Surrey-The Women We Admire organization has released their Top 50 Women Leaders of Vancouver for 2023 list.
“I am honoured to be included in this year’s list among a group of strong female leaders in their respective industries,” said Anita Huberman, President & CEO, Surrey Board of Trade. “Though this list is labelled as Vancouver, the Women We Admire organization is certainly taking a regional approach to recognizing innovation and productivity.”
This year’s awardees are well-respected authentic leaders who, possessing self-awareness, garner credibility, empower others and present themselves as a constant and consistent role model to others within their industries.
- Jill Schnarr
Chief Social Innovation & Communications Officer, TELUS - Victoria DeBoon
VP of Sales, SAP - Jennifer Tokarek
Vice President and National Leader, TD - Eleanor Lee
Chief Project Officer & Executive Director, Provincial Health Services Authority - Christine Turner
Vice President, International Business Operations, lululemon - Bronche Cheng
Partner, KPMG - Maria Pontikis
Chief Communications Officer, City of Vancouver - Joan Sheehan
Vice President of Sales, STEMCELL Technologies - Lorna Clamp
Senior Vice President of Strategy & Culture, Securiguard Services - Sarah Crone
RVP of Private Wealth Solutions, Aviso Wealth - Sharon Curl
President – North America, Oxford International Education Group - Lisa Schwenk
Regional Vice President of Customer Success, Radancy - Shelley Frost
President and CEO, Pacific National Exhibition - Arshpreet Kaur Ranjit Singh
Group General Counsel, GrowthOps Ltd - Theresa Rowsell
SVP of Product & Technology, iQmetrix - Shoni Field
Chief Development Officer, BC SPCA - Shiah Bazeley
Vice President of People & Culture, Daiya Foods - Corinne Caldwell
Chief Operating Officer, Harper Grey - Elin Jonsson
Chief Business Officer, East Side Games - Amara Hunt
Vice President of Product Strategy, Integrity Solutions - Terralynn Forsyth
Co-Founder & Head of Data, FutureFit AI - Zhenya Beck
Co-Founder and Head of Marketing, Freightera - Suzanne Mercier
EVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Nexii Building Solutions - Leslie Meingast
CEO, TPD® - Suzanne Gildert
Founder and CTO, Sanctuary AI - Anita Huberman
President & CEO, Surrey Board of Trade - Paulina Cameron
CEO, The Forum - Sarah Boatman
Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Photonic - Ashley Judd
Vice President of Sales, MLA Canada - Ginna Ng
Vice President of Finance, Zynik Capital - Alyssaa Delmars
Managing Partner, Aim Medical Imaging - Mandi Mangat
VP of Operations, Monark Group - Kari Yuers
President & CEO, Kryton International - Miranda Lam
Chief Legal Officer & Vice President of Business Development, Acuitas Therapeutics - Britainny Hari
Director, Marketing & Communications, CBRE - Elizabeth Fingler
Human Resources Director, ICON Creative Studio - Rebecca Pauls
Executive Director, Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network - Sasha Bricel
Marketing Director, Nature’s Path Foods - Felicia Lo
Founder & Creative Director, SweetGeorgia Yarns - Sylvia van Rooyen
Program Director of Art & Design, LaSalle College Vancouver - Tanya Wahbe
Adjunct Professor, University of British Columbia - Dana Prescott
Associate Director, Technology & Innovation, Covenant House Vancouver - Shelina Dilgir
Director of Development, Dr. Peter Centre - Avi Gill
Business Director, Talk Shop - Andrea McComb
Director of Professional Learning & Development, British Columbia Principals & Vice Principals Association - Paige Strand
Director of Marketing & Communications, IR Labs Inc. - Susan Chambers
Director, Business Development, ICP Insurance Solutions - Vicky Zhao
Owner & Business Manager, Vancouver Debate Academy - Ruth M’rav-Jankelowitz
President, BNI Creekside - Lisa Brooking
Chief Executive Officer, Healthcode Medical
