Scale-up Centre for SMEs (SCS) Advisory Committee
SCS Executive Committee 2026-27
SCS Advisory Committee 2026-27

AJ Beaudry
Partner, National Leader, Executive Search & Professional Recruitment
MNP

Matt Borck
Partner
The One Group Agency

Angela Cengarle
Principal
Ladder Up

Doug Chiu
Partner
Hammerco

Amy Fell
Program Head, Corporate Training
BCIT

Jose Hernandez
CEO
TTT Studios

Trevor Koot
CEO
BC Real Estate Association

Marguerite Laquinte Francis
Principal
Tectonic Architecture

Simone Lis
President & CEO
Better Business Bureau

Marcelo Mora
Senior Advisor, Business Development
Mitcas

Jason Nelson
CEO
Edge Consultants

Martin Parry
Business Centre Manager
BDC

Melanie Ramsey
Chief Operating Officer
Rubicon Organics

Alain Rivère
Senior Vice President
CBRE

Ramin Shadmehr
Associate Provost, Academic Affairs
FDU

Devon Thompson
Vice President, Business Markets
RBC
Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Council Advisory Committee
Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Council Executive Committee 2026-27
Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Council Advisory Committee 2026-27

Olatunji Awelenje
Communications Manager
Habitat for Humanity

Doramy Ehling
CEO
Rick Hansen Foundation

Chandan Johal
Shadow Strategist Inc., CPA

Hermina Khara
Partner
Odgers

Brenda Knights
CEO
BC Indigenous Housing Society

Chantelle Krish
CEO
Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland

Amy Lam
Vice President - CFS
RBC

Simon Lam
Director, Respect, Diversity, and Inclusion
BCIT

Anja Lanz
Founder
Global Women in STEM

Melissa Lee
Chief Executive Officer
Chinese Canadian Museum

Mary Martin
Director, Learning and Engagement
Pacific Blue Cross

Omar Rawji
President and CEO
Prism Construction

Laura Sanchez
Executive Assistant
United Flower Growers

Sheh Shojaee
Founder and Chief Impact Officer
A Brave Thought

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 2026-27
Rix Centre for Leadership Advisory Committee 2026-27

Vanessa Case
Senior Manager, Training Services
BC Hydro

Connie Chong
Dean of Continuing Studies
Langara College

Neshay D’Silva
Advisor and Instructor
BCIT

Gina Iuliano
Innovation
BEEM Credit Union

Catherine Kang
Director, Quality and Risk
Acsenda School of Management

Chelsea Kidd
Manager, School Operations
BCIT

Yvette Lauer
Manager of Digital & Direct Sales
Purdys Chocolatier

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

Andrew Procknow
Director of Development
First Nations Health Foundation

Nikita Sachar
Director, Cabin Crew Experience
Air Canada

Karnpreet S.
Communications Professional

Amol Thind
Business Management Advisor
Coast Capital Savings

Andy Tran
Manager, Employee Experience
YMCA BC

Anastasia Zarusskaia
Project Training Lead
BC Securities Commission
Leaders of Tomorrow Advisory Committee
LOT Executive Committee 2026-27
LOT Advisory Committee 2026-27

Sara Alaviyeh
Faculty Lecturer
Western Community College

Joshua Antonio
Human Resources and Administration, Faculty of Medicine
The University of British Columbia

Olatunji Awelenje
Fundraising and Communications Manager
Habitat for Humanity Greater Vancouver

Thaisa Bertelli
HR Coordinator
RCS

Akua Asuaa Boakye-Ansah
Administrative Coordinator
Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Patricia Bonghanoy
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Fairleigh Dickinson University

Innah Exequiela Anne Cruz
Generalist, People and Culture
Invictus Accounting Group LLP

Jasmin Dela Vega
Operations Manager
dogged

Akansha Johar
Line Cook
Cactus Club Cafe

Bridget Keenan
Sales & Marketing Coordinator
Sense & Motion

Xian Kostyrko
Consultant Policy Advisor
ESG Management Solutions (ESGmgmt)

Renelyn Macato
Risk Analyst
Vancouver Airport Authority














