Jode Roberts Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario

Toronto, Ontario

Jode's role evolved to include directing communications efforts for local, regional and national campaigns while creating and implementing several high impact and award-winning projects, including the Homegrown National Park Project, 30x30 Nature Challenge, #GotMilkweed, #Knit4monarchs, Butterflyway Project and BIMBY (Bees in My Backyard) Project.

Toronto, Canada Area

Initiated and founded Block Party Supply, a non-profit lending library that provides materials needed to host a block party or small community event in Toronto's Christie Pits neighbourhood.

Jode's responsibilities at Ecojustice grew from providing basic communications support for Toronto-based campaigns to directing all organizational communications efforts, including media relations, branding, marketing, online and social media outreach. He was a member of the senior management team for five years, helping craft the organization's first-ever digital outreach strategy and successfully led the organization's renaming and rebranding exercise, after 17 years under the name Sierra Legal Defence Fund.

Penetanguishene, Ontario

Jode implemented a user-pay program for municipal waste collection, which increased diversion from landfill by 35% in two years. He also managed the town's Y2K-preparedness plan and assisted with various habitat naturalization projects, in coordination with local conservation agencies. He founded a community garden and environmental education project, raising more than $120,000 in funding and managing a twelve-person team.

Bsc, Environmental Science

Mpa, Local Government