Our Team

WEConnect Canada has a strong leadership team on the ground with a proven track record in working with corporations, organizations and governments and in serving the women's business market. With a passion to help women entrepreneurs grow and succeed nationally and globally, their goal is to link corporations with this under-utilized source of value and innovation for supply chains. Working together, the team will aggressively ramp up the capacity of women business owners to bid successfully on large procurement opportunities and contribute to substantial economic growth.

Meet the accomplished women on the Canadian team:

Mary Anderson, Executive Director manderson@weconnectcanada.org       289.837.1821

Mary was the first woman president to be appointed in the 75-year history of the Canadian Association Importers and Exporters, a position she held from 2005 to 2009. She is a leader in the international trade community and a long-time supporter and mentor of women in international business. Mary is known for her generosity of spirit and her launching of trade missions for women entrepreneurs. She frequently speaks about international business, and has played an active role on government advisory boards.

Before taking on the position of Executive Director for WEConnect Canada, Mary was President of the Brazil Canada Chamber of Commerce. Mary was the CEO of Trade Partners, a women-owned business that she began in 2002. She served as the chair of the board of the Forum for International Trade Training (FITT) where she encouraged young women to enter the field of international business. In 2003 and 2004 Mary was the dynamic Co-President for the Toronto Chapter of the Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT), where she contributed to raising the profile of the organization with the trade community in Ontario and internationally

Betty Wood, Lead Strategist, Women Business Enterprises bwood@weconnectCanada.org 705.657.3880

As WEConnect Canada's primary contact for women business owners, Betty Wood brings a wealth of knowledge to the team as an experienced commercial banker, trainer and award-winning global expert in the women's market. She is the founder of W Consulting Group, and has consulted extensively for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Gender Entrepreneurship Market (GEM) and the World Bank Group based in Washington, D.C. Much of her work has entailed advisory services and training for commercial banks in developing countries. Well known in the women's market both nationally and globally, Betty is a founder and Head of Finance, Governance and Operations, for the Global Banking Alliance for Women (www.gbaforwomen.org). As former National Director of Women Entrepreneurs Market for RBC Royal Bank, her strategic skills led market share growth and customer satisfaction improvement to new heights. Betty shares her expertise widely by speaking at domestic and international forums.

Michelle Bianchi, Accountant
mbianchi@weconnectcanada.org

Operations Coordinator
Grace-ann McIntyre, Operations Coordinator
gmcintyre@weconnectcanada.org
416-929-0008 or 1-855-831-8169