Team — Motherfood International

Our Team

Aida Shentuke

Senior Advisor

Aida Shenkute is of Ethiopian decent, and born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya. Aida is a Brand General Manager for the Canadian division of Fresh Beauty, an LVMH Beauty brand. In her current role, her main focus is to gain market share by leading in sales and brand awareness…

Camila Velandia

Co-Founder and Senior Advisor

Camila Velandia is an entrepreneur born and raised in Medellin, Colombia, and has lived and studied in Germany, USA, Australia and Canada. Along with her sister Valeria, they created Miel, the popular underwear line for active women, manufactured in Colombia…

Daniel Martinez

Associate, Communications

Born in Colombia, Daniel Martinez passion for art and design started at a young age. At 17 years old, he moved to Montreal to pursue a college degree in Fine Arts but later dropped out while working in the hospitality industry. Enhancing his drive for creativity and business…

Dominic Schofield

Senior Advisor

Dominic has worked for over twenty-five years in the field of international development serving in leadership positions with the private and not-for-profit sectors, and the United Nations. His work in public health over the last 20 years has focused on addressing malnutrition…

Eric Kimmel

Co-Founder and Partner

Eric Kimmel has spent the last twenty years in the food industry. Based in Montreal, Canada, he is one of the owners of Noble Foods, a leading energy bar manufacturer in North America. Primarily focused in Business Development and Research and Development…

Faith Kipkemboi

Associate, East Africa

Faith was born in Kenya and lived in Kerio Valley. Through her brilliant academic performance and her community engagement, she won Kenya Scholar Access Program (KenSAP) and McGill MasterCard Foundation scholarships. She then pursued her nursing…

Irene Colorado

Associate, Latin America & Caribbean

Irene Colorado was born and raised in Colombia. Her passion for food and its power to connect people led her to pursue professional studies in Gastronomy. As a young student…

Chris Emergui

Global Partnerships

Chris Emergui founded BAM Strategy, one of Canada’s first digital marketing companies in 1996. BAM Strategy employs 115 people across North America and has been named one of Canada’s Top Employers many times and won several awards for their work. Chris was a winner of the 2000 BDC Entrepreneur of the Year award…

Jeff Baikowitz

Co-Founder and Partner

Jeffrey Baikowitz founded his first social enterprise Encore Waste Management, while he was a Student at McGill University at the age of 19. It grew to become one of Montreal’s largest recycling companies. Since then he has helped co-found over 20 successful start-ups...

Nafisatu Bukari

Associate, West Africa

Nafisatu Bukari worked with the Ghana Health Service (intern) as a licensed Nutrition Officer under the Allied Health Professions Council for two years post-graduation. As a CAMFED-MasterCard Alumna (CAMA), she engages in a lot of voluntary activities…