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The 4th Annual Captain Nichola Goddard Women In Leadership Virtual Roundtable

About the Captain Nichola Goddard Leadership Roundtable

The 4th Annual Captain Nichola Goddard Leadership Roundtable Presented by Enbridge, focuses on a critical leadership attribute needed now more than ever: leading in complex and ambiguous environments. The cross-Canada event will feature a keynote address followed by interactive breakout discussions facilitated by remarkable women from the Canadian Armed Forces and hosted by leaders from the business sector. Building upon successful past events in Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver and last year’s virtual event, the virtual guided discussions will examine insights acquired by women service members and consider ways by which these experiences can inform the future of work in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Participants will gain perspective on leading with clarity during challenging times, and how to develop innovative solutions in ever-evolving circumstances, while also recognizing the unique impacts of COVID-19 on women. The discussion will draw parallels between the military and business landscapes and will examine the challenges faced during uncertain times, providing participants a professional development opportunity that will inspire them and strengthen their resilience.

Learn more about the Canadian Armed Forces roundtable facilitators this year.

Lieutenant-General Frances Allen, CMM, CD

Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
Keynote Speaker

Lieutenant-General Frances Allen enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces in 1983. Aftergraduation from Queen’s University in 1987 with an Honours Degree in Statistics, Lieutenant-General Allen completed her CELE Air training in 1988. Following CELE training, her earlyoperational postings were to 764 Communications Squadron, the Canadian Forces School ofCommunications and Electronics in Kingston, Canadian Forces Station Carp and 76Communications Group.

Lieutenant-General Allen has commanded at multiple levels throughout her career includingOfficer Commanding the National Systems Management Centre in Ottawa, at the Aerospace andTelecommunications Engineering Support Squadron in Trenton as well as the Canadian ForcesNetwork Operations Centre and the Canadian Forces Information Operations Group.

Staff appointments have included the Operations Officer for the Information Protection Centre,Executive Assistant to the Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff, Director Support Operations in theStrategic Joint Staff. On promotion in 2014 to Brigadier-General, she assumed the post ofDirector General Defence Security at NDHQ. Lieutenant-General Allen also served as DirectorGeneral Cyberspace, Director General Information Management Operations at NDHQ and JointForce Cyber Component Commander. She was appointed Deputy Vice Chief of the DefenceStaff after being promoted to Major-General in June 2018.

In July 2020, Lieutenant-General Allen was promoted to her current rank and was subsequently appointed to serve as Military Representative of Canada to the NATO Military Committee inBrussels, Belgium. She returned to Canada in June 2021 to assume the role of Vice Chief ofDefence Staff.

Lieutenant-General Allen is a graduate of Queen’s University, the Canadian Forces Command and Staff College and Canadian Forces College National Security Program. She holds a Masters’Degree in Defence Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) and has been invested as a Commander of the Order of Military Merit.

 

Thank you to our Sponsors

 

Through the Captain Nichola Goddard Fund, True Patriot Love provides national funding to directly benefit community programs that support servicewomen, Veteran women, and their families. The Fund was established in memory of Captain Nichola Goddard, the first Canadian women soldier to die in a combat role. 

Please click here to make a donation to the Captain Nichola Goddard Fund.

 

 

“We started the Captain Goddard Fund to celebrate and serve strong women like Nichola who have the courage to never take no for an answer. They are the servicewomen, female Veterans, and their families, who protect the values integral to Canada and stand on guard for those less fortunate around the world.”

Katherine Rusk, Sister of Captain Nichola Goddard

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Katrina Bolak

Katrina Bolak is an award-winning marketer and seasoned communications professional. She has a passion for podcasting that led her to executive produce two podcasts for The Globe and Mail and launch The Globe’s podcasting efforts. She holds an HBAA in Media Studies from the University of Guelph, a Diploma in PR from Humber College and an Executive MBA from the Ivey School of Business at Western University. Katrina lives in Toronto with her husband Dan, their rescue pup Parker and two cats Duncan and Vivica.

 

Shannon Busta

Shannon Busta is an award-winning digital journalist based in Toronto. Prior to joining The New York Times she worked at The Globe and Mail as a video producer and audience strategist. She holds an Executive MBA from Western University’s Ivey School of Business and a Master of Journalism from Ryerson University. She loves running, cycling and spending time outdoors with her partner Sam Riches.

 

Philip Grosch

 

Philip is a board member for the True Patriot Love Foundation and the sponsor behind the Captain Nichola Goddard Fund Podcast.

 

Philip is a passionate supporter of veterans with a focus on supporting their transition and success in post-military careers. In addition to his role on the True Patriot Love Foundation board, he is the President of Treble Victor Group (3V is a Veterans organization focused on supporting members in their post military careers www.treblevictor.org) . He has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition for his support of veterans.

 

In his professional career, Philip is a Consulting Partner at PwC, based in Toronto. Currently he is the executive responsible for the firm's global sales transformation program.

 

Philip has become a somewhat unexpected sponsor and joint-architect of PwC’s innovative and award winning leadership program targeted at top talent, mid-career women. The program started in 2013, when it became clear that although our entry level hiring was equal, we were losing top talent mid career women at a significantly higher rate than their male counterparts. In 2017, the program was expanded to include participants from other organizations. Today more than 400 talented women have graduated from the program. Our retention of talent is now close to 90%, and 21% of the PwC alumni have joined the executive (partner) ranks.

 

Philip is a 2016 Catalyst Canada Honours Champion in the Business Leader category, recognized for his exceptional corporate leadership and transformational contributions to advancing women and inclusion in the workplace. He is an Advisory Board Member for WNORTH and past advisory board member for WXN Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women.

Captain (Ret’d) Theresa Sapara, CD, MBA

 

Theresa joined the military as a private soldier before being selected for officer and university training, after which she worked for combat, special forces and combat-support units as a logistic officer, in Canada and in Haiti. True to her competitive and driven nature, she also qualified as a military parachutist and competed in the military Ironman competition.

 

Seeking further opportunities to develop and broaden the application of the leadership skills learned as a soldier, she left the Army and has quickly established herself as a mid-ranking commercial leader with a track record of changing business focus and processes to better exploit new strategic environments. This included working within the retail, mining and professional services industries before being appointed as a manager for Amazon Web Services based in Toronto.

 

Theresa holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Ottawa and an MBA from the Ivey School of Business. In addition to spending time with her family, she volunteers as a Board Member for the Treble Victor Group (a Veterans organization) and UForChange (a youth arts program).