Who We Are

Meet the faces behind The Prosperity Project, a registered charity. Learn more about our mission, vision, and values.

Our Mission

To identify and remove the systemic barriers and biases that impede the advancement of women in the economy, limiting their – and Canada’s – opportunity for increased prosperity.

Our Vision

A prosperous Canada that champions the economic participation and success of all women.

Our Values

We value gender equity in Canada.
We value respect, honesty and openness.
We value diversity and apply an intersectional lens to everything we do.
We value our Founding Visionaries, Visionaries, volunteers and staff.
They are the backbone of our organization and our programs.

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Meet the Team

Core Team

Julie Savard-Shaw

Julie Savard-Shaw

Executive Director

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Caroline Duvieusart-Déry

Caroline Duvieusart-Déry

Director of Operations and Strategic Partnerships

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Amadea Gareau

Amadea Gareau

Senior Program Manager

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Jehann Mohamoud

Jehann Mohamoud

Program Manager

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Jessica Meaney

Jessica Meaney

Marketing and Communications Officer

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Founder & Chair Emeritus

Pamela Jeffery

Pamela Jeffery

Founder, Women’s Executive Network (WXN), Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards and The Canadian Board Diversity Council

Board of Directors

Sonia Struthers

Sonia Struthers

Board Chair

Senior Partner, Business Law Group, McCarthy Tétrault Montreal

Rob Davis

Rob Davis

Chair, Finance and Audit Committee

Partner, Tax, and Chief Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Officer, KPMG

Catherine Gryba

Catherine Gryba

Chair, Human Resources and Governance Committee

Owner of CRG Strategies, Inc.

Faten Alshazly

Faten Alshazly

Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, WeUsThem & Chief Executive Officer, HealthEMe

Tracy Arno

Tracy Arno

CEO/Founder, Essence Search Firm

Rosemarie Davis

Rosemarie Davis

Director, Legal & Compliance, Business Conduct, Chief Compliance Officer at Allstate Canada

Rebecca Di Maulo

Rebecca Di Maulo

Head (VP) of Finance, SteriMax Inc.

Gurjit Toor

Gurjit Toor

Co-owner of PnG Builders and Closet Art Studio

Nadia Vattovaz

Nadia Vattovaz

Board Director & Chair of Audit Committee, Decibel

Contributing Visionaries

Sandeep Aujla

Sandeep Aujla

Clare Beckton

Clare Beckton

Christiane Bergevin

Christiane Bergevin

Jason Clark

Jason Clark

Penny Collenette

Penny Collenette

Susan Cowan

Susan Cowan

Emily Feairs

Emily Feairs

Eleonore Fournier-Tombs

Eleonore Fournier-Tombs

Barbara Fox

Barbara Fox

Megan Gill

Megan Gill

Mary Jo Haddad

Mary Jo Haddad

Susan Hodkinson

Susan Hodkinson

Sandi Hokansson

Sandi Hokansson

Ani Hotoyan-Joly

Ani Hotoyan-Joly

Anne-Marie Hubert

Anne-Marie Hubert

Roberta Jamieson

Roberta Jamieson

Preeti Kapoor

Preeti Kapoor

Diana Kawarsky

Diana Kawarsky

Dimah Khalili

Dimah Khalili

Anja Lanz

Anja Lanz

Dr. Ammara Farooq Malik

Dr. Ammara Farooq Malik

Jaclyn Masse

Jaclyn Masse

Kerlande Mibel

Kerlande Mibel

Leigh Mitchell

Leigh Mitchell

Cybele Negris

Cybele Negris

Leigh-Anne Nugent

Leigh-Anne Nugent

Heather Odendaal

Heather Odendaal

Roberta Jamieson

Roberta Jamieson

Sharla Postic

Sharla Postic

Angela Powell

Angela Powell

Leslie Quinton

Leslie Quinton

Bahe Ramanan

Bahe Ramanan

Ankita Rao

Ankita Rao

Rebecca Rogers

Rebecca Rogers

Rohita Sharma

Rohita Sharma

Judith D'Souza Soares

Judith D'Souza Soares

Theepana Sothilingam

Theepana Sothilingam

Jody Steinhauer

Jody Steinhauer

Tina Strehlke

Tina Strehlke

Katie Taylor

Katie Taylor

Claudia Thompson

Claudia Thompson

Leena Thorat

Leena Thorat

Jennifer van der Valk

Jennifer van der Valk

Susanna Zagar

Susanna Zagar

Ishma Zahur

Ishma Zahur

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Founding Visionaries