Our Team
Ladybug is a reflection of its team's head for business and heart for humanity. Building on a strong entrepreneurial spirit, the Ladybug team relies on its experience in the high tech sector to help break down the traditional technology barriers posed in the not-for-profit realm.
Sherry
Colbourne - CEO
Sherry is both a social entrepreneur and business professional with a
broad range of experience gained through 20+ years in the high tech sector.She
started her career in the field of contracts management for a Canadian-based
designer and manufacturer of space hardware subsystems. Working with an
international portfolio of communications, space science, remote sensing
and military customers, Sherry developed these relationships into long-term
customer partnerships.
After ten years in large-scale high tech, Sherry sought a more grass-roots experience offered by a small technology start-up and applied her extensive relationship management skills to developing strategic business relationships across the organization. Since that time, Sherry has assisted a variety of companies in developing strategic partnerships that improve return on investment and speed market penetration.
As the founder of Ladybug Teknologies Inc., Sherry combines her fascination of technology and innovation with more broad-reaching social causes. She has served on several community-focused Boards and has been an active volunteer to many organizations over the past 15 years.
Christine Montag - COO
Calling on 10 years experience in the finance and administrative disciplines, Chris Montag specializes in the financing of start-up businesses and turn-around opportunities.
A consummate entrepreneur, Chris has been an independent consultant for the past 3 years. Most recently, Chris served as CFO for a mid-sized cable contract services company and directed its refinancing through private equity. In addition, Chris is founder of an energy savings company primarily focused on the industrial markets. Chris has a strong understanding of operations gained through translating business strategies into operational tactics. Chris has both private as well as public sector expertise and holds her CMA designation.
As co-founder of Ladybug Technologies, Chris will apply her strong financial and operational talent to the development of this social entrepreneurial company and direct its growth in order to carry out its mandate of social change.
Lisa
Dekker - Business Development Manager
Lisa Dekker joined Ladybug Teknologies in a business development role in February of 2006. Formerly with Open Text Corporation, a leading provider of enterprise content management (ECM) software, Lisa helped drive the company's strategic customer-centric focus.
With over six years of experience in the high tech industry in public relations and marketing, Lisa has published several articles including “CAREing enough to Manage World Problems” in Communications and Networking Magazine and “A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing to Waste” in The Intelligent Enterprise Magazine. Her case study work with high profile, global clients has been featured in several publications, including each book of the trilogy: Enterprise Content Management: Turning Content into Competitive Advantage, as well as in Leading with Knowledge, Collaborate to Compete, and Proven Portals.
Lisa received an honors Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Waterloo and she earned her Master of Arts degree from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.