The Toronto chapter of WLI was created in 2014 with a mandate to advance women in real estate and the Championship Team was born with the first 80 members.

The WLI Championship Team profiles women real estate experts and leaders and recognizes the talent that exists in our city region.  Each year a subset of the most influential women in the Toronto real estate community and land use sector will be chosen as Champions and formally inducted at the annual WLI reception. In 2017, 15 women were selected based on their contributions in the Toronto real estate and land use sector.

Championship Team members are selected by a panel of their peers based on a record of exceptional leadership in the real estate development and land use disciplines; dedication to, and success at, building thriving communities across the Toronto region; and capacity to inspire others in the industry.

Please join us in congratulating the 2019 Championship Team inductees!

Allison Wolfe, Chief Financial Officer and EVP, Finance & Strategy, Oxford Properties
Anita Fabac, Manager, Development Planning, Heritage and Design, City of Hamilton
Cheryl Shindruk, Executive Vice President, Land Development, Geranium Corporation
Cynthia Wong, Assistant Vice President, CBRE
Diana Nada, Senior Advisor, Colliers Project Leaders
Emily Reisman, Partner Urban Strategies, Inc.
Gabriella Sicheri, Director, Development, CreateTO
Gail Borthwick, Studio Director, Giannone Petricone Associates Inc. Architects
Jasmine Cracknell-Young, Partner, N. Barry Lyon Consultants (NBLC)
Jody Becker, Chief Strategy Officer & SVP International, Energy & Digital Services and Sustainability, EllisDon Corporation
Julia St. Michael, Director, Sustainability Engagement, Enwave Energy Corporation
Julie Di Lorenzo, President, Diamante Development Corporation
Lisa Chandler, VP Development, Oxford Properties Group
Lisa Kurina, Construction Manager, PCL Constructors Canada Inc.
LoriAnn Girvan, Chief Operating Officer, Artscape
Lorraine Huinink, Vice President, Corporate Real Estate, Planning and Development, Metrolinx
Norma Moores, Associate – Senior Transportation Engineer, IBI Group
Rosa Bustamante, Manager, Mobility Hubs, City of Burlington
Sandra Marki, Senior Land Use Planner, Aird & Berlis
Sharmini Mahadevan, Partner, Wood Bull LLP
Taya Cook, Director of Development, Urban Capital
Ute Maya-Giambattista, Principle, Urban Design, Fotenn Planning + Design
Wende Cartwright, President & Founder, Savira Cultural + Capital Projects
Yvonne Yeung, Manager, Urban Design City of Brampton