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Champion For Change Awards

Carolyn Cross, Ondine Biomedical Inc. CEO; 2013 Champion For Change award winner Michelle Pockey, Fasken Martineau partner; and Barbara Mowat, Impact Communications Ltd. president.Carolyn Cross, Ondine Biomedical Inc CEO; Michelle Pockey, Faskin Martineau partner; and Barbara Mowat, Impact Communications Ltd. president. Barb Schimnowsky, Westview Executive Search partner; Barbara Mowat, Impact Communications...

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Carolyn Cross, Ondine Biomedical Inc. CEO; 2013 Champion For Change award winner Michelle Pockey, Fasken Martineau partner; and Barbara Mowat, Impact Communications Ltd. president.



Barb Schimnowsky, Westview Executive Search partner; Barbara Mowat, Impact Communications Ltd. president; Rene Safrata, Vivo Team founder; Tracy Dueck, Tracycakes Bakery & Cafe owner; and Jaeny Baik, Jaeny Baik Media Inc. owner.



Heather Angel, Trumps Food Interest Ltd. founder; and Barbara Williamson, WPO charter member.



Monique Orieux, Fasken Martineau associate; Stephanie Sanger, Fasken Martineau associate; and Lynn Williams, The Lifestyle Protector financial adviser.



Jacey Lagadyn, Kingston Harbour Suite principal; and Jill Earthy, Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) director, B.C. & Yukon.



Marianne Greaves, Art to Wear owner/designer; and Cheryl Carter, CarterConsulting principal.



Barbara Ross-Denroche, The Refinery Leadership Partners president; and Diana Barkley, managing director of development for Pacific Coast Public Television Association.



Michelle Pockey, award winner and Fasken Martineau partner; Diane Dupuis, Dupuis Langen Group Inc.; Mafalda Arias, Malfada Arias and Associates principal; Eva Sun, Libra National Inc. owner; and Bobbie Sparks, Sparks Research and Reports.



Champion For Change award winner Michelle Pockey and presenter Carolyn Cross.



Susan Payment, MNP partner, assurance services; Sylvie Peletier, Red Letter Films president; Deborah Siu, Memphis Blues BBQ House co-owner; Joanne Gassman, BMO senior vice-president of personal and commercial banking; and Marla Kott, Imprint Plus CEO.


Women Presidents’ Organization and GroYourBiz 2013 Champion For Change Award
Vancouver Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club
December 3, 2013


Women and leaders from the B.C. business community attended the second annual Champion For Change Award, presented by the Women Presidents’ Organization and GroYourBiz. This year’s honour went to Fasken Martineau partner Michelle Pockey, who gave a very inspiring, unscripted speech. This award recognizes local leaders who push for innovative change, who envision better ways and worlds, and go above and beyond recognized systems and structures or historical ways of making progress, often at great personal effort and selfless dedication.

Michelle lives in North Vancouver with her family and is a community champion who has impacted many Vancouver business leaders and entrepreneurs. She is a globally recognized visionary and advocate for women’s social and economic advancement. Her community vision took root when she co?founded the Professional Women’s Network (PWN) in 1997. In her capacity as a partner at a high-­profile international law firm, Michelle is also a respected speaker and writer on environmental law topics.