Board of Directors
Our 2020 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.
2020 Executive Committee – Officers
DORA SILVA-BOLANOS, Chair
Senior Manager, Supplier Inclusion and Sustainability
Accenture
CATHERINE GROSZ, Past Chair
Manager, Supplier Diversity and Senior Supplier Manager
BMO Financial Group
ANDY THOMPSON, Board Treasurer
VP ION Procurement
Nokia
MADELEINE BAKER, Chair, Nomination Committee
Manager, Technology Strategy, Procurement and Supply Chain
Telus
MICHAEL PACHOLOK
Chief Purchasing Officer
City of Toronto
MICHELLE BIANCHI, Secretary, Ex-Officio
VP, Finance & Operations
WBE Canada
SILVIA PENCAK, Ex-Officio
President
WBE Canada
Directors
LESLEY LAWRENCE
Senior Vice President, Financing & Consulting – Ontario
BDC
JEN McAVOY, Chair, Certification Committee
Director of Client Engagement
Cotton Candy
MICHAEL BOURNE
Senior Manager, Procurement Business Operations, Policies, Controls, Supplier Diversity and Ombudsman
IBM Canada
KIRUBA SANKAR, Chair, Business Development Committee
Director-CSR, Global Procurement
Royal Bank of Canada
MICHELLE ALBANESE
Head of Responsible Sourcing and Supplier Diversity
TD Bank Group
Certified WBE Representative, Chair, Supplier Advisory Committee
To be elected in January 2020
WBE Representative
Committees
WBE Canada has following committees working closely with and reporting to the Board of Directors:
- Nomination Committee
- Certification Committee
- Business Development Committee
- Supplier Advisory Committee
Learn more about WBE Canada here