Prior to launching UpSocial Canada, Geraldine was deeply immersed in the Canadian social innovation community, supporting the development of programs, policies and an enabling environment for enterprises focused on positive impact. She is co-author of Social Innovation Generation: Fostering a Canadian Ecosystem for Systems Change, published in November 2017.
Before her foray into the innovation space, Geraldine worked in community-owned and run media organizations, and produced independent documentary film projects. Geraldine sits on the Steering Committee for Jane’s Walk, and on the Advisory Board for Liisbeth, an innovative, sustainable, intersectional, feminist media enterprise that promotes and gives visibility to the feminist economy.