Amy is Volta’s Senior Events Manager. She manages the planning and logistics of both internal and external events. From an early age, she developed a passion for event planning. She has an appreciation for the positive impact that each event can have on its guests, and she takes pride in being part of a space and team that provides every person who enters it a welcome feeling and unique experience. Amy is a graduate of the Tourism Management program at NSCC Lunenburg Campus, and has organized events and meetings in a managerial role since 2010 at hotels, restaurants and event venues.

Chris is Volta’s Senior Operations Coordinator and joined the team in 2021. He is responsible for general office and facilities management and is the key support person for those visiting Volta. Chris also coordinates external contract work and manages the front desk. Having worked in a number of fields – including wildlife conservation and research, and operations – Chris looks forward to ensuring Volta is a positive, accessible and welcoming place to do business. Chris holds a Bachelor of Science degree (Major in Environmental Science) from Acadia University.

Harvinder is Volta’s Senior Accounting Coordinator. He is responsible for managing Volta’s full-cycle accounting which comprises accounts receivable, accounts payable and other day to day financial activities. He has 21 years of experience with a strong understanding of accounting procedures. He worked with private companies, not for profit organizations and provided financial accounting services through his accounting firm before moving to Halifax. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree, Major in Accounting from Guru Nanak Dev University, India.

Jaco is Volta’s Chief Innovation Officer and is responsible for cultivating strong relationships with Volta’s founders while heading up continuous improvement and execution on Volta’s founders first model. Jaco is a multiple time founder and co-founder of businesses in different sectors and more recently held the position of Director of Strategic Commercial Projects at Stellenbosch University where he headed up commercialization of a number of new startup ventures owned by the University. Jaco holds a triple crown accredited Masters of Business Administration with electives in Entrepreneurship and Startup Business from Mannheim University Business School in Germany and Vlerick Business School in Belgium. With his experience as a former professional S & C coach on the ATP world-tour coaching international high performance athletes and being a startup founder, Jaco draws the parallels between the journeys of a high performance athlete and that of a startup founder. His passion is to support entrepreneurs in a meaningful and impactful way through a support philosophy that is built around hands-on support throughout the journey that is relevant, targeted, value adding and being offered in a way that reduces as much friction and risk as possible.

Laurie is Volta’s Vice President, Finance + Administration. She has more than 25 years experience working with public and private mining and technology companies, providing financial, corporate, investor relations and administrative services. Laurie served as Treasurer and a Director of the Mining Association of Nova Scotia from 2009-2015 and was a Director of the Mining Society of Nova Scotia from 2010-2012.

Matt is Volta's Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for leading initiatives to directly support Founders and the growth of their companies. Matt has been developing and marketing products for over 20 years, and most recently served as the Director of Product at QRA. He was the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Swept, an innovative software for commercial cleaning companies. He holds certifications from Pragmatic Product Management, Google Adwords, Google Analytics and Hubspot Inbound Marketing. An alumni of both Propel and 500 Startups, Matt will be leveraging his unique experience in Product, Marketing and Growth Operations to help Startup teams uncover insights and drive growth by building solutions for their customer's most important problems.

Sean is Volta’s Director of Strategic Partnerships and joined the team in 2022. He works with corporate, government, and academic partners to build solutions that help the ecosystem thrive. This includes the development and execution of corporate memberships and innovation, sponsorships, and other partner initiatives that achieve our mutual goals and support the growth of Atlantic Canada’s technology startup community. Prior to joining Volta, Sean was with Nova Scotia Business Inc., where he supported the mentorship of Founders through the Scotians Global Advisors program and led NSBI’s international partner program. He also spent 10 years in marketing and communications roles at various academic institutions in Alberta and Ontario. An avid outdoor enthusiast, Sean is on the board of directors for the Nova Scotia Nature Trust. Outside of Volta, you’ll find him hiking, taking nature photography, and talking about why Atlantic Canada is amazing to anyone who will listen.