WLI Champions List
Michelle Ackerman
Consultant
Kilmer Group
Private Sector, Development
Susan Allen
President
BOMA Toronto
Non-Profit Sector, Commercial Real Estate
Dana Anderson
Partner
MHBC Planning
Private Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Marilyn Ball
Chief, Planning and Infrastructure Services
City of Brampton
Public Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Jeanne Banka
Partner
Daoust Vukovich LLP
Private Sector, Legal
Debbie Baxter
Vice President & National Leader Corporate Real Estate Advisory
Deloitte
Private Sector,
Lori-Ann Beausoleil
National Forensic Services Leader
PwC Group
Private Sector, Consultancy
Jody Becker
Chief Strategy Officer & SVP International, Energy & Digital Services and Sustainability
EllisDon Corporation
Private Sector, Construction
Kimberly L. Beckman
Partner
Davies Howe Partners LLP
Private Sector, Legal
Christina Beja
Associate Partner
Ernst and Young
Public Sector, Portfolio Management
Anne Benedetti
Partner
Goodmans LLP
Private Sector, Legal
Pamela Blais
Principal, Urban Planner
Metropole Consultants
Private Sector, Consultancy
Shirley Blumberg
Principal
KPMB Architects
Private Sector, Architecture
Lisa Borsook
Executive Partner
WeirFoulds
Private Sector, Legal
Gail Borthwick
Principal
Zeidler Architecture
Private Sector,
Tania Bortolotto
President
Bortolotto Design
Private Sector, Architecture
Sheila Botting
Partner
Deloitte
Private Sector, Consultancy
Andrea Bourrie
Director of Planning
City of Barrie
Private Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Catherine Bray
Partner
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Private Sector, Legal
Margaret Briegmann
Associate
BA Group
Private Sector, Engineering
Darlene Broderick
Landscape Architect and Urban Planner, Associate Director
IBI Group
Private Sector, Architecture
Robyn Brown
Senior Land Use Planner & Land Economist
IBI Group Inc.
Private Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Marcy Burchfield
Executive Director
Neptis Foundation
Non-Profit Sector, Consultancy
Cherise Burda
Director
Ryerson City Building Institute
Academia Sector, Education
Christine Burke
Director, Campus & Facilities Planning
University of Toronto
Private Sector, Development
Rosa Bustamante
Manager, Mobility Hubs
City of Burlington
Public Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Wende Cartwright
President & Founder
Savira Cultural + Capital Projects
Private Sector,
Lisa Chandler
Vice President, Development
Oxford Properties Group
Private Sector, Development
Taya Cook
Director of Development
Urban Capital
Private Sector, Development
Debbie Cosic
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
In2ition Realty
Private Sector, Real Estate Brokerage
Eileen P. K. Costello
Partner
Aird & Berlis LLP
Private Sector, Legal
Jasmine Cracknell-Young
Partner
N. Barry Lyon Consultants (NBLC)
Private Sector, Consultancy
Farrah D’Souza
Manager
Oxford Properties Group Inc.
Private Sector, Development
Lindsay Dale-Harris
Partner
Bousfields
Private Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Meg Davis
Chief Development Officer
Waterfront Toronto
Public Sector, Development
Lorna Day
Director Urban Design
City of Toronto
Public Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Janet De Silva
President & Chief Executive Officer
Toronto Region Board of Trade
Non-Profit Sector, Consultancy
Julie Di Lorenzo
President
Diamante Development Corporation
Private Sector, Development
Marni Dicker
Executive VP and General Counsel
Live Work Learn Play
Public Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Michelle E. DiEmanuele
President & Chief Executive Officer
Trillium Health Partners
Non-Profit Sector, Health/Community Services
Paula M. Dill
Provincial Land & Development Facilitator
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure
Public Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Jennifer Drake
Vice President
Aon Reed Stenhouse Inc.
Private Sector, Legal
Amy Erixon
Principal and Managing Director, Global Investment Management
Avison Young
Private Sector, Private Equity Real Estate
Sarah Esler
Portfolio Manager
Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo)
Private Sector, Private Equity Real Estate
Hannah Evans
Director, Building and Development Branch
Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs
Public Sector, Consultancy
Anita Fabac
Manager, Development Planning, Heritage and Design
City of Hamilton
Public Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Samantha Farrell
Former Vice President, Leasing
Dream Unlimited
Publicly-Traded Sector, Real Estate Brokerage
Leslie Gash
Vice President, Development
Waterfront Toronto
Public Sector, Development
Jane Gavan
President & Chief Executive Officer
Dream Unlimited
Publicly-Traded Sector, Private Equity Real Estate
Christina Giannone
Project Director
Port Credit West Village Partners
Private Sector, Development
LoriAnn Girvan
Chief Operating Officer
Artscape
Public Sector, Health/Community Services
Anne Golden
Director - External Ryerson City Building Insitute
Ryerson University
Academia Sector, Education
Renee Gomes
Director, Development
First Gulf Corporation
Private Sector, Development
Valerie Gow
Partner
Gow Hastings Architects
Architecture
Janet Graham
Member of Board of Trustees and Chair of Audit Committee
Sienna Senior Living Inc.
Private Sector, Private Equity Real Estate
Barbara Gray
General Manager, Transportation Services
City of Toronto
Public Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Heather Grey-Wolf
Vice President, Development
Real Star
Private Sector, Development
Karen Hacker
Chief Operating Officer
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Non-Profit Sector, Health/Community Services
Susanna Han
Director
IESO
Private Sector, Finance
Julia Hanigsberg
President & Chief Executive Officer
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Non-Profit Sector, Consultancy
Emily Hanna
Partner, Investments
Crown Realty Partners
Private Sector, Private Equity Real Estate
Pat Hanson
Founding Partner
gh3
Private Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Melanie Hare
Partner
Urban Strategies Inc
Private Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Jane Helmstadter
Partner
Bennett Jones LLP
Private Sector, Legal
Donna Hinde
Principal
The Planning Partnership
Private Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Celia C. Hitch
Private Sector, Legal
Cynthia Holmes
Associate Professor and Chair
Ryerson University
Academia Sector, Education
Sonja Homenuck
Partner
Dentons Canada LLP
Private Sector, Legal
Shirley Hoy
Senior Advisor
Strategy Corp
Private Sector, Consultancy
Lorraine Huinink
Vice President, Corporate Real Estate, Planning and Development
Metrolinx
Public Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Angela Iannuzziello
Vice President, Canada National Transit Market Sector
AECOM
Private Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Jillian Jackson
Development Director
Ivanhoé Cambridge
Private Sector, Development
Audrey Jacob
Deputy Regional Director
IBI Group Inc.
Private Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Ann Joyner
Partner
Dillon Consulting
Private Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Vanessa Judelman
President
Mosaic People Development
Private Sector, Consultancy
Debra Kakaria
Partner
MHBC
Private Sector,
Anna Kaneff
Vice President
Kaneff Group
Private Sector, Private Equity Real Estate
Beth Kapusta
Principal
Brook McIlroy Inc
Private Sector, Consultancy
Jennifer Keesmaat
Chief Executive Officer
Creative Housing Society
Public Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Anna Kennedy
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer
Kingsett Capital
Private Sector, Private Equity Real Estate
Joanna Kervin
Director
Toronto Transit Commission
Private Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Nadia King
Partner
PwC
Private Sector, Consultancy
Pamela Kraft
Head of Property, Planning & Development
TTC
Public Sector, DevelopmentPlanning/Urban Design
Alicia Kuntz
VP Acquisitions and Development
Terracap Management
Publicly-Traded Sector, Development
Lisa Kurina
Construction Manager
PCL Constructors Canada Inc.
Private Sector, Construction
Vivian Kwok
Director, Asset and Client Services, Mortgage Operations
Manulife Financial
Private Sector, Finance
Lisa Lafave
Senior Portfolio Manager
HOOPP
Private Sector, Private Equity Real Estate
Ann Lam
Vice President
Dunpar Homes
Private Sector, Development
Jo-Anne Lane
Principal & Senior Ecologist
Beacon Environmental
Private Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Barbara Lawlor
President
Baker Real Estate Inc.
Private Sector, Real Estate Brokerage
Josie Lee
Senior Advisor
Colliers Project Leaders
Private Sector, Advisory Services
Signe Leisk
Partner
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Private Sector, Legal
Marta O. Lewycky
Vice President
First Capital Realty Inc.
Publicly-Traded Sector, Legal
Heather MacDonald
Acting Vice President, Project Planning & Program Development
Metrolinx
Public Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Lynda Macdonald
Manager, City Planning
City of Toronto
Public Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Cynthia MacDougall
Partner
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Private Sector, Legal
Alison MacIntosh
Partner
Real Property Solutions
Private Sector,
Sue MacKay
Vice President, Marketing
Empire Communities
Private Sector, Development
Susan L. MacLaurin
Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications
QuadReal Property Group
Private Sector, Portfolio Management
Anna Madeira
Executive Principal
Quadrangle Architects
Private Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Sharmini Mahadevan
Partner
Wood Bull LLP
Private Sector, Legal
Sandra Marki
Senior Land Use Planner
Aird & Berlis
Private Sector, Legal
Hillary Marshall
Vice President, Stakeholder Relations and Communication
GTAA
Public Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Lori Martin
Senior Cultural Affairs Officer
City of Toronto
Public Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Ute Maya-Giambattista
Principle, Urban Design
Fotenn Planning + Design
Private Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Patricia McCarney
Director
Global Cities Institute
Academia Sector, Education
Heather McGregor
Chief Executive Officer
YWCA
Non-Profit Sector, Health/Community Services
Anne McIIroy
Principal
Brook McIIroy
Private Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Bonny McLoud
Managing Director/Principal
Gensler
Private Sector, Architecture
Laurie McPherson
Partner
Bousfields Inc.
Private Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Anne Milchberg
Principal
Planning Intelligence
Private Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Norma Moores
Associate - Senior Transportation Engineer
IBI Group
Private Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Anne Morash
Senior Vice President
GWL Realty Advisors
Private Sector, Development
Diana Nada
Senior Manager
Colliers Project Leaders
Private Sector,
Eha Naylor
Partner
Dillon Consulting Limited
Private Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Mimi Ng
Vice President
Menkes Developments Ltd.
Private Sector, Real Estate Brokerage
Marianne O’Leary
Vice President Operations
SmartREIT
Private Sector, Portfolio Management
Mary Ormond
Partner
Ormond Law
Private Sector, Legal
Lynne Wilson Orr
Principal
Parkin Architects Limited
Private Sector, Architecture
Anna Pace
Chair
Local Planning Appeal Support Centre
Public Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Sevaun Palvetzian
Chief Executive Officer
Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance
Non-Profit Sector, Consultancy
Laurie Payne
Vice President
Diamond Corp
Private Sector, Development
Jane Pepino
Partner
Aird & Berlis LLP
Private Sector, Legal
Pina Petricone
Principal
Giannone Petricone Associates
Private Sector, Architecture
Karen Pitre
Special Advisor to the Premier on Community Hubs
Province of Ontario
Public Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Tara Piurko
Partner
Miller Thomson LLP
Private Sector, Legal
Alison Platt
Director, Development
The Daniels Corporation
Private Sector, Development
Nancy L. Prenevost
Vice President
Oxford Properties Group Inc.
Private Sector, Legal
Lisa Prime
Principal Consultant
Prime Strategy & Planning
Private Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Salima Rawji
Vice President Development
CreateTO
Public Sector, Development
Emily Reisman
Partner
Urban Strategies, Inc.
Ornella Richichi
Chief Development Officer
Plaza Partners
Publicly-Traded Sector, Development
Caroline Robbie
Principal
Quadrangle
Private Sector, Interior Design
Pamela Robinson
Associate Dean and Associate Professor
Ryerson University
Academia Sector, Education
Heather Rolleston
Principal, Design Director
Quadrangle
Private Sector, Architecture
Janet Rosenberg
Founding Principal
Janet Rosenberg and Studio
Private Sector, Architecture
Susan Rosenthal
Lawyer
Davies Howe Partners LLP
Private Sector, Legal
Toni Rossi
Interim President & Chief Executive Officer
Infrastructure Ontario
Public Sector, Portfolio Management
Cyndi Rottenberg-Walker
Partner
Urban Strategies Inc
Private Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Lisa Roanne Salsberg
Senior Manager, Regional Planning
Metrolinx
Public Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Amanda Santo
Director, Development Approvals
Waterfront Toronto
Public Sector, Development
Leona Savoie
Vice President
Hullmark Developments Inc.
Private Sector, Development
Elizabeth Sawicki
Consultant
Elizabeth Sawicki
Consultancy
Kathleen Schofield
Executive Vice President
Great Gulf Homes
Private Sector, Development
Josie Scioli
Chief Corporate Officer
City of Toronto
Public Sector, Portfolio Management
Mandy Scully
President
Armel Corporation
Private Sector, Private Equity Real Estate
Sarah Segal
Director
Informa Canada
Private Sector, Consultancy
Jeanhy Shim
President and Founder
Housing Lab TO
Academia Sector, Education
Cheryl Shindruk
Executive Vice President, Land Development
Geranium Corporation
Private Sector, Development
Kristy Shortall
Vice President Development and Planning
Metropia
Private Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Jodi Shpigel
Senior Vice President, Development
First Capital Realty
Publicly-Traded Sector, Development
Godyne Sibay
Regional Managing Partner for Ontario
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Private Sector, Legal
Gabriella Sicheri
Director, Development
CreateTO
Public Sector, Development
Nancy Singer
Executive Director
Kehilla Residential Programme
Private Sector, Development
Katarzyna Sliwa
Partner
Dentons
Private Sector, Legal
Julia St. Michael
Director, Sustainability Engagement
Enwave Energy Corporation
Private Sector,
Lucy Stocco
Executive Vice President
Tribute Communities
Private Sector, Development
Elisabeth Stroback
Managing Principal and Owner
Tanalex Corp.
Private Sector, Development
Tonya Surman
Chief Executive Officer
Centre for Social Innovation
Private Sector, Education
Mary Lou Tanner
Director, Planning and Building
City of Burlington
Public Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Laura E. Taylor
Associate Professor
York University
Academia Sector, Education
Megan Torza
Partner
DTAH
Private Sector, Architecture
Lynda Townsend
Partner
WeirFoulds LLP
Private Sector, Legal
Heather Tremain
CEO
Options for Homes
Non-Profit Sector, Development
Antoinette Tummillo
Antoinette Tummillo and Associates Inc.
President
Private Sector, Portfolio Management
Mary-Frances Turner
President
York Region Rapid Transit
Public Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Ene Underwood
Chief Executive Officer
Habitat For Humanity
Non-Profit Sector, Development
Lynn Vandervoort
Vice President
Ballantry Homes Inc.
Private Sector, Development
Natalie Vukovich
Partner
Daoust Vukovich LLP
Private Sector, Legal
Shonda Wang
Lead, Urban Design
SvN architects + planners
Private Sector, Architecture
Mimi Ward
President
Ward Land Economics Inc.
Planning/Urban Design
Emma West
Partner
Bousfields Inc.
Private Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Lauren White
Vice President
CBRE
Private Sector, Real Estate Brokerage
Sunny Wiles
Associate Vice President
Colliers International Canada
Private Sector, Real Estate Brokerage
Judy L. Wilson
Partner
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Private Sector, Legal
Michele Wimpling
Executive Vice President
Hotel Asset Value Enhancement (Providence, Rhode Island)
Private Sector, Portfolio Management
Allison Wolfe
Chief Financial Officer and EVP, Finance & Strategy
Oxford Properties
Private Sector, Finance
Cynthia Wong
Associate Vice President
CBRE
Private Sector,
Leslie Woo
Chief Development Officer
Metrolinx + Infrastructure Ontario
Public Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Nadia Yen
Director, Green Development
First Gulf
Private Sector, Development
Yvonne Yeung
Manager, Urban Design
City of Brampton
Public Sector, Planning/Urban Design
Catherine Zahn
President & Chief Executive Officer
CAMH
Non-Profit Sector, Health/Community Services
Margie Zeidler
Founder & President
Urban Space Property Group
Development