October 12, 2011


Vancouver (Canada) - Fasken Martineau, a leading international business law and litigation firm, congratulates the Professional Women's Network (PWN) on the 15-year anniversary of its founding, as well as the 40 business men and women who were honoured by the PWN at its recent gala anniversary celebration in recognition of their significant contributions to the advancement of women in business.

These honourees are:

Barbara Mowat (President Impact Communications and GroYourBiz.com)

Tracy Theemes (Principal, Sophia Financial Group)

Doreen McKenzie-Sanders (President and CEO, Women in the Lead Inc.)

Patrick O'Callaghan (Principal, Women on Board)

Bob Elton (Former CEO, BC Hydro and Board Director)

Jill Earthy (CEO Forum for Women Entrepreneurs)

Christina Anthony (Board Chair, Forum for Women Entrepreneurs)

Cheryl Carter (Vice President, Business In Vancouver Media Group)

Anne Lippert (Board Director and Principal Anne Lippert Consulting)

Jennifer Sung (Vice-President, Young Women in Business Organization) Paulina Lipska (President, Young Women in Business Organization)

Laurel Douglas (CEO Women's Enterprise Centre)

Peter Ladner (Publisher and President, BIV Media Group

Sue Hammell (Founder, Minerva Foundation and MLA

Janet Austin (CEO YWCA Metro Vancouver)

Vanessa Noga (President, Association for Women in Finance)

Cynthia Roney (Principal, Executive Passage)

Gayle Hallgren-Rezak (Author, Entrepreneur and Advisory Council, Women's Leadership Circle at Board of Trade)

Judy Thomson (Author, Entrepreneur and Advisory Council, Women's Leadership Circle at Board of Trade)

Betty McLeod (Senior Manager RBC and former VP Olympic Business Development)

Lisa Vogt (Partner and National Practice Group Leader, McCarthy Tetrault LLP )

Sarah Morgan-Silvester (Corporate Board Director and Chancellor, University of British Columbia)

Leslie Meingast (Principal, The Personnel Group)

Joanne Gassman (Vice President - BMO)

Barbara Ross-Denroche (President, The Refinery Leadership Partners)

Liz Watson (former Deputy Minister and Board Governance specialist)

Sue Paish (CEO Pharmasave)

Bev Briscoe (Board Director)

Emily Molnar (President, Ballet BC)

Jill Bodkin (Board Director)

Catherine Osler (President, The Executive Committee)

Julia Kim (Partner, PH&N)

Laura Hansen (Board Director, Minerva Foundation and Principal, The Image Group)

Lois Nahirny (Vice-President Teekay Shipping and Board Director, Women's Executive Network)

Anne Giardini (President, Weyerhaeuser Canada)

Benjamin Perrin (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, UBC)

Tazeem Nathoo (Corporate Director and Consultant with Western Management Consultants)

Tamara Vrooman (CEO Vancity)

Dr. Frieda Granot (Senior Associate Dean, Sauder School of Business)

Nancy McKinstry (Board Chair, ICBC)

The PWN is a Canadian-based non-profit organization, currently with chapters in Vancouver and Calgary and growing globally. Its work focuses on helping women in business and the professions to realize their business and career goals by helping them to make key business contacts (both male and female) and to learn from and connect with senior business leaders. PWN also helps its members refer business to one another where appropriate, and to learn tools and techniques for increasing their profile and profitability.

Fasken Martineau also recognizes Michelle Pockey, a Partner with Fasken Martineau's Global Energy, Global Mining, Aboriginal, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Law practice groups, for her hard work and leadership as one of PWN's founders and as National Chair. "On behalf of Fasken Martineau, I want to congratulate the honourees and all those who are contributing to the successes of so many business women. Fasken Martineau is also proud to be able to count on people such as Michelle, who does tremendous work on behalf of many of our most important clients in Western Canada," said William Westeringh, the Firm's Regional Managing Partner in Vancouver.

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