Meet the Team
Randy Watson
Founder & CEO
Nikki Routley
VP of Operations
Carleigh Soo-Locsin
Executive Administrator
Arielle Ratzlaff
Creative Manager
Sharon Roy
Senior International Operations Coordinator
Alicia Chinchilla
Partnerships Coordinator
Sofia Friesen
Canadian Programs Director
Jaiden Kuchinka
Makwa Dodem Outreach Coordinator
Jacqueline Peeace
Makwa Dodem Program Coordinator
Eric Davis
VP of Marketing
Dayna Doerksen
Administrative Coordinator
Local Partner Team
To protect the security of our local partners, their identities have been hidden.
Nepal
Country Directors
National Director
Financial Director
External Relations Director
Care & Reintegration Director
Administrative Director
Communications Director
Vocational Training LEad
Agriculture Lead
Principal & Director of Education
Prevention Leader
Prevention Coordinator
PREVENTION COORDINATOR
PREVENTION COORDINATOR
Home Leader & Special Projects
HOME LEADER
Home Leader
HOME LEADER
HOME LEADER
HOME LEADER
Local Partner Team
To protect the security of our local partners, their identities have been hidden.
Nepal
Country Directors
National Director
Financial Director
External Relations Director
Care & Reintegration Director
Administrative Director
Communications Director
Agriculture Lead
Vocational Training LEad
Principal & Director of Education
Prevention Leader
Prevention Coordinator
PREVENTION COORDINATOR
PREVENTION COORDINATOR
Home Leader & Special Projects
Home Leader
HOME LEADER
HOME LEADER
HOME LEADER
HOME LEADER
Cambodia
Country Director
Deputy Director
Case Manager
Financial Director
Home Leader
Home Leader
Home Leader
Cambodia
Country Director
Deputy Director
Case Manager
Financial Director
Home Leader
Home Leader
Home Leader
Board of Directors
Tanis Jorge
Director
Nikki Routley
Director
Stephan Luking
Director
Eric Davis
Director
Randy Watson
Chair
Sean George
Director
Renee Lepp
Director
Tom Cooper
Director
Randy Watson is the Founder & CEO of Ally. In his role, Randy provides direction and vision for the charity, leads and develops the team in Canada and works closely with local partners in Asia to oversee operations.
Before founding Ally in 2019, Randy worked and volunteered for 14 years for a diverse range of organizations, including small business startups, medium-sized businesses, nonprofits and faith-based organizations. In his previous roles, Randy was responsible for business development/fundraising, leading vision and strategy, managing large-scale projects and seeing those projects through to completion.
Over the course of his career, Randy has worked in multiple developing contexts, both in the Western World and in the Global South–which has shaped how he thinks and leads. Randy’s varied background has given him the unique ability to connect across diverse professional and cross-cultural contexts.
Randy Watson
Founder & CEO
Sharon moved to Canada from Kolkata, India to pursue her passion for International Development at Trinity Western University (TWU). Growing up as a half South Korean and half Indian, Sharon is committed to breaking the barriers built up by cultural miscommunication and power imbalances across cultures.
Previously, Sharon worked with Grace Community Centre in Kolkata, CARE Canada in Ottawa and InterCultural Programs at TWU. Armed with empathy, her love for justice and the ability to speak four languages (English, Bengali, Hindi and Korean) Sharon is determined to work towards sustainable change through Ally. When Sharon’s not working, you'll likely find her taking care of her plants before cooking tikka masala or bibimbab for her friends.
Sharon Roy
International Operations Coordinator
Jamie is the Marketing Manager at Ally, where she manages and creates content for Ally’s digital channels. In addition, Jamie oversees The Refuge (Ally’s monthly giving community) and champions its growth through creative marketing strategies. Drawn to order, Jamie shines when auditing systems across the organization and implementing clear processes to increase efficiency.
Prior to her role at Ally, Jamie worked as a photographer (and a copywriter) where she built a trusted brand known for quality work and detailed communication. Self-taught and driven by a desire to improve, Jamie has a decade of proven experience in marketing, copywriting and systems. When Jamie’s not at work, you’ll find her hanging out with her husband Randy, walking her pup Harley or watching The Office on repeat while organizing her apartment for fun.
Jamie Delaine Watson
Marketing Manager
Alicia is the Faith Partnerships Coordinator at Ally. She's a true extrovert who loves meeting new people, building relationships and connecting others to important causes. Before her role at Ally, Alicia travelled the world as a flight attendant with Emirates Airlines, worked for the BC Lions Football team as well as a nonprofit helping teenagers discover their value.
Alicia has supported Ally since the beginning, and is proud to be a part of a team helping to support survivors of human trafficking. In her spare time, you'll find Alicia hanging out with her husband and adorable puppy Bo.
Alicia Chinchilla
Faith Partnerships Coordinator
Carleigh has a Bachelor of Arts from UBC with a double major in English and Psychology, but it was an interest in event planning that has shaped Carleigh's career. Over the past few years, Carleigh has gained experience coordinating conferences, weddings and events for both local and international clients.
Carleigh loves that, at Ally, she is able to use her skill set to support a cause she is passionate about. She first learned about human trafficking by joining a social justice club as a teenager, and has since travelled to Kenya, Myanmar and Thailand with international volunteer teams.
Carleigh Soo-Locsin
Executive Administrator
Arielle oversees all of Ally’s creative needs—from brand, to design, to video production and marketing assets—and helps develop and execute various campaigns.
Having been involved in visual and performing arts her entire life, Arielle is passionate about finding creative ways to communicate meaningful stories through different mediums. Previously, she has worked as the Art Director at Veto Studio, creating compelling brands and campaigns for both nonprofits and for-profit businesses, and as Lead Designer at Colours & Shapes where she gained experience in live event production. Arielle loves that she now gets to use her design and event experience to help serve Ally's mission.
Arielle Ratzlaff
Creative Manager
Sofia has been a supporter of Ally from the beginning and spent time working with our partner in Nepal in 2021. Since then, she has earned a Master of Public Health from Queen’s University and is passionate about taking an upstream approach to trafficking in Canada.
She is obsessed with travelling, loves to rock climb and you can always find her with a cup of coffee in her hand.
Sofia Friesen
Canadian Programs Manager
Nikki Routley is the VP of Operations at Ally. In her role, Nikki leads the finance department, oversees operations of the Canadian staff and works closely with local partners in Asia to ensure Ally meets all reporting and compliance standards.
Nikki has more than 10 years of experience working in finance—primarily in the tech industry, focused on financial planning and analysis. She has managed multi-million dollar budgets and worked closely with executives (across marketing, engineering and operations departments) to align financial goals with their overall corporate strategy.
Nikki’s previous career in the corporate sector has provided a firm foundation to build out the processes and finance functions at Ally to facilitate growth and efficiency. Nikki is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a BBA in Finance and Economics from Simon Fraser University.
Nikki Routley
VP of Operations
Tanis Jorge is a serial entrepreneur, co-founding four successful tech companies over the last two decades. From bootstrapping her earlier businesses to raising millions in investment in Silicon Valley, Tanis has built up an extensive network and checklist of skills that are necessary to launch a flourishing organization in the marketplace.
Jorge's expertise in strategic planning and early-stage execution, along with her dedication to International Aid, is a valuable addition to the Ally Board.
Tanis Jorge
Director
Eric Davis is a Canadian commercial writer and director and the Founder of Veto Creative Agency—a provocative creative agency located in Vancouver. As a Creative Director Eric has created award-winning national brand campaigns. For his work as Writer and Director on the short film The Twelve Thousand, Eric was awarded the Globe Award at the ARFF Amsterdam International Film Festival (2019). The Twelve Thousand also recently received awards from the LA Shorts International Film Festival (2020), the New Jersey International Film Festival (2020) and the Winnipeg Real to Reel Film Festival (2020).
Eric Davis
Director
Since 1989, Tom has served as President of City in Focus, a chaplaincy that cares for the soul of the city through the dynamic business and political community of Vancouver.
A businessman for over 20 years, Tom was in three partnerships and started two companies before entering his pastoral vocation. He was a study assistant to Rev John Stott in England for two years. He holds a Master’s and a Doctorate from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, and was ordained by the Presbyterian Church in Canada.
Tom and his wife Karen live in their adopted city of Vancouver with their children and beloved grandchildren nearby.
Tom Cooper
Director
Renee brings over 30 years of experience in education administration spanning all ages. She is currently the Director of Enrollment for Southridge School in Surrey, a private school serving students from kindergarten through grade 12, where she is focused on identifying students “who will make a difference in the world, both today and tomorrow.”
Prior to this, Renee worked at Simon Fraser University for fourteen years, holding student advising and administrative portfolios in the Faculty of Arts & the Office of the Vice President, Research. As a self-described “potentialist”, she sees possibility in every child and believes in the transformational power that education and being seen can have in an individual life. Renee is very excited to work alongside Ally in honouring and supporting some of the bravest young people in the world.
Renee Lepp
Director
Stephan is a founder and managing partner at Gramercy Developments—a family run business specializing in residential land development. Having built many communities through out the lower mainland, Stephan feels a responsibility to give back to the community and is passionately involved in many local and international organizations.
Stephan, his wife Heidi and two children, Charlotte and Cooper, have travelled extensively—including a recent trip to Cambodia, where the extent of poverty and human trafficking became all too real. Stephan hopes to be an effective Ally board member bringing his experience, business knowledge and energy to ultimately help make a difference in the world.
Stephan Luking
Director
Sean’s current area of focus is multifamily and commercial real estate development in British Columbia and Washington state. Previously, he spent 15 years working as a lawyer in Vancouver where he maintained a civil litigation practice. He has also served on boards in both the non-profit and for-profit spaces.
Sean had the opportunity to visit the operations of Ally’s Nepal partner in 2022. Seeing the restorative work being done there—and the hope it is creating—caused him to want to get more involved.
With his background in law and business, Sean is looking forward to leveraging his experience to contribute to Ally’s mission.
Sean George
Director