Board of Advisors

Joseph C. McCallum | Franchise Lawyer

Joe joined Hellis, Williams and Almas after completing his articles in the Ottawa office of a large Bay Street labour and employment firm. He has enjoyed the opportunity to practice in the areas of Franchising, civil, commercial and employment related litigation. More recently Joe has become heavily involved in the emerging field of Privacy Law and has spoken across the province to service clubs and professional associations on the effect of privacy legislation on their respective endeavors.

Joe is involved as an executive member of an Ontario Bar association Committee and the Lincoln County Law association. Joe has appeared before the Ontario Labour Relations Board, the Public Service and Staff Relations Board, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal as well as various levels of courts. Joe also conducts sessional lectures at Brock University for the Faculty of Business.

Jason Burgess | VP Corporate Finance Canada

As one of the first members of our board of advisor, Jason Burgess has been guiding the Just Junk leadership team since the inception of the company. Jason is the senior manager at Deloitte (Niagara) and oversees audits, consulting, tax specialization and financial advisory. Jason serves as a committee member for the St.Catharines Chamber of Commerce and is Chairman of Hospice Niagara.

Cal Goodman | Information Systems Engineer

Cal has worked as an information systems engineer holding equity positions in multiple start-up companies over the last 8 years in both Canada and the United States. Cal currently owns and manages a successful software development company. Cal is the chief architect and designer of our web based Junk Management Software.

Stephan Murdoch | Senior Public Relations Consultant

Stephen Murdoch, who holds a post-graduate public relations certificate from Niagara College, is a consultant with the St. Catharines firm. In his current role, Stephen oversees clients from several industry sectors.

Prior to assuming this position, Stephen served as communications manager for the Canadian Retail Hardware Association (CRHA). In this role, he was responsible for strategic, partnership marketing and communications and also provided public relations counsel for Canada's largest hardware/home improvement trade show. This communications role also saw him act as editor for the award-winning newsletter, the Communicator.

Before joining the CRHA, Stephen held a communications position with Humber College. While at Humber College, he was responsible for providing public relations counsel to the school's student government. It was here that Stephen gained extensive experience in crisis communications and issues management.