Meet The Ally team.
Randy founded Ally in 2019 to stand alongside national leaders in protecting children from sex trafficking, and to help build survivor-led futures. His journey began early—his parents worked in foster care, and their home was often shared with children who had experienced deep trauma. His mother also instilled in him a respect for Indigenous cultures, shaping his understanding of exploitation both in Canada and abroad.
Founder & CEO
Randy Watson
At 17, Randy attended his first anti-trafficking rally in BC. By 2005, he was leading international disaster relief trips, eventually becoming a carpenter and co-leading businesses in the for-profit space. Over 17 years, he led more than 75 volunteer teams across 14 countries, supporting grassroots organizations focused on housing, education, refugee and child protection. Throughout those travels, Randy encountered the widespread realities of exploitation and violence against women and children.
A defining moment came in 2015, after a devastating earthquake in Nepal. He and his team were hosted by a safe home for girls rescued from sex trafficking—girls who gave up their own beds so the visitors could sleep. That act of compassion, and the leadership of the survivor-led staff, left a permanent mark.
Randy committed to supporting their work. That commitment grew into long-term partnerships across Southeast Asia, and eventually led him to leave business to launch Ally full-time.
Ally was never meant to be just an international nonprofit raising funds from afar. From day one, the mission included helping protect children here in Canada too—through prevention, education and community engagement. Because real impact comes from standing beside others, using what you have to support and amplify their work. That’s what it means to be an Ally.
VP of Operations
Nikki Routley
Director of Canadian Programs
Sofia Friesen
Director of Marketing and Communications
Neil Henderson
Carleigh
Sharon
Jackie
Jaiden
Dayna
Peter
Bikash
Toby
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
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
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
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
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
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
