Leadership & Staff
SILVIA PENCAK
President
concierge@wbecanada.ca
Silvia oversees WBE Canada Team, Partnerships 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, Operation & Finance
mbianchi@wbecanada.ca
Michelle oversees operations, finance, certification & re-certification processes at WBE Canada to ensure efficient and effective management at WBE Canada. Michelle is also an ex-officio member of Supplier Advisory Committee.
STEPHANIE FONTAINE
VP, Business Development
sfontaine@wbecanada.ca
Stephanie is responsible for Corporate Member engagement and Sponsor relations. She is spearheading industry events and a lead consultant helping build and improve supplier diversity programs for our Corporate Members. Stephanie is also an ex-officio member of Business Development Committee.
JENNIFER POPOWYCZ
Certification Manager
jpopowycz@wbecanada.ca
Jennifer is responsible for new certification processing working closely with WBE Canada’s Certification Committee. Currently she also oversees implementation of the new database for WBE Canada.
JUDY CARSWELL
WBE Community Manager
jcarswell@wbecanada.ca
Judy is in charge of re-certifications and WBE community engagement. Judy works closely with certified WBEs to ensure that their voices are heard and needs met.
SUSAN FRIESEN
Marketing & Communications Manager
marketing@wbecanada.ca
Susan oversees internal and external communications activities of WBE Canada, including website and social media.
ALEXANDRA ONDOVA
Executive Assistant
concierge@wbecanada.ca
Alex is the Executive Assistant to President, managing calendar scheduling requests, interview requests, event invitations and more. She also supports WBE Canada Team at the events.
Learn more about WBE Canada here