Our Founder
About Hope
Hope Jamieson has been working in and around the non-profit sector, with a special interest in affordable housing, for nearly two decades.
In 2017, as a 28-year-old single parent, Hope ran a dark horse campaign for the Ward 2 seat on St. John's City council- and won. During their three years as Ward 2 Councillor, Hope was council lead on
Hope Jamieson has been working in and around the non-profit sector, with a special interest in affordable housing, for nearly two decades.
In 2017, as a 28-year-old single parent, Hope ran a dark horse campaign for the Ward 2 seat on St. John's City council- and won. During their three years as Ward 2 Councillor, Hope was council lead on housing, bringing in the City's Affordable Housing Strategy. Hope worked as regional energy coach program co-ordinator and program manager for Newfoundland and Labrador at the Community Housing Transformation Centre, helping non-profit housing providers plan and fund energy-efficient affordable housing projects. Since founding Annex, Hope has been proud to be the driving force behind numerous capacity building, community engagement, research, and policy development projects with non-profit organizations in NL and beyond.
Hope holds an Masters of Business Administration in Social Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, and is a doctoral candidate in MUN's Faculty of Business Administration, studying solutions to the housing crisis. They also sit as Co-Chair, Internal on the board of St. John's Pride, and are an adoring parent to three amazing kids.