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 female-identified real estate experts and leaders and recognizes the talent that exists in our city region. Each year a subset of the most influential female-identified leaders in the Toronto real estate community and land use sector will be chosen as Champions and formally inducted at the annual WLI reception.

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 2021 Championship Team inductees!

Anne-Marie Armstrong, Architect, Partner, AAmp Studio
Ann-Marie Nasr, Director, Parks Development & Capital Projects, Parks Forestry & Recreation Division, City of Toronto
Carol Phillips, Partner, Moriyama & Teshima Architects
Cheyanne Hammell, Project Manager, PCL Construction
Christine Fang-Denissov, Principal, Urban Strategies Inc.
Claire McIntyre, Head of Brand, Marketing and Communications, Oxford Properties Group
Claire Hopkinson, CEO, Toronto Arts Council
Deanne Mighton, Senior Urban Designer, City Planning, City of Toronto
Deena Pantalone, Founder & Managing Partner (Venturon), Director of Marketing and Innovation, Managing Partner (National Homes) Venturon, National Homes
Emory Davidge, Senior Associate, Urban Planner, Urban Strategies Inc.
Heela Omarkhail, Vice President, Social Impact, Daniels Corporation
Itah Sadu, Managing Director, A Different Booklist Cultural Centre – The People’s Residence
Jo Flatt, Vice President, Corporate Planning & Sustainability, Allied REIT
Jocelyn Deeks, Partner, Bousfields Inc.
Justine Giancola, Associate, Dillon Consulting Limited
Katie Pandey, Associate, Weston consulting
Kristina Verner, Vice President, Innovation, Sustainability & Prosperity, Waterfront Toronto
Lisa Bate, Global Sustainability Lead + Advance Strategy, Senior Principal, B+H
Meghan Wong, Vice President (A), Development, Metrolinx
Paula Tenuta, Senior Vice President, Policy & Advocacy, Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD)
Peggy Theodore, Principal, Diamond Schmitt Architects
Romy Bowers, President & CEO, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Saira Muzaffar, Marketing & Communications Director, BTY
Selina Young, Director Indigenous Affairs Office, City of Toronto
Shoshanna Saxe, Assistant Professor, Canada Research Chair, University of Toronto
Tsering Yangki, Head of Real Estate Finance & Development, Dream Unlimited Corp.
Vernita Tsang, Vice President , Legal, Real Estate Asset Investments, Fengate Asset Management
Wendy Law, Deputy City Manager, Administrative Services and City Solicitor Corporation, City of Vaughan

Check out the full list of WLI Champions here