Our Team

Women in Communications and Technology (WCT) is made possible by the incredible work of a group of loyal and dedicated volunteers located across Canada, the time invested by the Board of Directors and the support of all their companies along with a small national staff, headquartered in Ottawa.

WCT Team

Joanne Stanley, Executive Director
jstanley [at] wct-fct.com

Lynda Leonard, Director of Research and Advocacy
lleonard [at] wct-fct.com

Shannon Sears, Director of Programs and Public Affairs
ssears [at] wct-fct.com

Alia Hammoud, Finance and Administration Manager
ahammoud [at] wct-fct.com

Hana Sabah, Digital Marketing and Communications Officer 
hsabah [at] wct-fct.com

WCT National Board of Directors

Executive Committee

• Board Chair: Cheryl Fullerton, Executive Vice President, People and Communications, Corus
• Past Board Chair: Michelle Magwood, President, Magwood Consulting
• Corporate Secretary: Leslie Milton, Partner, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
• Treasurer: Pardeep Singh Gill, Partner, Audit Technology, Media and Telecommunications, KPMG

Board Directors

• Carolyn Levy, Group President and Chief Diversity Officer, Randstad Technologies
• Candice McLeod, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Business Solutions, Shaw Communications Inc
• Cheryl Fullerton, Executive Vice President, People and Communications, Corus Entertainment
• Dorothy Johnson, Services Practice Leader, Microsoft
• Irena Zhivov, Delivery Director, Likewize
• Jennifer Roynon, Director, Community Engagement, IGM Financial
• Julie Branscombe, Director, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Cogec
• Kendall Milne-Bancroft, Senior Vice President of Sales – Home Division, Rogers
• Leslie Milton, Partner, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
• Pardeep Singh Gill, Partner, Audit Technology, Media and Telecommunications, KPMG
• Saba Shariff, Head, New Product Development and Corporate Strategy, Symcor
• Safdar Mahmood, Managing Vice President, Pariveda Solutions
• Sonia Brar, Independent
• Tammy Kelly, HR Lead, IBM Canada
• Wayne Mckenzie, Director of Operations, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
• Zoya Zayler, DEI Lead, Amazon Canada

Board Observers

• Chantal Davis, Director, Spectrum Regulatory Best Practices, Innovation Science and Economic Development
• Denise Shortt, Senior Vice President, Industry Development, Technation
• Fawn Annan, CEI, ITWorld

Director Emeritus

• Robin Hildebrand, Vice President, Human Resouces & Regulatory Affairs, Golden West Broadcasting Ltd.