UDI U40 Leadership Breakfast with Janice Abbott

We are excited to kick-off the new year and announce that our January U40 Leadership Breakfast will be hosted by Janice Abbott, CEO of Atira Property Management Inc.

This is a free event, courtesy of Atira, and is open to UDI U40 Members only. There are only 12 spots available and guests will be chosen by lottery.

To enter your name in the draw, please click the 'Register Now' button above and fill in your information. You will be contacted directly if your name is drawn. Entry deadline is January 13, 2016. Good luck!

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JANICE ABBOTT
 
Janice Abbott has been the CEO of Atira Women's Resource Society since 1992. She has lead the Society through its incredible growth from a single transition house located in South Surrey with a staff of seven to a large multi-service agency with two, for-profit subsidiaries, a development arm and more than 500 staff. She has headed up numerous innovative capital projects including Canada’s first multi-unit recycled shipping container housing development, which was completed in August 2013.

Throughout Atira’s herstory, Janice has championed barrier-free and low-barrier access to programs and services for women, ensuring Atira’s programs are accessible to all women affected by violence including women who have traditionally been marginalized by mainstream society. She developed and works to honour in her daily practice and in her life Atira’s anti-oppression framework.

Janice was recognized by BC Business Magazine as among BC’s Most Influential Women in Not-for-Profit, Culture & Media in 2015.  Their panel said of Janice, “There’s a woman who’s been able to commercialize–in the most positive sense of the word– social enterprise in order to build more housing. Her drive is to create a very large, functioning not-for-profit entity focused on ending violence against women.”  She is also the recipient of numerous other awards including the 2013 BC Non-Profit Housing Association’s Denise LaBlond Award, recognizing her dedication and vision in affordable housing in BC; and the Ernst & Young 2010 Social Entrepreneur of the Year award.


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The UDI U40 Leadership Breakfast Series gives young professionals under the age of 40 a chance to begin the day with breakfast and lively conversation with a successful industry leader in a small group setting. Due to the popularity of UDI's Leadership Breakfast events, guests will be determined by lottery.
 
UDI is grateful to our generous partners, KPMG and Taylor Ryan Executive Search Partners, for supporting the Leadership Breakfast Series!