Awards of Success Winners

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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