Scale-up Centre for SMEs (SCS) Advisory Committee

SCS Executive Committee 2025-26

Co-Chair

Suzanne Girard

Community Liaison
Pacific Yacht Charters

Co-Chair

Sherry Zhao

CEO
Kalino Bio

Vice Chair

Joel Peterson

Founder and Managing Director
Arbutus Search Group

Vice Chair

Golriz Fattahi

Chief Executive Officer
Alacrity Canada

Immediate Past Chair

Meredith Moll

Director, Partner and Market Development
Destination British Columbia

SCS Advisory Committee 2025-26

AJ Beaudry

Partner, National Leader, Executive Search & Professional Recruitment
MNP

Angela Cengarle

Principal
Ladder Up

Doug Chiu

Partner
Hammerco

Amy Fell

Program Head, Corporate Training
BCIT

Chris Hobbs

President
TTT Studios

James Kew

Director
Kullahun Trucking Ltd.

Trevor Koot

CEO
BC Real Estate Association

Simone Lis

President & CEO
Beter Business Bureau

Marcelo Mora

Senior Advisor, Business Development
Mitcas

Melanie Ramsey

Chief Operating Officer
Rubicon Organics

Emma Richmond

Chair
TEC Canada

Alain Rivère

Senior Vice President
CBRE

Devon Thompson

Vice President, Business Markets
RBC

Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Council Advisory Committee

Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Council Executive Committee 2025-26

Co-Chair

Giselle Blackman

Vice President People & Culture
Fit Foods

Co-Chair

Chris May

General Manager
BC Place

Vice Chair

Yat Li

Associate Director
Accessible Employers

Vice Chair

Kristin Wilkes

Vice President, BC
Long View Systems

Immediate Past Co-Chair

Synthia Kloot

Immediate Past Co-Chair

Ruby Ng

Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Council Advisory Committee 2025-26

Dexter Dong

Senior Property Negotiator, Real Estate Service, Procurement and Real Estate Services
metrovancouver

Doramy Ehling

CEO
Rick Hansen Foundation

Peter Guo

Partner, BC Enterprise Risk Services Leader
MNP

Feezah Jaffer

Executive Director
Sanford Housing Society

Chandan Johal

Brenda Knights

CEO
BC Indigenous Housing Society

Melissa Lee

Chief Executive Officer
Chinese Canadian Museum

Carson Loh

Regional Vice President, North Shore & Tri-Cities
RBC

Mary Martin

Director, Learning and Engagement
Pacific Blue Cross

Omar Rawji

President
Prism Construction

Sheh Shojaee

Founder and Chief Impact Officer
A Brave Thought

Ramin Shadmehr

Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Fairleigh Dickinson University Vancouver

Joy Walcott-Francis

Director, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)
Langara College

Natasha Westover

Director, Community Relations and External Affairs
Western LNG/Ksi Lisims LNG

Rix Centre for Leadership Advisory Committee

Rix Centre for Leadership Executive Committee 2025-26

Co-Chair

Lester de Guzman

Marketing Program Manager
Fairleigh Dickinson

Co-Chair

Lucy Day

Director, Indigenous Collaboration
DP World

Vice-Chair

Travis Joern

Director of Communications
Council of Forest Industries

Vice-Chair

Moni Manhas

Management Consultant
PwC Canada

Immediate Past Chair

Jessica Fletcher

Director of Public Affairs
TransLink

Rix Centre for Leadership Advisory Committee 2025-26

Trevor Boudreau

Senior Director, Government Relations
Simon Fraser University

Vanessa Case

Senior Manager, Training Services
BC Hydro

Connie Chong

Dean of Continuing Studies
Langara College

Manpreet K. Dhillon

Legal Counsel, ESG Legal Risk and Disclosure
KPMG

Neshay D’Silva

Advisor & Instructor
BCIT

Gina Iuliano

Susan Lee

Manager, Commercial Services
YVR

Emma Macklem

Founding Partner
Framepoint Public Affairs

Graeme Majury

Director, Risk Management
Provincial Health Services Authority

Connor Marwick

Senior Manager, Employee Experience, Learning & Talent Development
TransLink

Maryam Soltanieh

Vice President – Construction & Surety Practice
HUB International

Amol Thind

Business Management Advisor
Coast Capital Savings

Andy Tran

Manager, Employee Experience
YMCA BC

Darin Wong

Senior Stakeholder Relations Advisor
ICBC

Leaders of Tomorrow Advisory Committee

LOT Executive Committee 2025-26

Chair

Sam Thiara

Chief Motivating Officer
Ignite the Dream Coaching and Consulting

Vice-Chair

Sharon Hummel

Associate Director, Employer Relations & Talent Development
CPABC

Vice-Chair

Simran Minhas

Senior Accountant
MNP

Immediate Past Chair

Sarah Munro

HR Director
Canfor

LOT Advisory Committee 2025-26

Alyssa Bautista

Server
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver

Hajar Falouhi

Nazmul Hasan

Marketing and Communications Assistant
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Vancouver

Jasleen Kaur

Rajveer Kaur

Accounting Technician
HM Tax

Victoria Lamela

Business Administration Professional

Lara Nakad

Pooja Panikar

Angell (Junhua) Qu

Assistant Facilitator
Fresh Air Learning

Anu Rosebell

Director
Onflap Technologies

Laura Sanchez

Executive Assistant
United Flower Growers Co-op Association

Dhaara Thakkar

Marketing Coordinator
PGDIA 2025