Board of Directors
Executive
President – Monique Forsyth
Monique Forsyth
Monique Forsyth was born and raised in Sudbury. Monique has been a business owner since 1993.
In 1982, she started off as a Customer Service representative with Mid-Canada Phonesystems/Northern Communications Inc. eventually rising quickly through the ranks. In 1993, along with 3 partners, she purchased the Telecom and CCTV Divisions of Northern Communications Inc., in both Sudbury and North Bay, and formed Northern Voice & Video Inc. (NVV). In 2000, NVV sold the CCTV division along with the name Northern Voice & Video Inc. Two of the existing partners moved with the new NVV company and Monique and her remaining partner formed Northern Voice & Data Inc. (NVD), an interconnect company and provider of business telephone solutions. In 2001, Northern Voice & Data Inc. created a structured cabling company to provide businesses with voice and data cabling for their telephone and computer networks. In 2004 Northern Voice & Data Inc. purchased the Northern Ontario Divisions of GEAC (formerly known as AMS Group and PPI International). This purchase included a computer network management division and a computer training division.
Throughout all of these company formations and acquisitions, Monique has managed the Operations groups and the Customer Service groups.Monique has won many awards, including the Northern Ontario Business Awards, Company of the Year (1-15 employees), Business and Professional Women Greater Sudbury Woman of Distinction/Excellence in Community Volunteer Award as well as the Innovation Award and Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Monique has been heavily involved in the community and has been an avid volunteer since early childhood. She has sat on many Boards of Directors, including Child Find Ontario, Canadian Special Olympics, Health Sciences North, ACT Sudbury, and is presently President of Business and Professional Women Greater Sudbury.
Past President – Rachel Proulx
Secretary – Anne Finlay
Anne suspects that her love of business and entrepreneurial sprit is in her genes as Anne’s dad and the three generations before him all owned businesses in the Kingston and Harrowsmith areas. Volunteerism and making a meaningful contribution to your community comes from her mom’s side of the family. Over the years Anne has been a volunteer in differing capacities with Girl Guides of Canada, Home & School Association, The Kidney Foundation, Heart & Stroke, The Arthritis Society, Easter Seals, the Ontario Arts Council, and is a regular blood donor with Canadian Blood Services. She’s quick to credit both parents for her love of the arts. This was an ever present influence in her home while growing up. She has held leadership roles at Fringe Nord/Fringe Festival, Northern Lights, and The Sudbury Symphony, and currently sits as member of the Arts Panel for the City of Greater Sudbury.
Anne has lived and worked outside of Canada, and in other provinces but has proudly called Sudbury home since 1988.
She started her insurance career in her family’s business in 1977 in Kingston. In the years to follow her travels allowed her the opportunity to work in many other sectors over the years –education, health care, and the arts, she enjoys the business world the most. She recently retired from insurance to start up a small business of her own – a mobile retail business – Annie’s Books, Gifts, and More. She provides convenience, great pricing, and diverse products to businesses and institutions in the north through her mobile service.
Anne has been married to the love of her life – Roger – for 32 years and they have two great kids – Sarah and Christopher who are out in the world doing good things.
Anne values the wonderful opportunities to connect with other business and professional women through BPW and looks forward to continuing to serve on the board in the role of secretary.
Treasurer – Cathryn Nadjiwon
- Cathryn Nadjiwon
Cathryn Nadjiwon, is a professional surveyor and has often been referred to as a “serial entrepreneur” and considers it a great compliment! Until 2007 she co-owned and operated a GIS services and software development company (for 19 yrs) and recently retired as Business Development Manager for CAE Mining Canada. Currently she is President of a product development company, UnderCover Innovations Inc. Cathy also consults for a company based in Cambridge Ont, in the areas of business start-ups, financing, I.T., and strategic business and market planning. She has been recognized as Entrepreneur of the Year (1-50 Employees) by the Greater Sudbury (GS) Chamber of Commerce, as an Influential Women of northern Ontario by NOB, twice recognized as Woman of the Day, and has received a Professional Leadership Award as a Professional Surveyor and Geomatics Specialist from GS BPW. Cathy has served on many volunteer boards at both local and provincial level. In June 2011 she completed a term on the Laurentian University Board of Governors, was a member of the LU Senate and was the Vice Chair of the Finance Committee at Laurentian University ($140M annual budget). She was also appointed as the first ever female Treasurer of the Ontario Trillium Foundation in 2003 and oversaw a $100M+ annual budget. Cathy has been a member of BPW since 1992 and previously sat on GS BPW’s Women Entrepreneur Committee.
VP Communications – Marlene Moore
Chairs
Membership Chair – Donna Quenville
Bylaws and Resolutions Chair - Vicki Kotab
International Chair – Lin Gibson
Program Chair – Lisette Wirta
Awards Gala Chair – Sue Lekun
Young BPW Chair – Ryan Faiella
- Ryan Faiella
Ryan is a Marketing Assistant at Faiella Financial Group. She will be graduating from Laurentian University in June with an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Modern Language with a major in Spanish and minor in Italian. In September 2012, she will be entering Hult International Business School—Boston Campus and is enrolled in the Masters of International Business Program.
In addition to many past athletic awards, Ryan has also been awarded the Women in Business Scholarship from Hult International Business School and received the Laurentian University Leadership Award and the Colin Hood OFSAA School Sport Award for graduating student athletes upon graduating from Marymount Academy in 2007.
Ryan has been an active part of her school communities. During her time at Marymount and for years following, she assisted with coaching the elementary basketball and soccer teams as well as an assistant coach of Marymount’s Senior Basketball team. While at Laurentian, she has also volunteered her time to the Italian Department’s Annual Play.
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