Celebrating 30 years of existence, IWF's Leadership Fellows program was launched in 1994 and made possible with initial funding from the United States Department of Labor, following the Federal Glass Ceiling Commission.
Each year, for a period of 20 days, the program brings together approximately 35 female leaders from around the world and offers them personalized leadership training to support them in their path to senior management positions. The program's holistic approach focuses on personal and professional development, career development and the participant's journey, while incorporating an outside perspective, that of the IWF's response to the Federal Glass Ceiling Commission report of 1991. The latter identified a point of stagnation and abandonment in mid-career among women leaders approaching senior management positions. IWF's Leadership Fellows program selects high-potential women leaders from a pool of competing candidates and offers them an intensive, one-year training program.
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE IWF FELLOWS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM ARE AS FOLLOWS:
- provide women with more opportunities to exercise leadership;
- recognize and encourage talented women;
- helping the next generation of women leaders from diverse backgrounds reach new levels of success.
If you are interested in learning more about the Fellows Program, please contact Jessa Cooke, IWF Vice President, by email at jcooke@iwforum.org or by phone at 202 387-1010. Applications for the 2023-2024 Fellows program must be submitted no later than June 1, 2024.
Former Canadian Fellows
2023 - 2024
- Laura Desveaux
- Bianca Freedman, Toronto
- Shaifa Kanji
- Kelly Williamson, Ottawa
2022 - 2023
- Sadiqa Basiri, Ottawa
- Erika Cowen, Toronto
- Colette Kaminsky, Ottawa
- Melanie Rodriguez, Toronto
- Nickola Voegelin, Waterloo
- Marie-Josée Boivin, Montréal
2021 - 2022
- Bobbie Racette, Calgary
2020 - 2021
- Vicki Knott, CEO and Co-Founder Crux OCM, Calgary
- Leanna Falkiner, Chief Strategy, Digital and Marketing Officer evoQ International, Toronto
2019 - 2020
- Christine Chambers, Atlantic
- Maude LeBlond, Montréal
- Annalise Czerny, Toronto
- Anita Nowak, Montréal
2018 - 2019
- Helena de Oliveira, Montréal
- Carmen Lee, Calgary
- Ève Laurier, Montréal
- Devorah Lithwick, Toronto
2017 - 2018
- Krista Friesen
- Tracey Pearce, Toronto
- Kelly Gillis, Ottawa
- Fernanda Pedroso, Montréal
2016 - 2017
- Bambina Marcello, Toronto
- Claudia Thompson, Ottawa
- Eleanor Marshall
2015 - 2016
- Sylvianne Chaput, Montréal
- Melanie Goodchild, Ottawa
- Claire Gillies, Toronto
2014 - 2015
- Danielle Ferron, Montréal
- Christine Hanson, Atlantic
- Pascale Fournier, Montréal
- Nikki Moffat, Toronto
2013 - 2014
- France Castonguay
- Franca Gucciardi, Toronto
- Wendy Freeman, Toronto
2012 - 2013
- Anne-Marie Dunn, Toronto
- Amy Jarek, Calgary
- Nancy Tichbon
2011 - 2012
- Maria Churchill, Toronto
- Jenine Krause, Toronto
- Chantal Glenisson
- Josée Kurtz
- Janice McDonald, Ottawa
- Leslie Woo, Toronto
2010 - 2011
- Tara Deakin
- Lili-Anna Peresa
- Domenica Maciocia
- Katy Waugh
2008 - 2009
- Vanda Vicars, Toronto
2007 - 2008
- Mary Ann Turcke
- Gail Galea
2006 - 2007
- Lynn Loewen
- Josie M. Scioli
2005 - 2006
- Heather Tulk, Toronto
2004 - 2005
- Elizabeth Tropea
- Jess Mann
2003 - 2004
- Louise Villeneuve
- Donna Moisey
- Linda Y. Zhou
2002 - 2003
- Patricia Tremaine, Toronto
- Barbara Bellissimo, Toronto
2001 - 2002
- Anne Sado, Toronto
- Ellen Malcolmson, Toronto
2000 - 2001
- Mary-Ann Bell, Montréal