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.