As a community of engaged women and men in Canada, we are committed to advancing women in the boardroom. Our team works towards this with the mission to connect, promote and empower the advancement of women to the boardroom.
Meet the Team
The Women Get On Board team has expertise in the areas of governance, board diversity, finance, strategy, marketing, social media, event planning, public relations, brand management, operations, and website & network administration.
Deborah Rosati, FCPA, FCA, ICD.D, GCB.D, CCB.D
Corporate Director, Founder & CEO, Women Get On Board Inc.
www.deborahrosati.ca
Deborah is an award-winning corporate director and entrepreneur defined in three interconnected ways throughout her 35-year career – as a corporate governance champion, catalyst for change and community builder. Deborah’s commitment to sustainable change and empowerment, deep governance and financial expertise and dynamic personality has made Deborah a sought-after thought leader and speaker —her thought leadership on corporate governance, sustainability, EDI and social impact is profiled on her website deborahrosati.ca.
Empower Partner
We are pleased to announce that KPMG Canada has become Women Get On Board’s first-ever EMPOWER Partner in 2022.
Since WGOB was founded in 2015, KPMG has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to our mission to connect, promote and empower women to corporate boards.
The introduction of an EMPOWER Partner marks a milestone for WGOB, as this aligns with one of our pillars to empower our WGOB Community through events and thought leadership, to lead and serve boards more effectively.
National Strategic Partners
National Strategic Partners are companies/firms that promote the advancement of women to corporate boards. These partners connect with the next generation of women corporate directors by hosting events with WGOB across Canada. Sharing lessons and providing a forum to empower leading and serving corporate directors, governance professionals, investors and executives.
Affiliate Partners
Not-for-profit organizations and select private companies/firms that collaborate with us to promote the advancement of women to corporate boards.
ACE Board Training for Women
Alliance Advisors
Apical
Association of Women in Finance
Athena Alliance
Best in Governance Inc.
Board Advisor, LLC
Board Diversity Network
Canada Climate Law Initiative (CCLI)
Capacity Canada
Council of Canadian Innovators
Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)
Competent Boards
CPA Canada
Diligent
DirectorPrep
Evolutionize Media
Governance Professionals of Canada (GPC)
irlabs
IWF Canada
LumiQ
Skills4Good, formerly B3 Canada
Webnames
Women in Capital Markets
Women in Payments
Women in Mining Canada (WIMC)
Regional Ambassador Council
Our ambassadors are thought-leaders, influencers, and connectors in the regions they reside who help us connect, promote and empower women to corporate boards. They are leading and serving corporate directors, governance advisors, and executives and we are grateful for their support – thank you!
Atlantic Region
Denise Allen
Suzanne Loomer, CPA, CA, FCBV
Jennifer Nicholson (Ross), CPA, CA
Pamela Winsor, ICD.D
Calgary
Stella Cosby, ICD.D
Diane J. Pettie, Q.C., ICD.D
Colleen Pound, MBA, ICD.D
Liz Stretch, ICD.D, MBA, CFP
Jill E. Schofield
Angela Tu Weissenberger, MA Econ, ICD.D
Patricia van de Sande, CA, CPA
Montreal
Mary Larson
Ottawa
Kim Butler
Lorraine Mastersmith
Laurel Murray, CPA, CA
Lori O’Neill, FCPA, FCA, ICD.D
Vanessa Thomas
Mary Traversy
Toronto
Norma Beauchamp ICD.D
Vinny Bhathal, CPA, CMA
Debora Bielecki
Carol Darling
Leanna Falkiner, MSc
Chandran Fernando
Pamela Laycock, MBA, ICD.D
Cathy Logue FCPA, FCA
Glenn Keeling (F.CIRI)
Kelly McDougald
Tina Mithra MBA, CFA, CPA, CMA, GCB.D, CCB.D
Debbie Stojanovic
Adriana Urtasun Weinstein
Vancouver
Catherine Aczel Boivie, PhD, ICD.D
Mary Garden, MBA, ACC, ICD.D
Natascha Kiernan, J.D., CDI.D
Emily Lewis, CPA, CMA, CTP
Cybele Negris, ICD.D
Margie Parikh, C.Dir., MBA, CFP
Anar Shamji Popatia BBE, ICD.D
Shelley Williams, CPA, CA, ICD.D
Winnipeg
Bonnie Chwartacki
Corporate Members
Corporate membership is for a group of women at a company, firm or organization that supports the advancement of women to corporate boards.