Our Team

Meet some of the faces behind Take Heart’s work.

Meet the Team

Chris Bolton

Director, Board Member

Chris has 25 years of performance-driven, value-based leadership, focused on exalting Christ and advancing His Kingdom. Ultimately, he loves to help build organizations that do good. Currently, Chris is the chief operational officer of Mission to North America which exists to help flourish church planting, church renewal, and missional partnerships.

Aida Makram

Director, Board Member

Aida is a board member of Take Heart Canada. Between pharmaceutical companies, church missions, and international nonprofit organizations, she has 26 years of experience in strategic planning, hospital administration, managing HIV treatment, networking, and mentoring others.

Magy Kamel

Executive Director

Magy has 20+ years experience in business and marketing operations. She has worked at multiple charities that have made an impact in Canada and overseas. She is currently overseeing the business operations of Take Heart Canada and building a network of supporters to join the mission.

Raed Halim

Director, Board Chair

As a John Maxwell-certified leadership coach, Ed’s job is to sharpen people’s skills so they can succeed in their career and personal life. Ed always had a dream to see positive change happen to more people through his teaching. He wrote Circles of Light as a tool to share his ideas on how to make this planet a better place for people to live.

Heba Khalil

Secretary, Board Member

Ramy Ayad

Treasurer, Board Member

Ramy is a seasoned business leader with more than 25 years of extensive international experience at large-scale pharmaceutical companies. Ramy has a passion to support communities and people in need, and has been serving and sitting in boards of different not-for-profit and charitable organizations in Canada and globally.