We’re on a mission to build trust. Trust between organizational leaders, their staff, and their external stakeholders… and nothing builds trust like a well-executed plan.

Mike Bell

Co-founder & CEO

Mike has dedicated his professional and personal life to seeking out challenge—travelling to the edge of his comfort zone and then pushing a bit further. He’s a serial entrepreneur, combining a thirst for adventure with a curiosity about what makes people and organizations tick.

Mike has lived and worked all over the world. He chose to return home to Canada in 2011 and set up Envisio’s headquarters in beautiful BC.

Mike is father to three girls and is an avid skier, golfer and photographer.

Cara Ong

Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer

Cara has over 15 years of experience in business and product management. She is a highly organized, results-driven, strategic executive and entrepreneur with a positive attitude towards work and life. Cara is passionate about helping organizations find effective solutions and providing forward-thinking strategies to help them achieve their goals of operational efficiency.

In her free time, Cara enjoys acrylic painting and golf.

Jim Li

VP Software Development

Jim started his career in Melbourne Australia. He has over 15 years of experience helping small and medium-sized businesses to fulfil their web and mobile development requirements.

Since joining Envisio in 2013, Jim has driven the growth of the Envisio application suite by providing software architecture guidance, mentorship to the development team and by leading by example with hands-on development.

In his spare time, Jim enjoys analogue photography and woodworking.

Kevin Knutson

VP Planning & Performance Solutions

Kevin has spent more than 20 years working for the cities of Coral Springs, Florida and Reno, Nevada, specializing in administration, budget, strategic planning, performance management, process improvement and communications.

He also served as a local government consultant, where he provided more than 200 strategic planning, performance management and organizational assessment projects to 142 cities, counties and districts across the US.

Elizabeth Steward

VP Marketing

Liz has almost 15 years of experience driving growth at technology companies in London, Cambridge and Vancouver. She has experience across the full B2B demand generation spectrum and has been part of two leadership teams behind successful startup acquisitions.

Liz started her career in govtech so is thrilled to be back working with local governments at Envisio to help build public trust and drive performance excellence in public institutions. She is also a keen hiker, skier, amateur mountaineer, pig enthusiast, mom, and globetrotter.

Neonila Lilova

VP Customer Success

Neonila has over 15 years of experience in strategic planning and business transformation in the public and private sectors. For over a decade in local government, she led the visioning, development and execution of performance-driven policies, programs and priority initiatives in economic development, policy planning and digital transformation. Prior to that, Neonila consulted for government and business clients on projects in a variety of functional areas and sectors, such as technology, logistics, tourism, retail and equipment manufacturing.

Neonila holds an MBA in Strategic Management and a Bachelor of Commerce in Management of Information Systems. Out of work, she enjoys food, travel, sports, nature and a good conversation.