2019 Women of Influence

CMP names 60 of the mortgage industry’s most ground-breaking, trend-setting women

2019 Women of Influence

From the first female CEO in the Canadian mortgage industry to women who have taken on leadership roles in technology, finance, marketing and more, there’s no shortage of impressive women in Canada’s mortgage world. For this year’s Women of Influence list, CMP received hundreds of nominations from path-paving women; the 60 individuals who made the final cut are true examples of what it means to be a leader in this field. Their stories, career trajectories, philanthropy and inspirational approaches not only embody what it means to be a Woman of Influence, but what it means to be a force for change – in the mortgage industry, the nation and the world.

Christine Xu, Moneybroker Canada

Christine Xu, Moneybroker Canada

Kate Wybrow, FCT

Kate Wybrow, FCT

Elizabeth Wood, CMI Group of Companies

Elizabeth Wood, CMI Group of Companies

Karen Weaver, MCAN Mortgage Corporation/XMC Mortgage Corporation

Karen Weaver, MCAN Mortgage Corporation/XMC Mortgage Corporation

Enza Venuto, Centum InTouch Mortgage Solutions

Enza Venuto, Centum InTouch Mortgage Solutions

Amanda Vandeyar, Merix Financial

Amanda Vandeyar, Merix Financial

Krista Valadao, Home Trust Company

Krista Valadao, Home Trust Company

Eden Simari, Quantus Mortgage Solutions

Eden Simari, Quantus Mortgage Solutions

Varsha Sharma, Syndicate Lending Corporation

Varsha Sharma, Syndicate Lending Corporation

Grace Reynolds, Northwood Mortgage

Grace Reynolds, Northwood Mortgage

Kerri Reed, Premiere Mortgage Centre

Kerri Reed, Premiere Mortgage Centre

Caroline Rapson, Centum Financial Group

Caroline Rapson, Centum Financial Group

Kendra Pyatt, DLC Forest City Funding

Kendra Pyatt, DLC Forest City Funding

Liz Prendergast, HomeEquity Bank

Liz Prendergast, HomeEquity Bank

Anna-Marie Plessl, Mountainview Mortgage

Anna-Marie Plessl, Mountainview Mortgage

Livia Pellegrino, First National Financial

Livia Pellegrino, First National Financial

Jill Paish, Merix Financial

Jill Paish, Merix Financial

Kelly Neuber, Invis Mortgage Intelligence

Kelly Neuber, Invis Mortgage Intelligence

Paula Needler, SafeBridge Financial Group

Paula Needler, SafeBridge Financial Group

Leanne Myles, Centum Home Lenders – Clinton Wilkins Mortgage Team

Leanne Myles, Centum Home Lenders – Clinton Wilkins Mortgage Team

Kim Mercer, XMC Mortgage Corporation

Kim Mercer, XMC Mortgage Corporation

Melanie McLister, IntelliMortgage

Melanie McLister, IntelliMortgage

Megan McDonald, MCAP Service Corporation

Megan McDonald, MCAP Service Corporation

Laura Martin, Matrix Mortgage Global

Laura Martin, Matrix Mortgage Global

Jamie Leamont, Merix Financial

Jamie Leamont, Merix Financial

Kim Kukulowicz, Equitable Bank

Kim Kukulowicz, Equitable Bank

Kathy Kozak, Trez Capital

Kathy Kozak, Trez Capital

Teresa Johnston, Canadian Mortgages Inc.

Teresa Johnston, Canadian Mortgages Inc.

Iseela Ibrahimi, DLC Paragon Home Capital

Iseela Ibrahimi, DLC Paragon Home Capital

Paula Hutton, VWR Capital Corporation

Paula Hutton, VWR Capital Corporation

Luisa Hough, Xeva Mortgage

Luisa Hough, Xeva Mortgage

Frances Hinojosa, Tribe Financial Group

Frances Hinojosa, Tribe Financial Group

Shannon Hillman, BlueShore Pacifica Alternative Mortgage Centre

Shannon Hillman, BlueShore Pacifica Alternative Mortgage Centre

Meaghan Hastings, The Mortgage Coach

Meaghan Hastings, The Mortgage Coach

Kathy Gregory, Paradigm Quest

Kathy Gregory, Paradigm Quest

Karen Gibbard, Gibbard Group Financial

Karen Gibbard, Gibbard Group Financial

Vivianne Gauci, HomeEquity Bank

Vivianne Gauci, HomeEquity Bank

Suzy Fernandes-Arruda, Haventree Bank

Suzy Fernandes-Arruda, Haventree Bank

Janne Farias, Street Capital Bank of Canada

Janne Farias, Street Capital Bank of Canada

Kelly Evans, Magenta Capital Corporation

Kelly Evans, Magenta Capital Corporation

Catherine Ellis, Xeva Mortgage

Catherine Ellis, Xeva Mortgage

Michelle Drover, Premiere Mortgage Centre

Michelle Drover, Premiere Mortgage Centre

Rakhee Dhingra, Mortgage Savvy

Rakhee Dhingra, Mortgage Savvy

Sherry Corbitt, Mortgage Architects

Sherry Corbitt, Mortgage Architects

Sherry Cooper, Dominion Lending Centres

Sherry Cooper, Dominion Lending Centres

Barbara Cook, The Mortgage Centre

Barbara Cook, The Mortgage Centre

Gita Cartwright, Real Property Solutions

Gita Cartwright, Real Property Solutions

Nikki Carew, East Coast Mortgage Brokers

Nikki Carew, East Coast Mortgage Brokers

Angela Canales, 403Mortgages

Angela Canales, 403Mortgages

Christine Buemann, DLC Canadian Mortgage Experts

Christine Buemann, DLC Canadian Mortgage Experts

Amy Bruyea-Cherny, Home Trust Company

Amy Bruyea-Cherny, Home Trust Company

Sabeena Bubber, Xeva Mortgage

Sabeena Bubber, Xeva Mortgage

Janet Boyle, Scotiabank

Janet Boyle, Scotiabank

Samantha Brookes, Mortgages of Canada

Samantha Brookes, Mortgages of Canada

Anne Brill, Centum Metrocapp Wealth Solutions

Anne Brill, Centum Metrocapp Wealth Solutions

Tawny Bley, Mortgage Architects oneSt. Mortgage

Tawny Bley, Mortgage Architects oneSt. Mortgage

Chelsea Bedard, Mission35 Mortgages

Chelsea Bedard, Mission35 Mortgages

Dalia Barsoum, Streetwise Mortgages

Dalia Barsoum, Streetwise Mortgages

Ameera Ameerullah, Canada Mortgage & Financial Group

Ameera Ameerullah, Canada Mortgage & Financial Group

Lisa Abbatangelo, Community Trust

Lisa Abbatangelo, Community Trust