Board of Directors

WBE Canada is governed by a voluntary Board of Directors representing Corporate Members and Certified WBE (Women Business Enterprises) community. Our Board of Directors is instrumental in charting the strategic direction of WBE Canada.

2021 Executive Committee

DORA SILVA-BOLANOS, Board Chair
Senior Manager, Supplier Inclusion and Diversity
Accenture

ANDY THOMPSON, Board Treasurer
Vice President, Network Infrastructure Transformation
Nokia

MADELEINE BAKER, Chair, Nomination Committee
Director, Products and Services
TELUS

MICHAEL PACHOLOK, Chair, Public Service Development Committee
Chief Purchasing Officer
City of Toronto

MICHELLE BIANCHI, Secretary, Ex-Officio
Vice President, Finance & Operations
WBE Canada

SILVIA PENCAK, Ex-Officio
President
WBE Canada

Board Directors

BELINDA CHOPPING
Senior Director Global Procurement Solutions & Services
Royal Bank of Canada

CHRISTINE CANNING
Managing Director, Supplier Relationship Management
BMO Financial Group

JANICE TEE
Senior Manager, Global Human Resources and Talent Management
Magna

JEN McAVOY, Chair, Certification Committee
Vice President Client Engagement
Cotton Candy

JENNIFER COOKE
Corporate Lead | Women in Trade
Export Development Canada (EDC)

KIM ADES
President, Frame of Mind Coaching
WBE Representative

LAURA DIDYK
Vice President, Client Diversity
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)

MARYSE BENHOFF, Chair, Supplier Advisory Committee
President, BG Communications International Inc.
WBE Representative

MICHAEL BOURNE
Senior Manager, Procurement Business Operations, Policies, Controls, Supplier Diversity and Ombudsman
IBM Canada

MICHELLE ALBANESE, Interim Chair, Business Development Committee
Head of Responsible Sourcing and Supplier Diversity
TD Bank Group

PAULINE MACDONALD
Head of Procurement and Supply Management
Babcock Canada

Committees

WBE Canada has following committees working closely with and reporting to the Board of Directors (login):

Executive Committee – Login
Nomination Committee
Certification Committee
Business Development Committee – Login
Public Service Development Committee – Login
Supplier Advisory Committee – Login

Learn more about WBE Canada here

Testimonials

Maude Parisseau from BDC provided this video testimonial at the conference to discuss the benefits of Corporate Membership with WBE Canada.
“For us, it was really important to become one because it’s an extension of our mandate,” she said. “BDC is here to support Canadian entrepreneurs. It allows us to meet with different entrepreneurs, to learn more about them, their passion, and also to be able to meet with other organizations and corporations that do encourage other WBEs, and to learn from their diverse supplier programs.”

BDC

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