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Previous winners

2011:

2011:

Christine Day, CEO*, Lululeman

Tina Osen, president and CEO, HUB International Insurance Brokers

Evaleen Jaager Roy, principal, Jaager Roy advisory

Amiee Chan, president and CEO, Norsta International

Tracy Redies, president and CEO, Coast Capital

Bev Briscoe, owner, Briscoe Management; BIV Lifetime Achievement Award winner

2010:

Janet Austin, CEO, YWCA Vancouver Ida Goodreau, corporate director and former CEO LifeLabs and Vancouver Coastal Health Sarah Morgan-Silvester, chancellor, University of British Columbia Cybele Negris, co-founder, Webnames.ca Janine North, CEO, Northern Development Initiative Trust Julia Levy, corporate director, co-founder, QLT Inc.; BIV Lifetime Achievement Award winner

2009:

Julia Kim, vice-president, Phillips Hager North Investment Management Tracey McVicar, managing director, CAI Capital Management Colleen Nystedt, president and CEO, MovieSet Inc. Jane Peverett, corporate director Tamara Vrooman, CEO, Vancity Carole Taylor, former finance minister of B.C. and BC MLA; BIV Lifetime Achievement Award winner

2008:

Laura Hansen, president, Image Group Inc. Catherine Roome, COO, BC Safety Authority Lisa Pankratz, president, chief compliance officer, Mackenzie Cundill Investment Management Patrice Pratt, chair, Vancity board of directors Wanda Costuros, corporate director Barbara Rae, co-founder, Dekora Staging, corporate director; BIV Lifetime Achievement Award winner

2007:

Shushma Datt, founder, president and CEO, i.t. Productions Ltd. N.J. (Dee) Millerz, vice-president, finance, administration and human resources, JJM Group Elise Rees, partner, Ernst and Young LLP Elizabeth Watson, owner, Governance Advisory Services Sue Adams, co-owner, Bevendale Enterprises Inc. Grace McCarthy, former politician; BIV Lifetime Achievement Award winner

2006:

Kazuko Komatsu, president, Pacific Western Brewing Co. Roslyn Kunin, principal, Roslyn Kunin and Associates Alice Laberge, former president and CEO, Fincentric Corp. Judy Rogers, city manager, City of Vancouver Anne Stewart, partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Lis Welch, vice-chair, Welch Group Wendy B. McDonald, BC Bearing Group; BIV Lifetime Achievement Award winner

2005:

Debra Lykkemark, owner, Culinary Capers Sandra Stevenson, CEO and president, Sport BC Karen Flavelle, owner, Purdy’s Chocolates Pat Jacobsen, CEO, TransLink Eva Lee Kwok, CEO, Amara International Investment Doreen McKenzie Sanders, executive director of Women in the Lead; BIV Lifetime Achievement Award winner

2004:

Barbara Maple, general manager, Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre Nancy McKinstry, vice-president, Odlum Brown Catherine Osler, communications consultant Sue Paish, managing partner, Fasken Martineau Faye Wightman, vice-president, external relations, University of Victoria

2003:

Jill Bodkin, founder, Golden Heron Enterprises Anne Lippert, founder, Lippert Investments Martha Piper, president, University of British Columbia Anne Sutherland, head, B.C. and Yukon division, RBC Royal Bank Naomi Yamamoto, founder, Lasercolour

2002:

Judy Bishop, founder, Bishop and Co. Frances McGuckin, consultant, owner of SmallBizPro.com Carole Taylor, chair, Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Linda Thorstad, executive director, Vancouver Economic Development Corp. Shannon Byrne, president and CEO, Paradata Systems

2001:

Mobina Jaffer, president, YWCA of Canada Lucille Johnstone, head, B.C. and Yukon division, St. John Ambulance Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia, president and founder, Absolute Spa Group Susan Mendelson, owner, Lazy Gourmet Lynn Warren, radiologist, founder of the Vancouver Breast Centre

2000:

Nancy Greene, co-owner of Sun Peaks’ Nancy Greene Cahilty Lodge Maureen Chant, Jim Pattison’s assistant Julia Levy, president and CEO, QLT Inc. Gerri Sinclair, president and CEO, Ncompass Labs Inc. Nancy Stibbard, owner and general manager, Capilano Suspension Bridge