Surrey Board of Trade CEO Anita Huberman has been named among the top 50 female leaders of Vancouver for 2023, by the Women We Admire organization.
“I am honoured to be included in this year’s list among a group of strong female leaders in their respective industries,” Huberman stated in a press release Wednesday. “Though this list is labelled as Vancouver, the Women We Admire organization is certainly taking a regional approach to recognizing innovation and productivity.”
Huberman has been president and CEO of the board of trade for 17 years and last year she won Simon Fraser University’s Distinguished Alumni Award.
Here’s the list of the 50 women who were honoured:
1. Jill Schnarr
Chief Social Innovation & Communications Officer, TELUS
2. Victoria DeBoon
VP of Sales, SAP
3. Jennifer Tokarek
Vice President and National Leader, TD
4. Eleanor Lee
Chief Project Officer & Executive Director, Provincial Health Services Authority
5. Christine Turner
Vice President, International Business Operations, lululemon
6. Bronche Cheng
Partner, KPMG
7. Maria Pontikis
Chief Communications Officer, City of Vancouver
8. Joan Sheehan
Vice President of Sales, STEMCELL Technologies
9. Lorna Clamp
Senior Vice President of Strategy & Culture, Securiguard Services
10. Sarah Crone
RVP of Private Wealth Solutions, Aviso Wealth
11. Sharon Curl
President - North America, Oxford International Education Group
12. Lisa Schwenk
Regional Vice President of Customer Success, Radancy
13. Shelley Frost
President and CEO, Pacific National Exhibition
14. Arshpreet Kaur Ranjit Singh
Group General Counsel, GrowthOps Ltd
15. Theresa Rowsell
SVP of Product & Technology, iQmetrix
16. Shoni Field
Chief Development Officer, BC SPCA
17. Shiah Bazeley
Vice President of People & Culture, Daiya Foods
18. Corinne Caldwell
Chief Operating Officer, Harper Grey
19. Elin Jonsson
Chief Business Officer, East Side Games
20. Amara Hunt
Vice President of Product Strategy, Integrity Solutions
21. Terralynn Forsyth
Co-Founder & Head of Data, FutureFit AI
22. Zhenya Beck
Co-Founder and Head of Marketing, Freightera
23. Suzanne Mercier
EVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Nexii Building Solutions
24. Leslie Meingast
CEO, TPD®
25. Suzanne Gildert
Founder and CTO, Sanctuary AI
26. Anita Huberman
President & CEO, Surrey Board of Trade
27. Paulina Cameron
CEO, The Forum
28. Sarah Boatman
Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Photonic
29. Ashley Judd
Vice President of Sales, MLA Canada
30. Ginna Ng
Vice President of Finance, Zynik Capital
31. Alyssaa Delmars
Managing Partner, Aim Medical Imaging
32. Mandi Mangat
VP of Operations, Monark Group
33. Kari Yuers
President & CEO, Kryton International
34. Miranda Lam
Chief Legal Officer & Vice President of Business Development, Acuitas Therapeutics
35. Britainny Hari
Director, Marketing & Communications, CBRE
36. Elizabeth Fingler
Human Resources Director, ICON Creative Studio
37. Rebecca Pauls
Executive Director, Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network
38. Sasha Bricel
Marketing Director, Nature’s Path Foods
39. Felicia Lo
Founder & Creative Director, SweetGeorgia Yarns
40. Sylvia van Rooyen
Program Director of Art & Design, LaSalle College Vancouver
41. Tanya Wahbe
Adjunct Professor, University of British Columbia
42. Dana Prescott
Associate Director, Technology & Innovation, Covenant House Vancouver
43. Shelina Dilgir
Director of Development, Dr. Peter Centre
44. Avi Gill
Business Director, Talk Shop
45. Andrea McComb
Director of Professional Learning & Development, British Columbia Principals & Vice Principals Association
46. Paige Strand
Director of Marketing & Communications, IR Labs Inc.
47. Susan Chambers
Director, Business Development, ICP Insurance Solutions
48. Vicky Zhao
Owner & Business Manager, Vancouver Debate Academy
49. Ruth M’rav-Jankelowitz
President, BNI Creekside
50. Lisa Brooking
Chief Executive Officer, Healthcode Medical
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