2026-2027 Athena Leadership Members

Athena Leadership members are career-driven women and gender diverse individuals (entrepreneurs and professionals) who are actively involved in their community. Members formally gather for ten events through the year which are a mixture of discussion nights and mentor nights.

Athena maintains strong networking and close-knit relationships in its membership, and fosters collaborative, trusting environments where members can learn from candid mentor talks, and also grow amongst interactive peer collaboration. Athena members maintain a high attendance record to facilitate candid discussions. 

brittany enns
she/her

Director of Recruitment - People & Culture
Lambert Nemec Group

 

Jade Penman
She/her

Manager, Ceremonies, Events & Special Celebrations
University of Manitoba

 

Kaitlyn scott
she/her

Owner
Medallions Milk Co.

 

laura saj
she/her

Events Manager
Price Industries

 

sarah giesbrecht

HR Director
Birchwood

 

tara campbell

Consultant

carly nicholson
she/her

Executive Director
MFL Occupational Health Centre

 

JESSICA PIPER
she/her

Architect
Stantec

 

Kalyn danco

Associate General Counsel
Canadian Centre for Child Protection

 

MERISSA KING
She/Her

Founder & Principal
Unlock Communications

 

shanelle gingras
she/her

PhD Candidate
University of Manitoba | JC Wilt Infectious Diseases Research Centre

 

veronika wierzibicki

HR Manager
Maple Leaf Construction Ltd.

erin sparrow

Director, Finance and Corporate Development
The Dufresne Group

 

katie moist
She/her

Preconstruction Lead
Bockstael Construction

 

kristen mcgregor
she/her

Registered Nurse
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

 

Meycee kalaw-crevier
She/Her

Project Manager
Provincial Clinical Project Mgmt., Shared Health

 

stephanie setka
she/her

People Experience Coordinator
Nurse Next Door

 

wairimu njeri

Senior Development Officer
Nature Conservancy of Canada

Heather Watson
she

Operations & Business Development
Inxpress Winnipeg

 

kelly krakalovich
She/her

Program Manager
RRC Polytech

 

laura meade

Principal Consultant
Sprout Health Solutions

 

olena tabunshchyk

Manager, Farmer Services
Farmmedia

 

sydney rubletz
‍ ‍she/her

Programmer Analyst
Pollard Banknote Ltd.