilitate deeper connections for shared work across the globe. He’s currently working as a Consultant with The Outside, Ukai, and THE HEARD. Jermaine is a published author, inspirational speaker, emcee, master facilitator, and social entrepreneur who has worked in the philanthropic, mental health, youth-serving, arts, culture and social innovation sectors for over 10 years.
+ 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.
+ REHANA TEJPAR
FACILITATION
Rehana accompanies organizations in their change processes towards greater health, equity, and participatory leadership in a way that is creative and embodied. She believes in the power of transformative learning and collective wisdom towards building living systems that invite us all to thrive. Rehana has been facilitating transformative change for the past 15 years with not-for-profit organizations, government departments, and grassroots communities.