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:

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.

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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

Piearidae Energy - Board Director

Mandy Williams

Alberta Women's Science Network - Board Director

Kimberly Saunders

Luke's Place - Board Director

Patty McLeod

Pieridae Energy Limited - Board Chair

Cathy Manten

Wings of Hope - Director of Programs
Calgary Women's Emergency Shelter - Board Director

Stephanie Forbes

Supply Chain Canada, Alberta Institute - Board Member

Myra D'Souza

Alberta School Board Association - Board Director
Calgary Separate School Board - Trustee

Charlene Butler

Alberta Lawyers Indemnity Association (ALIA) - Board Member
Actuarial Profession Oversight Board (APOB) - Board Member

Sandra Seltsam

Ospishes Art Kelektiv - Board Director
Wings of Hope - Board Committee

Korrina Warners

Calgary Women in Energy - Board Director

Julia McElgunn

Calgary Minor Soccer Association - Board Director

Sheila Leggett

Cielo Waste Solution - Board Director

Jocelyn Lalonde

Calgary Minor Soccer Association - Board Director
2020 / 2021 appointments

Paula Caldwell St-Onge

Earth Alive Clean Technologies Inc - Board Advisor

Jennifer Koury

Bird Construction Toronto - Board Advisor

Barbara Munroe

Willow Biosciences Inc. - Board Director
Alberta Cancer Foundation - Board Director
ENMAX Corporation - Board Director

Alison Jackson

Alberta Innovates - Board Director

Angela Merriott

McDougall House - Chair of the HR & Safety Committee

Cindy Skrukwa

Alberta Central - Board Director
Credit Counselling Society - Board Director

Sharleen Gatcha

Light Up The World - Board Director Lean In Calgary Chapter - Board Director

Kelly Hill

McDougall House - Audit and Finance Committee

Leslie Dunning

Parachute - Audit and Finance Committee
2019 appointments

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

Meren Energy Inc – Board Director

Sheri Doelli

Calgary Wildlife – Board Director

Jennie Hansen

Wings of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation - Board Chair

Meg Bregazzi

C.E.C. Innovation – Board of Directors
Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary - Advisory Board
2024 appointments

Catherine Merrett

Alberta Lawyers Indemnity Association (ALIA) - Board Directors

Patti Morris

Wellspring Alberta - Board Directors

Patricia Van de Sande

Canada Powered by Women - Board Directors

Ani Hotoyan-Joly

NATO Association of Canada - Board of Directors

Amtul Siddiqui

Calgary Police Commission - Commissioner and Vice-Chair
Canadian Association of Police Governance (CAPG) - Board of Directors and Vice President

Shelley Vandenberg

Agriculture Financial Services Corporation - Board Director

Kristina Williams

Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA) - Board of Directors

Andrea Urquhart

The Military Museums Foundation - Board of Directors
Connections for Families Society - Board of Directors and HRG Sub-Committee Chair
Step-by-Step Early Intervention Society - Board Chair

Elizabeth Middleton

Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) - Board Director

Jennifer Koury, ICD.D

The Wilder Institute / Calgary Zoo - Chair

Linda Thomas

Big Rock Brewery - Board Director and Audit Committee Chair

Laura Hartwell

Mullen Group - Board Director

Kristal Kaye

General Insurance OmbudService - Board Director

Carrie A. Chase

Aplastic Anemia & Myelodysplasia Association of Canada - Board Director

Catherine Decarie

Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Ontario - Board Director

Sippy Chhina

Ovintiv - Board Director

Deb MacPherson

Apartment Love Inc. - Board Director
2023 appointments

Heather Osecki

Vesta Energy - Board Director

Rachel Moore

STEP Energy Services - Board Director

Wendy Dupree

McDougall House - Board Director

Michèle Stanners, MBA/LLB, MTS

Criterium Energy Ltd. - Board Director College of Alberta Psychologists - Board of Directors

Carolyn Graham

Capital Power - Board Director

Edi Cote

Kelowna Women's Shelter - Board Director

Kiren Singh

Computer Modelling Group Ltd. - Board Director
Alberta Cancer Foundation - Board of Trustees

Linda McNally

Alberta Diabetes Foundation - Board Director

Maxine Morrison

Rotary Club of Calgary - Board Director

Patti Morris

Canadian Mountain Arts Foundation - Board Director

Puneeta Sandhu McBryan

Alberta 2023 Commonwealth Games Corp. - Board Director
Health Cities - Board Director

Sharon Fleming

Canadian Urban Transit Association - Board Director

Michelle Lori Ewoniak

Edmonton Jazz Society/Yardbird Suite - Board Director, Secretary, Executive Committee and Finance Committee

Michelle Lori Ewoniak

Edmonton Jazz Society/Yardbird Suite - Board Director, Secretary, Executive Committee and Finance Committee

Kelly Hill

Kids Cancer Care - Board Director

Ese Nkadi

McDougall House Association - Board Director

Catherine Koch

Willow Lake Métis Group - Board Director

Jennie Hansen

Wings of Hope - Director of Fund Development and Donor Engagement

Monica Rovers

Pure Life Carbon - Board Director