The head of one of Canada鈥檚 biggest chocolate retailers and the CEO of the United Way of Greater Toronto are among the 16 Queen鈥檚 alumni on this year鈥檚 list of .
The list, released annually by the Women鈥檚 Executive Network, includes the CEO of Purdy鈥檚 Chocolates Karen Flavelle, Com鈥79, and history graduate Susan McIsaac, Artsci鈥85, who leads the United Way of Greater Toronto.
鈥淨ueen鈥檚 educates amazing alumni and this list shows the powerful presence of the Queen鈥檚 degree in many boardrooms across Canada,鈥 says Queen鈥檚 Principal Daniel Woolf.
Other Queen鈥檚 alumni on the list are:
鈥 Sharon Driscoll, Com鈥84, EVP & CFO, Rexall 鈥 Katz Group Canada
鈥 Stephani Kingsmill, Com鈥88, EVP, Human Resources & Communications, Manulife Financial
鈥 Mia Pearson, Artsci鈥90, Co-Founder, North Strategic
鈥 Jessica Green, Artsci鈥06, Founding Director, Cursive PR
鈥 Michele Romanow, Sc鈥07, MBA鈥08, Co-Founder, Buytopia & Snapsaves
鈥 Kathryn Chisholm, MBA鈥04, SVP, Legal & External Relations, Capital Power
鈥 Carol Devenny, Com鈥82, National Capital Region Office Managing Partner & National Audit Partner for the Public Sector, PricewaterhouseCoopers
鈥 Janice Deakin, Artsci/PHE鈥80, BED鈥81, Provost & VP (Academic), Western University
鈥 Julia Deans, Artsci鈥85, CEO, Futurpreneur Canada (formerly Canadian Youth Business Foundation)
鈥 Anne Poschmann, Sc鈥78, Principal, Golder Associates Ltd.
鈥 Judith Goldring, Law鈥91, EVP & COO, AGF Management Ltd.
鈥 Samantha Horn, Law鈥91, Partner, Stikeman Elliott LLP
鈥 Linda Mantia, Law鈥92, Head & EVP, Cards & Payment Solutions, RBC
鈥 Sandy McIntosh, MIR鈥92 (SIR), MBA鈥05, SVP, Human Resources & Chief Human Resources Officer, TELUS
Many of the award winners were honoured at a gala dinner in Toronto at the end of November. This is the 12th year the Women鈥檚 Executive Network has produced a most powerful list.
Last year 10 Queen鈥檚 alumni made the list, including Kingston General Hospital CEO Leslee Thompson, NSc鈥84, Agrium Inc.鈥檚 Leslie O鈥橠onoghue, Law鈥88, and Bell Canada鈥檚 Mary Ann Turcke, Sc鈥88, MBA鈥97.
