March 11, Kelowna
LEADERSHIP LUNCHEON
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FEATURED CAREERS
CAREER POSTING
DIVISION DIRECTOR
Several Regions
Lead, coach and grow your practice in an entrepreneurial environment where you define your success.
CAREER POSTING
DIRECTOR, HEALTH AUTHORITY CAPITAL
Maintaining and enhancing capital infrastructure to support the short-and long-term service delivery needs of British Columbians.
EMPLOYER
OVER 200 ROLES
We are one of British Columbia’s and Canada’s Top Employers and provide a progressive, professional work environment balanced with a lifestyle that encompasses and endorses diversity, health and career growth.
EMPLOYER
At IBM, work is more than a job—it's a calling. To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate.
CAREER POSTING
DELIVERY PROJECT EXECUTIVE
Deliver project from initial conception & procurement through commissioning and transfer to Operations within scope, on budget and on schedule.
EMPLOYER
Nature’s Path is a family-run, independent, privately owned company.
We believe in the idea that you can come to work, and help make the world a better place in the same day.
2,000+ Women attend our events each year
BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF LEADERSHIP
Founded in 2001, Women In Leadership Foundation (WIL) delivers inspirational programs that bring women together to collaborate in the development of their leadership skills & creates positive change in the future of women’s leadership.
VISION
Advancing women in leadership while celebrating the contributions women make in the private and publice sector.
VALUES
Celebration - We are a dynamic group of people passionate about inspiring women to be their best and celebrating their unique talents and successes.
Relevant - We are dedicated to showcasing authentic female role models in a wide variety of sectors.
Collaborative - We bring individuals, companies and organizations together to create positive change.
Mentorship - We believe that we all can learn from, inspire and encourage each other through all stages of our lives.
WIL TEAM
Maya Kanigan, a UVIC commerce grad following her life’s passion she founded WIL at the age of 28. For Maya, WIL was created because she saw more potential in the women around her then they saw in themselves. She believed that featuring female role models and women’s success stories would inspire others and make a difference in the lives of the next generation. Email
MAYA KANIGAN
Founder & President
Janice has been a key leader at WIL and on the Board of Directors since 2013. Janice provides valuable insight into managing the organization and a great sense of humour. Janice's company "Board Flight Paths" helps Executives and companies with board of director development. Email
JANICE DETTA COTTI
Vice Chair
Board of Directors
An MBA Strategic Planning and Integrated Communications leader with over 15 years of experience helping organizations to bring their brands and missions to life, through compelling stories and well-developed strategies using creativity, innovation, design thinking and project management skills. Profile
DIMAH KHALILI
Advisory Board
National Strategy
David has volunteered and worked for WIL from the beginning. He is dedicated to the advancement of women and has run many of WIL's labor market projects. He has an extensive tech and philanthropic background. Email
DAVID MOSSMAN
Program Director
Bina has been an exceptional Chair helping build a strong executive team and committees. Bina works at Canadian Natural Resources Limited as the HR Team Lead - Client Services, Talent Acquisition & Marketing. Email
BINA KAMATH
Calgary Chapter
Executive Director
Michelle is a highly motivated and experienced professional recognized for introducing new ways of doing business.Michelle is a mentor champion and has been on the Board of Directors for the Arts Etobicoke for 15 years.
MICHELLE GUACI
Toronto Chapter
Managing Director & Interim Chair
Susie has been instrumental in creating a sustainable Chapter that continues to surprise us with their achievements. Susie works as a Technical Advisor at Bruce Power. Email
SUSIE HO
Ottawa Chapter
Co-Chair
Amal joined the Chapter early on and has been a great team leader. Amal is a reporter for Newscap Radio. EmailAmal joined the Chapter early on and has been a great team leader. Amal is a reporter for Newscap Radio. Email
AMAL WAHAB
Ottawa Chapter
Co-Chair
Maureen is delightful to work with and brings a great leadership background to the Vancouver Chapter. As a Career Strategist she helps people solve challenges at work to assist and empower talented executives and professionals to take charge of and successfully advance their careers. Email
MAUREEN MCKINNON
Vancouver Chapter
Co-Chair
Kelly brings her positive leadership style to the Vancouver Chapter and as Co-Chair she has helped the team have success in all its programming. Kelly is a Project Manager at Sonepar Canada managing major projects. Email
KELLY WOIDA
Vancouver Chapter
Co-Chair
Mehgan is passionate about creating connections and bringing women together in support of growth and kinship. Email
MEHGAN CABRERA
Victoria Chapter
Co-Chair
Julie is a versatile and dynamic communication strategist and public participation practitioner Email
JULIE POTTER
Victoria Chapter
Co-Chair
Denise brings her strong leadership, marketing and facilitating background to help establish the first Kelowna Chapter. Her warm and inclusive personality makes her shine. Email
DENISE YOUNG
Kelowna Chapter Chair
Liz is a long supporter of WIL and is a Senior Leader in Talent Acquisition. Champion of change, passionate in creating effective talent acquisition teams and dedicated to ensuring full utilization of human resources in a cost-effective manner. Profile
ELIZABETH WILLIAMS
Kelowna Chapter
Vice Chair
Lorna is the Senior Director, Global Facilities and Administration at IMAX. She has a MBA with progressive experience in project management, administration, human resources, facilities, and finance. Email
LORNA HOWIESON
Advisory Board
Ambassador
PARTNERS
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Samantha Jones, Project Manager
HISTORY
WIL was formed in 2001, by Maya Kanigan in Victoria, BC. Maya was a recent UVIC Commerce Grad and was working on a BC Govt. Labor Market Project in Tech and noticed there were very few women speaking at major industry conferences. Doing some research she realizes the lack of women in leadership roles across most sectors.
Maya started the Foundation with a mandate to showcase role models and help more women become leaders. The first program was a University Train Tour sponsored by VIA Rail that visited 22 Universities from coast to coast. The program featured a career forum with women leaders speaking and employers recruiting women.
The next few years WIL ran Women Career Forums across Canada and started doing Labour Market Projects (LMP's) for all 3 levels of Govt. with emphasis on attraction/ retention of women in non-traditional sectors.
In the late 2000's WIL piloted a Mentorship program, ran several large Indigenous Women Leaders Forums, fund raising Galas (always great fun) and more LMP's.
In 2013 WIL created Chapters to help support programs in those major centres. Calgary was one of the first Chapters and they introduced the North American Women in Energy Forum. In 2016 we started holding Tech Forums at all the Chapters. Currently there are 6 Chapter cities and our mentorship program has seen nearly 2000 women graduates!
CONTACT US
Kelowna, BC
Tel: 1-250-764-0009