About WGOB
Women Get On Board Inc. (WGOB) is a leading member based company that connects, promotes and empowers women to corporate boards. We do this through an engaged community of women and men in Canada committed to advancing gender diversity in the boardroom.
Our Values
Be authentic
Be passionate in everything we do
Be engaged and take initiative
Be communicative beyond expectation
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To update your board profile in our WGOB Directory for confidential board searches.
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To find new board opportunities in our WGOB Members Only Board Opportunities Hub
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To learn more about how to use our Membership platform, review our new Member Guide to Using the Glue Up Platform.
Recent Member Board Appointments
Ingrid Wilson – Region of Peel, Community Member, Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism (DEAR) Committee
Cathy Logue – Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Toronto
Dominique Côté – NFL Biosciences (EPA: ALNFL)
Michele Ashby – Treasury Metals (TSE: TML)
Kristi Honey – Vice Co-Chair – Board of Governors – Trent University
Barbara Boyd – Steam Whistle
- Jennifer Batley – Intouch Insight Ltd, (“Intouch”) (TSXV:INX)
Mandy Abramsohn – Seasons Retirement Communities
Martine Brouillet – Canadian Centre For Housing Rights
Stephanie Holko – Chair – Ontario Society of Professional Engineers
Sherry Shannon-Vanstone – Profound Impact Corporation
Peggy McCallum – Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario
- Alexa Nick – Chair – Morrissette Entrepreneurship Advisory Board (Ivey Business School at Western University)
Christie Stephenson – VanCity
Doris Stamml – Fleming College
Maureen O’Connell – NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT (“NorthWest”, “REIT”) (TSX: NWH.UN)
- Ingrid Wilson – Humber River Health
- Ingrid Wilson – AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT)
Jodi Carradice – Access Credit Union
Robyn Osgood – Chair – Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa (BGCO)
Elke Rubach – Ronald McDonald House of Charities Toronto
Maureen Rogers – Canadian Red Cross
Lee Bennett – Intouch Insight Ltd, (“Intouch”) (TSXV:INX)
Natascha Kiernan – Advisory Board – Onyen Corporation
Susan Taves – Plaza Retail REIT (PLZ-UN.TO)
Martine Brouillet – Muskoka Conservancy
Mackie I. Vadacchino – Chair – La Voie Maltée
Sharon Castelino – Profound Impact Corporation
Jody Peck – Treasury Board Secretariat – Departmental Audit Committee
Shona McGlashan – Chair – Pain BC
Doris Stamml – ORION-Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network
Anne Ramsay – Trent University
- Julia Hanigsberg – Chair – Solutions for Kids in Pain
Member Showcase
#BoardDiversity Matters: Agents of Change – Judith Athaide
By Women Get On Board|2022-09-28T20:20:25+00:00September 28th, 2022|Member Showcase|
Women Get On Board Inc. (WGOB) is a member-based company that connects, promotes and empowers women on corporate boards. This is the fourth WGOB member showcase on #BoardDiversityMatters - Agents of Change, our series that profiles our WGOB members who are taking exemplary actions to champion board diversity. Corporate director Judith Athaide still thinks about a girl scout activity from back when she was a child. It was a relatively simple game. Each girl was given a list of twenty survival items, and she was to select the ten that were most necessary to survive [...]
Resources
The Honest Talk | How to be an effective chair of the board
By Women Get On Board|2025-06-23T22:27:29+00:00June 23rd, 2025|Publications|
Stepping into the role of board chair can feel intimidating – even for the most experienced directors. So how do you step into a board chair role with impact?
In a new article, The Honest Talk featured tips from Women Get On Board for becoming a great board chair. They wrote:
“The role of chair isn’t about having all the answers; it’s about guiding the board with intention, clarity, and confidence.”
Read the full article for five top tips for board chairs: How to be an effective chair of the board
The Savvy Director: The Legacy of Leadership
By Women Get On Board|2025-06-17T17:24:30+00:00June 17th, 2025|Publications|
Have you considered the legacy you’re leaving behind as a board member?
In their new article on The Savvy Director blog, our Affiliate Partner DirectorPrep.com discusses how you can build a positive legacy in your board role. They explore the importance of emotional intelligence, the art of using influence over authority, the key to leaving a lasting impression, and five steps for leading with legacy in mind. They write:
“Legacy leadership emphasizes the long-term consequences of our present-day actions and decisions. It involves looking beyond immediate outcomes to focus on the enduring impact on individuals, organizations, and stakeholders, and society at large.”
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Testimonials
I have greatly appreciated WGOB as I have transitioned my career to board work. WGOB continues to be a source of great information and provides a sense of community.
As I continue to work with the organization (WGOB), I can share with you this is an amazing firm with specially skilled professionals who are devoted to its membership and ensuring that they provide the resources to help foster the excellence of board governance. Deborah, her team, and her panel of subject matter expert presenters take great responsibility in delivering content that is timely and relevant.
I have appreciated the ongoing support of Deborah since joining WGOB. The events/programs and networking opportunities offered are very beneficial.
This [shortlist report] is a first class package, process and outcome! The results exceeded expectations as we have sourced our last two board members, not to mention a roster of first class candidates, through WGOB — so thank you!
Terrific Women Get On Board workshop, with 20 executive leaders. Packed with practical, actionable insights. Networking off the charts! Session facilitated by Deborah Rosati FCPA, FCA, ICD.D & Kelly McDougald, Corporate Director in Residence. A good morning investment. Consider becoming a member if you are a Woman seeking BOD/BOG appointments.
I am excited and honoured for my appointment to Chair of the Board for OPG. Although I possessed the requisite experience and skills for my board positions, WGOB facilitated the expansion of my network and broadened my opportunities.