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
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