U of T community members among Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women
Published: December 4, 2020
Nearly two dozen members of the Ƶ community have been recognized by the published by Women’s Executive Network (WXN).
The list, which recognizes the country’s highest achieving female leaders in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors, includes U of T faculty members, alumni, supporters – and an undergraduate student. The honourees include:
- of the Faculty of Arts & Science
- Alumna Jennifer Bernard
- Alumna Rowena Chan
- Associate Professor Paige Church of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
- Alumna Rupinder Dhillon
- Alumna Reetu Gupta
- President and CEO, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Julia Hanigsberg
- Alumna Sara Israels
- Alumna Soheila Karimi
- Associate Professor Dina Kulik of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
- Alumna Jane Langford
- Alumna Sherry Peister
- Alumna Linda Plumpton
- Alumna Caroline Cole Power
- Recent OISE grad Melissa Sariffodeen
- Alumna Nazia Shahrin
- University Professor
- Alumna Pam Sethi
- Alumna Effie Simanikas
- Supporter Tina Tehranchian
Alumna and Creative Destruction Lab mentor Shannon MacDonald was also named to the WXN Hall of Fame.
“It is a great honour to be included among this group of game-changing, successful people, and even more wonderful to share this award with women leaders across Canada,” said Shoichet. “Growing up with ‘girl power,’ and a fantastic role model in my mother, Dorothy Shoichet, I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to forge new paths and have these be recognized.”
Did we miss anybody? If you know a member of the U of T community who was named on the list but isn't mentioned above, please let us know at uoft.celebrates@utoronto.ca
