Leadership & Staff
SILVIA PENCAK
President
concierge@wbecanada.ca
Silvia oversees WBE Canada Team, Partnership with other organizations and is the public voice of the organization. Silvia is also an ex-officio member of the WBE Canada Board of Directors and all the Committees.
MICHELLE BIANCHI
VP, Operations & Finance
mbianchi@wbecanada.ca
Michelle oversees operations, finance, certification & recertification processes at WBE Canada to ensure efficient and effective management at WBE Canada. Michelle is also an ex-officio member of Supplier Advisory Committee.
FRANCES VARRECCHIA
Business Development Manager
fvarrecchia@wbecanada.ca
Frances is responsible for Corporate Member engagement and Sponsor relations. Sales professional with 20+ years of experience, she believes in the importance of building trusting and solid relationships with internal and external customers. Frances is also an ex-officio member of Business Development Committee.
JENNIFER POPOWYCZ
Certification Manager
jpopowycz@wbecanada.ca
Jennifer is responsible for certification and recertification processing and oversees WBE Canada’s database. Her role is to ensure that only eligible businesses receive WBE Canada certification stamp. Jennifer is an ex-officio member of Certification Committee.
JUDY CARSWELL
Communications Manager
jcarswell@wbecanada.ca
Judy is in charge of communications at WBE Canada. She oversees all internal and external communications to ensure consistency and engagement. She oversees preparation of all the reports, media releases, articles, newsletters and more.
ALEXANDRA ONDOVA
Executive Assistant to President
concierge@wbecanada.ca
Alex is the Executive Assistant to President, managing calendar scheduling requests, interview requests, event invitations and more. She also oversees WBE Canada’s social media accounts.
Learn more about WBE Canada here