Board Ready Women
Creating opportunities for women on boards
We are a team of people who actively network to support Board Ready Women to obtain Board Positions. We offer recruitment opportunities, skill-building programs and thought provoking events to support women with their Board Career journey.
Since joining Board Ready Women:
- 26% of our network have joined a board
- 62% have made advantageous connections
- 73% have become more 'Board Ready'
- BRW has helped these participants with:
- Networking & membership
- Skill-building & knowledge-sharing
- Confidence & motivation
- Guidance & advice
- Participants found that BRW provides value through:
- Networking & community
- Awareness of board postings
- Education & support
Events Happening Now
September 18, 30 & October 14, 2025
Board Readiness Series

This Board Readiness Series gives experienced professionals a clear path to start their board journey. Across 3 sessions, participants gain candid insights from directors, recruiters, legal experts, and board advisors on how to position themselves, navigate boardroom dynamics, and build a sustainable board career. This isn’t theory—it’s actionable guidance on what boards really expect, how selection works, and what directors wish they’d known before their first appointment. Members leave with practical tools, meaningful connections, and the confidence to step into—and succeed in—the boardroom.
September 9, 2025
PASS OR FAIL: How does your organization stack up?

Join Axis Connects as they present the public launch of The Prosperity Project’s Annual Report Card on Gender Equity and Leadership – a vital national snapshot tracking the progress (and gaps) in women’s representation and intersectional diversity in leadership roles at the top organizations across Canada. This year’s results will spark urgent conversations about what’s changing, what’s not, and how we can turn insights into meaningful action.
Why Attend:
- Be the first to hear the 2025 results – a pulse check on how Canadian organizations are doing when it comes to advancing women, including Black, Indigenous, racialized women, and other equity-deserving groups, into leadership roles.
- Gain perspective from a panel of leaders from participating organizations who will share what the data means in practice – the challenges they’re navigating and the tangible steps they’re taking to create cultures of inclusion and accountability.
- Leave with actions, not just information – discover practical ideas, commitments, and partnerships you can bring back to your own organization to drive measurable change in gender equity and intersectional leadership representation.
- Connect with like-minded leaders who believe that equity and prosperity go hand in hand – and who are ready to move from conversation to impact.
Board Ready Women profiled on Global News!
Our Founder Heather Culbert was interviewed by Gord Gillies for Trending on Global News. Watch the full interview below to hear more about Board Ready Women and the steps we are taking to help get more women on boards.
When we launched Board Ready Women four years ago in Calgary, our bold vision was for Alberta to be a national leader in female representation on boards. We are excited to expand our network and services across Alberta.
Thank you Gord Gillies and the team at Global News for helping us spread awareness about the importance of gender diversity in the boardroom.
We are building a strong network through:
Connecting BRW network with other useful resources.
Compiling a database of “Board Experienced” women who are available to connect and mentor “Board Ready” women.
Developing a database of women who have self-identified as “Board Ready” including basic skillsets, prior Board experience, areas of interest and contact information.
Creating a repository of Board opportunities, communications, tools and techniques to assist in the purpose.
Organizing quarterly events to share ideas and progress as well as providing networking opportunities with other “Board Ready” and “Board Experienced” women and male counterparts to promote awareness and socialization of the issue of gender diversity on Boards.
Become a part of BRW Network today!


Have you joined a board since you became part of Board Ready Women network?
Please let us know so we can celebrate your success with you! Whatever is the type of the organization, its size or the sector, we want to know more and inspire others.
Our Latest Success Stories
2022 appointments
Gail Harding
Mandy Williams
Kimberly Saunders
Patty McLeod
Cathy Manten
Stephanie Forbes
Myra D'Souza
Charlene Butler
Sandra Seltsam
Korrina Warners
Julia McElgunn
Sheila Leggett
Jocelyn Lalonde
2020 / 2021 appointments
Paula Caldwell St-Onge
Jennifer Koury
Barbara Munroe
Alberta Cancer Foundation - Board Director
ENMAX Corporation - Board Director
Alison Jackson
Angela Merriott
Cindy Skrukwa
Credit Counselling Society - Board Director
Sharleen Gatcha
Kelly Hill
Leslie Dunning
Denise Bright
Audit Committee and Board Member at Calgary Foundation
Lesley Rigg
Executive Board Member of Chair of the Governance Committee and Board Liaison for the standing committee for Research Institutions of Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences Deans. Board member of Governance Subcommittee of Hangar Flight Museum.
Gail Harding ICD.D
Member of Board of Commissioners at Alberta Securities Commission and Member of Board of Directors at Meridian Credit Union
Kiren Singh
Independent Director at Pieridae
Linda Hohol
ICD Board Chair
Heather Culbert ICD.D
Board Chair of Alberta Research and Innovation Advisory Committee (ARIAC)
Jennifer Koury ICD.D
Corporate Director of Crescent Point Energy
Andrea Goertz ICD.D
Board Director of Calgary Airport Authority and Member Board of Trustees at Boardwalk
2025 appointments
Cheryl Sandercock
Sheri Doelli
Jennie Hansen
Meg Bregazzi
2024 appointments
Catherine Merrett
Patti Morris
Patricia Van de Sande
Ani Hotoyan-Joly
Amtul Siddiqui
Shelley Vandenberg
Kristina Williams
Andrea Urquhart
Elizabeth Middleton
Jennifer Koury, ICD.D
Linda Thomas
Laura Hartwell
Kristal Kaye
Carrie A. Chase
Catherine Decarie
Sippy Chhina
Deb MacPherson
2023 appointments
Heather Osecki
Rachel Moore
Wendy Dupree
Michèle Stanners, MBA/LLB, MTS
Carolyn Graham
Edi Cote
Kiren Singh
Linda McNally
Maxine Morrison
Patti Morris
Puneeta Sandhu McBryan
Sharon Fleming
Michelle Lori Ewoniak
Michelle Lori Ewoniak
Kelly Hill
Ese Nkadi
Catherine Koch
Jennie Hansen
Monica Rovers
