Janelle Hinds — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founder and Executive Director of Helping Hands App, a social enterprise for youth community engagement (since 2015)
Strategic and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Consultant and public speaker
Serves as a Board Member at Futurpreneur
Previously a Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships at MaRS Discovery District (2021)
Founded deltaHacks (2013-2016)
Holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Biomedical Engineering

Biography

Janelle Hinds is the Founder and Executive Director of Helping Hands App, a social enterprise she established in 2015. The app aims to engage youth in their communities. Hinds is also an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and youth and women empowerment speaker, as well as a Strategic and EDI Consultant. Her stated goal is to make a difference in people's lives.

Beyond her work with Helping Hands App, Hinds serves as a Board Member at Futurpreneur.