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, Board Chair
Senior Manager, Supplier Inclusion and Diversity
Accenture
ANDY THOMPSON, Board Treasurer
VP ION Procurement
Nokia
MADELEINE BAKER, Chair, Nomination Committee
Director, Procurement, IT & Technology Services
TELUS
MICHAEL PACHOLOK
Chief Purchasing Officer
City of Toronto
MICHELLE BIANCHI, Secretary, Ex-Officio
Vice President, Finance & Operations
WBE Canada
SILVIA PENCAK, Ex-Officio
President
Directors
CHRISTINE CANNING
Managing Director, Supplier Relationship Management
BMO Financial Group
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
KIRUBA SANKAR, Chair, Business Development Committee
Director-CSR, Global Procurement
Royal Bank of Canada
LAURA DIDYK
Vice President and National Lead, Women Entrepreneurs
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
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