Board Members & Volunteers

Current Board Members

Brynn is a government relations advisor for Canadian Tire Corporation. She has spent time working on Parliament Hill for the Conservative government and overseas in a variety of development roles.

Catherine McIntosh

Catherine has recently joined CAABWA and is responsible for the financial management of ABW Connectedand the treasurer duties of CAABWA.

Deborah Turnbull

Deborah Turnbull has been the Chair of the Board of the Canadian and African Business Women’s Alliance (CAABWA) since 2000. Ms. Turnbull has worked in international development for 35 years and has undertaken hundreds of development projects in more than 60 developing countries and countries in transition. Since 1998, Ms.

Erin Kelly

Erin is a Strategy and Business Process Manager at Hydro One Inc. Erin’s expertise resides in business transformation, strategy, project management, business process design and change management. She has consulted for utility and oil companies across North America. Erin has an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, ON.

Norah Larsh

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Norah is a commercial account manager specializing in lending for retail and franchise businesses in the Ottawa area. She became involved with CAABWA in 2008 as an intern with the Ghana Export Promotion Council in Accra where she worked with local handcraft businesses (textiles, furniture, and jewelry).

Suzanne F. Stevens

Suzanne F Stevens is the Chief Edge Optimizer for the Ignite Excellence Inc. Group of Initiatives. Suzanne is a professional speaker and focuses on communication topics that push people and teams to the edge, where she believes “we all perform at our best.” Suzanne is the President & Founder of Ignite Excellence Inc. an international training company specializing influential communications for leaders and sale teams.

Alice Paquette

As a partner with KMH Associates, Alice has over 20 years of consumer insight and strategic business-building experience. Alice is passionate about turning information and research insights into breakthrough ideas and practical solutions for growth. Her depth of understanding of the market and customer inspires her to deliver winning solutions. Alice will be leading the development of the ABW Connected market research on behalf of KMH Associates; as a volunteer with CAABWA and will be working closely with CAWEE to implement the study.

Belen Mulugeta

Belen, BA (Hons.) Visual Arts and Communication Studies, is a visual artist and independent graphic designer.

Beulah Erhiawarien

Beulah is a currently a student specializing in International Development Studies at the University of Toronto and will graduate in the spring of 2012. Her interests in international development extends past her academic program as exemplified by her volunteer experiences in Guatemala, Peru, the Bahamas and most recently, Nigeria and Uganda. Her interests include business and economic development as well as advocacy.

Beverley Rodrigues

Beverley Rodrigues is the founder and Managing Partner of Bevor Consulting and Training Services, a Canadian business that focuses on organizational development, program planning and adult training. She has more than 20 years of combined experience in development banking, sustainable livelihoods, community and international development.

Colette Leier

Colette is a keen advocate and supporter of economic advancement for the women in Africa. She has been actively involved in mentoring, training and consulting locally and internationally for more than a decade. Through her work, Colette has been privileged to share with women, their success stories of economic empowerment, increased participation in civil society and growing businesses particularly in Canada and Africa.

Katherine Magee

Katherine Magee, MBA, is the principal of The Magee Resource Group Inc., a marketing consulting firm working with clients in financial services, consumer packaged goods and the non-profit sector. Katherine is also a partner with KMH Associates, a strategic business consultancy with a triple bottom line approach. In addition to senior corporate roles in marketing & communications, Katherine also launched and subsequently sold a web-based business in 2007. She has a passion for entrepreneurship, environmental issues and promoting female-based businesses. Over

Kathleen Holland

Kathleen Holland, KMH Associates An independent international strategic planning consultant with over 20 years experience working for major corporations in Canada. For the last seven years Kathleen has focused her consulting business on providing marketing and strategic planning best practices to Africa SME’s (Small and Medium sized enterprises).

Meaghan Krohn

Meaghan is currently attending McGill University with a major concentration in psychology, and will graduate in the spring of 2012. Her passions include environmentalism and sustainable development, and she has explored these through various internships, volunteer, and travel experiences.