Like-minded people make a difference
The Women’s Leadership Circle was launched at The Power Within for Women November 6, 2007 at the Westin Bayshore.
One of the most popular speakers at Power Within events, Loretta LaRoche, told the WLC luncheon audience that being a part of a group like the Women’s Leadership Circle is really about what individuals can do to make a difference. "When you sit with other like-minded people – and we can use the Women’s Leadership Circle as a perfect metaphor – you start to realize that you have similar concepts and desires, and that there is nothing more empowering than making a difference."
No ‘keep out of our clubhouse’ mentality
Unlike other women’s organizations, the Women’s Leadership Circle is inclusive. Of course we wanted men involved! Just take a look at our Advisory Board list and you’ll see what we mean.
Women's Leadership Circle Advisory Board
The Women’s Leadership Circle Advisory Board meets quarterly to determine delivery of programs and events.
- Sue Paish, QC, Founding Chair, WLC; CEO, Pharmasave Drugs (National) Ltd; Senior Vice-Chair, The Vancouver Board of Trade
- Judy Thomson,CA, Vice-Chair, WLC; COO, Shepa Learning Company
- Janet Austin CEO, YWCA Health & Wellness Centre
- Kevin Bent, President & Publisher, Pacific Newspaper Group & Director, The Vancouver Board of Trade
- Maureen Daschuk, GM, Telus
- Yvonne de Valone President , Downtown u-Lok Storage Ltd. & Director, The Vancouver Board of Trade
- Ida Goodreau, President & CEO, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority & Director, The Vancouver Board of Trade
- Henry K.S. Lee, President , Tom Lee Music & Chairman Co. Ltd.& Immediate Past Chair, The Vancouver Board of Trade
- Carol Lee, CEO & President, Linacare Laboratories & Director, Vancouver Board of Trade
- Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia, President, Absolute Spa, Century Plaza Hotel & Spa; Director, The Vancouver Board of Trade & Co-chair, Co-chair, The Spirit of Vancouver®
- Elizabeth Lyall, President, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
- Dr. Tracy Monk, MD Families for School Seismic Safety
- Evi Mustel, President, Mustel Group & Director, The Vancouver Board of Trade
- Filmena Nalewajek, CEO, Canuck Place Children’s Hospice
- Elise Rees, CA, Partner, Ernst & Young
- Darcy Rezac, Managing Director, The Vancouver Board of Trade
- Dr. Don Rix, CM, OBC, Chair, MDS Metro Laboratory Services & Cantest; Chairman, The Vancouver Board of Trade
- Bev Van Ruyven, Senior VP, Customer Care Conservation, BC Hydro
- Praveen Varshney, Director, Varshney Capital & Director, The Vancouver Board of Trade
- Tamara Vrooman, CEO, Vancity
- Dianne Watts, Mayor of Surrey
- Donna Wilson, VANOC
“The Women’s Leadership Circle provides a new and relevant forum for women to become engaged with the business community,”
Henry Lee,
Chairman, The Vancouver Board of Trade
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