CCDI is excited to present the past winners of the Awards of Success in the following categories:

2020 winners 

Community Contributor of the Year

  • East: Wendy Cukier
  • West: Friderike Moon

D&I Practitioner of the Year

  • East: Omnia Helbah, Sobeys Inc.
  • West: Mohammed El-Daly, APEGA

Employer Initiative of the Year

  • East: Campus Recruitment Gender Diversity Strategy, Citi Canada
  • East: Career Showcase, City of Ottawa
  • West: Benefits focused Indigenous business performance in the Athabasca, Imperial Oil

ERG of the Year

  • East: Trans Awareness Month 2019, Ryerson University
  • West: “Hidden Figures”, the 5th Annual Herstory ERG event, EPCOR

Senior Executive of the Year

  • East: Meenu Sikand, Holland Bloorview
  • West: Kim Armstrong, City of Edmonton
  • West: Matt Smedley, Mission Possible 

 

2019 winners 

Community Contributor of the Year

  • East: Marilyn Verghis, William Osler Health System
  • West: Elise Ahenkorah, inclusion FACTOR

D&I Practitioner of the Year

  • East: Zoya Zayler, Accenture
  • West: Valerie Pruegger, University of Calgary

Employer Initiative of the Year

  • East: Sensory-Friendly Shopping Program, Sobeys
  • West: Leadership Impact for Women, Tolko Industries

ERG of the Year

  • East: The Enable Games, Fidelity Investments Canada ULC 
  • West: LGBTQ2S+ Employee Resource Group Learning Initiative, Government of Alberta

Senior Executive of the Year

  • East: David Leonard, McCarthy Tetrault LLP
  • West: Anna Tudela

 

2018 winners 

Community Contributor of the Year

  • East: Lenore MacAdam, Deloitte
  • West: Jill Earthy, FrontFundr, and Lois Nahirney, dnaPower

D&I Practitioner of the Year

  • East: Dr. Laura Mae Lindo, Wilfrid Laurier University
  • West: Erin Davis, Stantec

Employer Initiative of the Year

  • East: 365 Ally Engagement, IBM
  • West: Abilities@Work, City of Edmonton

ERG of the Year

  • East: Indigenous Peoples ERG, Accenture
  • West: #ShareLove Campaign, TELUS

Senior Executive of the Year

  • East: Barb Keenan, Ontario Power Generation
  • West: Wayne and Eleanor Chiu, Trico Homes

 

2017 winners

Community Connector of the Year

  • Mailnee Narang, SAP

Senior Executive of the Year

  • Mary Lou Maher, KPMG

D&I Practitioner of the Year

  • Laleh Moshiri, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

 

2016 winners

Community Connector of the Year

  • Dr. Malinda Smith

Senior Executive of the Year

  • Simon Fish, Bank of Montreal

D&I Practitioner of the Year

  • Normand St. Gelais, Sodexo